Seasonal weakness and recent rains across the Prairies pressured feed grain prices according to a Moose Jaw-based trader.
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Feed Grain Weekly: Prices in a slow decline
Seasonal weakness, rains pressure barley
Feeder market may overextend to the upside
The current situation provides an opportunity for the cow-calf producer but is negative news for the feedlot operator
Cow-calf producers are advised to avoid selling calves in October because this is usually the lowest price in the fall.
Manitoba Crop Report: Rains not enough to curb dryness
Some areas receive deluge; others still dry
Many areas of Manitoba received varied amounts of rainfall during the week ended July 6, 2025. However, it was not enough to replenish moisture in some areas.
U.S. livestock: Record highs in cattle futures
Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange continued to set new records on Tuesday, as improving packer margins, strong demand and chart-based buying provided support. August feeder cattle futures were up by 5.400 cents per pound at 319.125 cents per pound. The August live cattle contract gained 4.075 cents per pound at 219.975 cents at […] Read more
Canada continues its battle against superbugs
A long-term effort to better understand antimicrobial resistance has become a multidimensional initiative
Antimicrobial drugs are key to livestock and human health, and the battle to protect their effectiveness is ongoing.
First Saskatchewan term conservation agreement signed
Southern Saskatchewan ranchers said signing the agreement allows them to continue raising cattle and be rewarded for providing habitat
Lloyd and Nyla Anderson recently signed a 25-year term conservation easement with the Saskatchewan Stock GrowersFoundation to protect 640 acres of native grassland near Fir Mountain.
U.S. livestock: Cattle climb higher out of long weekend
Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were stronger on Monday, hitting fresh highs in the feeder market after the Independence Day weekend while live cattle lagged to the upside. August feeder cattle futures were up by 4.225 cents per pound at 313.725 cents per pound. The August live cattle contract gained 1.850 cents per […] Read more
Study aims for finishing benchmarks
Feedlot and backgrounding sectors called to participate in a two-part project that looks for insight on finishing practices
If you’re a feedlot or backgrounding operation manager with an hour to spare, a group of Canadian researchers wants your help. The team behind the Canadian Feedlot Benchmark Study says their survey, now under way, will help create a national benchmark database of backgrounding and finishing practices used in herds across Canada. The stated goal […] Read more
Cattle theft charges stayed
Confusion over who actually owned the missing cattle resulted in the prosecutor’s decision REGINA — Cattle theft charges were stayed against a Martensville, Sask., man after his trial began July 31. Alvin Hamm had been charged with possession of property obtained by crime after 10 of 20 animals missing from Alberta were found in a […] Read more
Neglect trial looms
REGINA — A Saskatchewan man from the Craik area is to appear in Moose Jaw Provincial Court Aug. 12 on charges of animal neglect. Tom Miller was charged in September 2023 after about 50 head were seized from his farm earlier that year. The cattle were subsequently returned to him after he paid the costs […] Read more
