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Walker Farms & G Double Bar Farms

150 Bred Heifers

Black/ BBF Bred Heifers

Bred to black & red Angus Bulls

Bulls turned out July 15 for 45 days

These heifers are on the Bovi-shield Gold program & ultrabac 7

Vaccinated last spring

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Listed for Rolling View Ranch

30 hd of Black Bred Heifers

Bred to Black Angus Bulls that were turned out June 20th

Have been given Express 5, 8-way & Ivomec

Listed for Bar E E Beebe Farms

27 head of Palpated Black Heifers

Bovishield gold one shot & Tasvax 8/Som in the spring, boosted again in November plus Ivomec

Listed for Ron & John Kimber

60 head of Black Palpated Heifers

Pyramid FP5/Pre & 7-Way.

No Brands, No Implants

All Angus Sired

Listed for Kyle & Twighla Christianson

40 head of Palpated Heifers

Red, Black & a few Tans

Have been given Vision 8/som & Vista Once Spring & at weaning in October

Acadia Colony Charolais, Angus & Simmental Bull Sale

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Walker Farms & G Double Bar Farms

100 Bred Heifers

Mostly black & some red

Bred to black & red Angus Bulls

Bulls turned out July 15 for 45 days

these heifers are on the Bovi-shield Gold program & ultrabac 7

Vaccinated last spring

Jeff Proudfoot

9 reds one rwf

Bred red angus or Charolais 

Bulls out July 1-aug 31

All animals are home raised 

One bred heifer

Four second calvers

Mature cows

Everything is in good shape, we are just maxed out on water and need to move some animals

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Slaughter cows and bulls $3-4 higher, following the seasonal.  This market usually peaks in mid March and it looks like it won’t be much different this year.  All classes of feeders stronger. Some September delivery grass steers brought $3700 per head today.  We are getting lots of questions regarding tariffs and how it would affect the beef business. It’s very difficult to know what to say because there is just so much that is unknown and unknowable. We are dealing with an increasingly unpredictable trading partner. However, there is a few things that we do know.  Firstly, these proposed tariffs do not stop trade. Trade will continue but with price adjustments. It’s important to remember that the proposed 25% tariffs would apply only to the 20% of Canadian beef production that we export to the US. So, in effect, it’s a 5% tariff on all production.  Secondly, it’s important to consider the effects that broad based tariffs would have on the Canadian dollar. If we get tariffs on oil, automobiles and parts, and forestry products there is no way in the world that the Canadian dollar stays at 0.695. We would expect at least a 4-5 cent reduction in value which gives us close to 10% improvement in beef pricing.  Thirdly, the packers are  continuing to offer contracts on finished cattle even with the threat of tariffs, although at a discount.  The amount of this discount is presently about $80-100 per head less than what was offered before all this started.  That would translate into about 0.15 per pound on a 600 lb steer. So instead of getting $3000 per head we’d get $2900.  That’s hardly a disaster. I want to make it clear that I’m not an expert in any of these things and I don’t know as much as many industry participants. However, the bottom line is that while there is reason for concern there certainly is not reason for panic.  Ian

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Slaughter cows up $4-5 from before Christmas.  Bulls a lot higher.  Didn’t have many feeders this week but the market is on fire. Expect all classes of feeders to be up $10-20 per hundred. It’s a sellers market. Slaughter cattle in the US reached $203 USD this week, another record.

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Listed for Clint Miller

15 Red Heifers

Bred to a Red Angus Bull that was turned out from June 5 - August 5

Heifers were vaccinated with 8-way & Covexin Nov 6

Listed for Mundt’s Operations Inc.

20 Middle aged Red & Black Cows

Bred to Red Angus & Red Simmental Bulls turned out July 6

Listed for Will & Jeff Proudfoot

38 hd of Red & Tan Cows - 16 are 2nd calvers to Mature Cows

2nd calvers are bred to Red Angus Bulls & the 4th calvers to Mature Cows are Bred to Red Angus or Charolais Bulls

Bulls were all turned out July 1 - Aug 31

Cows are all on the Bovishield Gold Program & were vaccinated this fall

Listed for Jake Wiebe

10 Red Cows

Bred to Charolais Bulls

Bulls turned out July 1

Listed for Vern & Grant Brockman

16 Bred Cows

bred to Charolais Bulls that were turned out June 25 - early Sept

Given Bovishield Gold & Silence in spring and Ivomec in the fall

Listed for McComish Ag Ltd.

50 hd of Red & Black Middle aged Cows

Bred to Charolais Bulls that were turned out July 15

Cows were given Cattlemaster, Ultrabac 8 & Ivomec this fall

Listed for Darren McGillivray Consulting

19 Red Angus/Simmental cross Heifers

Bred to Red Angus Bulls turned out June 18

Listed for Travis Spady

10 Black Angus Cows - 3rd - 5th Calvers

Bred to Black Angus Bulls that were turned out June 10

On a full Vaccination Program

Slaughter cows and bulls sharply higher, up $7-10.  All calves very firm. There’s been a few backgrounded calves sold this week for Feb-March delivery and it looks like those cattle will be profitable for the people who retained ownership.  This sure is a nice market for all participants and it’s about time!  Ian

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Listed for Osadczuk Cattle Co - Brad & Elaine Osadczuk

50 hd of red angus simm heifers

bred to guaranteed easy calving red angus bulls.
Bulls out June 14 for 60 days
Full zoetis herd health including Bovishield gold FP5 prior to breeding. These are top cut red heifers that have been culled for temperament, performance and eye appeal.
No brands.

 25 hd of red angus simm heifers

bred to guaranteed easy calving Char bulls.
These Char bulls are GUARANTEED easy calving with multi generations of calving ease bred into them.
Bulls out June 14 for 60 days
Full zoetis herd health including Bovishield gold FP5 prior to breeding. These are top cut red heifers that have been culled for temperament, performance and eye appeal.
No brands.

Listed for Glenn & Loralie Martin

40 head of Black Heifers

Bred to Black Angus Bulls that were turned out from July 4 - August 26

All home raised Heifers

Bovishield Gold Program & 8-way in the spring

Listed for John Stuart

15 head of Black Heifers

Bred to Black Angus Bulls that were turned out from June 21 - September 14

All one owner Heifers bought through Dryland in the spring at a palpated sale

Were given 8-way and Ivomec in November

Listed for Sautner Farms & Six Pack Farms

100 Red Heifers - Palpated prior to Breeding

Bred to Red Angus Bulls turned out June 20 for 46 Days. Bulls from Pugh Red Angus & RSL Angus

Have been vaccinated with Vista Once/Som, Express FP5 & Ivomec at Preg testing

Listed for McNary Ranches

120 head of Red, RBF Heifers

Bred to Red Angus Bulls from Bellshill Angus that were turned out June 19th for 55 days (Bulls had a 72-76 lb BW)

Heifers were vaccinated prior to breeding with Bovishield Gold FP5 VL5, Ultra Choice 8 & Biomectin

Listed for Silver City Cattle Co.

80 head of Black & Red Cows

Full Herd Dispersal

Bred to Charolais Bulls turned out June 8

Cows are on the Bovishield Gold Program. Vaccinated in the Spring

Listed for Goodbrand Land & Cattle

65 head of Red /RBF Second Calvers

Bred to Charolais Bulls that were turned out from July 15 for 50 days

Bovishield Gold Program & 8-way in the spring

Listed for Troy Tattrie

40 head of Black Bred Heifers

Bred to Black Angus Bulls that were turned out from July 5 for 45 days

Bovishield Gold Program & 8-way in the spring

Plus

30 head of Black Second Calvers

Bred to Black Angus Bulls that were turned out from July 15 for 50 days

Bovishield Gold Program & 8-way in the spring

Plus

10 head of Mature Cows

Bred to Black Angus Bulls that were turned out from July 15 for 50 days

Bovishield Gold Program & 8-way in the spring

Listed for Darren Isaac

50 hd of Red Angus X Simm Cows. 

Bred to Springside Char or Ruzika Red Simm Bulls June 20 for 60 days.

15+/- 3rd/4th calvers rest mature cows. Herd Reduction.

Full herd health including Pyramid FP5 prior to breeding.

Estate of Helen Tkach

15 Black Cows

Bred to Black Angus Bulls turned out from July 8 - Aug 25

Vaccinated with Bovishield Gold

Listed for Candll Ranch/Dar-Lin Ranching

200 head Angus X heifers. Mostly black with some brockles/blaze and a few reds

Full Estrus Synchronization program, heat detected and AI bred to sure shot calving ease Angus sire Coleman Below Zero 2106 for calving Mar 30 -Apr 1.

Special Opportunity

How often do you get to breed your heifers to a $150,000 bull?  Tight calving window. Proven blk/red heifer bulls turned out for 20 day cleanup.

Full herd health including Cattlemaster Gold FP5 and Vision 8 Somnus.

Quiet and trained to electric fence.

Listed for Fossen Farms Ltd.

10 middle aged Cows

Bred to Black Angus Bulls turned out June 25

Slaughter cows and bulls $2-3 higher, volumes starting to decline.  Calf market very firm but not advancing week after week like it was a few weeks ago. Bred heifers sold to nearly $6000 and dispersal cows a little over $5000. Lots of producers have been wondering whether these values are way too high. That is understandable considering that these prices are record high.  There’s some reluctance to invest this heavily when the prospects of tariffs or other issues are on the horizon. The bottom line is we just don’t know about any of this stuff. All I know is that in my business life it’s not the things I saw coming and worried about that cost me the most money. It was always those things that came out of the blue that were the worst, so I don’t think there’s any way of anticipating the disasters. So, if we don’t think about the cruise missiles that can come and destroy our business and just focus on the fundamentals,  this pricing on breds is well within historical guidelines. When compared to steer calf pricing they are actually less than they’ve been in other cattle cycles. We are no where near the end of this cycle, it is likely just getting started.  One more thing.  The price of breds is determined by the cow calf producer. When he feels like he has enough money and feed to expand he does. As of right now I’m not sure the producers feel like they’re profitable enough so we keep liquidating cows and not building the herd. The market is calling for more calves but they’re not coming, so prices will have to advance further so inspire expansion. Prices will continue to advance until this happens but it is not happening yet. Bottom line is that while this bred price is higher than we’re used to it’s probably not fundamentally very high. Just takes some getting used to. Ian 

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Listed for Gerald & Janice Elliott

40 hd of Red and Tan Bred Heifers

Bred to Red Angus Bulls In June 25 to Sept 27

These are reputation bred heifers

On Bovishield Gold Program with 8 way and Ivomec in the spring

Listed for White Ranches

75 hd of Red Heifers

Bred to Red Angus Bulls that were turned out from June 20 - August 10

They were given Bovishield Gold & 8-way in Spring & Ivomec & 8-way at time of Preg testing.

Heifers were palpated prior to breeding

Listed for Colton Battrum

30 head of one iron red bred heifers

Bred to easy calving Black Angus Bulls that were turned out from June 17 - August 1 for a 45 day breeding period

Full herd health with Express FP5 & Ultrabac 8 in the Spring & Express FP5, Vision 8, and Ivomec this Fall

Heifers were palpated prior to breeding for soundness and are very quiet

Listed for Brian & Cindy Link

44 head of Red Middle Aged Cows

Bred to Charolais Bulls that were turned out from June 25 - August 10

Cows have all been given 8-Way

Listed for Rolling View Ranch

44 head of Home Raised Cows

Bred to Black Angus Bulls turned out June 20 - Sept 1

Cows are given Bovishield Gold in the spring

Will be given Ivomec at preg testing

Listed for Ranahan Cattle Company Ltd (Lee Boisvert)

53 Red and RBF Angus X Bred Heifers

Bred to Angus hfr bulls Bulls out Jun 18 to Aug 31
Full herd heath , All heifers are horse handled
Apr 28/24 Bovishield Gold , Ultra Choice 8 Plus Ivomec 
BVC mineral Program

Listed for Cliff O’How

16 Home Raised Heifers - 12 Black - 4 RBF

1 Cow

Heifers are bred to Black Angus Bulls, Cow is bred to a Simmental Bull that were turned out July 5 - Sept 9.

Cattle were given Fusiguard in July and Pyramid FP5 Presponse SQ, Cattlemaster 4 VL5 & Pour on in October

Listed for Y7 Enterprises Ltd

10 Charolais Middle Aged Cows

Bred to Charolais Bulls that were turned out from July 1 to September 1

Cows are vaccinated annually with Covexin plus & Tasvax 8 and are on full mineral program year round

Listed for Covered Wagon Cattle Company

8 Black Middle Aged Cows

Bred to Black Simmental or Black Angus Bulls that were turned out from July 1 to September 1

Cows are vaccinated annually with Covexin plus & Tasvax 8 and are on full mineral program year round

Listed for Lamont Cattle Company

40 RED/RBF/RWF breds.

Herd reduction of All ages. Heifers to mature cows. 

Red cows bred to Hereford Bulls that were turned out June 19th.

 RBF/RWF cows bred to red angus bulls turned out from June 19-July 24. Then Aug 1st the neighbour’s blk angus bull got in and couldn’t get him out until mid September

Listed for Schilling Farms

25 head of 1st-3rd calving, Home Raised, Black Angus Cows

Bred to Black Angus Bulls turned out July 5 for 60 days

They are on the Bovishield Gold Program, done in the fall

Listed for L & S Livestock - Lyle & Sheann Brosinsky

7 Black Purebred Angus Heifers

Bred to a Charolais Bull that was turned out July 29 - August 31

Heifers are on a full Border Vet vaccination program & have been given Ivomec

Listed for Harley Annett

10 Red & Black Heifers

5 Speckle Park 5th calving Cows & 2 Black 6th calvers

Bred to Black Angus Bulls that were turned out July 15

Listed for Fossen Farms Ltd.

10 middle aged Cows

Bred to Black Angus Bulls turned out June 25

Listed for Mundt’s Operations Inc.

10 hd of Home Raised second calving Black Cows

Bred to Red Angus & Red Simmental Bulls turned out July 6

Listed for Susan Senkiw

6 hd of Black Cows - 2nd calvers to mature cows

Bred to Simmental or Black Angus Bulls that were turned out June 18 - Sept 2

Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady. Calf market $5-10 higher. One contributors steer calves averaged nearly $3000/hd. People are wondering how much higher this market can go. Nobody knows, but what we do know is that this market means business. All the fundamentals are sound. The cattle are actually worth what they’re trading for, the market is led by cash trade not by futures, and retail demand is very strong and it appears to be getting stronger. Exports are improving. Consumer sentiment is the highest it’s been in 2 years.  So, anything can happen but for now we have no reason to think that this strong market can’t continue into the new year. Also, we’ve been getting lots of questions about the prospect of tariffs in the new year. The answer to that question is not just unknown, it’s unknowable. It appears to be just a negotiating tactic. The financial markets reacted quickly but then went back to pre announcement levels within a couple days. So, the currency markets have basically shrugged it off. What we do know for sure is that we’re entering a period of uncertainty in trade and a more protectionist environment which is negative to all Canadian industries, not just agriculture. Oil is particularly vulnerable.  What we also know for sure is that the beef business is on extremely sound footing.  I think we’ll likely be ok. Ian.

Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady.  Calf market very strong too, not rising as fast as it was but still noticeably higher in places. As of Friday CanFax reported that auction market volumes are down 16% year to date.  So, we’ve made up a little ground but only a few percent. I think everyone is beginning to realize that numbers are finally about to fall dramatically. Perhaps the futures are realizing that too as they continue to rally. A little early to say and lots of things can happen in the current economic and political environment but it certainly looks like a very strong Q1 2025 for feeder cattle.  Sure nice to see the snow too. Ian

Slaughter cows and bulls steady to $2 higher. Hopefully the low is in for the fall but I guess we’ll see. There’s been really good demand for slaughter cows all fall. Calf market continues to advance based on quickly diminishing supplies and a more positive futures market. I just feel like I should finish my thoughts from last week quickly. When I read it again I felt like I didn’t do a very good job of that. The financial markets are pricing in higher interest rates and higher inflation for longer due to bigger deficits and more tariffs causing higher prices for consumers. The thoughtis  that this would have the effect of reducing beef demand in the future. I guess we’ll have to see. Right now it seems that the extremely positive fundamental situation makes these problems not as important. So I think while the economic situation is perhaps less favourable it doesn’t change our outlook very much. Looking ahead to bred sales it seems like heifers will trade from $4000-5500 per head. Seems like lots of money but it’s still historically quite cheap when compared to calf prices.  Have a good week. Ian.

Slaughter cows and bulls basically steady with last week. The US cull market has bottomed and is starting to rally slightly so maybe we’ll start to see that too. Calf prices continue to improve on declining numbers and more buyers entering the market. Lots of people have asked us what the effects of the US election will be on the cattle markets. There is no one on the planet that knows the answer to that. However, the financial markets may be giving us a clue. The stock market has rallied significantly based on expectations of increased government spending and deregulation. Interest rate futures have increased as well, based on much higher deficits due to decreased tax revenue and high government spending. Inflation is expected to increase based on tariffs on most imported goods. We just do not know what to expect on agricultural products as it seems like they will exempted but no one knows. So I think we can summarize the impact by saying we can expect a higher interest rate and higher inflation rate environment for longer. However, I believe that the fundamentals of the beef market are so strong that any negative effects from a US administration will be minor and mostly annoying, but I don’t think it changes our extremely positive outlook for the beef industry. We shall see. I’m guided by the fact that what political parties say to get elected is usually different than what they have to do once they’re in government. Ian

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Slaughter cows and bulls stabilized this week, supported by good demand and the addition of one more packer buyer. Yearlings steady to stronger again. Calf market is holding very firm, not really getting higher but showing resilience in the face of very large numbers. Some industry participants and market operators are optimistic about a big, late fall calf run. I’m not so sure.  Southern Saskatchewan and Alberta have already seen peak numbers and volumes will drop precipitously after next week. In 10 days the fireworks will be over here too.  As of Friday afternoon, according to Canfax, auction market volumes (including all video and forward delivery sales) were down 19% on a year to date basis. We have very little time to make that up. We’ll see what happens but my belief is that the calf run will be shockingly smaller due to reduced cow numbers and a sneaky high heifer retention. This will be very supportive to late season calf prices.  Ian

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Slaughter cows and bulls $10-15 lower, pressured by big cow volumes and one packer being off the market.  Packers are losing hundreds of dollars on every cow they kill so they are trying to get the cows bought cheaper. They’re finding it hard though, as cow numbers are much lower due to a historically small cow herd and a tentative herd rebuilding effort. Expect the cow market to perform better than expectations even through the run. Yearling market $12-15 higher. Calves higher again, especially good quality. The big volumes right around the corner will test the resilience of this market but for now it looks extremely firm with a smaller herd and rapidly improving futures.  Ian

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Slaughter cows and bulls $5-8 stronger, defying the seasonal trend. Low numbers being offered may be the reason.  Yearlingss took a big jump higher this week, up $10.  The calf market began responding to a recovering futures market a few weeks ago but finally the yearlings are catching up. I just wanted to address the heifer-steer price spread this year.  Heifers will always be worth less than steers. This is due to an approximately 15% poorer performance in the feedlot and a much lighter slaughter weight. However, some years are more extreme than others. When grain is high the spread is wider because of the poorer feedlot performance. That has been true the last couple years. What also comes into play is where we are in the cattle cycle. The last few years we have been in a liquidation phase where way fewer heifers have been retained for replacements. During this time we got as low as 85% of steer  price. When we begin the expansion phase of the cycle this can get as high as 93%. It appears as though we are beginning to at least stop the liquidation. I think we can expect better returns for heifer calves going forward, which will add to the significant returns the cow calf producer is seeing. Of all the profit made in the whole cattle business right now the cow calf producer is capturing most of it. This will continue for the next few years and the extra dollars from the heifers will just add to it.
Calf market was stronger this week too, again defying the seasonal 

Shortgrass SelectVAC Gold Calf Sale 2

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Char X Calves under the Select Gold Program Plus VBP

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Listed for Marc Robitaille

Char x Calves - Cows on year long mineral, selectvac gold,VBP ,inforce at birth, bovigold vision som to grass—Sherwood Char bulls sire side —grass and milk no creep

Slaughter cow in the mid 170s mostly with a few cows in the low 180s. Bulls pretty steady. This market is a little lower than the highs but still historically very high. Had 3500 calves and they sold very well. I sold my own calves and averaged exactly $200 per head more on the same day and basically the same weight as last year.  Sure looks like we bottomed the calf market in mid September. The cattle futures complex continues to improve as does the cash fat cattle price in the US. Other commodities including grain continue to improve too, with wheat improving nearly $1 a bushel (on the futures) since August. It looks like interest rate relief is starting to manifest itself in better demand for all commodities, including cattle. Exports are also improving.  Have a good weekend. Ian

Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady on low volumes. I think we can expect this market to hold up better than usual as we head into the fall run. Crazy demand for ground beef and limited numbers of slaughter cows make this a very solid market. Yearlings a little lower, especially the heavier steers. Calf market very strong, buoyed by rapidly improving 2025 cattle futures.  It seems that we bottomed the futures and the calf market in mid September. Maybe we’ll see an improving market going forward?  It certainly has moved higher in the last week or 2. Ian