Cattle prices at Manitoba’s livestock auctions remain strong, but a stretch of good weather has influenced the fall calf run, looking at latest results from the Gladstone and Ashern auction marts.
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Good weather influences fall calf run
How much longer can high cattle auction prices be sustained?
Klassen: Feeder market holds at higher levels
For the week ending November 2, Western Canadian yearling and calf markets were relatively unchanged from seven days earlier. Strong demand continues to support the feeder complex at historical high prices.
Klassen: Western Canadian calf market surges
For the week ending 26, Western Canadian calf markets were up $8-$12/cwt on average compared to seven days earlier. Pee-wee calves were up $20-$25/cwt compared to the prior week. Finishing feedlot operators were active buyers in all weight categories while backgrounders were cleaning up on smaller packages of calves under 550 pounds.
Feedlot and backgrounding sectors called to participate in study
Two-part project looks for insight on feedlot and backgrounding practices
Canadian Feedlot Benchmark Study will help create a national benchmark database of backgrounding and finishing practices used in herds across Canada.
Fall cattle run shifts into top gear
Strong returns are pulling cattle into market, auctioneer says
Manitoba's cattle market stayed strong during the week ended Oct. 24. Every location reported at least 1,100 head sold at regular weekly sales, for a grand total of 15,055.
Klassen: Canadian feeder markets trades premium to U.S. values
For the week ending October 19, Western Canadian yearling markets traded $3 to $5 on either side of unchanged compared to seven days earlier. Calf prices were $5 to as much as $10 higher. Strength in the deferred live cattle futures along with the weaker Canadian dollar has resulted in positive margins on incoming calves. Therefore, the calf market has developed a floor price.
Australia cashes in on beef exports as US cattle herd shrinks
A slump in U.S. beef production has opened the door for Australia to export record amounts of meat, growing its market share in North America and Asia and channelling billions of dollars to cattle processors and farmers.
Klassen: Calf market ratchets higher
For the week ending October 12, the Western Canadian prices for yearlings off grass and backgrounding operations were relatively unchanged from seven days earlier. The Lethbridge market for calves was up $8-$10 from week-ago levels while calf markets in the non-major feeding regions were up a solid $4-$6 on average.
Mini corn piles dished up as winter cattle feed option
Farm lays out the value, and the wrinkles, of extended grazing mini corn piles
Mini corn piles show value as a cattle feed option for extended winter grazing, Edie Creek Angus says, although some issues, like minimizing spoilage, are still a work in progress.
Water a critical issue for livestock
Ensuring enough good quality water is one of the most important building blocks of any herd
Beef 911: Ensuring enough good quality water is one of the most important building blocks of any beef herd
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