The Government of Canada has extended the tax deferral period for livestock producers affected by bovine tuberculosis in 2024 and 2025.
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Producers affected by bovine TB receive extended tax deferral
The Government of Canada has extended the tax deferral period for livestock producers affected by bovine tuberculosis in 2024 and…
Manitoba cattle prices, March 25
Price ranges from seven Manitoba auction markets during the week ending March 24, 2026.
Klassen: Stronger barley prices weigh on feeder cattle values
For the week ending March 21, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $10/cwt higher to $10/cwt lower compared to seven…
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Manitoba cattle prices, March 11
Your weekly table of price ranges for beef cattle from seven Manitoba auction markets during the week ending March 10,…
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Klassen: Western Canadian feeder market incorporates risk discount
For the week ending March 7, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $5-$10/cwt lower compared to seven days earlier. The…
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THROWBACK: Pasture danger – keeping farmers safe after calving
Stay safe this calving season with expert cow handling, exit strategies, and well-being tips to protect your farm's team.
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Manitoba Beef Producers take aim at elk surge, feed losses from wildlife
Resolutions at last month’s Manitoba Beef Producers meeting seek help to rein in elk and deer populations, expand fencing supports…
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Beef sector needs more research into protozoal disease
Canada’s beef farmers could sure use more on-label uses approved for toltrazuril, but that means research in an age of…
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Klassen: Strong demand underpins Western Canadian feeder market
For the week ending February 28, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were unchanged from seven days earlier. Calves may have…
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Producers affected by bovine TB receive extended tax deferral
Manitoba cattle prices, March 25
Price ranges from seven Manitoba auction markets during the week ending March 24, 2026
Price ranges from seven Manitoba auction markets during the week ending March 24, 2026.
Klassen: Stronger barley prices weigh on feeder cattle values
For the week ending March 21, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $10/cwt higher to $10/cwt lower compared to seven days earlier. Backgrounded replacements were quite variable with sharper discounts noted on fleshier groups. The heifer discount to steers appeared to be wider in some cases but it was largely based on quality features. Calves
Manitoba cattle prices, March 11
Price ranges from seven Manitoba auction markets during the week ending March 10, 2026
Your weekly table of price ranges for beef cattle from seven Manitoba auction markets during the week ending March 10, 2026.
Klassen: Western Canadian feeder market incorporates risk discount
For the week ending March 7, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $5-$10/cwt lower compared to seven days earlier. The market held value on Monday and Tuesday but then softened in the latter part of the week. Strength in the feed grains complex along with weaker deferred live cattle futures set a negative tone. Feedlot
THROWBACK: Pasture danger – keeping farmers safe after calving
Cow-calf farmers, stay alert, have an exit strategy and keep self-care in mind when working with this year's calves
Stay safe this calving season with expert cow handling, exit strategies, and well-being tips to protect your farm's team.
Manitoba Beef Producers take aim at elk surge, feed losses from wildlife
Producers also flag Crown lands uncertainty, trade risk and rising costs despite strong cattle prices
Resolutions at last month’s Manitoba Beef Producers meeting seek help to rein in elk and deer populations, expand fencing supports and improve compensation for wildlife damage.
Beef sector needs more research into protozoal disease
Beef 911: Canada’s beef farmers could sure use more on-label use of toltrazuril, but that would mean more research dollars
Canada’s beef farmers could sure use more on-label uses approved for toltrazuril, but that means research in an age of funding cuts, veterinarian Roy Lewis writes.
Klassen: Strong demand underpins Western Canadian feeder market
For the week ending February 28, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were unchanged from seven days earlier. Calves may have traded $5-$10/cwt higher at some locations. Feeding margins have improved over the past week with Southern Alberta pen-closeouts now hovering near breakeven. Ontario feedlot margins are in positive territory by $20-$40/head. At the Ponoka video
Trade uncertainty, tariffs weigh on Canadian beef sector as market access shifts
Manitoba’s beef cattle producers hear more about the growing uncertainty they face as U.S. tariffs, and shifting trade opportunities, reshape the market
Manitoba’s beef cattle producers heard more about the growing uncertainty they face as U.S. tariffs, and shifting trade opportunities, reshape their market.