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Rail: 490.00-505.00 del (bids/sales)

AB Direct - Heifers

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Rail: 490.00-505.00 del (bids/sales)

US Trade- Steers

Live: 235.00-240.00 (KN, TX), 244.00-245.00 (NE)
Rail: 383.00-385.00 (NE, IA)

US Trade - Heifers

Live: 235.00-240.00 (KN, TX), 244.00-245.00 (NE)
Rail: 383.00-385.00 (NE, IA)

Canadian Dollar

$72.72
0.34

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    ABP has developed curated lists of wildfire resources for livestock owners in Alberta. Find quick links to emergency alerts and our latest articles on ABP Daily or head to AlbertaBeef.org for long-term resources related to emergency preparedness.

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July 30, 2025 Trailblazers

Three insights into how Plateau Cattle Co. balances cattle, land and legacy

Nestled in the rolling hills of Alberta’s Eastern Slopes, Plateau Cattle Co. has long been more than just a ranch — it’s a living example of how care for the land, cattle, and community can create lasting impact. Now, those efforts have earned the operation the 2025 Environmental Stewardship Award (ESA) from Alberta Beef Producers….

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July 8, 2024 Trailblazers

Home on the Milk River Ridge 

On the Alberta-Montana border, set above the surrounding plains, is a unique expanse of glacial-formed prairie grasslands. Known as the Milk River Ridge, the area features rolling fescue hills, with pockets of wetlands that provide critical habitat to many sensitive and at-risk species of wildlife.   On the northern slope of the ridge, west of…

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March 27, 2024 Trailblazers

The well-rounded plant breeder

Harwinder Sidhu, the new Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) winter wheat breeder, didn’t always plan to become a plant breeder. It wasn’t a straightforward path to plant breeding for Harwinder Sidhu. He started in his home country of India studying agricultural sciences for his undergraduate degree with a focus on soil science. From there Sidhu…

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December 22, 2023 Checking in with ABP

Seed growers working with plant breeders

At Corns Seeds, they don’t just grow seeds, they also work with the plant breeders who develop those seeds. The Corns family has been farming for four generations. In that time, they’ve always focused on innovating to grow and keep the farm going for the next generation. “Land stewardship has always been a really big…

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November 21, 2023 Trailblazers

Disrupting the system through collaboration

A decade ago, the craft beer industry in Alberta took off. With major policy changes to minimum production capacities in the mid 2010s, smaller craft breweries tripled in just a few years. As brewing increased in Alberta, so did the hops, grain, and barley farmers – disrupting the province’s agriculture industry and growing a base…

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October 31, 2023 Trailblazers

From ranch to rodeo…and back again

Rodeo’s roots are firmly planted in ranching tradition, and the connection remains strong today among many of the sport’s top competitors. In fact, for rancher Scott Guenthner, the current Canadian Steer Wrestling Champion, the pull of life at home led him to choose a rodeo route limited to only Canadian events. While that still involves…

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September 1, 2023 Trailblazers

What We’re Reading | Minnie Lou Bradley: What She Sees, She Gets

By Ross Hecox for the National Ranching Heritage Center, Texas Tech University Uncomfortable silence fell across the room as Minnie Lou Ottinger and Rusty Bradley stared at each other across the dining table.  Although it has been 71 years since that moment, Minnie Lou still vividly remembers how the Bradley family and several seasoned cowboys…

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August 24, 2023 Trailblazers

2023 Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame inductees announced

This fall, seven champions of Canadian agriculture will have their names recorded in the history books as the 2023 inductees to the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame. “This year’s inductees come from across the country and across a wide array of sectors of the Canadian agricultural landscape, and we are so excited to welcome them…

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August 22, 2023 Trailblazers

Legacy fund to support young leaders in honour of Reg Schellenberg unveiled at CBIC

The Canadian Cattle Foundation was honoured to mark the creation of the Reg Schellenberg Next Generation Legacy Award, to support the Canadian Cattle Young Leaders (CYL) Program at the Canadian Beef Industry Conference. The first recipient of this award is Carling Matejka from Ponoka, Alberta. Carling was presented the award by members of the Schellenberg…

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July 13, 2023 Trailblazers

4-H Alberta projects – 2023 highlights

4-H members around the province have many opportunities to participate in 4-H Alberta events. The 4-H Alberta Provincial Carcass Competition is a relatively new competition moving into its fifth year of completion. The program has grown from approximately 40 members to more than 120 members competing in this great initiative that focuses on the carcass…

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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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June 28, 2023 Trailblazers

Major conservation project announced for Alberta’s McIntyre Ranch

As grasslands continue to vanish across the Northern Great Plains, a historic conservation partnership aims to protect a vast swath of intact native prairie on a well-known Southern Alberta ranch. The McIntyre Ranch, established 130 years ago south of Lethbridge, has entered into a conservation easement with the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) and Ducks…

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Featured

  • Wildfire Updates and Resources

    ABP has developed curated lists of wildfire resources for livestock owners in Alberta. Find quick links to emergency alerts and our latest articles on ABP Daily or head to AlbertaBeef.org for long-term resources related to emergency preparedness.

    Wildfire Updates
  • Finding Support

    If you need someone to talk to but you're not sure where to go, have a look through some important resources from across Canada.

    Learn More

Cattle Report

Updated: 01/08/2025

Steers

Live: ---
Rail: 490.00-505.00 del (bids/sales)

Heifers

Live: ---
Rail: 490.00-505.00 del (bids/sales)

Choice Steers

Live: 235.00-240.00 (KN, TX), 244.00-245.00 (NE)
Rail: 383.00-385.00 (NE, IA)

Choice Heifers

Live: 235.00-240.00 (KN, TX), 244.00-245.00 (NE)
Rail: 383.00-385.00 (NE, IA)

Boner Cows

Over 500 lbs: 309.85

Canadian Dollar

$72.72   0.34

Livestock Price Insurance Index

Expiry Fed Feeder Calf
27-Oct-25 292 450 --
24-Nov-25 288 440 --
22-Dec-25 290 430 --
19-Jan-26 288 430 --
16-Feb-26 286 424 --
16-Mar-26 284 420 --
13-Apr-26 286 418 --
Last Updated on July 31, 2025