Insights and Stories on Beef Cattle

File photo of moose in a Saskatchewan field.

Saskatchewan expands wildlife testing to include bovine TB

Oct. 11, 2023 at 10:37 pm CDT

Recent confirmed cases of bovine tuberculosis (TB) in a Saskatchewan cattle herd have led the province to expand its annual wildlife monitoring program for chronic wasting disease (CWD) to also include TB. The province each year since 1997 has asked hunters to submit heads from harvested deer, moose and elk […]

Klassen: Steam evaporates off yearling market

Oct. 10, 2023 at 1:18 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Turning back the clock with grazing

Oct. 6, 2023 at 4:04 pm CDT

By Don Norman

Klassen: Feeder market falters at record highs

Oct. 2, 2023 at 9:38 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Klassen: Lower beef production forecasts support feeder complex

Sep. 26, 2023 at 8:18 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Klassen: Stronger live cattle futures enhance feeder demand

Sep. 19, 2023 at 1:49 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian grass yearling prices were unchanged to $3/cwt lower on average. Steers held value but heifers had a softer tone. Calf prices were relatively unchanged from seven days earlier. However, weaker barley prices and stronger deferred live cattle prices limited any slippage. The calf market […]

By Jerry Klassen

Klassen: Feeder market continues to consolidate

Sep. 12, 2023 at 9:19 pm CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian grass yearling prices were relatively unchanged. Yearlings over 800 lbs. on light grain rations or on diets mixed with silage were priced at $5 to as much as $20 discount to those cattle coming straight off pasture. Larger groups of uniform quality continue to […]

By Jerry Klassen

Cattle sector weighs in on new traceability regs

Sep. 8, 2023 at 2:04 pm CDT

It’s 2003, and a crisis is descending on the Canadian cattle herd. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) has just been found in a black Angus cow in Alberta. Chaos follows: borders slam shut and the government pledges millions in aid. The border to the United States will remain shuttered until 2005, […]

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan

Klassen: Feeder market shrugs off lower barley production

Sep. 4, 2023 at 11:26 pm CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $2-$3/cwt on either side of unchanged. Prices for calves were also unchanged from average values seven days earlier. Calf markets are becoming more defined as volumes increase. There also appeared to be larger volume of high-quality yearlings available, which was a […]

By Jerry Klassen

Klassen: Calf numbers down in Western Canada

Aug. 29, 2023 at 5:21 am CDT

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets were relatively unchanged. Yearlings straight off grass were very well bid and prices held value. Yearlings over 800 lbs. on light grain ration were quoted $15-$20 discount to those cattle coming straight off pasture. We’re seeing heavier calves around 800 lbs. trade […]

By Jerry Klassen