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AB Direct - Steers

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Rail: 502.00-505.50 FOB feedlot (last week)

AB Direct - Heifers

Live: ---
Rail: 502.00-505.50 FOB feedlot (last week)

US Trade- Steers

Live: 240.00 (TX, KN), 240.00-241.00 (NE, IA) last week
Rail: 372.00-373.00 (NE, IA) last week

US Trade - Heifers

Live: 240.00 (TX, KN), 240.00-241.00 (NE, IA)
Rail: 372.00-373.00 (IA, NE)

Canadian Dollar

$71.42
0.11

winter

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February 24, 2022 Trailblazers

Shake the winter blues with some tropical BBQ

Even on the coldest January nights, BBQ pit master Mel Chmilar Jr. is still firing it, making tropically inspired meals to chase away the winter blues. He also offers unusual tips (including using welding supplies) to enhance your winter grilling experience. In the November issue, we met Albertan Mel Chmilar Jr., who welds by day…

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December 22, 2021 Health & Production

Cold Stress: What to know going into this winter

What is cold stress? All mammals need to maintain their internal body temperatures, averaging 38°C in cattle. However, they don’t need to use extra energy to maintain normal body temperatures when the environmental conditions are within a “thermoneutral zone.” The thermoneutral zone is defined as the range of ambient temperatures without regulatory changes in metabolic…

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December 5, 2020 Weather

What We’re Reading | 20 Signs of a Hard Winter Ahead

Before there were weather apps for your smartphone, Doppler radar, or the National Weather Service, our ancestors looked to the signs from nature to prepare for what was to come. A wonderful friend of Farmers’ Almanac’s Editor, Ray Geiger’s, Cleveland weather guru Dick Goddard put together a laundry list of 20 signs of nature that can predict a harsh…

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Cattle Report

Updated: October 20, 2025

Steers

Live: ---
Rail: 502.00-505.50 FOB feedlot (last week)

Heifers

Live: ---
Rail: 502.00-505.50 FOB feedlot (last week)

Choice Steers

Live: 240.00 (TX, KN), 240.00-241.00 (NE, IA) last week
Rail: 372.00-373.00 (NE, IA) last week

Choice Heifers

Live: 240.00 (TX, KN), 240.00-241.00 (NE, IA)
Rail: 372.00-373.00 (IA, NE)

Boner Cows

Over 500 lbs: 307.97

Canadian Dollar

$71.42   0.11

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