Livestock Management
For the week ending June 28, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were relatively unchanged compared to seven days earlier. Volumes moving through the ring were limited and the quality was quite variable.
Livestock Management
Newcastle disease identified in British Columbia
Movement controls placed around two commercial pigeon operations
Newcastle disease has been detected on two commercial pigeon operations in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said in a June 19 notice to industry it’s the first time the virus has been detected in a commercial operation in Canada since 1973.
U.S. livestock: Chicago hogs down on USDA report, cattle slightly up
Chicago lean hog contracts dipped as a U.S. Department of Agriculture report showed inventories slightly up. Cattle futures were unchanged to slightly up.
Genomics research to enhance the Canadian beef cattle industry starting in Saskatchewan
The University of Saskatchewan will be receiving $3.4 million for beef cattle genomics research, for the first beef-focused research facilities in Canada
Soon, genetic markers will be used in the beef industry like they have been in crop breeding.
Ontario ag-gag appeal concludes, court ruling pending
Animal advocates argue law violates free expression; province defends focus on trespass, not speech
Animal rights advocates challenge the constitutionality of Ontario’s Security from Trespass Act, arguing it stifles undercover exposés and infringes on Charter freedoms; government defends the law as targeting trespass, not speech.
Bovine tuberculosis hits Manitoba herd
Manitoba’s long streak without the disease ends with a positive test at dairy farm in the Pembina Valley region
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is investigating a bovine tuberculosis infection in a dairy cow from a farm in the Pembina Valley region of Manitoba.
Avian flu key topic at two recent veterinary conferences
While the spread of avian influenza in the U.S. dairy herd has been unprecedented and rapid, to date, there have been no cases in Canada.
Tighter antibiotic rules changed little for beef sector: research
Federal regulations changed the way producers procured antimicrobial drugs, but did little to change their already low use on Canadian beef farms, says study
Canadian beef farmers have needed their veterinarian to write a prescription for antibiotics since late 2018, part of efforts to fight off antimicrobial resistance. Producers haven’t had to change what they were doing much.
Canfax Cattle Market Report – June 26, 2025
Read the Canfax Cattle Market Report - June 26, 2025. Latest on fed & feeder cattle prices, butcher cow trends, and cutout market insights in Western Canada.
Cattle markets remain high on smaller herd
The beef industry has become more efficient and is finishing larger cattle to make up for the lack of numbers
Cattle numbers are the lowest in 60 years, but the full impact of that decline hasn’t yet been seen, says a market analyst.
