Calves waiting their turn to enter the Stettler Auction Mart in Alberta. Price insurance covers market risk from futures, currency and basis.

Managing risk when marketing beef cattle

Understanding price insurance, the risk it covers and how it compares to other options will allow you to draft a better risk management strategy

For the past year, cattle prices have remained strong in Canada and look to stay that way in 2024.However, this isn’t set in stone and the market can be quick to change, as producers saw in March 2024 as avian influenza was first detected in dairy cattle in the U.S., introducing risk into a red-hot […] Read more






Lars Deleeuw of the Ontario Livestock Exchange became the first and youngest person to win both Rookie of the Year and Grand Champion the same year at the Canadian Livestock Auctioneering Championship.

Rise of the rookie auctioneer

Ontario auctioneer Lars Deleeuw is the youngest-ever winner of the Canadian Livestock Auctioneering Championship. He also took home Rookie of the Year

Glacier FarmMedia – Lars Deleeuw tipped his cowboy hat to the crowd as his rhythmic chant danced from the speakers. The 19-year-old self-taught auctioneer from Burford, Ont., swept the 25th annual Canadian Livestock Auctioneering Championship, winning Rookie of the Year and Grand Champion at the Livestock Marketing Association of Canada (LMAC) gala on May 24. […] Read more