Cash prices lag behind cattle futures

Cash prices lag behind cattle futures

Buyers are paying a premium for healthy calves from proven producers

Sharp declines in the United States cattle futures market helped bring cattle prices down at auction sites across Manitoba for the week ended Dec. 7. Feeder steers weighing 700 pounds or more ranged in price from $210 to $348 per hundredweight during the week, compared to $225 to $378.50 one week earlier. The minimum price



Fran Wilkinson and Clarke Childs pose with one of their Highland cattle at Brandon’s Ag Ex in late October.

From the lochs to the lakes

Hardy Highland cattle find their place in the Interlake

The head of the animal posing between Manitoba cattle breeders Fran Wilkinson and Clarke Childs barely cleared chest height. Except for the Speckle Park exhibitors down the aisle at Brandon’s Ag Ex, the pair’s Highland cattle sported some of the event’s smallest full-grown animals outside the sheep pens. When it came to coats or horns, however, the Highlands were the






Large volumes coming in, cattle prices remain strong

Large volumes coming in, cattle prices remain strong

Better weather brings calves to market and a grass cattle shortage looms

A high volume of cattle came to Manitoba auctions last week and prices held close to record levels. The provincial industry has positioned itself for a potentially excellent start to 2024, according to Gladstone and Ashern auctioneer Tyler Slawinski. Overall volume of cattle coming for sale eased off a little at Gladstone, but Slawinski said

Alberta has an emergency network, given the number of cows moving to feedlots or slaughter, but even there, nearby producers and vets have a key role in managing the fallout of an accident during transportation.

Be ready to help if livestock involved in accidents

Beef 911: First responders can benefit from local livestock knowledge when disaster strikes

Glacier FarmMedia – Every day hundreds of thousands of animals are transported across Canadian highways without mishap, but every so often, there is an unfortunate accident with animal deaths and injuries. If the accident happens in Alberta, there is an emergency network to draw on—established because of the huge numbers of cattle transported to feedlots and packing plants. Elsewhere in Canada and even


Animal agriculture sectors face public messaging that paints their sectors in less than flattering environmental or social light.

Getting schooled on animal agriculture

CAPI report looks to set firmer animal agriculture background for policymakers

Glacier FarmMedia – A new report commissioned by the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute seeks to educate policymakers about the impact of animal agriculture at economic, social and environmental levels. The report, called “Forces Impacting Animal Agriculture In Canada: A Synthesis,” delves into issues surrounding beef, dairy and poultry production in the country and how they

CME February 2024 live cattle with 10-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

U.S. livestock: CME cattle drop on fund selling, beef demand concerns

Chicago lean hogs continue higher

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures dropped on Thursday after two sessions of gains, pressured by fund long liquidation and as higher corn feed prices and worries about demand for high-priced beef cuts hung over the market. Technical selling accelerated the break, the live cattle market’s sixth in the last eight sessions,