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Shorthorn Association holds leadership conference

Purely Purebred, news from the March 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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The Canadian Junior Shorthorn Association hosted its annual Shorthorn Stars Leadership Conference on February 4 and 5 in Calgary, Alta.  There were 19 Shorthorn juniors in attendance with four junior representatives from the Canadian Junior Limousin Association. Guest speakers included:  The conference also included an afternoon tour of Olds College Technology Access Centre from Sean […] Read more
One study used laboratory measurements and eight trained sensory panellists to compare the eating quality of 100 dark-cutting steaks to 100 normal steaks.
Livestock, Research

Can Canada reduce dark-cutting discounts?

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

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When cattle are severely stressed before slaughter there’s an increased risk that the rib-eye will remain dark red instead of blooming to a bright red colour. This phenomenon is called dark cutting. Extremely dark fresh beef isn’t visually appealing to consumers and has a shorter shelf life, so Canada’s grading system assigns these carcasses to […] Read more
CME April 2023 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle set multi-week lows as bank selloff hits Wall Street

April hogs, feeder cattle also lower

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures tumbled to multi-week lows on Wednesday as losses in U.S. stocks and fears about a banking crisis spilled into livestock markets, analysts said. The Dow and S+P 500 closed lower as problems at Credit Suisse piled more pressure on the banking sector. Declines in equities hit […] Read more
Vet Advice: Putting out fires
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Vet Advice: Putting out fires

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It would be wonderful if reason and common sense would govern everything we try to accomplish. Unfortunately, one of the greatest myths of common sense is that everything that seems obvious at first is. Things only become obvious after you know all the answers, and they never all come. A complicating reality is that humans […] Read more
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Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market scaling fresh heights

Heifer retention expected in U.S. this spring

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Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $5 to as much as $10 higher. Replacements in the 650- to 800-lb. category were up $6-$12; calves under 650 lbs. were relatively unchanged although volumes were limited. Lightweight calves were hard to come by last week. Weather may have been a factor. Many factors contributed […] Read more
CME April 2023 live cattle with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs decline amid demand worries

April feeder cattle lowest since March 3

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock markets ended lower again on Tuesday, with cattle and hog futures easing on demand concerns, analysts said. Front-month feeder cattle futures hit their lowest price since March 3, extending a retreat from a 2015 high reached last week. Front-month live cattle, meanwhile, touched a three-low on Monday. […] Read more
Canadian Limousin Association awards and show highlights
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Canadian Limousin Association awards and show highlights

Purely Purebred, news from the March 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Congratulations to Eric, Terra, Rozlyn and Liam Boon of B Bar Cattle at Lucky Lake, Sask. The Boon family’s pen of three bulls was named the Reserve Grand Champion Pen of Interbreed Bulls at Canadian Western Agribition. They also took home the People’s Choice Pen of Three Bulls at Agribition. Congratulations as well to Rob […] Read more
Cattle herd poised to expand while economy cools
Beef Cattle, Market talk, Markets

Cattle herd poised to expand while economy cools

Market Update with Jerry Klassen: A small change in supply has a large influence on the price

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Several studies from universities in Canada and the U.S. analyze the financial returns for feedlot operations. Feeding cattle is a pure competitive market. One characteristic of a pure competitive market is that the margins drop to the least-cost producer. In the long run, the margins are negative. Two other characteristics are unique to the cattle […] Read more
CME April 2023 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle hit one-month low on profit-taking

Hogs, feeder cattle also lower

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell to their lowest price in more than a month, while feeder cattle sank below a one-week low on Monday on profit-taking following recent rallies, brokers said. Feeder cattle closed lower for the third consecutive session after the front-month contract touched a 2015 high last […] Read more
Bobby Hull’s interest in Hereford cattle began as a child during family drives through the countryside.
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Bobby Hull remembered by seedstock breeders

Purely Purebred, news from the March 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Bobby Hull passed away recently at the age of 84. Best known as an NHL star, Hull was also an avid Hereford breeder who did look over the fence at the Simmental breed. As part of the All-Star Simmental Breeders syndicate, they bought the bull Bar 5 Catalyst 238E for $68,000 and renamed him Achilles […] Read more

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