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AB Direct - Heifers

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US Trade- Steers

Live: 223.00-226.00 (NE, IA)
Rail: 348.00-355.00 (IA, NE)

US Trade - Heifers

Live: 223.00-226.00 (NE, IA)
Rail: 348.00-355.00 (IA, NE)

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September 24, 2026 Health & Production

Alberta Beef Producers releases final report from the Traceability Working Group

Alberta Beef Producers’ (ABP) Board of Directors is sharing the final report of the Working Group on Traceability, including recommendations to support adoption of current requirements and voluntary, industry-driven improvements to cattle movement records.  The Working Group on Traceability, developed out of ABP producer resolutions, presented its final report to ABP’s Board during its September…

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September 24, 2026 Press Releases

Alberta Beef Producers releases final report from the Traceability Working Group

Calgary, AB – Alberta Beef Producers’ (ABP) Board of Directors is sharing the final report of the Working Group on Traceability, including recommendations to support adoption of current requirements and voluntary, industry-driven improvements to cattle movement records.  The Working Group on Traceability, developed out of ABP producer resolutions, presented its final report to ABP’s Board…

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December 4, 2024 Health & Production

Celebrating success and remaining vigilant in BSE surveillance

The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) uses a three-tiered categorization system for evaluating bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) risk including negligible, controlled, and undetermined risk. According to Dr. Penny Greenwood, National Manager of Prion and Equine Programs for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), the system is designed to reflect current knowledge and understanding of…

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December 7, 2023 Business Tools

2023 Annual Report: Government Relations and Policy

This message was originally posted in Alberta Beef Producers’ 2023 Annual Report. You can find the PDF of the report here. The Alberta beef industry is one of the largest economic drivers within the ag sector with an over $5 billion dollar return to GDP per year. It is diverse with cow-calf, backgrounding, finishing, and packing…

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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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March 15, 2022 Issues & Insights

Help Wanted: Veterinarians and vet technologists in short supply

In 2018, Dr. Pat Burrage sold his veterinarian practice in Bluffton, Alberta to a young vet, thinking he would have a lot more time to spend with his family. He also thought he would find more time to talk to the Angus Cross and Longhorn herds on his farm just west of the central Alberta…

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May 12, 2021 Issues & Insights

What We’re Watching | Raised With Care: Stewards of the Land

This spring, the Alberta Veterinary Medical Association (ABVMA), in association with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry announced the release of a new documentary. Raised With Care: Stewards of the Land looks at the issue of antimicrobial resistance, and the importance of stewardship from producers, farmers, government, and veterinarians. “Antimicrobial resistance can or will impact all of…

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April 8, 2021 Trailblazers

ABVMA proudly releases new documentary on antimicrobial resistance awareness

The Alberta Veterinary Medical Association (ABVMA) is pleased to announce the release of a new documentary called Raised With Care: Stewards of the Land Even before the global spread of a deadly virus had profound effects on businesses, schools, and entire economies, scientists had already sounded the alarm about another potentially catastrophic global public health crisis:…

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Cattle Report

Updated: October 30, 2026

Steers

Live: 303.50 FOB feedlot
Rail: 495.00-500.00 del

Heifers

Live: 303.50 FOB feedlot
Rail: 495.00-500.00 del

Choice Steers

Live: 223.00-226.00 (NE, IA)
Rail: 348.00-355.00 (IA, NE)

Choice Heifers

Live: 223.00-226.00 (NE, IA)
Rail: 348.00-355.00 (IA, NE)

Boner Cows

Over 500 lbs: 248.97

Canadian Dollar

$71.76   0.11

Livestock Price Insurance Index

Expiry Fed Feeder Calf
25-Jan-27 290 468 --
22-Feb-27 290 460 --
22-Mar-27 294 460 --
19-Apr-27 300 456 --
17-May-27 306 460 --
14-Jun-27 310 462 --
12-Jul-27 302 -- --
Last Updated on October 29, 2026

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