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AB Direct - Steers

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Rail: 515.00-523.00 FOB feedlot (last week)

AB Direct - Heifers

Live: ---
Rail: 515.00-523.00 FOB feedlot (last week)

US Trade- Steers

Live: 243.00-246.00, (NE, IA), 245.00-248.00 (TX, KN) last week
Rail: 382.00 (NE, IA) last week

US Trade - Heifers

Live: 243.00-246.00, (NE, IA), 245.00-248.00 (TX, KN) last week
Rail: 382.00 (NE, IA) last week

Canadian Dollar

$73.21
0.30

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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…

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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…

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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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Featured

  • Traceability

    Thanks to producers from across Alberta and beyond, CFIA has heard a range of perspectives and has acknowledged that additional due diligence is required. ABP will continue to use its annual Producer Meetings as a tool to gather feedback from producers.

    Learn More

  • Producer Meetings

    Who could say no to a $10 supper with friends and colleagues? Join fellow cattle producers for a meal and conversations at the 2026 Producer Meetings.

    Register Today

Cattle Report

Updated: February 17, 2026

Steers

Live: ---
Rail: 515.00-523.00 FOB feedlot (last week)

Heifers

Live: ---
Rail: 515.00-523.00 FOB feedlot (last week)

Choice Steers

Live: 243.00-246.00, (NE, IA), 245.00-248.00 (TX, KN) last week
Rail: 382.00 (NE, IA) last week

Choice Heifers

Live: 243.00-246.00, (NE, IA), 245.00-248.00 (TX, KN) last week
Rail: 382.00 (NE, IA) last week

Boner Cows

Over 500 lbs: 304.05

Canadian Dollar

$73.21   0.30

Livestock Price Insurance Index

Expiry Fed Feeder Calf
11-May-26 306 478 --
08-June-26 310 468 --
06-June-26 304 -- --
03-Aug-26 300 -- --
31-Aug-26 294 464 --
28-Sept-26 292 466 586
26-Oct-26 286 460 586
Last Updated on February 12, 2026
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