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With the calf market becoming more defined as the fall run moves into high gear, mixed steers averaging 500 pounds are readily trading in the range of $415-$425/cwt across the prairies.
Cattleman’s Corner, Markets

There’s a hint of U.S. beef herd expansion

Market Update with Jerry Klassen: Short supplies and consumer demand keep cattle prices near historical highs

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As of late September, Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a dressed basis at an average price of $390/cwt delivered. Live prices f.o.b. southern Alberta feedlot were quoted in the range of $230-$232/cwt. Fed cattle prices were relatively unchanged from 30 days earlier. Market-ready supplies are down from a year ago on both sides […] Read more
CME December 2023 live cattle with 30-, 40- and 50-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs rise on technical buying

USDA supply data seen as priced into market

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rose on Thursday as technical buyers stepped into the market after prices weakened earlier in the session. Traders said the massive supplies reported by the U.S. Agriculture Department have been priced in and speculators were likely to buy any dip in the market at current levels. […] Read more
File photo of a case of lumpy skin disease in Bangladesh. (Md Babul Hosen/iStock/Getty Images)
Beef Cattle, Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

Australia buys vaccines for lumpy skin disease to safeguard cattle exports

Recent scares halted some live export trade

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Canberra | Reuters — The Australian government said on Wednesday it had bought a supply of vaccines for lumpy skin disease (LSD), a highly infectious condition affecting cattle, as part of efforts to control the disease and maintain live animal exports. The government says Australia is free of LSD but infection scares in recent months […] Read more
File photo of moose in a Saskatchewan field. (BobLoblaw/iStock/Getty Images)
Beef Cattle, Dairy Cattle, Livestock

Saskatchewan expands wildlife testing to include bovine TB

CFIA probe of cattle herd finds 10 infected so far

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Recent confirmed cases of bovine tuberculosis (TB) in a Saskatchewan cattle herd have led the province to expand its annual wildlife monitoring program for chronic wasting disease (CWD) to also include TB. The province each year since 1997 has asked hunters to submit heads from harvested deer, moose and elk to test for CWD. It […] Read more
CME December 2023 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle turn higher

CME lean hogs mostly lower

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Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures turned solidly higher Wednesday while lean hogs mostly continued lower. Most-active December live cattle closed 1.975 cents higher Wednesday at 186.975 cents/lb., erasing two days’ losses, but not before touching a one-month low of 184.25 (all figures US$). Both front-month October 2023 and February 2024 turned 1.925 cents higher, […] Read more
CME December 2023 live cattle with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle mostly lower

Lean hogs also down a second day

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Most-active December live cattle on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) turned lower for a second day in a row Tuesday, as did lean hog and deferred-month feeder cattle futures. December live cattle closed Tuesday at 185 cents/lb., down 0.35 cent on the day, while lightly-traded front-month October ended up 0.2 cent at 182.575 cents/lb. (all […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Steam evaporates off yearling market

August 2024 feeder futures at a premium

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Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded steady to $4 lower. The yearling quality continues to fade as thicker flesh levels are starting to appear. Steer calves were down $4-$8 on average while heifer calves were down $15 to as much as $20 in some cases. From a seasonal perspective, the calf market […] Read more
CME December 2023 live cattle with 20- and 50-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs down as Middle East war sparks risk-off selling

Smithfield to shut Charlotte, N.C. plant

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures retreated on Monday while lean hog futures fell for the first time in four sessions, pressured by risk-off selling as violence erupted in the Middle East over the weekend and riled global markets. The bloodiest fighting in years between the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas and Israel […] Read more
According to 2019 data, in Canada, registered breeds totalled 118,816 cattle, of which, 56,003, almost 50 per cent, were Angus.
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Do you know your cattle?

Notes on Canada’s dairy and beef breeds

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The cattle breeds I knew as a teenager are gradually disappearing. When it comes to milk breeds, we have essentially one type of cow, the black and white Holstein, which makes up 94 per cent of Canada’s dairy herds. Holstein is a misnomer in my thinking since in Wales we called them Dutch Friesians. I […] Read more

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