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January 19, 2023
Issues & Insights
The more you treat her like a cow, the better cow she will be
Tips for wintering replacement heifers One of the most illogical things we do as beef producers is overfeed or pamper our heifers through their first winter in hopes more will become pregnant in the spring. Then we say, “Oh, by the way… don’t expect to be spoiled like that ever again!” and we are genuinely…
January 18, 2023
Trailblazers
Remembering the roots of Alberta’s beef industry
Sweeping grasslands and herds numbering in the thousands. Cowboys driving cattle for famous ranches. The romance and harsh realities of the open range. It’s a world that endures in our imaginations and lives on in the way we raise cattle in Alberta today. In the spring of 1969, the National Film Board of Canada set…
January 17, 2023
Trailblazers
Blades of glory
Our Alberta beef ambassador and Master Butcher, Corey Meyer, recently came out from behind his meat counter at Acme Meats in Edmonton, Alberta, to represent Team Canada, and compete against the best butchers from around the globe at the World Butchers’ Challenge (WBC) on September 3, 2022, in Sacramento, California. Often referred to as the…
January 16, 2023
Current Markets & Forecasts
Canfax Weekly Article | Report for the week of January 16, 2023
The Canfax fed steer price closed the week at around $186/cwt, fully steady with the previous week. For early January this is the second-highest price on record; the only year that was higher was 2015. Last week, dressed sales were reported from $310.50-311/cwt FOB the lot. Cattle were being scheduled anywhere from the week of…
January 13, 2023
Issues & Insights
What We’re Reading | Indo-Pacific plan wins kudos from cattle group
By Alberta Farmer Express staff The Canadian Cattle Association is hailing Ottawa’s plan to boost trade with the Indo-Pacific region. About 20 per cent of beef exports already head to the region, with Japan, China, South Korea, Vietnam and Hong Kong being the top markets. The prospects for increasing beef exports are good, it said. “The…
January 12, 2023
Checking in with ABP
Cows in the classroom
On a beautiful day in early October, 35 teachers from around Alberta gathered in the warm sunshine on W.A. Ranches, just west of Calgary. On a hillside surrounded by crop fields, the teachers had a terrific view of the sliver of native grassland that remains in the coulee around Skull Lake. It was a perfect…
January 11, 2023
Trailblazers
Agricultural leaders honoured with Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medals
Several beef industry advocates and leaders were recently recognized through the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Award program. In December, Nate Horner, Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation and MLA for Drumheller-Stettler presented the Jubilee Medals to recipients in his constituency and to those chosen for their contributions to Alberta’s agriculture sector: Al Campbell – former…
January 10, 2023
Checking in with ABP
Revving up the research for 2023
ABP’s producer-led Research Committee has a small internal research budget that is allocated to projects submitted through the Agriculture Funding Consortium. Stay tuned to abpdaily.com for updates on approved projects. In 2019, ABP was selected to deliver a three-million-dollar research call for proposals on behalf of Alberta Agriculture in feed and forage production and utilization….
January 9, 2023
Current Markets & Forecasts
Canfax Weekly Article | Report for the week of January 9, 2023
Most Alberta direct cash trade last week was $1/cwt higher than the thin trade seen the previous week at $310/cwt delivered. U.S. bids of US$238/cwt delivered worked back to around a $4.50/cwt live equivalent premium to local rail bids at $190.50/cwt FOB the feedlot. Additional local live cattle sales were reported from $183-183.25/cwt. Kill schedules…
January 6, 2023
Checking in with ABP
Working for you at ABP
Another year has gone by and while we’ve had to bid farewell to a few beloved team members, we have also welcomed a few new faces. Here is a guide through the new and familiar faces working for you at ABP. This article was first published in Volume 2 Issue 5 of ABP Magazine (December…
January 5, 2023
Issues & Insights
What We’re Reading | Iconic Alberta tree needs some help from cattle producers
By Alberta Farmer Express staff Cattle producers in foothill country in southwestern Alberta are being asked to look out for — and help protect — the iconic but endangered limber pine. “The rugged, twisted trees usually grow on dry, rocky ridges and are thought to be some of the oldest trees in Canada,” the Whitebark…
January 4, 2023
Business Tools
Winter stewardship…check
As the shortest and coldest days approach, now is the right time to prepare the herd for the worst winter might bring. We asked veterinarian Dr. Roy Lewis to help us check off chores to complete now, before the chilliest days arrive. Feed Start by ensuring you have secured enough winter feed for the size…
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Cattle Report
Updated: November 10, 2026
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Livestock Price Insurance Index
| Expiry | Fed | Feeder | Calf |
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| 01-Feb-27 | 274 | 436 | -- |
| 01-Mar-27 | 274 | 430 | -- |
| 29-Mar-27 | 278 | 428 | -- |
| 26-Apr-27 | 284 | 426 | -- |
| 24-May-27 | 292 | 430 | -- |
| 21-Jun-27 | 292 | 434 | -- |
| 19-Jul-27 | 286 | -- | -- |
Last Updated on November 5, 2026
