Les Producteurs de bovins du Québec - Cull cattle and dairy calf - Weekly report
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  Week of Dec. 2, 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 151 0,100 0,404 0,950 +0,003
     1100-1500 lb 966 0,100 0,489 1,070 +0,013
     > 1500 lb 622 0,100 0,558 0,880 +0,006
   Beef type  1100-1500 lb 146 0,240 0,555 1,060 -0,014
     > 1500 lb 101 0,390 0,648 0,860 +0,017
 Total Dairy type (Bic auction not included) 1739 0,100 0,506 1,070 -0,001
 Total Beef type (Bic auction not included) 247 0,240 0,593 1,060 -0,019
 Total Québec (Bic auction not included) 1986 0,100 0,517 1,070 +0,007
 St-Hyacinthe  Dairy type  < 1100 lb 77   0,440   -0,011
     1100-1500 lb 474   0,512   -0,009
     > 1500 lb 252   0,574   -0,019
   Beef type  1100-1500 lb 47   0,579   -0,039
     > 1500 lb 37   0,648   +0,001
 Total St-Hyacinthe 887   0,533   -0,013
 La Guadeloupe  Dairy type  < 1100 lb 4   0,478   +0,129
     1100-1500 lb 43   0,437   +0,012
     > 1500 lb 34   0,548   +0,034
   Beef type  1100-1500 lb 17   0,588   +0,031
     > 1500 lb 10   0,656   +0,088
 Total La Guadeloupe 108   0,517   +0,029
 St-Isidore  Dairy type  < 1100 lb 59   0,362   +0,007
     1100-1500 lb 370   0,465   +0,030
     > 1500 lb 268   0,549   +0,022
   Beef type  1100-1500 lb 61   0,531   -0,050
     > 1500 lb 43   0,663   +0,010
 Total St-Isidore 801   0,501   +0,016
 Sawyerville  Dairy type  < 1100 lb 2   0,280   -0,090
     1100-1500 lb 38   0,452   +0,022
     > 1500 lb 28   0,522   +0,011
   Beef type  1100-1500 lb 7   0,520   +0,056
     > 1500 lb 5   0,562   -0,001
 Total Sawyerville 80   0,485   +0,012
 Danville  Dairy type  < 1100 lb 9   0,371   -0,049
     1100-1500 lb 41   0,528   +0,066
     > 1500 lb 40   0,549   +0,027
   Beef type  1100-1500 lb 14   0,558   +0,148
     > 1500 lb 6   0,595   -0,045
 Total Danville 110   0,530   +0,040
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CULL CATTLE - Reference market Volume Avg. Price Change
  (head) ($/lb live) ($/lb live)
Ontario  
OLEX (Ontario) 723 0,520 +0,001
Ottawa (Ontario) 108 0,529 +0,003
United States  
Pennsylvania (U.-S.) (eq. $CAN/lb live)   0,453 -0,027
 
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BONELESS BEEF PRICE Price Change
85% lean (eq. $CAN/100 lb) (eq. $CAN/100 lb)
Canada 290,00 -5,00
United States 0,00 N/A
 
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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 872 0,20 - 1,65 0,90 +0,06
  La Guadeloupe 96 0,40 - 1,10 0,83 +0,08
  St-Isidore 964 0,30 - 1,50 0,86 +0,08
  Danville 94 0,40 - 1,20 0,97 +0,25
  Sawyerville 126 0,40 - 1,18 0,82 +0,06
  Bic 157 0,50 - 1,20 0,93 +0,10
         
Total volume of calves 2 309 0,20 - 1,50 0,87 +0,08
   
Live auctions    
  Holstein good male calves (90-120 lb) 656 0,90 - 1,35 1,07 +0,10
  Holstein good male calves (120-140 lb) 189 0,90 - 1,25 1,07 +0,06
  Holstein average male calves (90-140 lb) 383 0,40 - 1,10 0,71 -0,00
  Holstein good and average (other weights) 192 0,30 - 1,20 0,63 +0,02
  Holstein divers calves (all weights) 218 0,20 - 0,50 0,32 -0,03
  Holstein good female calves (90-120 lb) 59 0,30 - 1,40 0,91 +0,20
  Other milk breeds (all weights) 17 0,30 - 0,95 0,53 +0,12
  Crossed dairy-butcher male - good and average (90-120 lb) 229 1,00 - 3,40 2,20 -0,04
  Crossed dairy-butcher male - other 126 0,80 - 3,25 1,95 +0,20
  Crossed dairy-butcher female - good and average (90-120 lb) 163 0,80 - 1,65 1,20 +0,18
  Crossed dairy-butcher female - other 77 0,40 - 1,65 1,04 +0,11
         
Total 2 309 0,20 - 1,50 0,87 +0,08
DAIRY CALVES – OTHER MARKETS
ONTARIO		 Volume Avg. Price Change
(head) ($/lb live) ($/lb live)
Eastern Ontario 409 1,06 +0,05
Ontario 746 0,98 +0,10
UNITED STATES - PENNSYLVANIA   Avg. Price Change
  (eq. $CAN/lb live) (eq. $CAN/lb live)
Good male calves   1,03 +0,03
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).