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U.S. livestock: Record highs in cattle futures

By Phil Franz-Warkentin 4 days ago

Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued to set new records on Tuesday, as improving packer margins, strong demand and chart-based buying provided support. August feeder cattle futures were up by 5.400 cents per pound at 319.125 cents per pound. The August live cattle contract gained 4.075 cents per pound at 219.975 cents at […] Read more

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market may have overextended to the upside

By Jerry Klassen 4 days ago

For the week ending July 4, there were no feeder cattle sales in Western Canada due to holidays on July 1 and July 4. Major auction markets in the U.S. were also closed or had limited numbers on offer. Prices quoted from south of the border were steady to $4 higher on average but the market was hard to define.

Cattleman’s Corner, Columns

The ranch tradition of branding is based in the cultural and the practical

A Little Bit Western: Cattle’s brands can help to identify them at a distance and when they get mixed in with others

By Tara Mulhern Davidson June 30, 2025

The tradition of branding has cultural and practical reasons for support on ranches, Saskatchewan rancher Tara Mulhern Davidson says.

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market eyes deferred delivery prices

By Jerry Klassen June 30, 2025

For the week ending June 28, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were relatively unchanged compared to seven days earlier. Volumes moving through the ring were limited and the quality was quite variable.

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market rally stalls on softer fed cattle market

By Jerry Klassen June 24, 2025

For the week ending June 21, Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were unchanged to $10 lower on average compared to seven days earlier. However, prices for August and September delivery were unchanged from the previous week.

Livestock

Government of Canada announces an increase to maximum compensation for depopulated cattle

By Alexis Kienlen June 19, 2025

The Government of Canada announced an increase to the maximum value for cattle under its animal compensation regulations. This compensation will reflect the current market value.

Manitoba spent a lot of effort in past decades to keep bovine tuberculosis out of the province’s cattle. In June 2025, the disease made a return in a Manitoba dairy. (Dairy cattle photographed above are unrelated to the recent bovine tuberculosis finding) Photo: File

Livestock, News

Bovine tuberculosis found in Manitoba

A dairy farm in south-central Manitoba has been declared infected with bovine tuberculosis, the province’s first bovine TB case in years

By Alexis Stockford June 17, 2025

A dairy farm in south-central Manitoba has been declared infected with bovine tuberculosis after samples from a cow tested positive for the bacterial disease. It's the province's first bovine TB case in years.

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market follows wholesale beef higher

By Jerry Klassen June 17, 2025

For the week ending June 13, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were relatively unchanged compared to seven days earlier. Steady demand underpinned a week of lower auction market volumes.

Dori Gingera-Beauchemin served as Manitoba’s deputy agriculture minister for many years before retiring in 2023. She is one of the 2025 inductees to the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame. Photo: File

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Six agriculture leaders named Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame

The six 2025 Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame inductees range from long-serving farm policy makers to researchers and business leaders

By Miranda Leybourne June 16, 2025

The six 2025 Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame inductees range from long-serving farm policy makers to researchers, agriculture advocates and food business leaders.

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Stronger fed cattle markets lifts feeder complex

By Jerry Klassen June 10, 2025

For the week ending June 7, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to as much as $15/cwt higher in some cases. Larger packages of quality replacements over 900 pounds were up $10-$15/cwt from prices seven days earlier.

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U.S. livestock: Cattle strength continues

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U.S. livestock: Record highs in cattle futures

Klassen: Feeder market may have overextended to the upside

The ranch tradition of branding is based in the cultural and the practical

Klassen: Feeder market eyes deferred delivery prices

Klassen: Feeder market rally stalls on softer fed cattle market

Government of Canada announces an increase to maximum compensation for depopulated cattle

Bovine tuberculosis found in Manitoba

Klassen: Feeder market follows wholesale beef higher

Six agriculture leaders named Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame

Klassen: Stronger fed cattle markets lifts feeder complex

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