prices

[Carlos D.]

I was wondering what the cost of building material is down south. A year ago a bundle of r-20 insulation was 29.00 now its 45.00 . one lumber yard close to the U.S. border (and who sells a lot of material to the U.S.) was 53.00 / bundle-- and their telling me inflation is at 2.1%

prices here are
2x4--33.5/foot
2x6--.49/foot
2x8--.79/foot
2x10--.99/foot
bundle shingles --16.99
O.S.B.-- 8.99/sheet ( chip board)

sold 2 red steers--1090 (total)--126.5/cwt===1378.85
1 black hiefer 555 pounds 119.50/cwt====663.23
1 black white faced 528 pounds--113.00 cwt====565.00l


1.00 canadian today equalls .89

thanks carl

 

[CUZ]

Carlos,

On Sept 5th these were some of the prices we got (I tried to match what you had as best I could)

Sold 1 red steer - 530 pounds - 118 = 625.40
1 blk heifer - 610 pounds - 105 = 640.50

I thought they did pretty good.

As something else to compare - at the sale barn we get charged the following

Commission 3%
Beef Check-off $1 per head
Yardage $4 per head
Insurance It was $3.11 on 5 head, I don't
know if % or flat rate per head

Down here $1 ain't what it used to be (sorry I couldn't resist)

Cuz

 

[Jogeephus]

A while back I figured that I could by 100 gals more diesel with the sale of a heiffer than I can today. I'm not complaining about the cattle prices though. It just seems you take one step forward and one step back.

 

[eric]

Prices for lumber and concrete have skyrocketed since Katrina! I remember buying OSB board for around 7.50 a sheet....it's now over $14 at the Home Depot. When I built my house in 2003, concrete was $49/yd....now its over $65/yd.