Market Reports

Butcher cows traded fully steady this week to $2higher. Good cows bring $69-75. Bulls were also fully steady to a top of $106. Feeder cattle were relatively steady this week.  Grass weight steers and heifers continued to trade with excellent demand as local buyers are still active. Heavy feeders over 700 lbs were at least steady  to $1 higher this week. These cattle destined for feedlots were jeopardized by smaller kills at western plants due to covid and a stronger Canadian dollar has damaged export values. 
*** From our herd dispersal on Monday January 25th we saw excellent bred heifers weighing 1250-1375 bring $1650-1775. Good young cows brought $1600-1875, middle aged cows were mostly $1400-1600 and older cows from $1275-1400. Our next bred cow sale will be on Monday February 7th at 10am. We already have over 100 cows consigned including a good group of 35 black cows as well as a small dispersal of almost 40 cows. Most cows are only coming to town due to being short on feed. 

***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 B 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