Cattle from verified beef production operations will be offered for sale Oct. 17 and Nov. 14 through JGL Livestock at Moose Jaw, Sask.
The calves need to come from registered VBP Plus operations and will go to registered feedlots, said Wayne Kot, of JGL. This is not a regular sale and the cattle will be on offer at the JGL assembly yard.
“We will weigh them, sort them and price them,” said Kot.
There is no guaranteed premium and if a non-VBP Plus buyer offers a higher price, the producer can decide which to accept. However the cattle are no longer eligible for the sustainability program.
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Cattle will eventually be processed at Cargill Meats at High River, Alta., and cattle could be eligible for the Canadian Beef Sustainability Acceleration project where premiums of $10-20 per head are offered.
Sellers are responsible for accurate descriptions of the cattle including breed composition, sex, weight, vaccination history and other pertinent information. The price will depend on cattle type, sex, flesh, shrinkage and current market prices.
The seller should ensure their cattle operation is in active standing with the VBP Plus program, which covers food safety, animal nutrition, animal health and welfare, as well as environmental care.
To be eligible for the CBSA pilot, cattle operations must be from audited verified beef producers and enrolled with the Business Info Exchange Systems (BIXS); and have all the cattle age verified either directly with the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency or through BIXS.
BIXS now has more than 1,200 producers registered.
To take advantage of marketing programs, producers on the VBP Plus program need to inform BIXS that they are willing to share data with BIXS. That allows the data system to recognize and track cattle from audited operations, said Deborah Wilson of BIXS.
