Many ranches across the prairies are getting into the weening season, which can mean only one thing — the weather is changing, and it’s changing rapidly. The weather isn’t the only thing that has been cooling down though — December live cattle futures dropped significantly over the past week, as Anne Wasko, of the Gateway… Read More
If you’re new around here, the Beef Market Update’s goal is to provide the most current information on beef exports, pricing, carcass weights, and boxed beef prices. Every second Friday, Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange joins us to cover what’s happening in markets both in Canada and the U.S. This week, U.S. trade… Read More
Chop and grind in the markets isn’t really the kind of headline you want to hear for the beef markets, but maybe chop and grind means good things for prices. “U.S. markets trading about a buck higher than how they closed the end of last week, so $103, $104 in the north, heading the right… Read More
The fed cattle market is off a bit, but that’s no surprise as we’re getting closer to flipping the season to fall, and as September rolls around. For this week’s Beef Market Update, Anne Wasko, from Gateway Livestock Exchange, joins us this week from a bit of vacation time on the west coast before the fall… Read More
Happy Fri-YAY! It’s been another hot, hot week across the board, as much of the country heads into harvest mode. We’ve got another great episode of RealAg Radio lined up for you today. You’ll hear: The top ag news stories of the day with host Shaun Haney; Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange, with a… Read More
When we last heard from Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange — about three weeks ago — demand was looking pretty good, and looking into the future, it looked exceptional. Now, sitting in the future, we can safely say demand for beef is working its magic, and working at a strong pace. “It’s been… Read More
It’s the last Friday of July, and the summer is just continuing to roar along. If you’re in Western Canada, you know it’s hot hot hot. Currently in the beef markets, there is a lot of discussion surrounding where we are at for demand for proteins. We’ve got some economic headwinds, and we’ve got issues… Read More
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its cattle on feed report for July 1st, and it fell closely in line with expectations, limiting any attempt at the market to be shocked. August Live cattle finished the day up at $0.475, and the week down $1.95, to close at $101.325. #Cattle on Feed Report:… Read More
Cattle prices are holding steady for most of the U.S. and Western Canada on strong wholesale demand. Ranchers, too, are cautiously optimistic as pasture and hay supplies are good and calf prices have been holding steady. It’s not all sunshine and green grass, however, says Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange, as there are still… Read More
This week’s Beef Market Update might be the most positive report we’ve posted in three very long months. In this week’s episode, Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange joins Shaun Haney to catch up on the early summer numbers ahead of a holiday weekend. To start off in the green, Canadian slaughter data for… Read More
Looking back even just six weeks ago, few would have thought it would be possible to be back at the cattle processing levels that we currently are in Canada and the U.S. Anne Wasko, of the Gateway Livestock Exchange, says that many changes have occurred over the past few weeks during the face of COVID-19…. Read More
We hear from Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange every other Friday in our Beef Market Update, but today we’re going in depth in this Thursday edition of RealAg LIVE! Anne joins host Shaun Haney to talk prices, markets, volatility, and so much more. (Summary available below the video) The boxed beef price has… Read More
As RealAgriculture’s Shaun Haney puts it: the interesting, fascinating beef market continues. Currently, there’s huge separation between the June live cattle futures and the cash price, with many taking bets on how that gap closes. Bulls believe there is pent-up demand while bears see a weak economy and restricted demand for the most expensive cuts,… Read More
We’ve made it to the end of another work-week. We hope you have some great plans for the weekend — whether it be sitting around a campfire, or out doing fieldwork. We’ve got a great lineup for you on today’s episode of RealAg Radio! You’ll hear: Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange, with a Beef… Read More
Fresh off of one of the biggest barbecue weekends of the year in Canada and headed into another in the United States, the cattle market is paying close attention to retail sales and the effect on prices throughout the supply chain. At the same time, processing capacity has started to return following slowdowns and shutdowns… Read More
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