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US Trade- Steers
Live: 140.00-142.00
Rail: 218.00-221.00
Rail: 218.00-221.00
US Trade - Heifers
Live: 140.00-142.00
Rail: 218.00-221.00
Rail: 218.00-221.00
Canadian Dollar
$78.16
0.11
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January 11, 2021
Issues & Insights
What We’re Reading | World Cattle Inventory vs. Human Population
The world cattle inventory in 2017 is at 998.3 million head. The population of the world in 2017 is estimated at 7.4 billion people. The world’s cattle inventory per capita is .13 head. Uruguay has the most cattle per capita in the world followed by New Zealand & Argentina. Uruguay has 3.44 head of cattle…
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January 8, 2021
Issues & Insights
What We’re Reading | Environment Canada’s Top 10 Weather Stories of 2020
Environment Canada – In a year where headlines were dominated by the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, Canada also saw its share of memorable weather events. Environment Canada released a list of some of the most noteworthy to end the year. From a list of 100 significant weather happenings across Canada in 2020, events were ranked from one…
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January 7, 2021
Issues & Insights
What We’re Reading | World Beef Production: Ranking of Countries
The United States is the largest producer of beef in the world followed by Brazil & the European Union. The United States, Brazil and the European Union produce roughly 47% of the world’s beef. The United States produces nearly 20% of the world’s beef. Brazil produces 15% of the world’s beef. The European Union produces…
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January 6, 2021
Innovation & Technology
What We’re Reading | Satellite Ear Tags for Livestock Coming to Canada
When Heather Mundt sought an alternative to branding, a new livestock ear tag in development on the other side of the world opened the door for new management decision possibilities. Heather and her husband Brenton, who run a cow-calf operation and grain farm at Oyen, Alta., were interested in GPS ear tags for identification and…
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January 3, 2021
Issues & Insights
What We’re Reading | An Evolution of Lean Beef: Building on a Success Story
Responding to its market, the beef industry began making important changes in both perceived and actual nutritional properties of its products nearly 40 years ago. Those changes and the resulting impact they have had in marketing beef are more significant than most producers realize. The industry’s first wake-up call came in 1977 when the U.S….
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December 23, 2020
Issues & Insights
What We’re Reading | Proposed Clean Fuel Standard “Very Positive,” says Canola Council
The federal government’s Clean Fuel Standard (CFS) could create a new market equal in size to that of Japan’s for Canadian canola, according to the Canola Council of Canada. The draft regulations supporting the new fuel standard, which would require fuel companies reduce the lifecycle carbon intensity of their fuels, were published in Canada Gazette on December 18….
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Cattle Report
Updated: 03/12/2021
Steers
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Heifers
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Choice Steers
Live: 140.00-142.00
Rail: 218.00-221.00
Choice Heifers
Live: 140.00-142.00
Rail: 218.00-221.00
Boner Cows
Over 500 lbs: US$ 129.44
Canadian Dollar
$78.16 0.11
Livestock Price Insurance Index
| Expiry | Fed | Feeder | Calf |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28-Feb | 168 | 190 | - |
| 28-Mar | 172 | 190 | - |
| 25-Apr | 176 | 194 | - |
| 23-May | 176 | 200 | - |
| 20-Jun | 176 | 210 | - |
| 18-Jul | 172 | - | - |
| 15-Aug | 170 | 208 | - |
Last Updated on December 2, 2021