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Rail: 428.50-430.50 FOB feedlot (last week)
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US Trade- Steers
Live: 184.00 (TX, KN), 186.00 (NE) last week
Rail: 295.00-296.00 (IA, NE) last week
Rail: 295.00-296.00 (IA, NE) last week
US Trade - Heifers
Live: 184.00 (TX, KN), 186.00 (NE) last week
Rail: 295.00-296.00 (IA, NE) last week
Rail: 295.00-296.00 (IA, NE) last week
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April 4, 2023
Innovation & Technology
The best tool to manage crops in 2023? Your shadow.
Sponsored Content – Bayer Optimal nutrition for your cattle starts from the ground up. Producers are constantly looking for ways to manage and improve the outputs from their operation, and that can include cereal crops for feeding purposes. Rory Cranston, North America Technical Development Manager for Cereals and Pulses at Bayer, has three tips for…
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April 3, 2023
Current Markets & Forecasts
Canfax Weekly Article | Report for the week of April 3, 2023
The Canfax fed steer and heifer price closed the week at around $213.50/cwt, $2.75/cwt higher than the previous week. Fed prices have traded higher for 15 consecutive weeks, gaining $31/cwt. Last week, dressed sales were reported from $351.50-360.50/cwt FOB the lot. Most of the cattle that traded were being scheduled for mid-April delivery. Competition on…
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March 31, 2023
Checking in with ABP
‘Alberta Ag-Plastic. Recycle it!’ gaining ground recovering ag plastics for recycling
Farmers in Alberta use about 2,000 tonnes of grain bags and approximately 2,200 tonnes of plastic baler twine annually. These plastic tools are essential in today’s farming operations—grain bags to temporarily store harvested grains, and twine to bind crops for storage and transport. But managing these plastics after use has been challenging for many farmers….
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March 30, 2023
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Public and Stakeholder Engagement launches online grazing simulation game for students
Public and Stakeholder Engagement, along with funding and in-kind partners, are excited to announce the launch of The Guardians Grazing Game, an online grazing simulation designed for students in grades 7-10. Participants learn how cattle benefit carbon sequestration and wildlife habitat through rotational grazing in both native grasslands and tame pastures. By moving cattle at…
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March 29, 2023
Checking in with ABP
ABP Research Showcase Highlights | Getting the science on rest stops
This is the second in a series of articles highlighting a selection of ABP-supported research projects that were featured at our Research Showcase in February 2023. Find the first article here. In 2017, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced new livestock transport regulations were coming, prompting criticism that became a common refrain: the new…
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March 28, 2023
Checking in with ABP
Starting off on the right hoof
In 2014, I asked cow-calf producers if they thought hard calvings (i.e., dystocia) were painful, and the majority agreed. Over the years, the use of pain control for hard calvings, for the cow and the calf, has increased. Calves that experience hard calvings are known to have decreased viability, taking longer to stand, walk, and…
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March 27, 2023
Issues & Insights
Japan restores full market access to Canadian beef
After twenty years of trade restrictions, the last barrier to Canadian beef exports to Japan has been removed. The federal government announced Monday the opening of processed beef into Japan, removing the country’s last BSE-era restriction against Canadian beef and fully restoring Canada’s access into this market. “Cattle producers are grateful for the removal of…
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March 27, 2023
Current Markets & Forecasts
Canfax Weekly Article | Report for the week of March 27, 2023
Alberta fed steers climbed over $4/cwt last week and closed at $350.70/cwt dressed in a wide $349-355.50/cwt range FOB the lot. Sale volumes were light with only 3,833 head trading. Repeatability on heifer trade was not fully established. Lift times are one to two weeks out, though some feedlots are opting for May delivery. YTD…
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March 24, 2023
Trailblazers
Mike Alexander honoured by Society for Range Management with Outstanding Achievement award
By the Society for Range Management Mike Alexander received the Outstanding Achievement in Land Stewardship Award at the Society for Range Management’s 76th Annual Meeting in Boise, Idaho earlier this February. The Award is presented by the Society for Range Management for outstanding achievement to members and other qualified individuals and groups working with rangelands….
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March 23, 2023
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Celebrating 25 Years | Canada’s traceability pioneers
“The core objective of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) National Cattle Identification program is to create a system whereby every bovine animal sold by its original owner, and leaving its herd of origin, bears a unique identification number. That unique identification number will remain with that animal until it is slaughtered and after slaughter will…
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March 22, 2023
Innovation & Technology
ABP Research Showcase Highlights
In February, Alberta Beef Producers hosted researchers from across Canada, who presented the findings of several studies partially funded by ABP. This spring, we’re sharing highlights from these studies in a new series of articles that pinpoint why this research matters to beef producers. Connecting feed efficiency to weather resilience – Research in progress led…
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March 22, 2023
Checking in with ABP
ABP Research Showcase Highlights | Connecting feed efficiency to weather resilience
This is the first in a series of articles highlighting a selection of ABP-supported research projects that were featured at our Research Showcase in February 2023. When Gleise Medeiros da Silva arrived at the University of Alberta after finishing her Ph.D. in Florida, she was frequently asked how she would survive Edmonton’s frigid winters. This…
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Cattle Report
Updated: 06/05/2024
Steers
Live: ---
Rail: 428.50-430.50 FOB feedlot (last week)
Heifers
Live: ---
Rail: 428.50-430.50 FOB feedlot (last week)
Choice Steers
Live: 184.00 (TX, KN), 186.00 (NE) last week
Rail: 295.00-296.00 (IA, NE) last week
Choice Heifers
Live: 184.00 (TX, KN), 186.00 (NE) last week
Rail: 295.00-296.00 (IA, NE) last week
Boner Cows
Over 500 lbs: 251.07
Canadian Dollar
$73.29 0.15
Livestock Price Insurance Index
| Expiry | Fed | Feeder | Calf |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22-Jul-24 | 234 | -- | -- |
| 19-Aug-24 | 230 | 332 | -- |
| 16-Sep-24 | 228 | 334 | 374 |
| 14-Oct-24 | 228 | 334 | 378 |
| 11-Nov-24 | 224 | 332 | 376 |
| 9-Dec-24 | 226 | 322 | 370 |
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Last Updated on April 25, 2024
