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AB Direct - Steers

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Rail: 497.00-500.50 FOB feedlot (last week)

AB Direct - Heifers

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Rail: 497.00-500.50 FOB feedlot (last week)

US Trade- Steers

Live: 232.00-233.00 (NE, IA, TX, KN) last week
Rail: 360.00-365.00 (IA,NE) last week

US Trade - Heifers

Live: 232.00 (NE, IA, TX, KN) last week
Rail: 360.00-365.00 (IA, NE) last week

Canadian Dollar

$72.28
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April 5, 2022 Issues & Insights

Twine – it’s one of the easiest ag plastics to recycle. Really!

Of all the agricultural plastics on prairie farms, baler twine is one of the easiest to overlook when it comes to a commitment to recycle. Unlike grain bags, which when empty, are a massive amount of plastic laying in the field, baler twine accumulates in smaller bunches, seemingly innocuous, until they start to take over…

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March 8, 2022 Checking in with ABP

The Bovine: Finding solutions to ag plastics and welcoming youth to the table

This episode of The Bovine focuses on two topics relevant to the beef industry — youth involvement in the industry and managing agricultural plastics. For the first segment, host Debra Murphy talks to returning Finance Chair, Brodie Haugan, about his experience as a young delegate. Haugan then takes the host chair to introduce past delegate…

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January 31, 2022 Checking in with ABP

Alberta farmers getting on board with grain bag recycling pilot

Farmers universally value tools that give them options when it comes to making decisions about crop production. For example, some prairie farmers choose to use grain bags if a harvest has been abundant and extra storage is needed or bin storage is not available close to where the grain is harvested. In the past decade,…

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September 2, 2021 Innovation & Technology

How ag plastics recycling works in Alberta – challenges and opportunities

Cleanfarms and the Alberta Agricultural Plastics Recycling Group (APRG) are publishing a series of information articles for Alberta farmers to develop a shared understanding of the importance of used agricultural plastics resource management. Every farmer in Alberta who uses tools such as plastic grain bags, agricultural baler twine and bale wrap faces the same obstacles…

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July 31, 2021 Innovation & Technology

Can the ag sector achieve zero plastic waste on the farm?

Cleanfarms and the Alberta Agricultural Plastics Recycling Group (APRG) are publishing a series of information articles for Alberta farmers to develop a shared understanding of the importance of used agricultural plastics resource management. Modern farming utilizes technologies and innovative products that can help farmers operate efficiently with a goal of higher productivity yields in both…

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Cattle Report

Updated: January 12, 2026

Steers

Live: ---
Rail: 497.00-500.50 FOB feedlot (last week)

Heifers

Live: ---
Rail: 497.00-500.50 FOB feedlot (last week)

Choice Steers

Live: 232.00-233.00 (NE, IA, TX, KN) last week
Rail: 360.00-365.00 (IA,NE) last week

Choice Heifers

Live: 232.00 (NE, IA, TX, KN) last week
Rail: 360.00-365.00 (IA, NE) last week

Boner Cows

Over 500 lbs: 297.70

Canadian Dollar

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Livestock Price Insurance Index

Expiry Fed Feeder Calf
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13-Apr-26 290 444 --
11-May-26 298 446 --
08-June-26 302 444 --
06-July-26 294 -- --
03-Aug-26 288 -- --
31-Aug-26 278 440 --
Last Updated on December 18, 2025