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Yearling cattle in an auction ring at Lloydminster, Sask.

Cattle Market Summary

Break-evens, cow and calf prices, plus market summaries, courtesy of Canfax and Beef Farmers of Ontario

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff November 4, 2025

Break-evens, cow and calf prices, plus market summaries courtesy of Canfax and Beef Farmers of Ontario. Cost of Production October 2025 Alberta Yearling steers (850 lb) $506.87/cwt Barley 5.74/bu Barley Silage 71.75/ton Cost of gain (feed) 88.84/cwt Cost of gain (all costs) 150.04/cwt Steers 321.43/cwt Break-even (Apr. 2026) $355.67/cwt Ontario Yearling steers (900 lb) $469.61/cwt […] Read more

Green pastures in Alberta. Fog fever, or "the grunts," is generally triggered when cattle are moved from dry to lush pasture.

Animal Health, Feeding, Grazing, Livestock

Fog fever, or ‘the grunts,’ spells trouble for beef cattle

Learn what triggers the disease and how to prevent it

By Mary MacArthur September 12, 2025

Whether you call it fog fever or something else, this illness means trouble for cattle. Learn what triggers the disease and how to prevent it.

barley plant close up. taken at AAFC plots at AIM on July 15, 2025. Photo: Janelle Rudolph

Market talk, Markets

As Canadian farmers plant less barley in 2025, what does it mean for cattle feeders?

Market analyst Jerry Klassen explains what fewer barley acres means for Canadian cattle feeders in 2025-26, and other factors playing into the feed grain market.

By Jerry Klassen August 7, 2025

Market analyst Jerry Klassen explains what fewer barley acres means for Canadian cattle feeders in 2025-26, and other factors playing into the feed grain market.

Animal Health, Bovine Respiratory Disease, Cow-Calf, Livestock

Stress, biosecurity and bovine respiratory disease

Bovine respiratory disease isn’t going away, but there are things ranchers and farmers can do to reduce disease prevalence

By Lisa Guenther October 25, 2024

Shipping fever. Bovine respiratory disease (BRD). Whatever name you give it, it remains the number one cause of death in feedlots. It pops up on cow-calf operations, too. The Beef Cattle Research Council’s website notes that BRD is a leading cause of death, illness and antibiotic treatment in calves from three weeks of age to […] Read more

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Fog fever, or ‘the grunts,’ spells trouble for beef cattle

As Canadian farmers plant less barley in 2025, what does it mean for cattle feeders?

Stress, biosecurity and bovine respiratory disease

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