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Rail: 373.50-376.50 FOB lot (last week)
AB Direct - Steers
AB Direct - Heifers
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US Trade- Steers
Live: 169.00-172.00 (TX, KN) last week
Rail: 267.00-272.00 (NE, IA) last week
Rail: 267.00-272.00 (NE, IA) last week
US Trade - Heifers
Live: 169.00-172.00 (TX, KN) last week
Rail: 267.00-272.00 (NE, IA) last week
Rail: 267.00-272.00 (NE, IA) last week
Canadian Dollar
$73.77
0.11
0.11
August 31, 2023
Business Tools
Three cost-of-production recommendations for young beef producers
Any new business can benefit from the guidance of those more experienced, and starting a beef operation is no different. In order to share the wisdom of seasoned producers with the next generation, Canfax Research Services asked 180 participants of the Canadian Cow-Calf Cost of Production (COP) Network for their advice on starting a cow-calf...
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August 29, 2023
Business Tools
BCRC reintroduces CowBytes ration-balancing software
Beef producers seeking a user-friendly program to balance rations can once again turn to a familiar, trusted software. Now available through the Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC), CowBytes ration-balancing software helps producers improve their herd’s nutrition and reduce feed costs by formulating their own rations in a customizable, easy-to-use format. To begin, producers select the...
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July 18, 2023
Inspiration
Heading to CBIC? Make it an Alberta adventure to remember!
Alberta Beef Producers is looking forward to welcoming guests from across the country to this year’s Canadian Beef Industry Conference in Calgary, August 14-17. For those who want to explore more of Alberta during the conference, book your spot on the Welcome to Alberta tour, hosted by ABP, on Monday, August 14. But hurry –...
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July 10, 2023
Trailblazers
Celebrating Wray Ranch, the 2023 Environmental Stewardship Award winner
Since 1992, Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) has recognized farms and ranches across the province whose natural resource stewardship practices contribute to the environment and enhance productivity and profitability. Alberta Beef Producers, Ducks Unlimited Canada, and the Nature Conservancy of Canada are pleased to announce Wray Ranch and the Wray family as the recipients of the...
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July 6, 2023
Innovation & Technology
Student’s grassland research shines at Canada-Wide Science Fair
Although Alexandra O’Connor has yet to graduate high school, this young beef producer is already conducting research on the environmental benefits of grasslands. With the guidance of a university researcher, O’Connor, a fourth-generation purebred producer from Vibank, Saskatchewan, is exploring the long-term carbon storage of grazed grasslands versus croplands. She presented her findings as a...
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Cattle Report
Updated: 11/12/2023
Steers
Live: ---
Rail: 373.50-376.50 FOB lot (last week)
Heifers
Live: ---
Rail: ---
Choice Steers
Live: 169.00-172.00 (TX, KN) last week
Rail: 267.00-272.00 (NE, IA) last week
Choice Heifers
Live: 169.00-172.00 (TX, KN) last week
Rail: 267.00-272.00 (NE, IA) last week
Boner Cows
Over 500 lbs: 187.96
Canadian Dollar
$73.77 0.11
Livestock Price Insurance Index
| Expiry | Fed | Feeder | Calf |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26-Feb | 212 | 278 | - |
| 25-Mar | 216 | 280 | - |
| 22-Apr | 220 | 284 | - |
| 20-May | 224 | 292 | - |
| 17-Jun | 230 | 302 | - |
| 15-Jul | 224 | - | - |
| 12-Aug | 220 | 304 | - |
Last Updated on December 1, 2023