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AB Direct - Steers

Live: ---
Rail: 502.00-505.50 FOB feedlot (last week)

AB Direct - Heifers

Live: ---
Rail: 502.00-505.50 FOB feedlot (last week)

US Trade- Steers

Live: 240.00 (TX, KN), 240.00-241.00 (NE, IA) last week
Rail: 372.00-373.00 (NE, IA) last week

US Trade - Heifers

Live: 240.00 (TX, KN), 240.00-241.00 (NE, IA)
Rail: 372.00-373.00 (IA, NE)

Canadian Dollar

$71.42
0.11

tapeworm

Bull Head

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August 19, 2021 Health & Production

Alberta a hot spot for zoonotic tapeworm

A relatively new tapeworm is catching researchers by surprise in Alberta, and emphasizing the importance of zoonotic diseases. “It’s really too soon to predict where this might go, but there are several reasons to think that there will be more cases diagnosed in the future,” says Dr. Stan Houston, infectious disease expert at the University…

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Cattle Report

Updated: October 20, 2025

Steers

Live: ---
Rail: 502.00-505.50 FOB feedlot (last week)

Heifers

Live: ---
Rail: 502.00-505.50 FOB feedlot (last week)

Choice Steers

Live: 240.00 (TX, KN), 240.00-241.00 (NE, IA) last week
Rail: 372.00-373.00 (NE, IA) last week

Choice Heifers

Live: 240.00 (TX, KN), 240.00-241.00 (NE, IA)
Rail: 372.00-373.00 (IA, NE)

Boner Cows

Over 500 lbs: 307.97

Canadian Dollar

$71.42   0.11

Livestock Price Insurance Index

Expiry Fed Feeder Calf
09-Feb-26 318 502 --
09-Mar-26 318 498 --
06-Apr-26 320 494 --
04-May-26 328 498 --
01-June-26 334 500 --
29-June-26 328 490 --
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Last Updated on October 16, 2025
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