Shelly said:
Can somebody explain to me why our cattle up here are selling so much lower than what you're reciving in the states, and our dollar is equal or even higher some days than the american dollar? s***, last week, fat cows ready for slaughter, were selling for 7 cents a pound at one of the local markets! I am REALLY not looking forward to selling our calves next Monday! Sat in at a couple of sales lately, every calf, every size, shape, and color were just STOLEN!
I can't....With an even dollar, the transport costs would be about te only thing to figure.....It takes a bit to keep them identified and tracable, but that should be extremely negligible....When i traveled BC, I felt like there was a 20 cent difference. I also felt it was a lot less than 20 cents to ship them to the Columbia Basin...
Matbe part of it is any pen space and feed available was already budgeted. Feed is tight so likely when your calves got cheaper, to feed extra would mean buying feed that was not budgeted for and maybe would need to be payed a higher price for.
Like I said, I dunno. I am not in a position to buy calves right now, so can only speculate why others aren't. The only thing I can come up with is the way feed is, nobody bought extra for a sudden availability of calves at the right price....
I hope for brighter days for you all...Anyone, US or Canada, that has not locked in a orice before now...It is always a bad idea to wait till the grass is gone to sell your cattle, but with feed, this year it is especially so,
PPRM