Market Reports

 Butcher cows traded at least $2-3 higher this week with cows finally breaking the $70 plateau. Decent dairy cows were $54-59 range. Bulls were fully steady this week with limited supply with good bulls trading up to $1. Feeder cattle traded fully steady across the board this week on the front end cattle. Anything off colour, showing stress, frozen parts or small framed is being discounted accordingly. Premiums are still being paid for top quality large framed cattle and cattle that are short framed or fleshy are getting discounted accordingly. Many local orders are drying up as we get closer to the Xmas shut down so orders are definitely more selective.  Once again Eastern orders were a force on most of the top end cattle weighing over 600 lbs. Light cattle suitable for going to grass next summer are trading very strong.  
****OUR NEXT BRED COW SALE WILL BE ON MONDAY DECEMBER  6th. THIS SALE WILL FEATURE A COMPLETE HERD DISPERSAL OF 65 COWS FROM MAGNUSSVILLE FARMS OF GIMLI. WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER GROUP OF 30 GOOD BLACK COWS AGED 3-7 YEARS BRED BLACK AND ANOTHER GROUP OF 30-35 CHAR AND LIMO CROSS COWS THAT WILL INCLUDE 10-12 EARLY CALVING HEIFERS AS WELL. PLEASE CLICK ON OUR CALEBDAR DATE TO SEE PICS OF SOME OF THESE COWS***

***WE REMIND PRODUCERS THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL NEW REGULATIONS ON SAFE AND HUMANE TRANSPORTATION OF ANIMALS TO BE AWARE OF.  CULL COWS WITH PEAK LACTATION AND LARGE UDDERS ARE CONSIDERED COMPROMISED UNDER THESE NEW RULES. ALSO ANY ANIMALS THAT ARE LAME, BLIND, CARRYING RUPTURES ARE ALSO CONSIDERED COMPROMISED. SUCH ANIMALS WILL BE SUBJECT TO FINES IF DETECTED BY CFIA AT ALL AUCTION MARKETS. 
Please see the following regulations to know what is permitted.

https://inspection.canada.ca/animal-health/humane-transport/eng/1300460032193/1300460096845

 ****WINNIPEG LIVESTOCK SALES WILL NOW BE BACK TO NORMAL AS FAR AS COVID REGULATIONS. 

 If you are wanting someone to come look at your cattle then please call one of our field reps and we would be more than willing to come give you an idea on value. 

 WINNIPEG LIVESTOCK SALES PREMISE ID NUMBER IS: MB1023781

Horned cattle are beginning to be discounted more and more all the time. If you want your cattle to bring a premium price they must be horn free.

If you are planning on selling calves in the next month or so, please call ahead to book your cattle with us. If we know how many cattle are coming it allows us to inform buyers so they can have adequate trucks available.

 THE LINK TO PRINT YOUR OWN LIVESTOCK MANIFESTS IS AS FOLLOWS...http://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/livestock/livestock-manifest.html

 A REMINDER TO PRODUCERS TO GET YOUR PREMISE ID NUMBERS FROM THE GOVERNMENT. THIS IS GOING TO BECOME MANDATORY IN 2020. ALL PRODUCERS WILL NEED TO FILL OUT MANIFESTS WHENEVER THEY TRANSPORT CATTLE FROM HOME TO EITHER AUCTION MARTS OR PASTURES. THESE MANIFESTS WILL HAVE TO INCLUDE YOUR PREMISE ID NUMBERS AS PART OF THE NEW NATIONAL TRACIBILITY PROGRAM.

Please contact: Manitobe Premise ID Program-204-945-7684 or email traceability@gov.mb.ca

You can also vist their website www.manitoba.ca/agriculture/pid