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Drought may be new normal for beef producers

Producers talk shop on how they’ve been getting through years of drought

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan February 18, 2025

The 2020s did come in with a roar, but not the kind people hoped for, as drought has plagued much of Western Canada since 2021. The pastures were dry across the Prairies, the grass brittle, more brown than green. Dugouts ran dry and in some areas, hay production was about a quarter of normal. Water […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mixed Wednesday

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 12, 2025

Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were mixed Wednesday, with gains in the feeder market and a steady tone in the live cattle market as values retreated from earlier advances.

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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle prices pull back

Slaughter numbers down for cattle

By Glen Hallick February 7, 2025

Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were steady to lower on Friday, as the slaughter was behind pace.

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle mixed, hogs higher

Strong export sales for cattle, hogs

By Glen Hallick February 6, 2025

Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange dropped back on Thursday, despite strong export sales. The United States Department of Agriculture reported export sales of 24,907 tonnes for the week ended Jan. 30. That’s up 23.5 per cent from the previous week and the most since August. The April live cattle contract […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Research, Research on the Record

Responsible antibiotic use on Canadian cow-calf operations

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

By Reynold Bergen February 6, 2025

In 2018, over-the-counter sales ended for the few antibiotics (such as tetracycline) still available in Canadian farm supply stores. The new requirement for a veterinary-client-patient relationship before all antibiotics could be prescribed or sold was designed to ensure that the right antibiotics are used in the right animals, at the right dose, at the right […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Western Canadian feeder markets set fresh high amid tariff threat

By Jerry Klassen February 4, 2025

For the week ending February 1, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to $8 per hundredweight higher compared to seven days earlier. In some cases, larger packages of quality genetics were up as much $15/cwt from the prior week.

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Beef Cattle, Market talk, Markets

Feed grain update for 2025

Market Talk with Jerry Klassen

By Jerry Klassen February 3, 2025

Since Alberta barley prices made seasonal lows in September 2024, the market has been percolating higher. In early September, Lethbridge feedlots were buying feed barley for $255-$260/tonne delivered. In late December 2024, Lethbridge feedlots were buying barley for as high as $315/tonne for spot delivery. The 10-year average barley price delivered Lethbridge is around $270/tonne. […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up to end week

By Phil Franz-Warkentin January 31, 2025

Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange posted small gains on Friday but ended the month off the contract highs hit earlier in the week.

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures correct off highs

By Phil Franz-Warkentin January 29, 2025

Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange backed away from their contract highs on Wednesday, as chart-based positioning weighed on values.

Features, News, People

Mentorship program expands participant’s view on public trust

For Cassie Marchand, the CYL program offered new ways of thinking about how she works in the beef industry

By Jill Burkhardt January 29, 2025

Cassie Marchand entered the Canadian Cattle Association’s mentorship program expecting to learn about building public trust between individual producers and consumers. Instead, she saw first-hand how beef industry players are working on the big picture. Marchand was one of 16 candidates selected for the 2023-24 Canadian Cattle Young Leaders (CYL) program. The CYL program is […] Read more

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Drought may be new normal for beef producers

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures mixed Wednesday

U.S. livestock: Cattle prices pull back

U.S. livestock: Cattle mixed, hogs higher

Responsible antibiotic use on Canadian cow-calf operations

Klassen: Western Canadian feeder markets set fresh high amid tariff threat

Feed grain update for 2025

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up to end week

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures correct off highs

Mentorship program expands participant’s view on public trust

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