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AB Direct - Steers

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Rail: 482.75-487.00 FOB feedlot (last week)

AB Direct - Heifers

Live: ---
Rail: 482.75-487.00 FOB feedlot (last week)

US Trade- Steers

Live: 220.00-225.00 (NE, IA), 225.00-226.00 (TX, KN) last week
Rail: 340.00-345.00 (IA, NE) last week

US Trade - Heifers

Live: 220.00-225.00 (NE, IA), 225.00-226.00 (TX, KN) last week
Rail: 340.00-345.00 (IA, NE) last week

Canadian Dollar

$72.33
0.03

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December 17, 2021 Issues & Insights

What We’re Reading | Cows ain’t coal

By Lisa Guenther, Editor, Canadian Cattlemen The recent article in Time proclaiming cows as the new coal must have been discouraging to ranchers and beef farmers, never mind the segment on CBC’s The Current that included cutting red meat as a way to fight climate change. At one point on The Current, Lloyd Alter, who has a background as an architect and…

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Cattle Report

Updated: December 8, 2025

Steers

Live: ---
Rail: 482.75-487.00 FOB feedlot (last week)

Heifers

Live: ---
Rail: 482.75-487.00 FOB feedlot (last week)

Choice Steers

Live: 220.00-225.00 (NE, IA), 225.00-226.00 (TX, KN) last week
Rail: 340.00-345.00 (IA, NE) last week

Choice Heifers

Live: 220.00-225.00 (NE, IA), 225.00-226.00 (TX, KN) last week
Rail: 340.00-345.00 (IA, NE) last week

Boner Cows

Over 500 lbs: 295.07

Canadian Dollar

$72.33   0.03

Livestock Price Insurance Index

Expiry Fed Feeder Calf
02-Mar-26 282 434 --
30-Mar-26 284 430 --
27-Apr-26 290 430 --
25-May-26 298 432 --
22-June-26 298 428 --
20-July-26 288 -- --
17-Aug-26 289 430 --
Last Updated on December 4, 2025