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Cattle values seen firm as futures board improves

Current prices don’t favour southbound cattle traffic

By Adam Peleshaty – MarketsFarm February 5, 2021

Cattle prices for the most part stayed firm at sales across Manitoba last week. In some places, though, feeders were sold at a higher price than the previous week. “Most animals were (worth) $2 to $5 (more) than the week before and that followed a week where the futures board went up every day. Then

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Guelph beef plant’s shutdown alters feeder cattle traffic

Higher prices for feed grains put pressure on cattle markets

By Adam Peleshaty – MarketsFarm January 29, 2021

Livestock auction sites across the province saw a jump in activity with more cattle sold during the week ending Jan. 22. Prices for feeder cattle did not see much change from the previous week. Despite this, deliveries are still slightly lower than at the same time last year — and higher grain prices are to

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Rising feed prices drag on cattle futures

Feeder cattle bids continue steady to lower

By Phil Franz-Warkentin January 22, 2021

Activity was slowly picking back up at Manitoba’s cattle auction yards during the second week of January, with feeder prices steady to lower compared to levels ahead of the holidays. Lighter-weight feeders continued to see the best demand, with discounts for the heavier animals. About 5,000 feeder cattle moved through the rings across the province during the

High feed grain prices in the West are expected to keep a lid on feeder cattle values this month.

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Only a trio of cattle auctions to start 2021

A stronger loonie is making Manitoba cattle less attractive for export

By Marlo Glass January 15, 2021

With just three auctions open, fewer than 640 head of cattle were sold at Brandon, Virden and Grunthal for the week ended Jan. 7. “There wasn’t enough to really quote accurate market (prices),” said Keith Cleaver, manager of Heartland Livestock Services’ Brandon auction. “The first week is pretty slow always,” he added, noting cattle numbers

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Taiwan lawmakers approve imports of additive-fed U.S. pork

By Reuters January 12, 2021

Taiwan’s parliament has approved measures that pave the way for imports of U.S. pork containing a leanness-enhancing additive, despite objections by the main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party which says the move is a health risk. President Tsai Ing-wen’s decision in August to permit imports of U.S. pork containing ractopamine, banned in the European Union and

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A difficult year for Manitoba’s cattle industry

COVID backlogs and market pivots were all just part of the challenge

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm January 8, 2021

It would be something of an understatement to say the Manitoba cattle industry faced a tough year in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a pair of industry experts. “Prices were volatile and then very flat in the second half of the year,” commented Brian Perillat, manager and senior analyst for CanFax. He

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Manitoba fall cattle run comes to an end

Local beef plants showed some demand for slaughter cattle

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm December 25, 2020

The fall run in the Manitoba cattle industry largely wrapped up on the week ended Dec. 17. As that large influx of cattle came to an end for 2020, prices for feeders were down a few cents per pound and those for slaughter were up a few cents, according to Harold Unrau, manager of the

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Continued warm spell heats up cattle sales

A stronger loonie has warded off potential cross-border buyers

By Marlo Glass December 18, 2020

Unseasonably warm temperatures across Manitoba have kept activity high at cattle auctions this winter. “It’s been an exceptional run here at Gladstone,” said Tyler Slawinski, Gladstone Auction Mart’s auctioneer. “We traded a lot of cattle, prices were good, and I hope we continue to see that into 2021.” This week, feeder steers between 600 and

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Healthy demand greets lighter-weight cattle

Markets expect a couple of busy weeks before the year-end shutdown

By Phil Franz-Warkentin December 11, 2020

Manitoba cattle auction yards remained busy during the first week of December, but should start to slow down heading into the new year. Lightweight feeders were seeing the best demand, with heavier animals running into some resistance. “We probably have another 10 days of good deliveries before everybody shuts down for the holidays,” Rick Wright

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Cattle hold steady with fall run winding down

Barley and wheat values are stronger, pressuring cattle values farther west

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm December 4, 2020

As the fall run continues at Manitoba’s cattle auctions, prices held steady, according to Tyler Slawinski, an auctioneer at the Ashern and Ste. Rose auction marts. “The fall run is still booming. We were full on; Ashern had nearly 2,900 and Ste. Rose had almost 2,600,” he said. Province-wide, auctions sold more than 15,000 head

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Cattle values seen firm as futures board improves

Guelph beef plant’s shutdown alters feeder cattle traffic

Rising feed prices drag on cattle futures

Only a trio of cattle auctions to start 2021

Taiwan lawmakers approve imports of additive-fed U.S. pork

A difficult year for Manitoba’s cattle industry

Manitoba fall cattle run comes to an end

Continued warm spell heats up cattle sales

Healthy demand greets lighter-weight cattle

Cattle hold steady with fall run winding down

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