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Cattle Report
Last Updated: December 4, 2025
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Direct Sales
Alberta direct cattle sales on Wednesday saw light trade develop with dressed sales ranging from $485.00-490.00/cwt delivered, $5.00-10.00/cwt higher than the previous week. Some cattle were bought flat with no heavy weight carcass discounts while other sales have carcass discounts at 1,050lbs. There have been reports some cattle from Saskatchewan are being shipped into Ontario for slaughter. There are some big cattle coming down the line and many producers are asking the same question “how fast can these cattle be picked up”
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Steer & Heifer Trade
| Live | Rail | |
|---|---|---|
| Steers | --- | --- |
| Heifers | --- | --- |
AB Cow & Bull Trade
| D1, D2 Cows | D3 Cows | Bulls |
|---|---|---|
| 207.00-232.00 | 190.00-206.00 | 228.00-245.00 |
US Trade
In the U.S, other than light trade in Iowa at higher prices business has been quiet in all other feeding states. Live cattle contracts continue to rally. Over the past two days live cattle contracts have increased 500 points and are trading 150 points higher today. The futures market is pricing in higher cash prices for this week. For the week ending November 15th US beef cow slaughter totaled just over 51,000 head, 13% lower than last year. For the middle of November this is the smallest beef cow slaughter since 2015. For that same week, dairy cow slaughter totaled 52,000 head, 1% larger than last year. Dairy cow slaughter has been above year ago levels for the past 10 weeks.
US Trade
| Live | Rail | |
|---|---|---|
| Choice Steers | --- | --- |
| Choice Heifers | --- | --- |
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
| December | February | April |
|---|---|---|
| 220.82 +1.87 | 223.85 +1.95 | 225.35 +1.95 |
National slaughter cows
| Boner Cows | Rail Average |
|---|---|
| Over 500 lbs. | 293.92 |
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+ | 447.00-454.00 | 390.00-439.00 |
| 800-900 | 448.00-508.00 | 407.00-438.00 |
| 700-800 | 493.00-519.00 | 440.00-462.00 |
| 600-700 | 533.00-592.00 | 474.00-538.00 |
| 500-600 | 590.00-697.00 | 544.00-601.00 |
| 400-500 | 695.00-745.00 | 600.00-656.00 |
| 300-400 | 731.00-795.00 | 630.00-700.00 |
| Bred Cows | Bred Heifers | Cow/Calf Pairs |
|---|---|---|
| 3,900-6,200/head | 5,000-6,050/head | --- |
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Livestock Price Insurance Index
Last Updated on November 27, 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-Feb-26 | 268 | 414 | -- | 410 | -- |
| 23-Mar-26 | 270 | 410 | -- | 408 | -- |
| 20-Apr-26 | 274 | 408 | -- | 406 | -- |
| 18-May-26 | 284 | 410 | -- | 408 | -- |
| 15-June-26 | 286 | 408 | -- | -- | -- |
| 13-July-26 | 278 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 10-Aug-26 | 270 | 406 | -- | -- | -- |