Les Producteurs de bovins du Québec - Cull cattle and dairy calf - Weekly report
All data updated on Friday at noon.
  Week of Apr. 16, 2018 Previous
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CULL CATTLE - Live auctions Volume Avg. Price Change Change
  (head) ($/lb live) ($/lb live) ($/lb live)
  St-Hyacinthe 627 0,593 -  
  La Guadeloupe 60 0,559 +0,079  
  St-Isidore 584 0,550 -  
  Danville 100 0,559 -0,009  
  Sawyerville 73 0,573 -0,034  
         
Cull cattle (Bic auction not included) 1 444 0,569 +0,004 -0,187
CULL CATTLE - Reference market Volume Avg. Price Change Change
  (head) ($/lb live) ($/lb live) ($/lb live)
Eastern Ontario 456 0,616 +0,001 -0,174
Ontario 1 882 0,642 +0,006 -0,192
 
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BONELESS BEEF PRICE Price Change Change
85% lean (eq. $CAN/100 lb) (eq. $CAN/100 lb) (eq. $CAN/100 lb)
Canada 252,00 -2,00 -13,00
United States 0,00 N/A N/A
 
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DAIRY CALVES – QUEBEC MARKET Volume Price Range Avg. Price Change Change
Live auctions (head) ($/lb live) ($/lb live) ($/lb live) ($/lb live)
  St-Hyacinthe 855 0,50 - 1,80 1,32 - -0,94
  La Guadeloupe 117 0,80 - 2,00 1,30 -0,17 -1,06
  St-Isidore 847 0,60 - 2,50 1,42 +0,12 -0,62
  Danville 158 0,50 - 1,80 1,37 +0,57 -0,46
  Sawyerville 163 0,60 - 1,84 1,36 +0,18 -0,81
  Bic 141 0,80 - 1,60 1,31 -0,32 -
           
Total volume of calves 2 281 0,50 - 2,00 1,36 +0,05 -0,78
   
Live auctions      
  Holstein good male calves (90-120 lb) 689 1,40 - 1,80 1,57 -0,05 -0,95
  Holstein good male calves (120-140 lb) 188 1,25 - 1,80 1,56 -0,08 -0,93
  Holstein average male calves (90-140 lb) 524 1,00 - 1,55 1,29 -0,00 -0,79
  Holstein good and average (other weights) 173 0,65 - 1,70 1,17 +0,06 -0,48
  Holstein divers calves (all weights) 333 0,20 - 1,10 0,69 +0,25 -0,08
  Holstein good female calves (90-120 lb) 47 1,00 - 1,65 1,38 -0,26 -1,26
  Other milk breeds (all weights) 34 0,10 - 1,60 0,89 -0,08 -0,32
  Crossbreeds dairy-butcher (all weights) 293 1,50 - 3,20 2,28 -0,25 -0,16
           
Total 2 281 0,50 - 2,00 1,36 +0,05 -0,78
DAIRY CALVES – OTHER MARKETS
ONTARIO		 Volume Avg. Price Change Change
(head) ($/lb live) ($/lb live) ($/lb live)
Eastern Ontario 553 1,47 -0,03 -0,81
Ontario 810 1,34 -0,09 -0,80
UNITED STATES - PENNSYLVANIA   Avg. Price Change Change
  (eq. $CAN/lb live) (eq. $CAN/lb live) (eq. $CAN/lb live)
Good male calves   1,61 -0,00 -0,11
Good female calves   1,32 -0,26 -1,23

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).