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Reduced forage availability leads to above average Alberta cattle sales
LETHBRIDGE, AB. — Strained feed supplies in Alberta have prompted producers to sell off cattle earlier than normal and increase cow culling.
Jason Wood, the provincial livestock market analyst with Alberta Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Economic Development, confirmed the trend.
`”Producers marketed grass and background cattle one to two months ahead of schedule to maximize feed availability for their core beef herd.”
Statistics from the province show weekly auction volumes have been above the five-year average in all weeks but one since the end of June.