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AB Direct - Steers
AB Direct - Heifers
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Rail: 403.25-409.00 FOB feedlot *last week
Rail: 403.25-409.00 FOB feedlot *last week
US Trade- Steers
Live: 180.00-181.00 (TX, KN) 181.00 (NE, IA) * last week
Rail: 286.00-288.00 (IA, NE) *last week
Rail: 286.00-288.00 (IA, NE) *last week
US Trade - Heifers
Live: 180.00-181.00 (TX, KN) 181.00 (NE, IA) *last week
Rail: 286.00-288.00 (IA, NE) *last week
Rail: 286.00-288.00 (IA, NE) *last week
Canadian Dollar
$73.75
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Wild Boar
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Taylor Ranches receives 2024 Environmental Stewardship Award
Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) is proud to announce the Taylor family as the recipients of the 2024 Environmental Stewardship Award.
Meet the Taylors
April 27, 2022
Issues & Insights
Wild pig distribution and eradication on the prairies
When wild boar were first brought to the prairies, experts suggested crossing them with domestic pigs for a bigger, more reproductive animal. Unfortunately, some of the traits that make them great farm animals, also make them a wildly successful invasive pest. According to Dr. Ryan Brook, wild pig occurrences occupy just over one million square…
April 6, 2022
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The Bovine: Forages, wild pigs, and a whirlwind trip to Ottawa
Our fourth episode of The Bovine is now available! On this episode: Can you keep your grazing livestock off the grass a while longer? Masters student and host of ‘Forays into Forages,’ David MacTaggart, joins the show to talk about the general lifecycle of perennial plants, and how we can support forages post-drought. Pigs in…
October 14, 2021
Issues & Insights
What We’re Reading | Destructive, invasive wild pigs in Alberta have breached national park boundary for 1st time
Bob Weber, The Canadian Press One of the most destructive and rapidly spreading invasive species on the continent has been found for the first time in a Canadian national park. Wild pigs, which tear up landscapes and eat everything from roots to bird eggs to deer, are regularly present in Elk Island National Park —…
May 5, 2021
Checking in with ABP
Report wild boar at large in Alberta
Spot a wild boar, tracks, or rooting in a lawn or pasture? Grab your phone. The Alberta Invasive Species Council (AISC) is asking Albertans to report feral pig sightings in a new initiative aptly named “Squeal on Pigs.” Wild boar (Sus scrofa) first came to Alberta in the late 1900s as livestock animals. Unfortunately, over…
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Taylor Ranches receives 2024 Environmental Stewardship Award
Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) is proud to announce the Taylor family as the recipients of the 2024 Environmental Stewardship Award.
Meet the Taylors
Cattle Report
Updated: 09/09/2024
Steers
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Rail: 403.25-409.00 FOB feedlot *last week
Heifers
Live: ---
Rail: 403.25-409.00 FOB feedlot *last week
Choice Steers
Live: 180.00-181.00 (TX, KN) 181.00 (NE, IA) * last week
Rail: 286.00-288.00 (IA, NE) *last week
Choice Heifers
Live: 180.00-181.00 (TX, KN) 181.00 (NE, IA) *last week
Rail: 286.00-288.00 (IA, NE) *last week
Boner Cows
Over 500 lbs: 267.03
Canadian Dollar
$73.75 0.00
Livestock Price Insurance Index
| Expiry | Fed | Feeder | Calf |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-Dec-24 | 220 | 304 | -- |
| 30-Dec-24 | -- | -- | -- |
| 27-Jan-25 | 222 | 302 | -- |
| 24-Feb-25 | 218 | 302 | -- |
| 24-Mar-25 | 220 | 300 | -- |
| 21-Apr-25 | 226 | 306 | -- |
| 19-May-25 | 230 | 308 | -- |
Last Updated on September 6, 2024
