AB Direct - Steers

Live: ---
Rail: 390.00 del

AB Direct - Heifers

Live: ---
Rail: 390.00 del

US Trade- Steers

Live: 184.00-186.00 (NE, IA)
Rail: 293.00 (NE, IA)

US Trade - Heifers

Live: 184.00-186.00 (NE, IA)
Rail: 293.00 (NE, IA)

Canadian Dollar

$74.16
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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September 20, 2023 Checking in with ABP

Provide direction at upcoming Engagement Sessions

September 20, 2023 Current Markets & Forecasts

The Bovine: Ryan Copithorne's market outlook for Fall 2023

September 18, 2023 Checking in with ABP

Canfax Weekly Article | Report for the week of September 18, 2023

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