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U.S. livestock: Cattle markets up ahead of report

By Phil Franz-Warkentin 5 days ago

Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were stronger on Friday, with positioning ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s latest cattle on feed report behind much of the activity. The report came out after the markets closed, with placements in August down 10 per cent on the year at 1.78 million head and marketings […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cattle markets mostly higher

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 8, 2025

Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were mostly higher on Monday, although the nearby October live cattle contract settled with small losses at the final bell. The October live cattle contract lost 0.175 cents per pound at 235.800 cents while the December contract was up 0.125 cents at 237.575 cents. October feeder cattle futures […] Read more

A University of Saskatchewan grad student has been researching how to use ergot-affected grain for feedlot cattle. Photo: File

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U.S. livestock: Profit-taking pressures cattle futures

September 5, 2025

Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were weaker on Friday, with chart-based positioning a feature as the market continued to back away from nearby record highs. The United States Department of Agriculture reported weekly U.S. beef export sales of 16,600 tonnes, which was up 22 per cent on the week and 51 per cent […] Read more

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Feed Grains Weekly: Price likely to keep stepping back

Expected to drop passed last year’s lows

By Glen Hallick August 29, 2025

As the harvest in southern Alberta presses on, a broker said that is one of the factors pulling feed prices lower in the region. Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge, added that lower cattle numbers in feedlots, plentiful amounts of grass for cattle to graze and a lacklustre export market also weighed on feed prices.

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb higher to end week

By Phil Franz-Warkentin August 15, 2025

Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were stronger on Friday, finding some support from fresh details on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s plans to deal with new world screwworm.

Animal health worker Eduardo Lugo treats the wounds of a cow as Chihuahua ranchers intensify surveillance for the screwworm after the U.S. suspended cattle imports following the detection of the parasite in southern Mexico, at the Chihuahua Regional Livestock Union, in Nuevo Palomas, Mexico May 16, 2025. Photo: Reuters/Jose Luis Gonzalez

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USDA to build Texas facility to fight flesh-eating screwworm

Sterile flys to keep infection out of U.S.

By Leah Douglas, Reuters, Tom Polansek August 15, 2025

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will spend up to $750 million to build a sterile fly production facility in Texas to fight the flesh-eating livestock pest New World screwworm, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Friday, Aug. 15.

A demo plot of forage barley at Ag in Motion in 2024. The 2024-25 barley carryout is projected to drop to 500,000 tonnes, down markedly from the 10-year average.

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Canadian farmers plant less barley in 2025

Market Talk with Jerry Klassen

By Jerry Klassen July 31, 2025

I’ve received many inquiries from cattle producers about the feed grain outlook for the 2025-26 crop year. Cow-calf producers have sold a record number of calves and yearlings for fall delivery. Feedlot operators are factoring in a fairly aggressive cost per pound gain in anticipation of larger feed grain supplies this fall. Following is a […] Read more

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Klassen: Lower U.S. calf crop supports Canadian feeder cattle market

By Jerry Klassen July 29, 2025

For the week ending July 26, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were relatively unchanged from seven days earlier. Yearlings off grass weighing 900 pounds plus were very strong and may have been up $3 to $5 from the previous week.

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb as U.S. herd remains small

By P.J. Huffstutter, Tom Polansek July 25, 2025

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures turned higher on Friday, as traders anticipated U.S. government reports would show tight cattle supplies. After the market closed, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that the nation’s cattle herd was 94.2 million head as of July 1, a record low for that date. In a separate report, USDA […] Read more

Barley, Beef Cattle, Cereals, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Feed Grain Weekly: Buyers holding off from making purchases

Weak demand stems from shortage of replacement cattle

By Glen Hallick July 24, 2025

Weak demand continues to hamper prices for feed barley and wheat, said Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge.

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