Les Producteurs de bovins du Québec - Cull cattle and dairy calf - Weekly report
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  Week of Aug. 12, 2019 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 167 0,050 0,542 0,950 +0,013
     1100-1500 lb 767 0,100 0,600 0,990 -0,014
     > 1500 lb 395 0,320 0,709 1,010 -0,015
   Beef type  1100-1500 lb 141 0,250 0,754 1,180 -0,031
     > 1500 lb 74 0,630 0,890 1,120 -0,018
 Total Dairy type (Bic auction not included) 1329 0,050 0,625 1,010 -0,021
 Total Beef type (Bic auction not included) 215 0,250 0,801 1,180 -0,040
 Total Québec (Bic auction not included) 1544 0,050 0,650 1,180 -0,004
 St-Hyacinthe  Dairy type  < 1100 lb 76   0,603   +0,004
     1100-1500 lb 333   0,629   -0,029
     > 1500 lb 159   0,732   -0,025
   Beef type  1100-1500 lb 39   0,790   -0,032
     > 1500 lb 26   0,874   -0,036
 Total St-Hyacinthe 633   0,672   -0,026
 La Guadeloupe  Dairy type  < 1100 lb 14   0,480   +0,052
     1100-1500 lb 45   0,487   -0,063
     > 1500 lb 25   0,639   -0,042
   Beef type  1100-1500 lb 28   0,680   -0,089
     > 1500 lb 5   0,824   -0,096
 Total La Guadeloupe 117   0,579   -0,005
 St-Isidore  Dairy type  < 1100 lb 63   0,508   +0,025
     1100-1500 lb 305   0,593   +0,006
     > 1500 lb 156   0,705   +0,006
   Beef type  1100-1500 lb 55   0,788   +0,034
     > 1500 lb 37   0,914   +0,017
 Total St-Isidore 616   0,649   +0,027
 Sawyerville  Dairy type  < 1100 lb 7   0,504   +0,171
     1100-1500 lb 48   0,549   -0,024
     > 1500 lb 31   0,652   -0,009
   Beef type  1100-1500 lb 18   0,679   -0,036
     > 1500 lb 6   0,862   -0,065
 Total Sawyerville 110   0,614   +0,006
 Danville  Dairy type  < 1100 lb 7   0,351   -0,173
     1100-1500 lb 36   0,607   +0,015
     > 1500 lb 24   0,726   +0,022
   Beef type  1100-1500 lb 1   0,900   +0,095
     > 1500 lb          
 Total Danville 68   0,627   -0,001
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CULL CATTLE - Reference market Volume Avg. Price Change
  (head) ($/lb live) ($/lb live)
Ontario  
OLEX (Ontario) 385 0,749 -0,028
Ottawa (Ontario) 98 0,721 +0,038
United States  
Pennsylvania (U.-S.) (eq. $CAN/lb live)   0,574 +0,033
 
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BONELESS BEEF PRICE Price Change
85% lean (eq. $CAN/100 lb) (eq. $CAN/100 lb)
Canada 270,00 +3,00
United States 265,20 +4,94
 
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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 978 0,20 - 2,00 0,62 -0,05
  La Guadeloupe 150 0,30 - 0,75 0,56 -0,05
  St-Isidore 932 0,30 - 2,00 0,65 -0,06
  Danville 76 0,30 - 0,70 0,48 +0,02
  Sawyerville 164 0,20 - 0,92 0,56 -0,15
  Bic 164 0,30 - 0,80 0,62 -0,24
         
Total volume of calves 2 464 0,20 - 2,00 0,61 -0,07
   
Live auctions    
  Holstein good male calves (90-120 lb) 697 0,55 - 0,90 0,70 -0,12
  Holstein good male calves (120-140 lb) 185 0,60 - 1,00 0,74 -0,11
  Holstein average male calves (90-140 lb) 490 0,30 - 0,70 0,51 -0,08
  Holstein good and average (other weights) 163 0,20 - 0,70 0,47 -0,09
  Holstein divers calves (all weights) 365 0,15 - 0,40 0,30 -0,01
  Holstein good female calves (90-120 lb) 49 0,20 - 1,20 0,53 +0,02
  Other milk breeds (all weights) 37 0,16 - 1,00 0,44 -0,05
  Crossbreeds dairy-butcher (all weights) 478 0,50 - 3,70 2,09 +0,19
         
Total 2 464 0,20 - 2,00 0,61 -0,07
DAIRY CALVES – OTHER MARKETS
ONTARIO		 Volume Avg. Price Change
(head) ($/lb live) ($/lb live)
Eastern Ontario 452 0,79 -0,08
Ontario 881 0,75 -0,04
UNITED STATES - PENNSYLVANIA   Avg. Price Change
  (eq. $CAN/lb live) (eq. $CAN/lb live)
Good male calves   1,14 +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).