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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures bounce on tight supplies, firm cash markets

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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures rebounded on Tuesday from prior-session declines, continuing a recent climb sparked by tight cattle supplies and firm cash market prices. Recent strength in wholesale beef prices also encouraged continued buying despite a seasonal tendency for the market to decline after the Thanksgiving holiday […] Read more
Cattle at a feedlot near North Platte, Nebraska. (AndrewLinscott/iStock/Getty Images)
Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle drop on profit taking after 10-session rally

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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures retreated in a profit-taking setback on Monday after a ten-session rally that took prices to five-month peaks, while live cattle futures followed feeders lower. Monday’s cattle declines came after managed funds had bolstered their long holdings in both markets over recent weeks, encouraged by tight […] Read more
Clockwise from upper left: DMM Snapback 13L, Boss Lake Ms Donna 273K, Ty-D/Das Ca$H 111K, Black Gold Ms Hayleigh 213K.
Beef Cattle, News, Purely Purebred

Olds Fall Classic cattle exhibition hits new high

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

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The Olds Regional Exhibition hosted the largest Fall Classic in its history from October 3-6, 2024. With over 450 head of cattle and 114 exhibitors from across Western Canada, the event exceeded all expectations and solidified its place as a premier showcase for cattle producers in the region.  The Stars of Tomorrow Jackpot Show drew […] Read more
The reduction in cow slaughter volumes since May suggests the Canadian beef cow herd is entering the consolidation phase of the cattle cycle.
Beef Cattle, Beef Watch, Markets

Canadian beef cow inventory smaller, fed carcass weights heavier

BeefWatch is prepared by the staff of Canfax and Canfax Research Services, divisions of the Canadian Cattle Association

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The Canadian beef cow herd is showing signs of entering the consolidation phase of the cattle cycle. Beef cow inventories were smaller, but there were more beef breeding heifers on July 1. The U.S. cattle herd is estimated to have declined from last year. Feeder imports from Mexico and heavier carcass weights have supported U.S. […] Read more
One of Klopatek’s projects while attending the University of California, Davis, was to ask U.S. ranchers “What does sustainable ranching mean to you?” She put the responses together in this word cloud in the shape of cow, with the size of type reflecting how often the word was used. Her full report is: Klopatek, Sarah C., et al. 321 Rancher Motivations for Joining Sustainability Programs. Journal of Animal Science 101.Supplement_3 (2023): 253-254.
Beef Cattle, Features, Livestock

Sustainability in the beef sector is a ‘big picture’ topic

Resilient beef production benefits the environment along with the economic fabric of the country, says the chief livestock scientist for JBS

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Some of Sarah Klopatek’s first recollections of being connected to science and the land was at the age of five, helping her parents, who were soil scientists, collect soil samples from U.S. rangeland. “They had research projects and field work every summer out in native grasslands and took me along,” says Klopatek, who is today […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures rise on cash trade, positioning ahead of USDA report

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Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures firmed on Friday as cash market trading gathered steam at firm prices, according to analysts, and traders awaited the results of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Cattle on Feed report, which the agency released after the close. Feeder cattle gained for a sixth straight session and […] Read more
cow drinking water at a dugout
Beef Cattle, Livestock

How to detect polio in cattle

Vet Advice with Dr. Ron Clarke

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Polio, or polioencephalomalacia, in cattle is not considered infectious, but rather a pathological condition — a diagnostic term describing necrosis of the brain’s grey matter. Clinical signs include: When first described, polio existed primarily as a thiamine deficiency but is now recognized as a metabolic disease involving several factors. Animals exhibiting signs of polio suffer […] Read more
L-R: Eric Bienvenue, Cargill manager Lui Paolini and Canada Beef executive vice-president Mark Klassen at Cargill facilities in Guelph, Ont.
Beef Cattle, Comment/Columns, News

Promoting the Canadian beef advantage

Keeping Up With Canada Beef

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Fall is one of the busiest periods in the Canadian beef industry, and I’ve been fortunate to be able to experience this part of the cattle cycle first-hand. At the end of September, I toured Lethbridge County, home to some of Canada’s largest feedlots and situated near some of the country’s largest meat packers and processors, […] Read more

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