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Market Intelligence Update from Canada Beef: U.S. imports of Canadian beef see continued growth
Beef Cattle, Global markets, Markets

Market Intelligence Update from Canada Beef: U.S. imports of Canadian beef see continued growth

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Sales of Canadian beef In August, U.S. imports of Canadian beef moved higher for the second consecutive month. August beef imports totalled 85.4 million pounds (38,755 tonnes) carcass weight, four per cent higher than August 2022 and three per cent higher than the five-year average for August. August is typically the peak month for Canadian […] Read more
(Geralyn Wichers file photo)
Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Canadian feeder buyers ignore weaker futures market

U.S. feedlot placements up four per cent

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For the week ending Nov. 18, western Canadian feeder cattle prices traded $3-$5/cwt on either side of unchanged compared to seven days earlier. Buyers appeared to shrug off the weaker futures market and the defensive tone from a week earlier evaporated. Eastern Prairie markets were firm, with larger packages of quality cattle trading a solid […] Read more
Katrina Garneau fills the crowd in on her research at the Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellence field day in June 2023.
Beef Cattle, Livestock, Research

Researchers work with pen riders to fine-tune BRD diagnosis

Graduate student hopes to ‘crack the code’ for BRD by combining pen rider experience with new technology

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Pen riders are quintessential cowboys of the modern era — riding through groups of cattle, cowboy hats or baseball caps pulled low to block the sun as they note every single animal in the feedlot. Even in the winter, with frost building on the faces of cattle, horses and humans, pen riders are riding the […] Read more
File photo of cattle in an Alberta feedlot. (Geralyn Wichers photo)
Beef Cattle, Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Cash feeder prices soften on futures market uncertainty

Supplies are higher than expected as consumers reign in spending

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The live and feeder cattle futures appear to be incorporating a risk discount due to the uncertainty in demand. Consumers are pulling in the reigns on spending. Interest rates are at 40 year highs and inflation remains elevated. Larger supplies and lower demand results in lower prices.
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Buyers contemplate feeder market prices

In adverse weather, sale results vary

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Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $3-$5/cwt lower on average although limited numbers made the market hard to define. Calf markets traded $4-$8/cwt on either side of unchanged. It appeared that 700-plus-lb. calves were up $4 to as much as $8. The variation in the price structure was due to the adverse […] Read more
Protein availability can be reduced when it is bound to fibre fractions in forages.
Beef Cattle, Livestock, Oats

Unpacking an oat silage feed report

Understanding results and applying the information from a feed test is key to developing balanced rations

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You’ve collected representative samples of feed and sent them for analysis. Interpreting the results and building a balanced ration is the next step. (see ‘Certificate of Analysis’ report example at bottom) Moisture and dry matter: Moisture represents the amount of water present in a feed sample. Dry matter is what remains after water is removed. Moisture […] Read more
Ergot-Rye hybrid.
Beef Cattle, Livestock

Researchers hope hybrid rye silage can help plug feed gap

With less ergot risk than conventional rye, hybrid rye may be a good option for some cattle feeders

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Frank Zhang says when he talks to his colleagues about silage, they all are familiar with barley silage — but none are familiar with rye silage.  “It’s very rare to find people using the rye silage,” Zhang says. “But thinking about the environment changing, just like the drought this year … this might provide an […] Read more
“There are three kinds of men. The ones that learn by readin’. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.” – Will Rogers.
Beef Cattle, Features

Cattle rustling remains ‘one of great mysteries of the range’

Rustlers are still pilfering cattle, often with the help of modern technology

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To quote a CBC article in the Cochrane Eagle, “For as long as there have been cattle, people have been stealing them.” In my view, it may be the second-oldest profession in the world.  While brand inspectors check auction markets in B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan, no such system exists in Manitoba or Ontario. The lack of […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Canadian feeder market holds value despite weaker futures

Weaker loonie offers support

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Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices traded $3-$5 lower while calf values were relatively unchanged. The market was slightly softer early in the week. On Wednesday, Alberta packers renewed fed cattle bids similar to week-ago levels and the aggressive buying lifted calf prices back up to levels similar to seven days earlier. Adverse […] Read more

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