Producers delivered 200 sheep and goats to the Winnipeg Livestock Auction April 3 sale. Buyers showed limited interest in ewes. The price ranged from $0.42 to $0.54 per pound, compared to the price range from last sale of $0.51 to $0.90 per pound. The ewes placed in the lower class ranged from $0.20 to $0.35
Slight decrease in lamb prices at April 3 sale
Easter lamb prices disappoint producers
There were 700 sheep and goats delivered to the Winnipeg Livestock Auction for the March 20 sale. Ontario price trend carried over to result in low bidding. The Easter lambs fell short of past Easter lamb sale prices. The high demand and interest for the goat kids continue, similar to the past few sales. April
Easter highs didn’t materialize
Producers and buyers were able to push through the snow from the Alberta clipper, to attend the March 5 sale at Winnipeg Livestock Auction. There were 400 sheep and goats delivered for this sale. The Manitoba buyers were selective on quality, creating some extreme bidding pressures, following similar Ontario patterns. There was no clear separation
Will lamb prices be affected by a lower loonie?
Producers delivered 200 sheep and goats to the Winnipeg Livestock Auction for the Feb. 20 sale. Manitoba buyers have started to follow Ontario price trends. New-crop lambs have not shown the same high prices as last year in the Ontario market. The quality of wool and hair ewes on offer was good and prices were
High demand for Manitoba sheep and heavy lambs
On February 6, 2013 the Winnipeg Livestock Auction had 177 sheep and goats delivered for the Feb. 6 sale. All categories were limited, but numbers were high enough to draw some aggressive bidding. The higher quality of wool and hair ewes were in the price range from $0.71 to $0.85 per pound. Some lower-quality ewes
Prices follow Ontario trends
Producers provided 350 sheep and goats to the Winnipeg Livestock Auction Jan. 23. The bidding from the buyers was strong and heated, compared to the freezing cold temperature outside. The Manitoba market followed the Ontario market trend in prices on the lambs. Wool ewes dominated ewes on offer at this sale. The price ranged from
2012 ends with quality ewes
About 650 sheep and goats were delivered to Winnipeg Livestock Auction Dec. 19 for the final sale of 2012. Once again, the bidding was influenced by other provinces and their markets. There appeared to be two price ranges of hair sheep, with the wool ewes representing the centre of this bidding range. The lower hair
Interest and prices increase for heavy lambs
The Winnipeg Livestock Auction received 300 sheep and goats for the Nov. 21 sale. The buyers were keeping within a close price range, within their bidding, on the various classifications. Ontario market prices are influencing the Manitoba bidding The wool sheep dominated ewe sales, with the bidding consistent with the previous sale. The average price
Prices plummet in spite of quality
There were 750 sheep and goats delivered to the Winnipeg Livestock Auction Nov. 7 sale. Bidding was lacklustre compared to earlier sales and prices were lower, despite good-quality sheep and goats on offer. There was equal representation from wool and hair sheep ewes with the average price ranging from $.39 to $.58 per pound. A
Good selection of heavy and feeder lambs
There were 1,000 sheep and goats for the Winnipeg Livestock Sales auction on Oct. 17, with the auctioneer making comments on the quality of the animals throughout the sale. The audience was entertained by three alpacas that sold as well. There appeared to be no differences on the bidding for the wool and hair ewes,
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