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News from the world of Charolais cattle
News, Purely Purebred

News from the world of Charolais cattle

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

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The Charolais Banner has been tracking the purebred Charolais female sale trends for 30 years. Last year saw the second-highest gross at nearly $7 million, and the second-highest average. There were 31 sales which had females in them and is the most sales since back in the 1990s. In total, the 959 lots averaged $7,195 […] Read more
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Comment: Fall run, beef demand and retail prices

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Fall sales were off to a strong start when I penned this column last month, with 300-lb. to 400-lb. steers fetching over $5 per pound in some cases. Deb McMillin noted record-high feeder prices in The Markets, with 550-lb. steers averaging $401.79. Where they’re at by the time you’re reading this remains to be seen […] Read more
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Davidson Gelbvieh and Lonesome Dove Ranch Sales results

Purely Purebred, news from the June 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Davidson Gelbvieh (Vernon and Eileen Davidson) and Lonesome Dove Ranch (Ross and Tara Davidson and family) hosted their 34th annual bull sale on the ranch near Ponteix, Sask., on March 3, 2023.  Sale day brought forth many buyers in person and online to view a solid group of eye-appealing bulls. Bulls sold to many repeat […] Read more
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Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Positive feeding margins lift feeder complex

Futures continue percolating higher

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Compared to last week, western Canadian yearlings traded steady to $5/cwt higher. Feeders in the 650- to 800-lb. category appeared to jump $4/cwt to as much as $8/cwt in some cases. Calves under 650 lbs. were up $5-$10/cwt. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle in southern Alberta on a live basis at $222/cwt f.o.b. the […] Read more
Olds Fall Classic show results
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Olds Fall Classic show results

Purely Purebred, news from the November 2022 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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The fall show season kicked off with a bang when the Olds Fall Classic was held September 30 to October 2 in Olds, Alta. The Olds Fall Classic is part of the Alberta Supreme Stakes which recognizes exhibitors and their champions and reserves at this show and the Stockade Round-Up in Lloydminster, Sask., and Farmfair […] Read more
(File photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Livestock, Weather

Initial drought list ready for 2022 livestock tax deferrals

Much of Manitoba, southern Alberta designated for 2022

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Many of the Prairie livestock producers forced by drought to make “difficult herd management decisions” in the 2022 income tax year are now eligible to defer the taxable income from those decisions. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau on Tuesday released the initial list of designated regions in Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan where livestock tax deferral […] Read more
Melissa and Mitch Stuart of Stuart Cattle Station at Edam, Sask.
Beef Cattle, Features

Hospitality 101: Attracting people to your field day or private treaty sale

There’s more than one way to sell a bull. A Canadian Cattlemen community coffee shop discussion from across the Prairies on how to get it done

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If you don’t do the homework, your field day or open house private treaty sales might be the beef producer’s equivalent of throwing a party and nobody coming. However, if you plan well in advance, you could extend your hospitality to an entirely new group of customers, plus show your appreciation to your long-standing ones. […] Read more
Dennis Laycraft. (John Greig photo)
Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Beef sector mobilizes against supply disruptions

Keeping border open, meeting demand for beef are top priorities

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Teams of livestock and government officials are quickly creating plans and policies to keep the sector functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic, says the executive vice-president of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. “Our primary objective obviously is to insure there is stable beef production and trade that can continue under the situation with the COVID-19 pandemic,” Dennis […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets

Livestock auction marts to decide on next steps

Livestock Marketing Association of Canada pondering next move in face of pandemic

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You may want to call first to see if it’s open, but many auction marts in Alberta were still having sales on Tuesday morning. The Livestock Marketing Association of Canada has a conference call set for this evening to discuss COVID-19 safety measures for staff, customers and buyers, said Chance Martin, an LMAC director and […] Read more

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