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Beef-on-dairy calves are popular, but an economist flags potential market risks from that popularity. The Canadian veal industry has already felt them.
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Beef-on-dairy makes cattle market ripples
Beef-on-dairy calves are popular, but an economist flags potential market risks from that popularity. The Canadian veal industry has already…
Hands-on with agriculture draws students to AG EX
Urban students flock to MooMania and EweMania at Manitoba AG EX 2025 to get a taste of cattle and sheep…
Manitoba cattle prices – Oct. 28
Local cattle sale prices from Manitoba’s seven cattle auctions for the week of Oct. 14 to 21, 2025.
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Beef-on-dairy makes cattle market ripples
Beef-on-dairy means that things that have never weighed heavily on beef cattle prices before, like milk demand, are suddenly a bigger part of the equation, economist says
U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise on first WASDE since September
Chicago cattle and hog futures made modest gains on Friday after the USDA released its first World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) since the the U.S. government shut down on October 1. Most-active February live cattle futures rose by 0.575 cents to close at 219.525 cents a pound. December contracts settled at 219.150 cents
JBS profit falls amid still-challenging US market environment
JBS, the world’s largest meat company, reported a net profit fall in the third quarter in spite of a rise in global net sales amid a still-challenging beef market environment in the U.S., according to an earnings statement on Thursday.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures continue downward
Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were weaker on Thursday, as a lack of fresh news continued to weigh on values. The December live cattle contract dropped 6.275 cents per pound at 219.000 cents. Feeder cattle fell 9.025 cents in the January contract at 318.450 cents per pound. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported
Klassen: Weaker fed market weighs on feeder cattle prices
For the week ending November 8, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $10-$20/cwt below values from seven days earlier. Some packages weighing from 600 to 850 pounds were down as much as $30 from week-ago levels. The April live cattle futures fell $10/cwt over the course of the week while Alberta barley prices gained $5-$8/cwt.
U.S. livestock: Hogs rebound, cattle hit upward limits
Chicago hog futures rallied on Monday after a long slide. Cattle futures also jumped with all feeder contracts hitting upward limits. Most-active December lean hog contracts closed at 82.775 cents a pound, up 3.375 cents. February futures settled at 82.825 cents per pound, up 3.475 cents. Pork carcass cutout value ended the afternoon at $100.22
B.C. ostriches culled, CFIA confirms
Ostriches on an embattled Edgewood, B.C. farm have been culled after a prolonged legal battle, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed.
U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs end week on high note
Cattle contracts and nearby hog futures ended the week on a high note after a week rife with losses. Most-traded December lean hog futures closed at 79.400 cents a pound, up 0.425 cents. February contracts lost 0.475 cents to settle at 79.350 cents per pound. The USDA reported pork carcass cutout value at $98.98 per
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures slow descent
Chicago cattle futures fell on Thursday but to a lesser degree compared to Wednesday’s limit-down drop. Most-active December live cattle closed down 1.750 cents to 218.775 cents per pound. February contracts settled at 216.750 cents a pound, down 1.375 cents. Most-active January feeder contracts closed down 4.375 cents at 315.600 cents a pound. March contracts
B.C. ostriches now to be culled after ruling: CFIA
Farm has been at the centre of protests since CFIA first ordered the cull of over 300 birds
Birds are now to be culled from a British Columbia ostrich operation that sought to bypass standard federal practice in on-farm outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza and has been denied an appeal at Canada’s highest court.
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