Canada produces far more meat than we can eat and a lot heads south or overseas to far east . With border closed in both directions as are US cattle locked out of the far east as well prices have tumbled. I sold Short keep charlios/limo hiefers in april at 1.08 a lb [84 us] since then same cattle are trading in the 75 cent area [52 us] X 1000 lb X number in yard = grumpy farmers. A lot of cattle in this area top end of southern ontario [ due east of the thumb of Michigan ] are on grass till october then sent out as short keeps in feedlots. Just before mad cow border closing 1200 per week were trading at one local sale since then......250 300......There out there and when the weather turns they got to go somewhere! Its iritateing when packers here are still taking US cattle for kill here. Not many but every pot load coming north cuts back on numbers of local kill cattle. They are claiming these were prebought US cattle. Center loin cuts still pricy in store [BBQ season] but your fronts and poorer cuts are building in stock [not roast weather when its 90 out!] My self personally I don&#039;t ship stateside but spinoff back down the line hurts. I have a freezer beef trade but that usually kicks in in the fall but have moved a few that way but so is everyone else so hang space is thin and guys are undercutting to get rid of the greasy cattle. Grading is different here also what grades USDA A1 is too fat here would go to A2-3 with 3 to 5 cent dicount .My own cattle are getting half the grain they were on and that started the day I heard border was closed! I&#039;m cleaning up second cut alfalfa bales out  of our barns that have very little market value in case I need barley for cash market. As far as the pig thing they are building 300 plus sow barns in ontario like crazy ! Early wean at 10 days go to nursery barn to 45-50 lb. the finishers from there and a pile go states way. Land for manure is part of it also land costs lower here $2500 per acre [$1700us] for decent crop land but you don,t have to go to far south to double that. Enough of this we will have a chin wag in Penfield ! Just look for a trailer with canadian flag! Worst thing is I can&#039;t bring my own steak !!! JUst to show darn good it is but ask any oliver gang member who has been to canada to our shows and they will tell about the good Bruce County hip of beef!