The latest cattle marketing report from Manitoba shows the average weekly price for feeder steers ranged from $245 per cwt for the 901 plus category to $389.93 per cwt for the 401 to 500 pound category with the biggest drop of $15.05 per cwt for the 801 to 900 pound category to $267.70 per cwt.
Feeder heifer prices ranged from $215.42 per cwt for the 900 plus category to $329 per cwt for the 401 to 500 pound category.
D1-D2 slaughter cows in Manitoba selling for an average price of $116.93 per cwt while D3's were at $103.88 per cwt.
Last week in Saskatchewan, 9,331 head of cattle moved through the auction marts that's down from the 16,660 head marketed the previous week.
Year to date, Saskatchewan feeder cattle marketings are at 641,757 head, which is up 2 percent from last year's level.
Feeder steer prices ranged from $445 per cwt for the 300-400 pound weight category down to $290.33 per cwt for the 800 to 900 pound category.
Feeder heifer prices ranged from $367.33 per cwt for the 300-400 pound weights to $280.25 per cwt for the 700 to 800 pound category.
The Alberta and Saskatchewan Cattle on Feed report for December 1st estimates 1,160,425 cattle on feed.
That's slightly larger than last year and the fourth largest December on record.
However, November auction volumes in Alberta/Saskatchewan were among the lowest seen in the last twenty years with a total of 237,070 head placed on feed in November consisting of 89,744 heifers and 147,625 steers.
Alberta markets reported a drop in prices last week with fed steers averaging $220.84 per cwt down from $224.96 per cwt the previous week.
Canfax reported the Rail price for steers dropped $7 to $8 week over week for an average price of $368 to $370 per cwt.
D2 slaughter cows averaged $128.88 per cwt, while D3's came in at $111.50 per cwt.
The rail price remained unchanged from the previous two weeks at $250 to $260 per cwt.
Source : Pembinavalley online