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Rail: 513.50-515.25 FOB feedlot (last week)
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AB Direct - Steers
AB Direct - Heifers
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Rail: 513.50-515.25 FOB feedlot (last week)
Rail: 513.50-515.25 FOB feedlot (last week)
US Trade- Steers
Live: 225.00-226.00 (IA, NE) last week
Rail: 355.00-356.00 (NE, IA) last week
Rail: 355.00-356.00 (NE, IA) last week
US Trade - Heifers
Live: 225.00-226.00 (IA, NE) last week
Rail: 355.00-356.00 (NE, IA) last week
Rail: 355.00-356.00 (NE, IA) last week
Canadian Dollar
$72.34
0.39
0.39
Video Ante-Mortem Inspection Program (VAMI)
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April 23, 2026
Business Tools
On-farm processing possible through video inspection program
Alberta producers have access to a virtual option for managing animals that cannot be transported, through the province’s Video Ante-Mortem Inspection (VAMI) program. The program allows a government-authorized inspector to conduct an ante-mortem inspection remotely using video, enabling humane on-site slaughter in situations where transport is not possible or would cause additional distress. How the…
January 7, 2022
Issues & Insights
Alberta offers Video Ante-Mortem Inspection
Livestock producers in Alberta now have the option of using video technology for ante-mortem inspections. The province’s Video Ante-Mortem Inspection Program (VAMI) gives livestock producers the option to offer a humane death and ante-mortem inspection for animals that cannot be transported to a provincially-regulated abattoir. VAMI can be used if an animal is unfit for…
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Cattle Report
Updated: August 24, 2026
Steers
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Rail: 513.50-515.25 FOB feedlot (last week)
Heifers
Live: ---
Rail: 513.50-515.25 FOB feedlot (last week)
Choice Steers
Live: 225.00-226.00 (IA, NE) last week
Rail: 355.00-356.00 (NE, IA) last week
Choice Heifers
Live: 225.00-226.00 (IA, NE) last week
Rail: 355.00-356.00 (NE, IA) last week
Boner Cows
Over 500 lbs: 327.05
Canadian Dollar
$72.34 0.39
Livestock Price Insurance Index
| Expiry | Fed | Feeder | Calf |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16-Nov-26 | 274 | 430 | -- |
| 14-Dec-26 | 276 | 414 | -- |
| 8-Feb-27 | 272 | 408 | -- |
| 8-Mar-27 | 270 | 406 | -- |
| 5-Apr-27 | 276 | 404 | - |
| 3-May-27 | 282 | 404 | -- |
Last Updated on August 20, 2026
