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Fall run begins at Manitoba cattle auctions

The annual rush is nicely underway and expected to last through the month of October

By Marlo Glass October 16, 2020

Cattle prices in Manitoba remained strong throughout the month of September, and prices have firmed up as the fall run begins. “We’re going to see volume get fairly big after Thanksgiving,” remarked Robin Hill of Virden’s Heartland Livestock Auction on Oct. 9. “Volumes at every auction mart are going to increase drastically.” Last week, auctions across Manitoba saw

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Argentina’s beef exports to China this year seen at pre-pandemic pace

By Maximilian Heath October 12, 2020

Argentina is expected to export about 870,000 tonnes of beef to China this year, the main destination for the South American country’s renowned red meat, matching last year’s exports despite the global pandemic, a local meat chamber said Sept. 30. Argentina is a major global food supplier and China is an avid consumer of its

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Lower cattle supplies supportive for prices

Pastures remain in good condition, pre-empting the fall run

By Marlo Glass October 9, 2020

Prices have been strong for butcher and feeder cattle, supported mainly by low numbers of cattle heading to auction in Manitoba. The expected fall run has been delayed by unseasonably warm temperatures across most of Manitoba, as pastures have remained in good condition. “Because we’ve had good fall weather, that’s kept cattle out on pasture

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Prices hold steady at Brandon livestock auction

Weak Canadian dollar aids prices

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm October 2, 2020

Prices at Heartland Livestock’s Brandon auction were firm on Sept. 22, compared to the previous week’s sale, according the auction’s Keith Cleaver. “The prices are actually pretty good,” he said, adding that the drop in the Canadian dollar probably lent some support to cattle prices. Feeder steers in the 700- to 800-lb. class went for

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Cattle prices strong as fall run continues

Manitoba cattle have seen interest from both the west and east

By Marlo Glass September 25, 2020

Cattle prices were strong at auctions across Manitoba during the week ended Sept. 18, as more cattle head to auction for the fall run. “Now that harvest is tapering off, we’re going to see more cattle coming in,” said Tyler Slawinski, an auctioneer at the Gladstone Auction Mart. He noted some areas of the province

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China books record weekly U.S. beef purchases: USDA

By Karl Plume September 22, 2020

Reuters – China made its largest weekly U.S. beef purchases on record for the week ending August 21, followed by its biggest U.S. corn deals in almost a month the next week, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data. The USDA, in its weekly export sales report, said China bought a net 3,315 tonnes of

Manitoba’s cattle producers aren’t in a serious rush to move cattle off pasture against other work such as harvesting.

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Market for yearlings beating expectations

Cattle producers are generally ‘pleasantly surprised’ by the weather

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 18, 2020

Activity was slowly picking back up at Manitoba’s cattle auction yards in the days after Labour Day, although the fall run won’t start in earnest until October. Volumes were generally light during the week, with yearlings and butcher cows accounting for much of the activity. Rick Wright of Heartland Order Buying said the cow market was coming under

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Activity slow to pick up at Manitoba cattle auctions

Below-average cattle counts at sales were supportive for feeder prices

By Marlo Glass September 11, 2020

Many cattle auctions across Manitoba came back from summer breaks during the week ended Sept. 3, but the volume of cattle at auction was below average. “I think it’ll be awhile before it’s busy because there’s a lot of grass out there,” Harold Unrau, manager of Grunthal Livestock Auction Mart, said. “It’ll probably be towards

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Cattle prices strong heading into autumn

Fed cattle prices remain slightly depressed

By Marlo Glass September 5, 2020

Feeder cattle prices have recovered to levels seen this time last year, due largely to strong demand for cattle coming off the grass. “Last week, we were steady to five cents per pound higher when compared to last year,” said Brian Perillat, senior analyst at Canfax in Calgary. “Calf and feeder markets are doing well,

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U.S. frozen pork supplies shrink to nine-year low in July

U.S. cold storage facilities haven’t been so low on pork inventory since 2011

By Karl Plume, Mark Weinraub September 4, 2020

U.S. frozen pork inventories fell in July to the lowest monthly level in nine years, the U.S. Agriculture Department (USDA) said Aug. 24, even after meat-packing plants shut by COVID-19 came back online. The data coincided with China reporting a record volume of pork imports in July after an outbreak of African swine fever reduced

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Fall run begins at Manitoba cattle auctions

Argentina’s beef exports to China this year seen at pre-pandemic pace

Lower cattle supplies supportive for prices

Prices hold steady at Brandon livestock auction

Cattle prices strong as fall run continues

China books record weekly U.S. beef purchases: USDA

Market for yearlings beating expectations

Activity slow to pick up at Manitoba cattle auctions

Cattle prices strong heading into autumn

U.S. frozen pork supplies shrink to nine-year low in July

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