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AB Direct - Steers
AB Direct - Heifers
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Rail: 428.50-430.50 FOB feedlot (last week)
Rail: 428.50-430.50 FOB feedlot (last week)
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
Canadian Dollar
$73.29
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ABP Volume 2 Issue 5
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December 29, 2022
Issues & Insights
Auction market year in review
2022 will be remembered as a year of near record high fall calf prices, but also a time when auction market owners were watching some looming clouds on the horizon. Not enough clouds, at least of the rain-filled type, showed up to save southern regions of the province from a third straight drought year. Ranchers…
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December 28, 2022
Checking in with ABP
Checking in with government relations
Over the fall producer bottom lines have been a focal point for government relations. Although calf prices are outstanding, input costs have cut into any profit the producer could have captured from the margin. This scenario highlighted the need for a business risk management program that considers the costs of productions, production risk, and price…
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December 27, 2022
Checking in with ABP
Out and about with Alberta Beef Producers
Producers have been on the move non-stop this fall, and Alberta Beef Producers has been following right behind. Throughout my first month with Alberta Beef Producers, I have had the amazing opportunity to attend some prestigious shows. Here are some of this fall’s highlights: 50th Canadian Red Round Up – Olds, ABOctober 14-16, 2022 During…
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December 23, 2022
Checking in with ABP
All for the Beef — An update from ABP’s General Manager
Season’s Greetings It’s hard to believe another year has passed. 2022 has been a busy and challenging year, and from my perspective, I don’t see our industry nor global issues letting off the gas pedal any time soon. This holiday season, and as we come into the New Year at ABP, what we wish for…
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December 22, 2022
Current Markets & Forecasts
Fed and feeder markets take a breather, calves remain strong
This past year has been a challenging one with high feed prices. Severe drought in the U.S. corn belt and the Midwest U.S., as well as global food concerns due to the Russia/Ukraine conflict, resulted in record high prices barley prices this spring when prices touched $475/tonne in May. A brief reprieve occurred in July…
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December 21, 2022
Checking in with ABP
Highlights from the chair
The snow is falling outside as I sit down to write this today, as it is for most across the province. The long-range forecast predicts a lot of moisture this winter, and I sure hope we get it. Our pastures and dugouts really need it. Talking cattle, we didn’t quite get to where we had…
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December 20, 2022
Business Tools
Cold stress: how much does it impact your operation’s bottom line?
What is cold stress? All mammals must maintain their internal body temperatures, with cattle averaging 38°C. Their body becomes stressed when environmental temperatures drop below the lower limit of the thermoneutral zone, the ‘lower critical temperature.’ Top factors that contribute to cold stress are cold weather, wind, wet weather, and lack of feed. Estimates of…
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December 15, 2022
Checking in with ABP
ABP Magazine – Volume 2 Issue 5
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 2 Issue 5 Published by Brad Dubeau,Alberta Beef Producers EditorLindsay Roberts CreativeTracy IrvingZoe…
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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 |
| - | - | - | - |
Last Updated on April 25, 2024
