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AB Direct - Steers
AB Direct - Heifers
Live: ---
Rail: 480.00 del
Rail: 480.00 del
US Trade- Steers
Live: 210.00 (IA) *few
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Rail: ---
US Trade - Heifers
Live: 210.00 (IA) *few
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Canadian Dollar
$70.25
0.03
0.03
Cattle Report
Last Updated: November 12, 2026
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Direct Sales
Alberta direct cattle sales on Wednesday saw light trade develop with dressed sales at $480.00/cwt delivered, $10.00/cwt lower than the previous week. Competition on the cash market remains limited, by the sounds of things at least one major packer is not bidding on cattle this week. The Canadian beef retail price for the month of September was reported at $28.78/kg, establishing new record highs. Retail beef prices are 11% higher than last year. Retail pork prices are at the lowest point since the spring of 2025 and are 7% lower than last year. The price spread between beef and pork remains record large. The historically wide price spread between beef and pork will act as headwinds for the beef complex. Potentially leading to more pork featuring at the retail level.
Canadian Dollar
$70.25 0.03
Steer & Heifer Trade
| Live | Rail | |
|---|---|---|
| Steers | --- | 480.00 del |
| Heifers | --- | 480.00 del |
AB Cow & Bull Trade
| D1, D2 Cows | D3 Cows | Bulls |
|---|---|---|
| 193.00-212.00 | 172.00-190.00 | 225.000-238.00 |
US Trade
In the US, light trade was reported in Iowa yesterday with live sales ta $210.00/cwt, sales are positioned at the bottom end of last week’s trading range. Other than light trade in Iowa business has been quiet in all other feeding regions. According to the latest World Supply and Demand Report. Corn yields were revised lower to 179.6 bushels per acre. Corn production is forecasted at 15.9 billion bushels down 141 million bushels from last months report. The report gave the corn market some life. Despite the uptick on the futures market the December corn contract is really not to far off contract lows.
US Trade
| Live | Rail | |
|---|---|---|
| Choice Steers | 210.00 (IA) *few | --- |
| Choice Heifers | 210.00 (IA) *few | --- |
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
| December | February | April |
|---|---|---|
| 219.27 +0.30 | 223.10 +0.40 | 226.12 +0.50 |
National slaughter cows
| Boner Cows | Rail Average |
|---|---|
| Over 500 lbs. | 244.16 |
Replacement Trade
Information provided on this report is supplied by various auction markets throughout Alberta. In reference to the following prices, producers are reminded to check with individual markets on current prices and trends. Prices quoted include top quality cattle only.
| Steer | Heifer | |
|---|---|---|
| 900+ | 452.00-460.00 | 393.00-415.00 |
| 800-900 | 471.00-483.00 | 420.00-443.00 |
| 700-800 | 495.00-522.00 | 436.00-469.00 |
| 600-700 | 522.00-601.00 | 477.000-510.00 |
| 500-600 | 623.00-685.00 | 518.000-575.00 |
| 400-500 | 706.00-775.00 | 605.00-674.00 |
| 300-400 | 830.00-883.00 | 691.00-770.00 |
| Bred Cows | Bred Heifers | Cow/Calf Pairs |
|---|---|---|
| --- | --- | --- |
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Livestock Price Insurance Index
Last Updated on November 5, 2026. For more information visit lpi.ca
The Cattle Price Insurance Program offers producers the ability to manage their bottom line by purchasing price insurance to provide a floor price on future cattle sales. This is a snapshot of top coverage offered this past week. LPI-Calf is available to purchase from February to June.
| Expiry Date | LPI-Fed Price |
LPI-Feeder Alberta |
LPI-Calf Alberta |
LPI-Feeder SaskMan |
LPI-Calf SaskMan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Feb-27 | 274 | 436 | -- | 440 | -- |
| 01-Mar-27 | 274 | 430 | -- | 430 | -- |
| 29-Mar-27 | 278 | 428 | -- | 430 | -- |
| 26-Apr-27 | 284 | 426 | -- | 426 | -- |
| 24-May-27 | 292 | 430 | -- | 432 | -- |
| 21-Jun-27 | 292 | 434 | -- | -- | -- |
| 19-Jul-27 | 286 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
