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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 12596"><p>> What happened to the prices in</p><p>> Canada? Finished steers sold for</p><p>> $650 which had been worth about</p><p>> $1400 the week before the</p><p>> discovery. Cows are still worth</p><p>> only 3-15 CENTS per pound--if you</p><p>> can get someone to buy them.</p><p>> Others can give you a better idea</p><p>> if you need it...</p><p></p><p>stockers this fall held at break-even with prices at $1.00 to $1.20 pp for 600lb steers. Heifers were quite a bit softer and more volitile ( $.50 -.80) The real kicker was in the dairy cattle, finished Holstein steers at around 1500 -1700lb no market or .10 - .25 (COP at $.65 pp), drop bull calves; $250+ prior to May 20 went to no market to $50 dollar charge to farmers to have them removed, and now have bounced up to aprox. $120.00 for top quality. Cows; jersey cull cows, no market; holstein 5 to 15 cents; beef cull cows 10 to 25 cents with top prices to 50 cents. There was a significant market in the U.S. for replacement cows (free-stall friendly) before May 20th with good quality springing holstein heifers (2yr) bringing CDN$2000 to 2500+. There is no market for those cattle anymore. The Canadian milk market is divided amoung it's dairy farmers through a milk quota system such that a dairyman produces a set amount of milk every day which he gets paid a fair price for but over and above that amount he must pay to dispose of it. With all the replacement heifers comming into the milk line now there is a lot milk being dumped and cows are fed less concentrates to reduce production. Its a big mess!</p><p></p><p>That was probably more info. than what you wanted but the only sure thing is that you are in for a hell of a roller-coaster ride (and it wont be fun)</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:littlebigbend@yahoo.ca">littlebigbend@yahoo.ca</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 12596"] > What happened to the prices in > Canada? Finished steers sold for > $650 which had been worth about > $1400 the week before the > discovery. Cows are still worth > only 3-15 CENTS per pound--if you > can get someone to buy them. > Others can give you a better idea > if you need it... stockers this fall held at break-even with prices at $1.00 to $1.20 pp for 600lb steers. Heifers were quite a bit softer and more volitile ( $.50 -.80) The real kicker was in the dairy cattle, finished Holstein steers at around 1500 -1700lb no market or .10 - .25 (COP at $.65 pp), drop bull calves; $250+ prior to May 20 went to no market to $50 dollar charge to farmers to have them removed, and now have bounced up to aprox. $120.00 for top quality. Cows; jersey cull cows, no market; holstein 5 to 15 cents; beef cull cows 10 to 25 cents with top prices to 50 cents. There was a significant market in the U.S. for replacement cows (free-stall friendly) before May 20th with good quality springing holstein heifers (2yr) bringing CDN$2000 to 2500+. There is no market for those cattle anymore. The Canadian milk market is divided amoung it's dairy farmers through a milk quota system such that a dairyman produces a set amount of milk every day which he gets paid a fair price for but over and above that amount he must pay to dispose of it. With all the replacement heifers comming into the milk line now there is a lot milk being dumped and cows are fed less concentrates to reduce production. Its a big mess! That was probably more info. than what you wanted but the only sure thing is that you are in for a hell of a roller-coaster ride (and it wont be fun) [email=littlebigbend@yahoo.ca]littlebigbend@yahoo.ca[/email] [/QUOTE]
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