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AB Direct - Steers

Live: ---
Rail: 495.00-500.00 del (Thursday)

AB Direct - Heifers

Live: ---
Rail: 495.00-500.00 del (Thursday)

US Trade- Steers

Live: 235.00-235.50 (TX, KN)
Rail: 360.00 (IA, NE)

US Trade - Heifers

Live: 235.00-235.50 (TX, KN)
Rail: 360.00 (IA, NE)

Canadian Dollar

$71.54
0.14

Body Condition Scoring (BCS)

Bull Head

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November 3, 2023 Health & Production

The value of ‘hands-on’ BCS for a commercial beef herd

The literal act of completing ‘hands-on’ body condition scoring (BCS) is often thought of by commercial beef producers as a procedure done strictly in academic trials, research studies, or by seedstock operations. Many bypass the practice altogether, choosing instead to rely on experience, assessing their herd’s degree of condition from the feed truck or tractor…

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Cattle Report

Updated: October 31, 2025

Steers

Live: ---
Rail: 495.00-500.00 del (Thursday)

Heifers

Live: ---
Rail: 495.00-500.00 del (Thursday)

Choice Steers

Live: 235.00-235.50 (TX, KN)
Rail: 360.00 (IA, NE)

Choice Heifers

Live: 235.00-235.50 (TX, KN)
Rail: 360.00 (IA, NE)

Boner Cows

Over 500 lbs: 298.53

Canadian Dollar

$71.54   0.14

Livestock Price Insurance Index

Expiry Fed Feeder Calf
26-Jan-26 290 444 --
23-Feb-26 288 436 --
23-Mar-26 288 434 --
20-April-26 292 432 --
18-May-26 300 434 --
15-June-26 302 430 --
13-July-26 290 -- --
Last Updated on October 30, 2025
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