Beef Cattle & Production Tips

Dry matter intakes, finished weights, average daily gains and gain:feed of steers fed a standard barley-based control diet were not statistically different from those of the steers fed any of the three corn diets in a recent comparison study.

Corn Production Guide, Finishers, Guides

Corn in western Canadian feedlot diets

The production risk still must be bred out of Prairie-grown corn before it can reach its full potential in feedlots

By Reynold Bergen October 25, 2024

Corn acreage is expanding across Canada. There are about 25 acres of corn for every acre of barley in Ontario and Quebec, where temperatures, day length and moisture allow predictable corn yields and feed quality. There are around eight acres of barley for every acre of corn in the Prairies, although ambitious breeding efforts are […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Calf market ratchets higher

By Jerry Klassen October 15, 2024

For the week ending October 12, the Western Canadian prices for yearlings off grass and backgrounding operations were relatively unchanged from seven days earlier. The Lethbridge market for calves was up $8-$10 from week-ago levels while calf markets in the non-major feeding regions were up a solid $4-$6 on average.

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. Livestock: CME lean hogs hit 5-mth peak on demand, cattle range bound

By Karl Plume October 7, 2024

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures advanced on Monday to the highest point in nearly five months on technical buying and seasonal strength, analysts said. Live cattle futures also edged higher on a strong cash market, although large cattle weights and beef demand worries amid a slumping stock market limited gains and […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on technical buying, economic news

By Renee Hickman October 4, 2024

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose and feeder cattle touched a two-month high on Friday on technical trading, with stronger-than-expected September jobs data indicating good consumer demand, analysts said. Hog futures touched their highest level in four months before retreating. Benchmark CME December live cattle futures LCZ24 settled up 0.600 cent at […] Read more

A tugboat passes shipping containers being unloaded and stacked on a pier at Port Newark, New Jersey, U.S., November 19, 2021.
Photo: Reuters/Mike Segar/File

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures fall as U.S. port strike continues

By Renee Hickman October 3, 2024

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures fell on technical trading as the session ended on Thursday, according to analysts, after trading both sides earlier in the day. Benchmark CME December live cattle futures LCZ24 settled down 1.300 cents at 186.400 cents per pound. CME November feeder cattle futures FCX24 ended down 0.425 cent at 248.125 cents […] Read more

Don Guilford with a group of first-calf heifers

Beef Cattle, Cattleman’s Corner

Redefining a ranch

Holistic management has made the Guilford ranch more efficient — and it carries more cattle

By Heather Smith Thomas October 2, 2024

Don and Diane Guilford have been practicing holistic management on their 1,200-acre ranch near Clearwater, Man. since the early 1980s. Don is the third generation of his family in that region and says holistic management has made a big difference in his success as a farmer. He took his first course with Allan Savory at […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME lean hog, live cattle futures end mostly lower

By Julie Ingwersen September 28, 2024

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed mostly lower on Friday, pressured by government data showing the U.S. hog herd expended two per cent during the last quarter as well as worries about a potential strike at U.S. ports next week, analysts said. Some 45,000 union workers could walk off the […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

China agriculture ministry to steady beef and dairy output, aid farmers

By Reuters September 26, 2024

China's agriculture ministry said on Thursday it would stabilize beef and dairy production, shore up consumption and assist farmers as falling prices force small producers out of business.

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Western Canadian feeder market demand remains firm

By Jerry Klassen September 24, 2024

Ontario buying interest was evident in Manitoba yearling markets. U.S. buyers were more interested in lighter calves and were shopping for pre-conditioned groups of sizeable volume. Certain finishing operators in Alberta were more aggressive on grass yearlings after waiting for lower prices earlier in the season.

Cattleman’s Corner, Cow-Calf

It’s not too late to creep-feed spring calves

Better Bunks and Pastures: Analysis says this could be a highly profitable year to creep-feed calves

By Peter Vitti September 23, 2024

A friend of mine operates a 300-cow-calf operation. This year, he put out his creep feeders during the end of July and his March-born calves really haven’t eaten much creep-feed in the last month. That’s because his pastures are still lush and his cows are milking well. He joked that he is ready to lock […] Read more

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Beef Cattle

Corn in western Canadian feedlot diets

Klassen: Calf market ratchets higher

U.S. Livestock: CME lean hogs hit 5-mth peak on demand, cattle range bound

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise on technical buying, economic news

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures fall as U.S. port strike continues

Redefining a ranch

U.S. livestock: CME lean hog, live cattle futures end mostly lower

China agriculture ministry to steady beef and dairy output, aid farmers

Klassen: Western Canadian feeder market demand remains firm

It’s not too late to creep-feed spring calves

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