Agriculture Roundup for Thursday June 10, 2021
MELFORT, Sask. — Livestock producers are enjoying a rebound in feeder cattle prices.
Canfax reported roughly 5,500 head were sold during the week ending June 4, which is ahead of the 2,000 marketed during the previous week.
Only three of the seven feeder steer weight categories were reporting. The 500-to-600-pound weight class averaged $227.00 per hundredweight, while the 600-to-700-pound category averaged $211.50. The 700-to-800-pound weight category ended the week at $196.79 per hundredweight.
On the heifer side, there was a $5.25 increase for 600-to-700-pound heifers which averaged $179.25 per hundredweight.