Lambs Ontario Stockyards Inc. ran 1,615 sheep and lambs, up four times over last week, and 168 goats went through its chutes for the week ending April 27. Hogs The weighted-average national U.S. price for live barrows and gilts on April 27 was US$45.06, up slightly from April 20’s $41.17. On the same day, American […] Read more
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WP livestock report
WP livestock report
Hogs The U.S. national live price average for barrows and gilts was US$41.17 per hundredweight April 20, up from $37.61 April 13. U.S. hogs averaged $57.65 on a carcass basis April 20, up from $50.06 April 13. The U.S. pork cutout was $67.91 per cwt. April 20, down from $66.33 April 13. The estimated U.S. […] Read more
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Hogs The U.S. national live price average for barrows and gilts was US$37.61 per hundredweight April 13, up from $35.08 April 6. U.S. hogs averaged $50.06 on a carcass basis April 13, up from $45.27 April 6. The U.S. pork cutout was $66.33 per cwt. April 13, down from $66.69 April 6. The estimated U.S. […] Read more
Clostridial disease is fatal in bison, so prevention is vital
I have run across several clostridial (blackleg) outbreaks in bison over the years. I will use the term blackleg to refer to most of the clostridial diseases bison get, even though only one specific one causes the true blackleg. It is a spore-producing bacterium and the spores remain infective in the soil for more than […] Read more
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Hogs down The U.S. national live price average for barrows and gilts was US$35.08 per cwt. April 6, down from $39.06 March 30. U.S. hogs averaged $45.27 on a carcass basis April 6, down from $48.49 March 30. The U.S. pork cutout was $66.69 per cwt. April 6, down from $70.62 March 30. The estimated […] Read more
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Hogs slide The United States national live price average for barrows and gilts was US$39.06 per hundredweight March 30, down from $42.61 March 23. U.S. hogs averaged $48.49 on a carcass basis March 30, down from $52.96 March 23. The U.S. pork cutout was $70.62 per cwt. March 30, down from $72.64 March 23. The […] Read more
Bison finds way into European dining rooms
The new trade deal with the European Union has made it easier for Canada to sell bison into that market
PONOKA, Alta. — Canadian bison has already tickled the palates of the Swiss and now the Irish are serving up burgers. The process of getting bison into the European Union has been eased with the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement. There is a 3,000 tonne duty-free quota for bison and there is definite […] Read moreWP livestock report
Hogs The U.S. national live price average for barrows and gilts was US$42.61 per hundredweight March 23, down from $47.18 March 16. U.S. hogs averaged $52.96 on a carcass basis March 23, down from $57.26 March 16. The U.S. pork cutout was $72.64 per cwt. March 23, down from $74.30 March 16. The estimated U.S. […] Read more
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Hogs The U.S. national live price average for barrows and gilts was US$47.18 per hundredweight March 16, down from $48.92 March 9. U.S. hogs averaged $57.26 on a carcass basis March 16, down from $61.38 March 9. The U.S. pork cutout was $74.30 per cwt. March 16, up from $73.43 March 9. The estimated U.S. […] Read more
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Hogs The U.S. national live price average for barrows and gilts was US$48.92 per cwt. March 9, down from $49.25 March 2. U.S. hogs averaged $61.38 on a carcass basis March 9, down from $62.29 March 2. The U.S. pork cutout was $73.43 per cwt. March 9, down from $78.11 March 2. The estimated U.S. […] Read more
