Fall Run In Full Swing

The fall run is in full swing and calf prices are seeing some pressure.

 

That from Brian Perillat, Manager and Senior Analyst at Canfax.

 

"They were slow to come but now this weather hasn't been the greatest but guys are wrapping up harvest and getting calves to town," he said. "Big volumes there but the calf market has been holding in relatively well. We are certainly seeing a bit of fall run pressure, especially on these calves. Five and six weight calves have come down a little bit from their highs but we're still seeing some good calves."

 

Perillat says the fed market remains soft and feedlots continue to lose money.

 

He adds the Canadian dollar is a bit volatile with political and interest rate uncertainty in Canada and the US.

Video: Evolution of Beef Cattle Farming

The Clear Conversations podcast took to the road for a special episode recorded in Nashville during CattleCon, bringing listeners straight into the heart of the cattle industry. Host Tracy Sellers welcomed rancher Steve Wooten of Beatty Canyon Ranch in Colorado for a wide-ranging discussion that blended family history and sustainability, particularly as it relates to the future of beef production.

Sustainability emerged as a central theme of the conversation, a word that Wooten acknowledges can mean very different things depending on who you ask. For him, sustainability starts with the soil. Healthy soil produces healthy grass, which supports efficient cattle capable of producing year after year with minimal external inputs. It’s an approach that equally considers vegetation, animal efficiency, and long-term profitability.

That philosophy aligned naturally with Wooten’s involvement in the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, where he served as a representative for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association. The roundtable brings together the entire beef supply chain—from producers to retailers—along with universities, NGOs, and allied industries. Its goal is not regulation, Wooten emphasized, but collaboration, shared learning, and continuous improvement.