Live cattle futures hit new contract highs on Wednesday while cattle futures came close and lean hog futures continued to recover from recent lows. The August live cattle contract gained US$1.500 per hundredweight to finish the day at US$223.900, 50 cents below the new contract high reached earlier on Wednesday. The October contract rose US$1.475/cwt […] Read more
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Putting genomics for replacement heifer selection to the test
Extension specialist shares details of genomics study on commercial beef herds at Ag in Motion 2025
Livestock extension specialist Chelsey Siemens discussed her study on genomic testing as a tool for commercial replacement female selection at AIM 2025 near Langham, Sask.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up, hogs mixed
Live and feeder cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Tuesday recovered their losses from Monday. However, lean hog prices were mixed. August live cattle gained US$3.050 per hundredweight to close at US$222.400/cwt. Tuesday’s high of US$222.750 was the contract’s second-highest daily high ever behind US$223.275 on Friday. The October live cattle contract added […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures come down from highs
Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were weaker on Monday, coming down from recent highs.
Beef check-off collection system aligns across the country
Producers in the three western provinces will now pay levies based on where the cattle came from, not where they were sold
A single and aligned check-off collection system based on where producers live makes the system equal said Chad Ross, Saskatchewan Cattle Association chair.
U.S. livestock: Cattle strength continues
Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were stronger on Friday, hitting fresh highs to end the week.
Saskatchewan cattle producers work on grassland policy
Members of the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association say they are looking for a policy that isn’t prescriptive
The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association’s draft grasslands policy says private land conservation should be done in a way that minimizes negative impacts to those signing the agreements
South Sask. ranchers win environmental award
Mark and Karin Elford ranch at Killdeer, just north of the Montana border, in a vast expanse of grasslands at a high elevation
Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association president Jeff Yorga, left, Karin Elford, Mark Alford, Mindy Hockley-Anderson fromSaskatchewan Stock Growers Foundation were present when the Alfords were named Saskatchewan’s TESA winners for 2025.
U.S. livestock: Cattle mixed despite fresh supply threats
Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were mixed on Thursday, with fresh contract highs in the feeder cattle market while live cattle ran into resistance at their own highs to settle with small losses.
Feed Grain Weekly: Prices in a slow decline
Seasonal weakness, rains pressure barley
Seasonal weakness and recent rains across the Prairies pressured feed grain prices according to a Moose Jaw-based trader.
