Cattle Report

Last Updated: 17/04/2025

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Direct Sales

Alberta direct cattle sales Wednesday saw light trade develop with dressed sales reported at $475.00/cwt delivered, steady with the previous week. Cattle that traded were being scheduled anywhere from immediate to early May delivery. US packer interest was relatively quiet this week. Even though Western Canadian packers have scaled back hours fed cattle numbers have not backed up. One could argue the feedlot industry has actually gained currentness. This has been large in part due to historically large fed cattle shipments to the US. Seasonally cow slaughter volumes are declining, and packers usually start allocating more hours to the A grade slaughter.

Canadian Dollar

$72.37 0.08

Steer & Heifer Trade

	Live	Rail
Steers	---	475.00 del
Heifers	---	475.00 del

AB Cow & Bull Trade

D1, D2 Cows	D3 Cows	Bulls
234.00-255.00	195.00-220.00	235.00-246.00

US Trade

In the US, there is no new trade to report, but the market tone is steady to higher. Yesterday in Nebraska dressed bids were at $328.00/cwt, fully steady with the previous week. Live bids of $212.00/cwt were also noted in Nebraska $4.00/cwt higher. USDA is scheduled to release its April 1st cattle on feed report this afternoon. Pre-report estimates are indicating March placements to be 4% larger than last year while fed cattle shipments are projected to be up 1%. April 1st cattle on feed inventories are expected to be 2% below last year.

US Trade

	Live	Rail
Choice Steers	---	475.00 del
Choice Heifers	---	475.00 del

Chicago Mercantile Exchange

April	June	August
207.85, +0.77	202.72 +0.65	199.12 +0.17

National slaughter cows

Boner Cows	Rail Average
Over 500 lbs.	268.61

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+	375.00-378.00	321.00-340.00
800-900	392.00-411.00	355.00-375.00
700-800	411.00-449.00	389.00-409.00
600-700	448.00-506.00	425.00-441.00
500-600	505.00-570.00	444.00-505.00
400-500	556.00-602.00	499.00-537.00
300-400	587.00-619.00	---

Bred Cows	Bred Heifers	Cow/Calf Pairs
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Livestock Price Insurance Index

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
14-Jul-25	266	--	--	--	--
11-Aug-25	262	372	--	--	--
8-Sep-25	256	376	--	376	--
6-Oct-25	254	374	432	374	440
3-Nov-25	248	370	428	368	436
1-Dec-25	246	360	426	360	434

Last Updated on April 17, 2025. For more information visit lpi.ca