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



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U.S. livestock: CME cattle fall on rallying corn prices

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures turned lower on Monday as corn futures rallied following the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s supply and demand report that lowered corn ending stocks, traders said. Meanwhile, hog futures were mixed as bargain buying counterbalanced seasonal price pressure. CME most-active October feeder cattle FCU24 closed down 2.05 cents at […] Read more




Beef carcasses in a freezer. Beef supplies in the fourth quarter of 2024 are forecast to be down from the third quarter.

U.S. beef supplies tell a story

Market Talk with Jerry Klassen

Canadian and U.S. fed cattle markets have been trading near or at historical highs during the summer. I’ve received many calls from cattle producers inquiring about the fed cattle outlook for the fall of 2024. Everyone remembers that during the fall of 2023, the live cattle futures dropped about $30 from September through mid-November. While […] Read more





L to R: Myles Immerkar, Kaitlynn Bolduc (Outstanding Young Angus Breeder), Belinda Wagner, Shawn Birmingham and Ronnie Ford.

Canadian Angus Association news

Purely Purebred, news from the August 2024 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

More than 100 Angus enthusiasts gathered in Toronto, Ont., for the Canadian Angus Association national convention and annual general meeting in early June.  The annual Canadian Angus Foundation’s Building the Legacy fundraiser auction proved once again a striking finale to the convention. On June 8, supporters raised more than $139,000 for foundation programming. Thank you […] Read more

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Klassen: Feeder rally stalls

For the week ending August 3, Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged from seven days earlier. Strong buying interest continued on yearlings straight off grass; however, the “just get’em” type orders that were evident a week earlier now had limits. More cattle will come available in August and buyers are being more patient to see how the market develops.