Saskatchewan Cattle Prices Make Gains During Past Couple Weeks

Aug 17, 2016

Saskatchewan feeder cattle prices have been on the rise during the past few weeks.

Provincial livestock economist Brad Marceniuk says feeder steer prices in the 600 to 800 pound categories are up six to 13 dollars 50 cents per hundredweight.

Feeder heifer prices in the 700 to 900 pound range are up eight to 11 dollars per hundredweight.

Marketings last week were 2,175 head, compared to 1,773 the same week a year ago.

Meantime, the price of D1, D2 slaughter cows over the last two weeks increased two dollars per hundredweight to average $101.33, while the price of D3 slaughter cows fell 70 cents to average $87.50 per

hundredweight.

Source : CKRM

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.

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