Insights and Stories on Beef Cattle

Ranching family teaches cattle to forage through snow

Mar. 3, 2023 at 9:25 am CST

A panel of three producers sits at the front of a room filled to bursting with farmers and professionals in the industry. It’s a chilly day in December in Edmonton, Alta., at the Western Canada Soil Health and Grazing Conference, but these producers don’t mind the cold — in fact, they often […]

Several countries ban Brazilian beef as BSE probe goes on

Mar. 2, 2023 at 6:44 pm CST

By Ana Mano Nayara Figueiredo

Klassen: Calves jump on corn outlook

Feb. 28, 2023 at 6:09 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

Investment in balanced nutrition boosts long-term herd productivity

Feb. 24, 2023 at 9:35 am CST

By Diana Martin

Klassen: Feeder market stabilizes after recent climb

Feb. 21, 2023 at 4:53 am CST

By Jerry Klassen

Klassen: Canadian feeder market rationing demand

Feb. 14, 2023 at 3:46 am CST

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were up $4-$6 while calf markets traded $6 to as much as $10 above week-ago levels. May feeder cattle futures are trading at a $8 premium to the nearby March contract. The carrying charge in the futures market has encouraged buyers to […]

By Jerry Klassen

Klassen: Larger supplies of backgrounded cattle weigh on feeder complex

Feb. 7, 2023 at 2:14 am CST

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded steady to $3 lower. Calf prices were quoted $5 lower to $3 higher. Backgrounded cattle appeared to have a softer tone as more numbers come on the market. Usually, the bulk of the volume for backgrounded cattle are animals over 850 […]

By Jerry Klassen

Beef consumption to rise in China, JBS predicts

Feb. 1, 2023 at 5:33 pm CST

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Demand for beef in China is expected to rise as the country still has relatively low per capita consumption, Gilberto Tomazoni, chief executive of JBS SA, said on Wednesday during a business conference. He said Brazil and the U.S., where JBS has meat facilities, are […]

By roberto-samora

Klassen: Feeder market percolates higher amid finicky buyers

Jan. 31, 2023 at 8:05 pm CST

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to $4 higher on average. Certain pockets in Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan had steer calves up $4-$8 from week-ago levels. Alberta values were relatively unchanged from seven days earlier on all weight categories. Steady demand was noted from Ontario […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. beef cow herd falls to lowest level since 1962, USDA says

Jan. 31, 2023 at 4:59 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. beef cow herd dropped to its lowest level since 1962, U.S. Department of Agriculture data showed on Tuesday, after a severe drought raised costs for livestock feed. Ranchers increasingly sent cows to slaughter last year, instead of keeping them to reproduce, as dry weather […]

By Tom Polansek