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AB Direct - Steers
AB Direct - Heifers
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US Trade- Steers
Live: 173.50-180.00 (KN, TX) 183.00-188.00 (NE)
Rail: 285.00-292.50 (NE, IA)
Rail: 285.00-292.50 (NE, IA)
US Trade - Heifers
Live: 173.50-180.00 (KN, TX) 183.00-188.00 (NE)
Rail: 285.00-292.50 (NE, IA)
Rail: 285.00-292.50 (NE, IA)
Canadian Dollar
$74.42
0.03
0.03
February 10, 2023
Issues & Insights
What We’re Reading | Cowboys and conservation: The battle for the Eastern Slopes
By Brittany Ekelund, Alberta Farmer Express Nearly three years after the province tried, and failed, to open the Eastern Slopes to coal mining, this iconic piece of Alberta is still under threat, say those who live and work there. “We have to make sure that this land is going to continue for generations,” said Laura Laing,…
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January 13, 2023
Issues & Insights
What We’re Reading | Indo-Pacific plan wins kudos from cattle group
By Alberta Farmer Express staff The Canadian Cattle Association is hailing Ottawa’s plan to boost trade with the Indo-Pacific region. About 20 per cent of beef exports already head to the region, with Japan, China, South Korea, Vietnam and Hong Kong being the top markets. The prospects for increasing beef exports are good, it said. “The…
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January 5, 2023
Issues & Insights
What We’re Reading | Iconic Alberta tree needs some help from cattle producers
By Alberta Farmer Express staff Cattle producers in foothill country in southwestern Alberta are being asked to look out for — and help protect — the iconic but endangered limber pine. “The rugged, twisted trees usually grow on dry, rocky ridges and are thought to be some of the oldest trees in Canada,” the Whitebark…
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August 17, 2022
Health & Production
What We’re Reading | Keeping animals safe from blue-green algae
Let’s do what we can to keep our animals safe from blue-green algae By Roy Lewis, for Alberta Farmer Express Over the years with increased phosphorus and nitrogen getting into bodies of water, there have been more blue green algae blooms and that means more contact with cattle, as well as dogs, birds, wildlife and,…
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July 8, 2022
Issues & Insights
What We’re Reading | Vacancies put vet clinics in ‘near crisis’ situation
More funding, more vet and vet technologist training won’t fix problem overnight, warns the AVMA By James Snell, Alberta Farmer Express There’s a major shortage of veterinary professionals in Alberta causing long wait times for routine livestock medical procedures. Introducing The Bovine — ABP’s inaugural podcast There are more than 840 veterinarian and veterinary technologist vacancies in Alberta…
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April 21, 2022
Issues & Insights
What We’re Reading | Restoring marginal lands can be a long-term money-maker
New conservation program offers $125 per acre to seed unproductive annually cropped lands to forages By Jennifer Blair, Alberta Farmer Express Alberta producers are finding a way to make their marginal lands pay, with a little help from Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC). “Not all parts of a field are created equal,” said Darwin Chambers, head…
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Cattle Report
Updated: 02/06/2023
Steers
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Rail: 404.00 del
Heifers
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Rail: 404.00 del
Choice Steers
Live: 173.50-180.00 (KN, TX) 183.00-188.00 (NE)
Rail: 285.00-292.50 (NE, IA)
Choice Heifers
Live: 173.50-180.00 (KN, TX) 183.00-188.00 (NE)
Rail: 285.00-292.50 (NE, IA)
Boner Cows
Over 500 lbs: US$ 202.70
Canadian Dollar
$74.42 0.03
Livestock Price Insurance Index
| Expiry | Fed | Feeder | Calf |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23-Aug-23 | 224 | 288 | - |
| 25-Sep-23 | 224 | 298 | 322 |
| 23-Oct-23 | 224 | 300 | 322 |
| 20-Nov-23 | 222 | 298 | 320 |
| 18-Dec-23 | 222 | 290 | 316 |
| 15-Jan-24 | 224 | 290 | - |
| 12-Feb-24 | 228 | 298 | 332 |
Last Updated on June 1, 2023