From cattle vaccination and stomach ulcers to headline-making diseases like bovine tuberculosis: Thoughts from a long-time western Canadian veterinarian
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From cattle vaccination and stomach ulcers to headline-making diseases like bovine tuberculosis: Thoughts from a long-time western Canadian veterinarian
Klassen: Feeder market makes another leg higher
For the week ending August 23, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $5 to $10 higher on average compared to seven days earlier. In some locations such as Lethbridge, larger packages of quality yearlings traded $10 to as much as $20/cwt higher.
Alberta Beef Producers announces withdrawal from Canadian Cattle Association
ABP to conclude its membership with CCA, effective July 1, 2026
Alberta Beef Producers announced its withdrawal from the Canadian Cattle Association, effective July 1, 2026.
Klassen: Strong demand supports feeder complex
For the week ending August 9, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $5 to $10 higher on average. Many weight categories notched fresh record highs. Ontario demand was evident across western Canada for calves and yearlings.
Cattle water bowls offer insight into bovine respiratory disease
Cattle watering bowl swabs used in genomic testing to find antimicrobial resistance and look for bovine respiratory disease
Cattle watering bowl swabs used in genomic testing to find antimicrobial resistance and look for bovine respiratory disease
Drought year continues to develop for beef producers
Dry pasture and poor forage in parts of Manitoba have cemented 2025 as another year of support measures and drought management struggles for beef and other grazing sectors
Dry pasture and poor forage in parts of Manitoba have cemented 2025 as another year of support measures and drought management struggles for beef and other grazing sectors.
Klassen: Feeder market in price discovery mode
For the week ending August 2, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to as much as $10 higher. Quality yearling packages off grass were up as much as $15 in some cases. Prices for similar weight cattle were quite variable across the Prairies, which made the market hard to define. The market appears to be in price discovery mode for the grass yearling market.
Heartland Livestock Services closes Brandon auction mart
Heartland Livestock Services announced the closure July 25; the Brandon auction mart has been a historic standby for Manitoba beef producers selling their cattle
Heartland Livestock Services announced the closure July 25. The Brandon auction mart has been a historic standby for Manitoba beef producers selling their cattle.
Klassen: Lower U.S. calf crop supports Canadian feeder cattle market
For the week ending July 26, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were relatively unchanged from seven days earlier. Yearlings off grass weighing 900 pounds plus were very strong and may have been up $3 to $5 from the previous week.
Canada must address potential veterinary drug shortages
Trade tensions raise the risk of Canada’s beef producers being left short of the medicines they need for their cattle herds
Trade tensions raise the risk of Canada’s beef producers being left short of the medicines they need for their cattle herds.
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