Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) feeder cattle futures rose on Tuesday as market players anticipated a constricted supply of cattle and awaited a monthly cattle supply report later in the week, traders said.
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U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle up on expectations of tight supply
Data sharing next big step for beef cattle genetics
Seed stock producers could see progress with a common database across breeds
Data access is vital to success in most businesses these days, and that includes cattle genetics, according to panel members at the Canadian Beef Industry Conference in Saskatoon in August. “I believe genetics can be the motivator that drives success in the beef industry in the next 20 years,” said panel chair Sandy Russell, CEO […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder market consolidates at higher levels
The market continues to digest the U.S. border closure to Mexican feeder cattle, which is drawing more U.S. demand towards Western Canada. Auction market volumes are declining at this time of year. The quality of cattle was sub-par in some regions which caused prices to be quite variable.
U.S. livestock: Cattle down as trade anticipates Mexican cattle imports
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live and feeder cattle futures fell on Monday as market players digested news that Mexican cattle imports to the U.S. will likely resume in the New Year, traders said.
Structure underpins bull power
Two ranchers explain how they think a herd sire should be put together and why
What does a good bull look like? It’s a perpetual question during bull buying season, so Canadian Cattlemen asked a commercial producer and a seedstock beef producer how they evaluate bull conformation. Rawes Ranches A family member regularly reminds Philip Harty, owner of Rawes Ranches at Strome, Alta., that cattle producers should be in the […] Read more
USDA does not expect to resume Mexico cattle imports before holidays, chief veterinary officer says
The U.S. Department of Agriculture late on Friday walked back comments that it could resume imports of Mexican cattle before year-end holidays, after it suspended shipments last month due to the discovery of New World screwworm in Mexico.
U.S. livestock: CME feeders fall on news US may resume Mexico cattle imports
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) feeder cattle futures fell on Friday, on news the U.S. could resume feeder cattle imports from Mexico after Washington suspended cattle imports from Mexico over a case of New World screwworm.
CRSB consumer survey finds Canadians generally bullish on beef
A few more Canadians eat beef now than they did in 2022 according to a survey from the Canadian Roundtable of Sustainable Beef (CRSB).
Big cows and big questions
Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen
August’s column talked about how genetic selection for growth rate and carcass merit has resulted in heavier carcasses with better marbling scores. New genetics get to the feeder and packer through the bulls that cow-calf producers buy from seedstock producers. These new genetics also leave fingerprints on the cow herd as they pass through. If […] Read more
Beef-on-dairy provides opportunity and challenges for producers
Important traits include good growth, carcass characteristics and feed conversion
Though beef-on-dairy seems to be discussed more now than ever, the intersection of the two types of cattle isn’t as new as you may think. According to Dr. Kee Jim, senior lead of animal agriculture at Telus and managing director for G.K. Jim Farms, we’ve been eating beef-on-dairy cattle for decades. Now, it’s only increasing. […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
