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AB Direct - Steers

Live: 320.00 FOB feedlot
Rail: 520.00-530.00

AB Direct - Heifers

Live: 320.00 FOB feedlot
Rail: 520.00-530.00

US Trade- Steers

Live: 235.00
Rail: 370.00-380.00 (KS, NE)

US Trade - Heifers

Live: 235.00
Rail: 370.00-380.00 (KS, NE)

Canadian Dollar

$71.84
0.35

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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: August 7, 2026

Steers

Live: 320.00 FOB feedlot
Rail: 520.00-530.00

Heifers

Live: 320.00 FOB feedlot
Rail: 520.00-530.00

Choice Steers

Live: 235.00
Rail: 370.00-380.00 (KS, NE)

Choice Heifers

Live: 235.00
Rail: 370.00-380.00 (KS, NE)

Boner Cows

Over 500 lbs: 333.76

Canadian Dollar

$71.84   0.35

Livestock Price Insurance Index

Expiry Fed Feeder Calf
2-Nov-26 294 462 --
30-Nov-26 292 446 --
28-Dec-26 -- -- --
25-Jan-27 288 438 --
22-Feb-27 286 428 --
22-Mar-27 288 428 --
19-Apr-27 294 424 --
Last Updated on August 6, 2026

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