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Klassen: Feeder market makes another leg higher

By Jerry Klassen August 26, 2025

For the week ending August 23, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $5 to $10 higher on average compared to seven days earlier. In some locations such as Lethbridge, larger packages of quality yearlings traded $10 to as much as $20/cwt higher.

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures slide on human screwworm case report

Lean hog futures rise

By Geralyn Wichers August 25, 2025

Chicago cattle futures fell on Monday after the USDA reported a human case of New World screwworm in the U.S.

Cattle at a feedlot near North Platte, Nebraska. (AndrewLinscott/iStock/Getty Images)

Livestock, Reuters

U.S. confirms nation’s first travel-associated human screwworm case connected to Central American outbreak

USDA criticized by cattle producers for failing to take timely measures to prevent screwworm from entering the U.S.

By Cassandra Garrison, Leah Douglas, Reuters, Tom Polansek August 25, 2025

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Sunday reported the first human case in the United States of travel-associated New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, from an outbreak-affected country.

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise as Cattle on Feed report shows lower inventory

By Geralyn Wichers August 22, 2025

Cattle futures climbed again on Friday as USDA data showed a continued decline in cattle on feed. Hogs also rose.

Livestock

Canadian cattle herd sees first year-over-year increase since 2021

Lower slaughter, retained breeding stock supports inventories

By Geralyn Wichers August 22, 2025

Canadian cattle numbers rose as of July 1, the first year-over-year increase since 2021 according to new data from Statistics Canada.

Casey Toews, Pincher Creek, Alta. Photo: Ania and Tyler Stalman

Environment, Grazing, Livestock, People, Sustainability

Regenerative ranching sees Alberta family through three decades of ups and downs

Fishburn Ranch has survived BSE and drought, and the Toews family remains committed to the regenerative approach

By Kelly Sidoryk August 22, 2025

Alberta ranchers have found regenerative ranching key to surviving ups and downs of the business

Beef cattle graze on a pasture north of Ninette, in western Manitoba on Canada Day 2024.

Animal Health, Research on the Record

Preventing bovine viral diarrhea in cow herds

Canadian researchers have studied the effectiveness of BVD vaccination in cow herds

By Reynold Bergen August 22, 2025

Canadian researchers have studied the effectiveness of BVD vaccination in cow herds.

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rally peters out on position squaring

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters August 21, 2025

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures fell on Thursday after rising for four consecutive sessions, as traders booked profits and squared positions ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's monthly Cattle on Feed report due after the market's close on Friday, analysts said.

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures continue rally on constrained supply

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters August 20, 2025

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rose for the fourth session in a row on Wednesday, as a continued tight supply of cattle and resilient consumer demand for beef boosted futures, traders said.

CCA met with John Barlow, the shadow minister for agriculture, after the federal election. L to R: Tyler Fulton, John Barlow, Nathan Phinney and Jennifer Babcock. Photo: Canadian Cattle Association

Associations, CCA reports

How and why the Canadian Cattle Association advocates for domestic change

Tyler Fulton, Canadian Cattle Association president, explains how and why the association advocates for beef producers domestically

By Tyler Fulton August 20, 2025

Tyler Fulton, Canadian Cattle Association president, explains how and why the association advocates for beef producers domestically.

U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures weaken on harvest pressure, firm dollar

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures higher, though traders uncertain about demand

Feed Grain Weekly: Corn prices steady, barley harvest slows

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures weaken on harvest pressure, firm dollar

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures higher, though traders uncertain about demand

Feed Grain Weekly: Corn prices steady, barley harvest slows

Beef cattle

Klassen: Feeder market makes another leg higher

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures slide on human screwworm case report

U.S. confirms nation’s first travel-associated human screwworm case connected to Central American outbreak

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise as Cattle on Feed report shows lower inventory

Canadian cattle herd sees first year-over-year increase since 2021

Regenerative ranching sees Alberta family through three decades of ups and downs

Preventing bovine viral diarrhea in cow herds

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rally peters out on position squaring

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures continue rally on constrained supply

How and why the Canadian Cattle Association advocates for domestic change

Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field

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Cows ain’t coal

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