Fall Cattle Run Winding Down

The fall cattle run is coming to a close.

 

"We saw two or three weeks of pretty good volume there through November for the most part, a lot of feeders trading as the weather held some off for a little bit," said Brian Perillat, Manager/Senior Analyst with Canfax. "Prices hung in there fairly well, we saw a little bit of pressure on some of those six weight cattle, lighter five weights and four weights seeing a lot of strength from guys that maybe wanted to background some calves. Prices generally in line with where they were a year ago."

 

Perlliat adds calves had been under some pressure but are flattening out. Fed cattle prices in the west are strengthening while in the east prices are struggling with the Ryding-Regency plant still closed, which may be hurting the Manitoba feeders a bit more.

 

He notes feeders could possibly move south.

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.