Live: ---
Rail: 390.00 del
AB Direct - Steers
AB Direct - Heifers
Live: ---
Rail: 390.00 del
Rail: 390.00 del
US Trade- Steers
Live: 184.00-186.00 (NE, IA)
Rail: 293.00 (NE, IA)
Rail: 293.00 (NE, IA)
US Trade - Heifers
Live: 184.00-186.00 (NE, IA)
Rail: 293.00 (NE, IA)
Rail: 293.00 (NE, IA)
Canadian Dollar
$74.16
0.34
0.34
September 8, 2023
Checking in with ABP
What We’re Reading | Healthy Creeks, Happy Cows
By Anna Dulisse, Living Here For decades, Glen and Kelly Hall have been stewarding hundreds of acres of Alberta land in the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains, on Timber Ridge Ranch and Glen’s family’s farm. It is their home, their livelihood, and their legacy. “Our land is our retirement,” Kelly says. “We don’t have…
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September 7, 2023
Business Tools
The Bovine: Brenna Grant’s favourite cost-of-production tips for new producers
Welcome to another edition of The Bovine! On this episode, you’ll hear from Brenna Grant, executive director of Canfax Research Services, on the recommendations for young producers as informed by the Canadian Cow-Calf Cost of Production Network. Recorded at the 2023 Canadian Beef Industry Conference in Calgary, Brenna shares her three favourite recommendations from this…
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September 6, 2023
Checking in with ABP
Delegate nominations open for 2024
Alberta Beef Producers’ (ABP) delegate nominations are now open, with two-year positions available in all five zones, and one-year positions available in Central, Northwest, and Southeast Zones. Becoming an ABP delegate is one of many ways you can become more involved in Alberta’s beef industry. ABP is a proud, grassroots producer-led organization, working on behalf…
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September 5, 2023
Current Markets & Forecasts
Canfax Weekly Article | Report for the week of September 4, 2023
Light dressed trade saw prices steady to $2/cwt lower than thin trade seen the previous week from $388-390/cwt delivered. Light live trade was comparable from $230-231.25/cwt. Weighted average steer prices trended steady, with scant trade seen previously closing the week at $231.76/cwt. Scattered light heifer trade was not repeatable, and a weekly price trend was…
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September 5, 2023
Checking in with ABP
Canadian Cattle Young Leaders announces 2023 finalists
The Canadian Cattle Young Leaders (CYL) Program, a national youth initiative of the Canadian Cattle Association (CCA), is pleased to announce its 16 finalists for the 2023-2024 program year. The annual CYL Selections competition took place on August 15, 2023, at the Canadian Beef Industry Conference in Calgary, AB. During the competition, 24 impressive semi-finalists…
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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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Cattle Report
Updated: 21/09/2023
Steers
Live: ---
Rail: 390.00 del
Heifers
Live: ---
Rail: 390.00 del
Choice Steers
Live: 184.00-186.00 (NE, IA)
Rail: 293.00 (NE, IA)
Choice Heifers
Live: 184.00-186.00 (NE, IA)
Rail: 293.00 (NE, IA)
Boner Cows
Over 500 lbs: US $214.16
Canadian Dollar
$74.16 0.34
Livestock Price Insurance Index
| Expiry | Fed | Feeder | Calf |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-23 | 232 | 322 | - |
| 15-Jan-24 | 236 | 322 | - |
| 12-Feb-24 | 238 | 332 | - |
| 11-Mar-24 | 238 | 332 | - |
| 8-Apr-24 | 244 | 338 | - |
| 6-May-24 | 248 | 340 | - |
| 3-Jun-24 | 252 | 348 | - |
Last Updated on September 21, 2023
