An auctioneer in a black cowboy hat speaks into a microphone and gestures with his right hand as he sells cattle.

Auctioneering in family’s blood

Casey Lawes, the 2025 Canadian livestock auctioneering champion, comes from a long line of auctioneers

While most kids his age would have been playing with their friends or involved in hobbies, Casey Lawes was already looking forward to his future, hanging out at the auction mart and developing his chant.

A herd of black cattle in an outdoor pasture stare at the camera.

Beef farmers find big premiums for replacement heifers

The price of replacement heifers is through the roof, and beef producers in Western Canada are marketing creatively to take advantage

The price of replacement heifers is through the roof in Western Canada, and beef producers are getting creative when marketing cattle to take advantage