Insights and Stories on Livestock

Food processing plant interior with fresh pig carcasses hanging in the cold storage.

U.S. livestock: Chicago hogs down on USDA report, cattle slightly up

Jun. 26, 2025 at 4:40 pm CDT

Chicago lean hog contracts dipped as a U.S. Department of Agriculture report showed inventories slightly up. Cattle futures were unchanged to slightly up.

Ontario ag-gag appeal concludes, court ruling pending

Jun. 26, 2025 at 11:00 am CDT

By Diana Martin

Black Angus breed cattle in a feedlot or feed yard. Ear tags and electronic monitoring tags have been touched up to removed distinguishing numbers and features

Beef check-off rules to change in Alberta, Saskatchewan and B.C.

Jun. 25, 2025 at 11:28 am CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

Close-up of a white steer in an Alberta feedlot.

Klassen: Feeder market rally stalls on softer fed cattle market

Jun. 24, 2025 at 9:31 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

beef cattle in a feedlot in Western Canada

U.S. livestock: Live cattle slip; feeders, hogs make small gains

Jun. 23, 2025 at 4:50 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

Saskatchewan considers AgriRecovery request in bovine TB case

Jun. 23, 2025 at 2:39 pm CDT

Saskatchewan may ask to trigger AgriRecovery for producers affected by bovine tuberculosis.

By Karen Briere

Importance placed on cow herd size questioned

Jun. 23, 2025 at 9:56 am CDT

The number of cows in the provincial herd is not necessarily the best measure of a successful industry, yet that is the focus of public policy, says the Sask. Stock Growers Assoc.

By Karen Briere

U.S. livestock: Cattle fall, hogs made modest gains

Jun. 20, 2025 at 4:13 pm CDT

Chicago cattle futures fell while hog contracts made modest gains after trading resumed on Friday following the Juneteenth holiday.

By Geralyn Wichers

Cattle walk through a fenced channel at a feedlot

Government of Canada announces an increase to maximum compensation for depopulated cattle

Jun. 19, 2025 at 9:31 am CDT

The Government of Canada announced an increase to the maximum value for cattle under its animal compensation regulations. This compensation will reflect the current market value.

By Alexis Kienlen