Slaughter cows showing some strength in the market

Apr 21, 2022

Saskatchewan's Weekly Cattle Marketing Report shows feeder steer prices were mixed with most of the price declines in the lighter weights while the feeder heifer market was mainly lower.

Feeder steer prices ranged from $248.17 per cwt for the 300-400lb weight category to $175.50 per cwt for the 900+lb. weight category.

Feeder heifer average weekly prices ranged from $206.58 per cwt for the 400-500 lb. weight category to $166.71 per cwt for the 800+lb. weight category.

Livestock Economist Brad Marceniuk says cull cow prices continue to be very strong.

"The price of D2 slaughter cows increased $2 and one cents per hundredweight, to average $100 per hundredweight. With the price of D3 Slaughter cows increased $4.67 from the previous week to average $90.17 per cwt. Again, the US fed cattle market did move higher last week with live weight average price increase in 1.6%."

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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.