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U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle futures climb on post-Thanksgiving trade

By Reuters 1 day ago

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s live and feeder cattle futures ticked up on Friday in a day of abbreviated post-holiday trade. Feeder cattle futures recovered late in the week from limit-down losses on Monday, rebounding after a string of negative headlines. CME February live cattle futures LCG26 closed up 4.925 cents at 217.850

Cattle prices at Manitoba auction sites during the week ended Nov. 24, 2025.

Markets

Manitoba cattle prices – Nov. 24

Cattle prices from Manitoba’s major auction marts for the week of Nov. 18-24.

By Adam Peleshaty 2 days ago

Cattle prices from Manitoba’s major auction marts for the week of Nov. 18-24.

Genotyping in the beef industry isn’t expected to replace visual appraisal. Photo: File

Livestock

Beef DNA testing now available in Canada

By Karen Briere 2 days ago

Tissue samples for DNA testing in beef cattle can now be analyzed at the Global Institute for Food Security at the University of Saskatchewan.

Producers should pay close attention to lice control. (File photo)

Livestock

Shifting standards on cattle parasite control

Modern farmers and veterinarians in Canada are thinking differently about how they control parasites like lice and intestinal worms

By Roy Lewis 3 days ago

Parasite product resistance has more farmers and veterinarians thinking differently about how to control issues like lice or worms.

Cows grazing on Scott Duguid's pasture north of Gimli, Manitoba in July 2025.

Livestock

Feds drill for foot-and-mouth outbreak

Foot-and-mouth drill mocks up Canadian defence plan to simulated high-risk infection in the U.S.

By Jeff Melchior 3 days ago

Foot-and-mouth drill mocks up Canadian disease defence, looks for gaps, should an infection be found in the U.S.

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Futures rally ahead of U.S. Thanksgiving

By Geralyn Wichers 3 days ago

Chicago cattle and hog futures rallied on Wednesday ahead of the American Thanksgiving holiday. Most-active February live cattle contracts closed at 212.925 cents a pound, up 5.600 cents. April futures gained 5.675 cents to settle at 214.250 cents a pound. Most-traded January feeder cattle futures gained 8.050 cents to close at 315.125 cents a pound.

Cattle being sold at the Gladstone Auction Mart in Gladstone, Manitoba, on October 28, 2025. Photo: Greg Berg

Livestock

Manitoba beef weighs farmer futures

Cattle prices are good, but trade uncertainty and rising costs add some damper to the Manitoba beef sector’s celebration

By Miranda Leybourne 4 days ago

Cattle prices are good, but trade uncertainty and rising costs add some damper to Manitoba beef farmers’ celebration looking into 2026.

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle futures mixed ahead of Thanksgiving holiday

By P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters 4 days ago

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s live cattle futures were mixed on Tuesday, with nearby contracts extending the previous session’s losses that saw contracts drop by the daily trading limit, analysts said. Feeder cattle futures turned higher, rebounding from Monday’s sharp limit-down losses, as traders began to adjust positions ahead of the U.S. Thanksgiving

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feedlots scale down cattle purchases

By Jerry Klassen 4 days ago

For the week ending November 22, Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were steady to $10/cwt lower on average. Earlier in the week, the heavier weight categories came under pressure while cattle under 700 pounds held value. However, by Friday, all weight ranges exhibited a softer tone. Feedlots are coming to the realization that the fed

An organic pork company that is opposed to cloning and gene editing in livestock production says the federal government’s cloned-animal, novel food pause underscores the importance of producer and consumer engagement in food policy. Photo: File

Livestock, News

Feds pause update on food from cloned livestock

By Alexis Kienlen 5 days ago

Health Canada has indefinitely suspended a proposed update to the novel food policy governing foods derived from cloned cattle and swine, as well as their progeny.

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U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle futures climb on post-Thanksgiving trade

Manitoba cattle prices – Nov. 24

Beef DNA testing now available in Canada

Shifting standards on cattle parasite control

Feds drill for foot-and-mouth outbreak

U.S. livestock: Futures rally ahead of U.S. Thanksgiving

Manitoba beef weighs farmer futures

U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle futures mixed ahead of Thanksgiving holiday

Klassen: Feedlots scale down cattle purchases

Feds pause update on food from cloned livestock

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