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AB Direct - Steers

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Rail: 491.50-503.50 FOB feedlot (last week)

AB Direct - Heifers

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Rail: 491.50-503.50 FOB feedlot (last week)

US Trade- Steers

Live: 229.00-230.00 (NE, IA) 235.00-235.50 (TX, KN) last week
Rail: 355.00-360.00 (IA, NE) last week

US Trade - Heifers

Live: 229.00-230.00 (IA, NE), 235.00-235.50 (TX, KN) last week
Rail: 355.00-360.00 (IA, NE) last week

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April 26, 2023 Innovation & Technology

ABP Research Showcase Highlights | Evaluating Johne’s disease control options

This is the fifth in a series of articles highlighting a selection of ABP-supported research projects that were featured at our Research Showcase in February 2023. Find the previous articles here. With no vaccine or treatment available, preventing and controlling Johne’s disease in livestock comes down to biosecurity measures and testing. However, testing for Johne’s…

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June 15, 2022 Health & Production

Taking a closer look at Johne’s disease

Johne’s disease is a sneaky production-limiting disease that damages herd health. We introduced Johne’s in the November 2021 issue. A new digital risk-reward calculator has been developed to help beef producers predict the future spread of Johne’s in their herds, and compare costs and benefits of different management strategies. As cattle herds grow and consolidate,…

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January 18, 2022 Health & Production

How to stop silent spreaders from damaging herd health

Following the recent downgrade in Canada’s BSE risk to negligible status, there is hope that the animal health sector will focus more attention on production-limiting diseases, like Johne’s and Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD).  Reopening doors of opportunity Both Johne’s and BVD present challenges for producers through detection, transmission, and production. We sat down with veterinarian…

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March 23, 2021 Innovation & Technology

What We’re Reading | Decision tool will help protect beef herds from Johne’s disease

University of Saskatchewan WCVM Today by Lianne Price Johne’s disease is an incurable enteric disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium avium spp. paratuberculosis. The pathogen causes extreme diarrhea with severe weight loss resulting in death. Over 67 per cent of Canada’s dairy herds are infected with this chronic infectious disease, which spread quickly throughout dairy herds as…

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Cattle Report

Updated: November 3, 2025

Steers

Live: ---
Rail: 491.50-503.50 FOB feedlot (last week)

Heifers

Live: ---
Rail: 491.50-503.50 FOB feedlot (last week)

Choice Steers

Live: 229.00-230.00 (NE, IA) 235.00-235.50 (TX, KN) last week
Rail: 355.00-360.00 (IA, NE) last week

Choice Heifers

Live: 229.00-230.00 (IA, NE), 235.00-235.50 (TX, KN) last week
Rail: 355.00-360.00 (IA, NE) last week

Boner Cows

Over 500 lbs: 302.18

Canadian Dollar

$71.20   0.31

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