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Compacted concrete makes for drier, easier-to-manage feedlots

It’s a big investment, but return on investment can be about six years

By John Greig June 20, 2024

When Rimrock Feeders purchased the former Western Feedlots site outside of High River, Alta., there were decisions to be made about the site, which had been empty for about three years. The pen partitions were wooden and decaying and there were drainage issues on the site, which sits on a high point, with a view […] Read more

Livestock, News

Funding to help make cattle data gathering easier

Partnership between Angus and Holstein association will look at sharing trait information and how to automate data management

By John Greig June 19, 2024

New funding for the Canadian Angus Association and Holstein Canada will allow them to improve the data that goes into genetic evaluations and expand into new areas including carcass quality and traits that help limit the environmental impact of beef.

Dr. Cheryl Waldner presents current feedlot health and nutrition research during the Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellence Field Day southeast of Saskatoon, Sask. Waldner is the Beef Cattle Research Council Industrial Research Chair in One Health and Production Limiting Diseases at the University of Saskatchewan’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine. Photo: Melissa Jeffers-Bezan

Livestock, News

LFCE Field Day covers everything from pneumonia to drought

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan June 18, 2024

Attendees took in presentations outdoors on genetics and genomics, managing forage, water and drought, plus feedlot health and management. A hot topic of conversation was the drought — or lack thereof. Much of the current research at the University of Saskatchewan focuses on drought.

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures drift lower, lean hogs down

By P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters June 18, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures turned lower on Tuesday, as a lack of fundamental news and limited trading in the cash cattle market had price drifting down from the recent rally, traders said.

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Quality yearlings lead feeder complex higher

By Jerry Klassen June 18, 2024

Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were quoted $5 lower to $5 higher on average in the week ending June 15. However, quality packages of yearlings traded $5 to as much as $10 above week-ago levels

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hogs turn higher on news of China-EU trade fight

By P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters June 17, 2024

Lean hog futures rallied at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Monday, as news of a China-EU trade dispute gave contracts a psychological boost, even though it is unlikely to give U.S. producers a new edge, traders and market analysts said.

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Comment: Finding opportunity

By Lisa Guenther June 17, 2024

— There is opportunity within complexity. It was a remark that caught my attention during the Canadian Cattle Association’s screening of Reduce, Reuse, Ruminate in late April and was uttered by Robin White, who holds a PhD in animal sciences and is an associate professor at Virginia Tech. The film focused on the feedlot sector’s […] Read more

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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle, lean hog futures end lower

By Julie Ingwersen June 12, 2024

Chicago | Reuters – Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed lower on Tuesday in dull technical trade as market players await cash cattle trade to develop, brokers said. CME August live cattle LCQ24 settled down 1.050 cents at 178.925 cents per pound, although the contract stayed above its 100- and 200-day moving averages. CME August […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle market ratchets higher on stronger fed market

By Jerry Klassen June 11, 2024

For the week ending June 8, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $3 to $6 above week-ago levels. In certain locations, quality packages of 600 pound plus steers were $8 to $10 higher compared to seven days earlier. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a dressed basis at $440/cwt, up $2/cwt from the previous […] Read more

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle end mixed, hogs rise on strong pork exports

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters June 7, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended mixed on Friday as wholesale beef price firmed and packer margins improved, but traders remain concerned that cash market values may be near a seasonal peak, analysts said.

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Trump mulls ending some trade ties with China, including in relation to cooking oil

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U.S. livestock: Cattle at fresh highs, hogs weaken

Feeders

Compacted concrete makes for drier, easier-to-manage feedlots

Funding to help make cattle data gathering easier

LFCE Field Day covers everything from pneumonia to drought

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures drift lower, lean hogs down

Klassen: Quality yearlings lead feeder complex higher

U.S. livestock: CME hogs turn higher on news of China-EU trade fight

Comment: Finding opportunity

U.S. livestock: Live cattle, lean hog futures end lower

Klassen: Feeder cattle market ratchets higher on stronger fed market

U.S. livestock: Live cattle end mixed, hogs rise on strong pork exports

Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field

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