Derrell Peel, Extension livestock marketing specialist at Oklahoma State University, says the increase in cattle prices this year actually started last year, as cattle numbers dropped. The midyear 2023 cattle inventory report showed the national cow herd is still...
Source: FCC, Leigh Anderson Senior Economist
The Canadian commercial feed market (for example, pelleted rations for cattle, dairy, hog and poultry) grew over 20% in 2022, reaching a record $11.5 billion in sales. Most of this growth was driven by increases in...
Source: Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
“The week ending October 14, 2022 saw minimal buyer bidding on live fed steers in Alberta,” says Ann Boyda, provincial livestock market analyst with Agriculture and Irrigation. “A weekly price trend was not available. The...
Source: USDA
by Russell Knight, Hannah Taylor, William Hahn, Angel Terán, Mildred Haley, Grace Grossen, Adriana Valcu-Lisman, and Margaret Cornelius
The Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook for October 2022 analyzes economic impacts of month-to-month changes in USDA’s World Agricultural Supply and Use Estimates Report on domestic and international...
Source: USDA
by Russell Knight, Hannah Taylor, William Hahn, Angel Terán, Mildred Haley, Grace Grossen, Adriana Valcu-Lisman, and Margaret Cornelius
The Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook for November 2022 analyzes economic impacts of month-to-month changes in USDA’s World Agricultural Supply and Use Estimates Report on domestic and...
Source: Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
“Alberta beef producers retained fewer breeding heifers for replacement in 2022, suggesting expansion is not in the immediate future,” says Ann Boyda, livestock economist with the Alberta government. “The Canfax Cattle on Feed reports show...
Source: USDA, by Russell Knight, Hannah Taylor, William Hahn, Angel Terán, Mildred Haley, Grace Grossen, and Adriana Valcu-Lisman
The Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook for January 2023 analyzes economic impacts of month-to-month changes in USDA’s World Agricultural Supply and Use Estimates report on domestic and international markets...
Source: Beef Farmers of Ontario
Prices are reported on a "per one hundred pound" basis.
Fed Steers, Large Frame
# Head
Low $
High $
Avg $
Top $
Avg Wt
Over 1250 lbs.
125
180.35
187.75
185.19
205.00
1,546
1001 - 1250 lbs
10
161.90
220.70
192.90
241.00
1,052
Fed Steers, Medium Frame
# Head
Low $
High $
Avg $
Top $
Avg Wt
Over 1250 lbs
79
172.42
186.65
181.58
201.00
1,418
1001...
Source: USDA, by Russell Knight, Hannah Taylor, William Hahn, Angel Terán, Mildred Haley, Grace Grossen, and Adriana Valcu-Lisman
The Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook for February 2023 analyzes economic impacts of month-to-month changes in USDA’s World Agricultural Supply and Use Estimates report on domestic and international markets...
Source: USDA
Summary
Beef/Cattle: Drought continues to have a role in the timing of cattle slaughter. Based on stronger expected pace of fed cattle and beef cow slaughter in late 2022, the production forecast for this year is fractionally higher than last...
