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A group of cattle in an Alberta feedlot in the summer.

Livestock Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall back ahead of cattle on feed report

Jul. 24, 2025 at 4:32 pm CDT

Chicago live and feeder cattle futures fell back on Thursday ahead of Friday's cattle on feed report. Hogs were mixed.

Feed Grain Weekly: Buyers holding off from making purchases

Jul. 24, 2025 at 11:43 am CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Chinese government pledges hog capacity control to stabilize prices

Jul. 24, 2025 at 10:39 am CDT

By Ella Cao Lewis Jackson Reuters

Governments offer aid to drought-affected Manitoba livestock producers

Jul. 24, 2025 at 10:22 am CDT

By Miranda Leybourne

Report details economic losses due to bird flu in U.S. dairy cattle

Jul. 23, 2025 at 2:54 pm CDT

By Jonah Grignon

U.S. Republicans continue push to override California animal welfare law

Jul. 23, 2025 at 1:40 pm CDT

U.S. Republicans are continuing years-long effort to override a California's Proposition 12, which bans the sale of pork from pigs kept in tightly confined spaces, arguing in a House Agriculture Committee hearing that the law is overly burdensome to farmers.

By Leah Douglas Reuters

View of cattle's backs through the bars of a gate.

Klassen: Lower feed grain prices set to enhance feeder cattle prices

Jul. 22, 2025 at 9:51 am CDT

For the week ending July 19, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were unchanged from the previous week, although volumes were limited.

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. livestock: Cattle hit fresh highs, hogs inch upward

Jul. 21, 2025 at 5:10 pm CDT

Chicago cattle futures hit fresh highs on Monday while hogs made small gains.

By Geralyn Wichers

U.S. livestock: Cattle prices down, hogs rise again

Jul. 18, 2025 at 3:12 pm CDT

Live and cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange retreated for a second session, while lean hogs extended their rally. The August live cattle contract declined by 12.5 U.S. cents per hundredweight to end the day at US$223.550 and showing a weekly gain of US$1.350. October live cattle lost 50 […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Andy Lessey was talking about Antler Bio, a company that ties maangement to genetic potential through epigenetics. Photo: John Greig

British company Antler Bio brings epigenetics to dairy farms

Jul. 18, 2025 at 11:19 am CDT

British company Antler Bio is bringing epigenetics to dairy farms using blood tests help tie how management is meeting the genetic potential of the animals.

By John Greig