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AB Direct - Steers

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AB Direct - Heifers

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US Trade- Steers

Live: 232.00 (NE, IA, TX, KN) last week
Rail: 355.00-360.00 (IA, NE) last week

US Trade - Heifers

Live: 232.00 (NE, IA, TX, KN) last week
Rail: 355.00-363.00 (IA, NE) last week

Canadian Dollar

$72.85
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April 7, 2021 Issues & Insights

What We’re Reading | Canadians won’t work on farms: survey

The Western Producer by Robert Arnason About three million Canadians lost their jobs last spring as COVID-19 forced thousands of businesses to shut their doors or lay off staff. Many farmers needed employees last spring and summer, but few Canadians applied for farm jobs, despite record levels of unemployment across the country. A survey of…

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Cattle Report

Updated: January 5, 2026

Steers

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Heifers

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Choice Steers

Live: 232.00 (NE, IA, TX, KN) last week
Rail: 355.00-360.00 (IA, NE) last week

Choice Heifers

Live: 232.00 (NE, IA, TX, KN) last week
Rail: 355.00-363.00 (IA, NE) last week

Boner Cows

Over 500 lbs: 295.94

Canadian Dollar

$72.85   0.19

Livestock Price Insurance Index

Expiry Fed Feeder Calf
16-Mar-26 286 446 --
13-Apr-26 290 444 --
11-May-26 298 446 --
08-June-26 302 444 --
06-July-26 294 -- --
03-Aug-26 288 -- --
31-Aug-26 278 440 --
Last Updated on December 18, 2025