Before some Manitoba cattle auction sites shut down operations for most of the summer, many cattle producers took full advantage during the week ended June 16. Auction sites in Ashern, Killarney and Ste. Rose all hosted what were expected to be their final regular sales until August. Last year, many auction sites chose to stay
Cautious optimism as cattle auction season winds down
All eight Manitoba facilities moved cattle last week
Saskatchewan Crop Report: Rain falls on most of the province
MarketsFarm – Rain fell on all growing regions of Saskatchewan during the week ended June 20 improving growing conditions, according to the province’s weekly crop report released on June 23. Most areas received at least 20 millimetres of rain during the week, with the communities of Prince Albert, Nipawin, Spiritwood and Kindersley all getting more
Feed weekly outlook: Barley, wheat prices starting to soften
MarketsFarm – It appears that the days of feedlots on the Prairies primarily using corn may be coming to an end. After nearly a year of feedlots importing corn from the United States, due to tight supply and higher prices for feed barley and feed wheat in Western Canada, demand has mostly turned towards cereal
Vegetative imaging reveals weather extremes
StatCan satellite crop vegetation data for Prairie region shows Manitoba seeding lagging
Statistics Canada’s Crop Condition Assessment Program (CCAP) released on June 9 its weekly Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) values from April 11 to May 29. The values revealed a tale of weather extremes in the Prairie provinces. As of the fourth week of May, seeding progress was 95 per cent complete in Alberta, compared to the
Manitoba ranchers’ grass in good shape
Local trade was a feature in last week’s cattle sales
As cattle auction sites across Manitoba wind down their sales for the summer, the focus for producers has now switched to grass and pasture conditions for their animals. Brennin Jack, manager of Heartland Livestock Services at Virden, said ample moisture across Manitoba and in parts of Saskatchewan over the past few months has created good
Cattle markets: Wet conditions hamper southwest
Many Manitoba pastures are greening up but far from ready to take cattle
While areas in the Red River Valley continue soaked and even flooded, cattle producers in Manitoba’s southwest are also having issues with the waterlogged conditions. From May 9 to 15, between 40 to 50 millimetres of precipitation fell onto Killarney, 100 km south of Brandon and 20 km north of the U.S. border, according to
Wet, muddy conditions dampen cattle sales
Prices for what was available remained mainly steady
Wet conditions in southern Manitoba, including overland flooding, have had an effect on the number of cattle going through the rings at auction sites in the province for the week ended May 12. “I would say that the yards that were muddy and full of water definitely slowed down the flow of cattle,” said Brad
Feeder cattle prices steady, slaughter bids rising
Canadian beef is being sought after as import volumes decrease
While prices for feeder cattle have stayed flat ever since the start of 2022, slaughter cattle have seen a rise in prices, according to a cattle marketing analyst. Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange at Taber, Alta. said prices for feeder cattle were rangebound during the first quarter of 2022, despite choppiness along the way.
Higher prices should preface spring cattle slowdown
Costs of gain and costs of transport are both now dragging on values
Rising fuel costs, as well as last summer’s historic drought in Manitoba, have had a ripple effect on cattle auctions across the province, according to one auctioneer. Tyler Slawinski, auctioneer at both Ashern and Gladstone auction marts, said that while the cattle market is still going strong, the spike in fuel prices are affecting the
Cattle values rising, but so are fuel costs
Total volume at sales was up on the week, but not by much
Similar numbers of cattle went through the rings at Manitoba auction sites for the week ended March 17 compared to last week. However, fast-rising fuel costs may change cattle prices in the short term. In total, there were 8,045 cattle sold during the week. During the previous week, at least 7,637 animals were brought to
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