Les Producteurs de bovins du Québec - Cull cattle and dairy calf - Weekly report
All data updated on Friday at noon.
  Week of Sep. 21, 2020 Previous
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CULL CATTLE - Live auctions Volume Min. Price Avg. Price Max. Price Change
  (head) ($/lb live) ($/lb live) ($/lb live) ($/lb live)
 Total Québec  Dairy type  < 1100 lb 114 0,100 0,585 0,990 -0,041
     1100-1500 lb 666 0,100 0,629 1,055 +0,030
     > 1500 lb 405 0,104 0,713 1,030 +0,001
   Beef type  1100-1500 lb 89 0,200 0,768 1,160 +0,024
     > 1500 lb 69 0,340 0,852 1,060 +0,032
 Total Dairy type (Bic auction not included) 1185 0,100 0,653 1,055 -0,006
 Total Beef type (Bic auction not included) 158 0,200 0,805 1,160 +0,024
 Total Québec (Bic auction not included) 1343 0,100 0,671 1,160 +0,017
 St-Hyacinthe  Dairy type  < 1100 lb 62 0,150 0,654 0,990 -0,067
     1100-1500 lb 308 0,150 0,673 1,055 +0,019
     > 1500 lb 174 0,140 0,743 1,030 -0,006
   Beef type  1100-1500 lb 28 0,550 0,802 1,160 +0,024
     > 1500 lb 22 0,735 0,844 0,940 +0,024
 Total Dairy type 544 0,140 0,693 1,055 -0,016
 Total Beef type 50 0,550 0,821 1,160 +0,034
 Total St-Hyacinthe 594 0,140 0,704 1,160 +0,002
 La Guadeloupe  Dairy type  < 1100 lb 6 0,250 0,495 0,600 +0,048
     1100-1500 lb 37 0,200 0,587 0,900 +0,023
     > 1500 lb 10 0,350 0,673 0,840 +0,002
   Beef type  1100-1500 lb 2 0,200 0,515 0,830 -0,229
     > 1500 lb 4 0,860 0,918 0,950 +0,108
 Total Dairy type 53 0,200 0,593 0,900 +0,007
 Total Beef type 6 0,200 0,783 0,950 +0,019
 Total La Guadeloupe 59 0,200 0,612 0,950 -0,009
 St-Isidore  Dairy type  < 1100 lb 43 0,100 0,506 0,820 +0,003
     1100-1500 lb 269 0,100 0,586 1,020 +0,027
     > 1500 lb 178 0,104 0,690 0,980 +0,004
   Beef type  1100-1500 lb 49 0,420 0,776 1,050 +0,048
     > 1500 lb 32 0,340 0,855 1,060 +0,033
 Total Dairy type 490 0,100 0,617 1,020 -0,003
 Total Beef type 81 0,340 0,807 1,060 +0,024
 Total St-Isidore 571 0,100 0,644 1,060 +0,028
 Sawyerville  Dairy type  < 1100 lb 1 0,200 0,200 0,200 -0,290
     1100-1500 lb 18 0,350 0,636 0,850 +0,041
     > 1500 lb 13 0,400 0,654 0,840 -0,050
   Beef type  1100-1500 lb 10 0,590 0,686 0,780 -0,035
     > 1500 lb 9 0,570 0,816 0,940 +0,006
 Total Dairy type 32 0,200 0,629 0,850 N/A
 Total Beef type 19 0,570 0,747 0,940 N/A
 Total Sawyerville 51 0,200 0,673 0,940 -0,001
 Danville  Dairy type  < 1100 lb 2 0,350 0,595 0,840 +0,064
     1100-1500 lb 34 0,100 0,614 1,050 +0,066
     > 1500 lb 30 0,400 0,711 0,840 +0,051
   Beef type  1100-1500 lb          
     > 1500 lb 2 0,910 0,930 0,950 +0,030
 Total Dairy type 66 0,100 0,658 1,050 N/A
 Total Beef type 2 0,910 0,930 0,950 N/A
 Total Danville 68 0,100 0,666 1,050 +0,060
  Week of Sep. 21, 2020 Previous
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CULL CATTLE - Reference market Volume Avg. Price Change
  (head) ($/lb live) ($/lb live)
Ontario  
OLEX (Ontario) 528 1,453 +0,713
Ottawa (Ontario) 62 0,693 +0,039
United States  
Pennsylvania (U.-S.) (eq. $CAN/lb live)   0,535 -0,021
 
  Week of Sep. 21, 2020 Previous
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BONELESS BEEF PRICE Price Change
85% lean (eq. $CAN/100 lb) (eq. $CAN/100 lb)
Canada 257,00 -2,00
United States 0,00 N/A
 
  Week of Sep. 21, 2020 Previous
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DAIRY CALVES – QUEBEC MARKET Volume Price Range Avg. Price Change
Live auctions (head) ($/lb live) ($/lb live) ($/lb live)
  St-Hyacinthe 1137 0,35 - 2,70 1,34 -0,11
  La Guadeloupe 144 0,50 - 2,00 1,28 +0,15
  St-Isidore 1186 0,30 - 2,00 1,11 -0,22
  Danville 86 0,40 - 2,00 1,21 +0,19
  Sawyerville 168 0,50 - 1,70 1,17 -
  Bic 178 0,50 - 1,60 1,21 +0,06
         
Total volume of calves 2 899 0,30 - 2,10 1,19 -0,11
   
Live auctions    
  Holstein good male calves (90-120 lb) 663 1,20 - 1,70 1,43 -0,00
  Holstein good male calves (120-140 lb) 187 1,10 - 1,80 1,47 +0,05
  Holstein average male calves (90-140 lb) 503 0,80 - 1,55 1,14 -0,01
  Holstein good and average (other weights) 233 0,48 - 1,40 0,93 +0,04
  Holstein divers calves (all weights) 312 0,20 - 1,10 0,55 +0,09
  Holstein good female calves (90-120 lb) 82 0,60 - 1,70 1,09 -0,05
  Other milk breeds (all weights) 36 0,18 - 1,00 0,73 +0,07
  Crossed dairy-butcher male - good and average (90-120 lb) 329 1,40 - 4,45 2,95 -0,11
  Crossed dairy-butcher male - other 139 0,40 - 4,30 2,45 -0,08
  Crossed dairy-butcher female - good and average (90-120 lb) 279 0,80 - 2,25 1,50 -0,45
  Crossed dairy-butcher female - other 136 0,30 - 2,00 1,06 -0,44
         
Total 2 899 0,30 - 2,10 1,19 -0,11
DAIRY CALVES – OTHER MARKETS
ONTARIO		 Volume Avg. Price Change
(head) ($/lb live) ($/lb live)
Eastern Ontario 670 1,49 -0,03
Ontario 833 1,40 -0,01
UNITED STATES - PENNSYLVANIA   Avg. Price Change
  (eq. $CAN/lb live) (eq. $CAN/lb live)
Good male calves   1,59 -0,07
Good female calves   0,00 N/A

Market data updated by the Producteurs de bovins du Québec
 
All information comes from the Producteurs de bovins du Québec, Quebec live animal auctions, Dairylea, Urner Barry, OCA, Canfax and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).