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AB Direct - Steers
AB Direct - Heifers
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Rail: 500.00 del
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US Trade- Steers
Live: 239.00-240.00 (NE, IA)
Rail: 242.00 (IA, NE)
Rail: 242.00 (IA, NE)
US Trade - Heifers
Live: 239.00-240.00 (NE, IA)
Rail: 242.00 (IA, NE)
Rail: 242.00 (IA, NE)
Canadian Dollar
$71.69
0.02
0.02
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May 26, 2022
Innovation & Technology
What are you doing with your used twine and plastic?
Plastics are integral to most of our businesses, whether you are wrapping up bales or covering your silage pit. They are cheap, convenient, and resilient, which makes them useful but also difficult to get rid of. In the past, the most common practice for dealing with used ag plastics was to burn it – a…
April 5, 2022
Issues & Insights
Twine – it’s one of the easiest ag plastics to recycle. Really!
Of all the agricultural plastics on prairie farms, baler twine is one of the easiest to overlook when it comes to a commitment to recycle. Unlike grain bags, which when empty, are a massive amount of plastic laying in the field, baler twine accumulates in smaller bunches, seemingly innocuous, until they start to take over…
January 13, 2022
Health & Production
What We’re Reading | Bale net wrap, twine present health hazard for cows
By Heather Smith Thomas Producers may never realize they have a problem unless a necropsy reveals net wrap or baling twine inside the animal Use of net wrap on hay and straw bales carries risks to cattle. Dr. John Campbell, professor of large animal clinical sciences at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, says some…
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Cattle Report
Updated: October 23, 2025
Steers
Live: ---
Rail: 500.00 del
Heifers
Live: ---
Rail: 500.00 del
Choice Steers
Live: 239.00-240.00 (NE, IA)
Rail: 242.00 (IA, NE)
Choice Heifers
Live: 239.00-240.00 (NE, IA)
Rail: 242.00 (IA, NE)
Boner Cows
Over 500 lbs: 313.03
Canadian Dollar
$71.69 0.02
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
