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AB Direct - Steers

Live: 318.00-321.25 FOB feedlot (last week)
Rail: 518.00-526.50 FOB feedlot (last week)

AB Direct - Heifers

Live: 318.00-321.25 FOB feedlot (last week)
Rail: 518.00-526.50 FOB feedlot (last week)

US Trade- Steers

Live: 238.00-240.00 last week
Rail: 373.00-378.00 (NE, IA) last week

US Trade - Heifers

Live: 238.00-240.00 last week
Rail: 373.00-378.00 (NE, IA) last week

Canadian Dollar

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April 12, 2024 News

Introducing NRCB’s Livestock Population Verification Program for feedlots

The Natural Resources Conservation Board (NRCB) has initiated a program to verify that the livestock population of feedlots permitted by the NRCB are within their allotted numbers. The Livestock Population Verification Program is a response to evidence provided by complainants indicating that some operators in Lethbridge County may be exceeding the livestock numbers in their…

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April 7, 2022 Checking in with ABP

From Field to Feedlot – Animal welfare is a top priority

Five years ago, the National Cattle Feeders’ Association (NCFA), along with our federal packers, Cargill, JBS and Tyson Foods, developed the Canadian Feedlot Animal Care Assessment Program. This national feedlot program was created because our packers requested a way to develop verifiable welfare practices at feedlots, based on demands for verification from retailers. The program…

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March 4, 2021 Issues & Insights

What We’re Reading | Beef sector saw winners and losers during COVID

The Western Producer by Barb Glen Consumers paid more for beef, processors and retailers increased their profits and feedlot owners lost millions in 2020 because of COVID-19. A paper published through the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy, written by project co-ordinator Karen Spencer, indicates feedlots lost an estimated $379 million in gross revenues…

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February 22, 2021 Innovation & Technology

What We’re Reading | Research shows feed additive cuts methane emissions at commercial feedlots

Canadian Cattlemen by Lisa Guenther A recent two-year trial examined the effects of 3-NOP, an additive developed by Royal DSM, in the diets of both finishing and backgrounding cattle. Recent research out of Alberta has confirmed that a novel feed additive cuts methane emissions from feedlot cattle by as much as 80 per cent, depending…

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Cattle Report

Updated: 15/09/2025

Steers

Live: 318.00-321.25 FOB feedlot (last week)
Rail: 518.00-526.50 FOB feedlot (last week)

Heifers

Live: 318.00-321.25 FOB feedlot (last week)
Rail: 518.00-526.50 FOB feedlot (last week)

Choice Steers

Live: 238.00-240.00 last week
Rail: 373.00-378.00 (NE, IA) last week

Choice Heifers

Live: 238.00-240.00 last week
Rail: 373.00-378.00 (NE, IA) last week

Boner Cows

Over 500 lbs: 316.69

Canadian Dollar

$72.22   0.00

Livestock Price Insurance Index

Expiry Fed Feeder Calf
08-Dec-25 292 458 --
02-Feb-26 294 454 --
02-Mar-26 292 448 --
30-Mar-26 292 442 --
27-April-26 300 442 --
25-May-26 306 444 --
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Last Updated on September 11, 2025