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AB Direct - Steers

Live: 303.50 FOB feedlot
Rail: 495.00-500.00 del

AB Direct - Heifers

Live: 303.50 FOB feedlot
Rail: 495.00-500.00 del

US Trade- Steers

Live: 223.00-226.00 (NE, IA)
Rail: 348.00-355.00 (IA, NE)

US Trade - Heifers

Live: 223.00-226.00 (NE, IA)
Rail: 348.00-355.00 (IA, NE)

Canadian Dollar

$71.76
0.11

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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 30, 2026

Steers

Live: 303.50 FOB feedlot
Rail: 495.00-500.00 del

Heifers

Live: 303.50 FOB feedlot
Rail: 495.00-500.00 del

Choice Steers

Live: 223.00-226.00 (NE, IA)
Rail: 348.00-355.00 (IA, NE)

Choice Heifers

Live: 223.00-226.00 (NE, IA)
Rail: 348.00-355.00 (IA, NE)

Boner Cows

Over 500 lbs: 248.97

Canadian Dollar

$71.76   0.11

Livestock Price Insurance Index

Expiry Fed Feeder Calf
25-Jan-27 290 468 --
22-Feb-27 290 460 --
22-Mar-27 294 460 --
19-Apr-27 300 456 --
17-May-27 306 460 --
14-Jun-27 310 462 --
12-Jul-27 302 -- --
Last Updated on October 29, 2026

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