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U.S. livestock: Live cattle correct higher

By Phil Franz-Warkentin October 20, 2025

Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were stronger on Monday, taking back some of Friday’s losses amid ideas the declines were overdone. Cattle futures posted limit-down losses on Friday following comments from United States President Donald Trump that he would lower beef prices. Trump also said over the weekend that beef purchases from

a table of prices from manitoba cattle auctions during the week ending oct. 17, 2025

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Manitoba cattle prices, Oct. 17

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm October 17, 2025

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock

U.S. livestock: Cattle at fresh highs, hogs weaken

By Phil Franz-Warkentin October 14, 2025

Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange climbed to fresh highs on Tuesday, as tight supplies and the ongoing closure of the U.S./Mexican border to cattle from Mexico kept values well supported. The December live cattle contract gained 1.750 cents per pound at 246.500 cents. Chart-based positioning contributed to the gains, according to participants, with

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Klassen: Cash feeder market divorces from futures market

By Jerry Klassen October 14, 2025

For the week ending October 11, Western Canadian yearling markets traded $8/cwt higher to $5/cwt lower compared to seven days earlier. Calf prices experienced a week-over-week decline of $3-$8/cwt on average. Feather-light calves under 450 pounds were steady to $10 higher on average. The Canadian cash feeder market appeared to divorce from the feeder cattle

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Manitoba cattle prices, Oct. 10

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm October 10, 2025

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Klassen: Highs in place for the feeder market

By Jerry Klassen October 7, 2025

For the week ending October 4, Western Canadian grass yearling markets traded steady to $5-$8/cwt lower on average compared to seven days earlier. Backgrounded yearlings were down $5-$12/cwt. Calf markets were down $5 to $10/cwt from a week earlier. There was an influx of calves over the past week which resulted in the softer tone

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Manitoba cattle prices – Oct. 3

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm October 4, 2025

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock

U.S. livestock: Cattle markets up ahead of report

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 19, 2025

Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were stronger on Friday, with positioning ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s latest cattle on feed report behind much of the activity. The report came out after the markets closed, with placements in August down 10 per cent on the year at 1.78 million head and marketings

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Manitoba tick study focuses on testing, other carriers for anaplasmosis

University of Manitoba researchers look into effects of tick and fly diseases in cattle, seek ranchers to participate

By Melissa Jeffers-bezan September 13, 2025

Manitoba research explores anaplasmosis transmission from ticks and, maybe, flies, as well as laying hopeful groundwork for a better test to detect infection in cattle.

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock

U.S. livestock: Cattle markets mostly higher

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 8, 2025

Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were mostly higher on Monday, although the nearby October live cattle contract settled with small losses at the final bell. The October live cattle contract lost 0.175 cents per pound at 235.800 cents while the December contract was up 0.125 cents at 237.575 cents. October feeder cattle futures

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U.S. livestock: Live cattle correct higher

Manitoba cattle prices, Oct. 17

U.S. livestock: Cattle at fresh highs, hogs weaken

Klassen: Cash feeder market divorces from futures market

Manitoba cattle prices, Oct. 10

Klassen: Highs in place for the feeder market

Manitoba cattle prices – Oct. 3

U.S. livestock: Cattle markets up ahead of report

Manitoba tick study focuses on testing, other carriers for anaplasmosis

U.S. livestock: Cattle markets mostly higher

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