Cow-calf producers in Western Canada should have a well-designed biosecurity plan during calving season to reduce disease risks to the cattle herd.
Beef cattle
Biosecurity during calving: What’s your farm’s risk?
A well-designed biosecurity plan for calving season is essential for the farmer to reduce risks to their cattle herd
THROWBACK: Pro tips for a calving crisis
When is it actually time to call in the vet?
This article from 2024 walked farmers through common calving issues, and when the dystocia is serious enough that you need to call the vet. With Manitoba’s 2026 calf crop coming, we’re digging this one out from our archive. The calf was breech. Standing a few feet away, Brandon veterinarian Dr. Grayson Ross coached the producer
Different herd, different approach needed for vaccinating calves
Intranasal calf vaccines are common, but they’re not right for every herd
Intranasal vaccines are common on Canadian beef farms, but they’re not right for every herd’s calf vaccination needs.
Winter grazing strategies offer cost relief for Manitoba cattle producer
With proper testing and balancing, cover crops, straw and silage can reduce winter feed costs
How cover crops, straw and silage pile grazing fit in a western Manitoba rancher’s winter feeding plan — and how to make sure they meet cattle’s nutritional needs.
Manitoba cattle prices, Feb. 11
Cattle prices from Manitoba auction markets for the period of Feb. 2-10, 2026
Your overview of cattle prices from Manitoba's livestock auction markets for the period of Feb. 2-10, 2026.
Klassen: Feeder Cattle Market Waits For Direction
For the week ending January 31, Western Canadian feeder markets were relatively unchanged from seven days earlier. Adverse weather in southern Alberta may have tempered buying interest for lighter weight calves. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a dressed basis in the range of $508-$510 per hundredweight delivered, steady to $2/cwt higher than last
Manitoba cattle prices, Jan. 28
Price ranges from five Manitoba auction markets during the week ending Jan. 27, 2026
Price ranges for cattle sold at five Manitoba livestock auction markets during the week ending Jan. 27, 2026
Klassen: Western Canadian calf prices ratchet higher
For the week ending January 24, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $10/cwt lower to $10/cwt higher compared to seven days earlier. The market was quite variable depending on flesh conditions and genetic quality. Prices for backgrounded yearlings or fall placed calves were steady to $5 higher on larger packages on controlled weight gain diets;
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end week higher
Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were stronger on Friday, with positioning ahead of a major winter storm set to move through the United States providing support.
U.S. livestock: Cattle steady ahead of feed report
Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange held close to unchanged on Thursday, with the bias lower in the most active months.
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