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Beef Cattle, Markets

Klassen: Yearling return to the lineup on strong demand

Frigid temperatures result in limited volumes

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The market hasn’t missed a beat and started the year where it left in December. The only difference is there are larger supplies of yearlings coming on stream. The benchmark levels had backgrounded steers averaging 1,000 pounds trading from $280-$285/cwt with top bids rounding at $290/cwt. Steers averaging 850-pounds were averaging $300/cwt with top-notch larger groups peaking at $305.
Surviving scours
Calving, Cow-Calf, Livestock, Scours

Surviving scours

Prevention is the best medicine, but when you’re in the middle of an outbreak, it’s all about getting through it

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Scours. It should be a four-lettered word, for all the misery it causes on cow-calf operations. Even with the best preventative practices, outbreaks can pop up in herds. And in the middle of an outbreak, the focus is on survival, for calves and humans alike. During an outbreak, producers are generally going to see a […] Read more
January- and February-born calves are also at least twice as likely to require calving assistance than spring-born calves.
Beef Cattle, Livestock, Research on the Record

Say “Beef”— We’re taking a snapshot!

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

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On average, $0.67 of your $2.50 Canadian Beef Cattle Check-Off came to the BCRC in 2022/23. Most of these dollars support research projects and programs. But most of the BCRC staff hours are spent turning research results into producer resources. That involves collecting production information from across Canada, identifying opportunities (and barriers) to better profitability, […] Read more
Left: YFS Miss Bethany 47K; Right: WWC Kayo 581K.
News, Purely Purebred

News from the Salers’ 50th anniversary celebrations

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

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The Salers Association of Canada marked their 50th during Farmfair International in Edmonton, Alta., in November.  Festivities kicked off with the Purebred and Optimizer Salers Show on November 8, with Dawn Wilson judging. Results follow:  Congratulations to all the breeders and exhibitors. On Thursday, the Neogen Cattlemen’s Choice took place and the judges crowned Grand […] Read more

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