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AB Direct - Heifers
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US Trade- Steers
Live: 173.50-180.00 (KN, TX) 183.00-188.00 (NE)
Rail: 285.00-292.50 (NE, IA)
Rail: 285.00-292.50 (NE, IA)
US Trade - Heifers
Live: 173.50-180.00 (KN, TX) 183.00-188.00 (NE)
Rail: 285.00-292.50 (NE, IA)
Rail: 285.00-292.50 (NE, IA)
Canadian Dollar
$74.42
0.03
0.03
May 26, 2023
Innovation & Technology
What We’re Reading | Cow Patty Critters: A new guide on Canada’s faecal friends
By Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada There is more to a cow pat than meets the eye. In Canada, an estimated 110 million dung pats (the weight of over 13,000 combines!) are deposited by cows every day. But what do we know about the community of insects, bacteria and other organisms that inhabit them? These critters are essential…
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May 19, 2023
Health & Production
What We’re Reading | Taking pain management mainstream
Producers add pain medication to their routines and benefit their herds By the Beef Cattle Research Council Pain management for beef cattle has evolved significantly in the past two decades. Scientists have gained a greater understanding of what pain looks like in an animal and how reducing pain can affect an animal’s well-being. The beef…
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April 28, 2023
Health & Production
What We’re Reading | One Health strategies help a farm family navigate a “winter from hell”
By the Beef Cattle Research Council For Tyler and Nancy Haraga, March 10, 2018, will forever stand out in their minds. “It was forty below with four to five feet of snow,” recalls Tyler. It had been a brutal winter, with unrelenting cold and record snowfall that persisted into March and spring simply refused to…
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January 13, 2023
Issues & Insights
What We’re Reading | Indo-Pacific plan wins kudos from cattle group
By Alberta Farmer Express staff The Canadian Cattle Association is hailing Ottawa’s plan to boost trade with the Indo-Pacific region. About 20 per cent of beef exports already head to the region, with Japan, China, South Korea, Vietnam and Hong Kong being the top markets. The prospects for increasing beef exports are good, it said. “The…
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January 5, 2023
Issues & Insights
What We’re Reading | Iconic Alberta tree needs some help from cattle producers
By Alberta Farmer Express staff Cattle producers in foothill country in southwestern Alberta are being asked to look out for — and help protect — the iconic but endangered limber pine. “The rugged, twisted trees usually grow on dry, rocky ridges and are thought to be some of the oldest trees in Canada,” the Whitebark…
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December 26, 2022
Innovation & Technology
What We’re Reading | AAFC’s Agricultural Innovations
By Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Every year, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) shares some of the highlights of its research successes through Agricultural Innovations. We are pleased to announce that the latest edition of Agricultural Innovations (Volume V) is now available online for you to view on the Government of Canada Publications website. In it, you’ll…
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Cattle Report
Updated: 02/06/2023
Steers
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Rail: 404.00 del
Heifers
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Rail: 404.00 del
Choice Steers
Live: 173.50-180.00 (KN, TX) 183.00-188.00 (NE)
Rail: 285.00-292.50 (NE, IA)
Choice Heifers
Live: 173.50-180.00 (KN, TX) 183.00-188.00 (NE)
Rail: 285.00-292.50 (NE, IA)
Boner Cows
Over 500 lbs: US$ 202.70
Canadian Dollar
$74.42 0.03
Livestock Price Insurance Index
| Expiry | Fed | Feeder | Calf |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23-Aug-23 | 224 | 288 | - |
| 25-Sep-23 | 224 | 298 | 322 |
| 23-Oct-23 | 224 | 300 | 322 |
| 20-Nov-23 | 222 | 298 | 320 |
| 18-Dec-23 | 222 | 290 | 316 |
| 15-Jan-24 | 224 | 290 | - |
| 12-Feb-24 | 228 | 298 | 332 |
Last Updated on June 1, 2023