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AB Direct - Steers

Live: ---
Rail: 520.00-522.00 del

AB Direct - Heifers

Live: ---
Rail: 520.00-522.00 del

US Trade- Steers

Live: 239.00 (TX), 235.00 (IA)
Rail: ---

US Trade - Heifers

Live: 239.00 (TX), 235.00 (IA)
Rail: ---

Canadian Dollar

$72.78
0.13

Backgrounding

Bull Head

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Calculating financial risks and opportunities in backgrounding

The Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) is offering a new Backgrounding Calculator to cow-calf producers deciding whether they should sell or background calves. The new tool is a downloadable XLS file that incorporates variables like current calf prices, cost of gain, and projected feeder prices, in order to identify economic opportunities and risks from backgrounding…

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Cattle Report

Updated: 18/09/2025

Steers

Live: ---
Rail: 520.00-522.00 del

Heifers

Live: ---
Rail: 520.00-522.00 del

Choice Steers

Live: 239.00 (TX), 235.00 (IA)
Rail: ---

Choice Heifers

Live: 239.00 (TX), 235.00 (IA)
Rail: ---

Boner Cows

Over 500 lbs: 316.43

Canadian Dollar

$72.78   0.13

Livestock Price Insurance Index

Expiry Fed Feeder Calf
15-Dec-25 292 454 --
12-Jan-26 -- -- --
09-Feb-26 294 450 --
09-Mar-26 294 446 --
06-April-26 294 440 --
04-May-26 302 442 --
01-Jun-26 308 442 --
Last Updated on September 18, 2025
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