For the week ending August 24, Western Canadian yearling prices were down $6-$12/cwt from seven days earlier. Calf markets traded $10-$12/cwt below week-ago levels. Larger numbers are coming on stream resulting in the softer tone.
Klassen: Larger supplies weigh on feeder market
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures firm on US heat wave, hogs hit June high
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures ended higher on U.S. heat concerns and signs of better consumer demand on Tuesday, while lean hog futures set a 12-week high, analysts said.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures firm on corn weakness, expected holiday demand
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures turned higher on technical trading on Monday, as live cattle contracts rose on expected consumer demand and hopes of some cash market prices firming, traders said.
Pine Ranch named Sask’s Outstanding Young Farmers
Purely Purebred, news from the August 2024 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Erica and Cyle Stewart of Morse were named Saskatchewan’s Outstanding Young Farmers for 2024 at the Saskatchewan Region’s Recognition Event held in conjunction with Canada’s Farm Show in June. The Stewarts operate Pine Ranch where they run a commercial cow-calf operation and grass yearlings. They are constantly looking at ways to learn and improve production […] Read more
VIDEO: Producer feedback built into design of Highline’s TMR mixers
Depending on the size of your cattle operation, the value that a TMR mixer can bring for you and your herd may be worth a closer look. In this video, field editor Melissa Jeffers-Bezan talks with Claude Rouault with Highline Manufacturing about its line of feed mixer offerings, getting the optimal ration for your animal, […] Read more
Beef demand stays unusually strong
Prime Cuts with Steve Kay
All wealth that flows to the U.S. beef industry comes from consumers at home and abroad. How much they are prepared to spend on beef largely determines whether packers, cattle feeders and producers make money or not. It is thus extremely important to monitor beef demand at retail and food service. Beef demand was strong […] Read more
Nova Scotia ranchers snag environmental award at Canadian Beef Industry Conference
Holdanca Farms from Nova Scotia is this year’s recipient of The Environmental Stewardship Award (TESA), it was announced on at the banquet of the Canadian Beef Industry Conference this week.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures gain on bargain buying
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live and feeder cattle futures ticked higher on Thursday on a spree of bargain buying as industry players believed cattle futures were oversold, analysts said.
New U.S. grid premium highlights genetic merit of Angus cattle
A packer is working with the American Angus Association to reward Angus producers breeding cattle with high genetic merit scores
For cattle producers in the United States, focusing on their genetics just got a lot easier. In early May, National Beef Packing Co., in collaboration with the American Angus Association, announced new premiums for cattle based on their genetic merit scorecards. The premiums use a U.S. Premium Beef value-based grid which previously rewarded cattle that […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle up on signs of bargain buying
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) feeder cattle ticked up on Wednesday on a rebound in bargain buying following a steep dive in the previous session.
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
