Ewes
Table 1. Winnipeg, Jan. 7
Lambs 110
95-110
80-94 <80
70-79
60-69
50-59
40-49
December 2009 January 2010 86.90-129.50 99.60-117.00
161.00 134.40-154.08 89.60-120.90
82.55-106.26
81.62
64.13
N/A N/A
109.06-143.22 124.74-125.10
123.24-124.03
100.64-104.94
84.80
N/A
Lambs
65-80
80-95
95-110
110
2.85
2.19-1.90
1.781.79
1.36-1.46
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3.15 3.29
2.00-2.05
1.55-1.67
1.33-1.36
Goats (kids)
35-49
50-75
1.88-1.84
1.50-1.47
1.86-1.84
1.50-1.47
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Nov. 20, 2009
Nov. 27, 2009
Dec. 4, 2009
Jan. 1, 2010
Jan. 8, 2010
1.58-1.96
1.70-2.03
1.54-1.69
N/A
N/A
1.17-1.14
1.19-1.18
1.20-1.15
1.27-1.11
1.32-1.16
The new year’s first sheep and goat sale at the Winnipeg Livestock Auction started with a cold day (Jan. 7). The wind was blowing snow over the roads and the temperature was cold – yet producers brought about 150 animals for the start of 2010 and the buyers were ready for a fresh beginning, as demand remained high (see Table 1). Prices continued steady or slightly higher than the closing of last year (2009).
Cheviot-cross ewes represented this classification selection. The ewes showed well-developed frames, causing some major bidding in the audience. Ewes at 123 to 150 pounds brought $113.70 and $117 (92.5 and 78 cents per pound) respectively.
There were no rams at this sale.
One group of 81-pound lambs (Dorper cross) brought $124.74 ($1.54 per pound). Another group of 90-pound lambs (Cheviot cross) brought $125.10 ($1.39 per pound). There were no heavyweight lambs or 95-to 110-pound market lambs at this sale.
In the under-80-pound classification, there were three weight classes. Two groups of 79-pound lambs brought $123.24 and $124.03 ($1.56 and $1.57 per pound), respectively.
Dorper-cross lambs at 66 pounds brought $104.94 ($1.59 per pound) and Cheviot-cross lambs at 68 pounds brought $100.64 ($1.48 per pound). A lighter-weight group of Dorper-cross lambs at 53 pounds brought $84.80 ($1.60 per pound).
The audience was entertained with a Boer-cross doe with two kids, extremely
Table 2. Ontario Stockyards, Jan. 8 Dec. 28, 2009 Jan. 8, 2010
young kids (possibly less than a week old), sold as a family group.
The majority of the nannies at this sale were bred for future kidding. The bidding was stronger for these nannies – a new start for the year. The heavier nannies, 112-134 pounds, brought $172 and $130 ($1.54 and 97 cents per pound), respectively.
Lightweight nannies sold for a slightly higher price range: 65-pound and 84-pound nannies brought $100 and $125 ($1.54 and $1.49 per pound), respectively.
Only one buck, a Boer cross, was available
Table 3. Weekly livestock market review: Market lambs (95-100 lbs.), price per pound
at this sale, but having some walking difficulties, thus creating a lower price. This 60-pound buck brought $42.50 (74 cents a pound).
A group of Boer-cross bucklings (71 pounds) brought $90 ($1.23 per pound). One Boer cross doeling (30 pounds) brought $42.50 ($1.42 per pound) and another Boercross doeling group (40 pounds) brought $75 ($1.88 per pound).
The Ontario Stockyards report (Table 2) stated all of the animals sold with major interest. Goats and light lambs sold at a steady rate. Heavy sheep sold for $10 per hundredweight higher than at the last sale; even the heavier lambs sold at similar demands.
