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AB Direct - Steers

Live: 299.00 FOB feedlot (last week)
Rail: 495.75-501.50 FOB feedlot (last week)

AB Direct - Heifers

Live: 299.00 FOB feedlot (last week)
Rail: 495.75-501.50 FOB feedlot (last week)

US Trade- Steers

Live: 223.00-225.00 (TX, KN), 232.00-233.00 (NE, IA) last week
Rail: 365.00-368.00 (NE, IA) last week

US Trade - Heifers

Live: 223.00-225.00 (TX, KN), 232.00-233.00 (NE, IA) last week
Rail: 365.00-368.00 (NE, IA) last week

Canadian Dollar

$73.48
0.27

ABP Magazine

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Featured

  • Wildfire Updates and Resources

    ABP has developed curated lists of wildfire resources for livestock owners in Alberta. Find quick links to emergency alerts and our latest articles on ABP Daily or head to AlbertaBeef.org for long-term resources related to emergency preparedness.

    Wildfire Updates
  • Finding Support

    If you need someone to talk to but you're not sure where to go, have a look through some important resources from across Canada.

    Learn More

The productivity pluses of winter grazing

Winter grazing has productivity pluses, including reduced costs for feed and labour and improved soil fertility. We spoke to three grazing experts to collect some research data and pro tips that will help you maximize the pluses of winter grazing. According to the Western Canadian Cow Calf Survey, a high percentage of beef producers have…

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March 2, 2023 Checking in with ABP

From the government relations desk

Throughout 2022, our producers’ interests remained at the forefront of our government relations efforts. The year was filled with unique challenges, new focus areas, and some milestone wins. As the new year begins, we’re bringing important lessons into 2023. The 2021 drought and the burden of high input costs has led to a focus on…

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February 28, 2023 Checking in with ABP

ABP Magazine – Volume 3 Issue 1

In the months following publication, most of the articles in the magazine find a second home on ABP Daily. And so should the cover, and some of the many faces that make this magazine possible. ABP Magazine, ABP Magazine Covers, ABP Volume 3 Issue 1 Published by Brad Dubeau,Alberta Beef Producers EditorLindsay Roberts CreativeTracy Irving…

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February 28, 2023 Checking in with ABP

Out and about with Alberta Beef Producers

The fall auction mart tour continued into December. I attended a variety of sales from bred females, regular pre-sorts, and even a few dispersals. It was a pleasure to reconnect with a few producers after the two-year hiatus. Such visits provided insightful perspective from a producer’s lens on some of the issues that our industry is currently…

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February 21, 2023 Checking in with ABP

Highlights from the chair

This is my last column as Chair, ABP. It’s hard to believe. The past two years have gone by in a flash and what a ride it has been. Sometimes we surprise ourselves with what we can accomplish in times of challenge, and during the past two years at ABP in my role as Chair…

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February 16, 2023 Current Markets & Forecasts

CME drives fed prices higher, carcass quality higher

The CME live cattle futures market climbed steadily in the last half of 2022. Combined with theweakening Canadian dollar, Alberta fed cattle prices re-visited late 2014 levels, right before the 2015price surge. Alberta fed steers averaged $184/cwt live in December, 15 per cent higher than January. On average, fed steer prices rose 1.3 per cent…

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February 14, 2023 Business Tools

Plan for growing season with new Pasture 101 program

Alberta Beef Producers and the Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) are pleased to announce the launch of Pasture 101, a project initiated by the Alberta Beef, Forage and Grazing Centre (ABFGC). Forage/beef innovation for the next generation The Alberta Beef, Forage and Grazing Centre was a five-year agreement (2015-2020) between Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Alberta…

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February 7, 2023 Innovation & Technology

The ultimate upcyclers

Beef producers across western Canada are turning surplus food and food waste into high-quality protein by upcycling food that would otherwise go unused. By forming relationships with food producers, processors and retailers, beef producers across Canada are helping convert a massive amount of human inedible food, plants and plant byproducts into high-quality protein – milk,…

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February 2, 2023 Checking in with ABP

The economic impact of Alberta’s cattle feeding industry

With the many issues the cattle industry is currently facing, the Alberta Cattle Feeders’ Association (ACFA) is shining a light on a positive aspect of the Alberta feedlot sector – the economic impact. ACFA hired Serecon Inc. to quantify the economic impact of the cattle feeding sector in Alberta. The project was completed in early…

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January 31, 2023 Checking in with ABP

UHF tag numbers now supported in national tracking database

Responding to a need brought forward by industry and under the direction of the Board of Directors, Canadian Cattle Identification Agency (CCIA) has just launched an initiative that links non-approved Ultra High Frequency Technology (UHF) secondary tags to approved CCIA tags in the Canadian Livestock Tracking System (CLTS) database. This new feature allows UHF users…

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January 26, 2023 Checking in with ABP

Celebrating environmental stewardship in the cattle industry

Every year, Alberta Beef Producers has the distinct privilege of celebrating producers who exemplify environmentally sustainable cattle production, through the Environmental Stewardship Award. We thought it would be fun to go through our archives and highlight some ESA alumni. And maybe, just maybe, you’ll consider nominating someone for the 2023 ESA. Bar None South Ranches,…

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January 24, 2023 Issues & Insights

Increasing the vaccine bank as a component of Canada’s preparedness for FMD

Protecting Canada from the threat of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) requires constant vigilance. For the livestock sector, this threat is serious and would have devastating consequences on the Canadian beef industry and our economy. FMD is a highly contagious viral infection of cloven-hoofed animals including cattle, pigs, and sheep. Canada remains FMD free, but…

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Featured

  • Wildfire Updates and Resources

    ABP has developed curated lists of wildfire resources for livestock owners in Alberta. Find quick links to emergency alerts and our latest articles on ABP Daily or head to AlbertaBeef.org for long-term resources related to emergency preparedness.

    Wildfire Updates
  • Finding Support

    If you need someone to talk to but you're not sure where to go, have a look through some important resources from across Canada.

    Learn More

Cattle Report

Updated: 30/06/2025

Steers

Live: 299.00 FOB feedlot (last week)
Rail: 495.75-501.50 FOB feedlot (last week)

Heifers

Live: 299.00 FOB feedlot (last week)
Rail: 495.75-501.50 FOB feedlot (last week)

Choice Steers

Live: 223.00-225.00 (TX, KN), 232.00-233.00 (NE, IA) last week
Rail: 365.00-368.00 (NE, IA) last week

Choice Heifers

Live: 223.00-225.00 (TX, KN), 232.00-233.00 (NE, IA) last week
Rail: 365.00-368.00 (NE, IA) last week

Boner Cows

Over 500 lbs: 295.82

Canadian Dollar

$73.48   0.27

Livestock Price Insurance Index

Expiry Fed Feeder Calf
25-Aug-25 274 398 --
22-Sep-25 270 398 458
20-Oct-25 264 394 454
17-Nov-25 260 388 450
15-Dec-25 260 378 446
9-Feb-25 260 376 454
Last Updated on May 29, 2025