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Sal sizes have been smaller lately as many auction marts prepare for the holiday break.
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Holiday slow season nears for Manitoba cattle sales

Variable quality leads to variable prices at auctions

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As the fall run wraps up at Manitoba auction marts and volumes start to drop, any cattle that aren’t in top form are selling for discounts. “Guys are getting a little fussier on the quality and the discounts for non-performing-type cattle are getting a little steeper,” said Allan Munroe of Killarney Auction Mart. Feedlots are
Cows herded in to holding pen
Livestock Markets, Markets

Fall cattle rush tapers off for most Manitoba auction sales

Cattle numbers are still increasing at Ashern, though

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Bucking the trend of declining numbers of cattle going to auction, Ashern Auction Mart is still witnessing increasing numbers and expecting more. Ashern had numbers jump by 21 per cent for its Nov. 28 sale, according to manager Kirk Kiesman, who said he’s expecting more for its Dec. 5 sale. “I would say we are
Holiday season well supplied
Livestock, Livestock Markets, Other

Holiday season well supplied

The Rabi’ al-awwal festival signifies the birth of the prophet Muhammad

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A total of 392 sheep and goats made their way through the sales ring Nov. 21 at Winnipeg Livestock Auction. Buyers were out in numbers to purchase animals intended for consumption at the upcoming Rabi’ al-awwal Muslim festival. Sellers were aware of the significance of the date and kept buyers well supplied with selection. Dorper-cross
Manitoba’s premiums from out east grind downward
Livestock Markets, Markets

Manitoba’s premiums from out east grind downward

Sales are seen winding down in mid-December for the year

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Prices for cattle at Manitoba auction marts are starting to settle closer to their western Canadian counterparts after riding a high throughout most of the fall run. “It looks like we’ve hit the peak. It has come and gone here,” said Rick Wright of Heartland Order Buying. That said, run numbers “are still quite good.”
Large volumes were seen last week at Manitoba cattle auction marts.
Livestock Markets, Markets

Cow prices coming under pressure at some markets

Feeder prices remain steady as the fall run continues

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The fall run remained in full swing at Manitoba cattle auction marts during the week ended Nov. 16, with large volumes and reasonably steady feeder prices at most yards. About 16,500 cattle moved through the rings across the province during the week, with demand coming from all of the usual sources. Feeder steers (600 pounds
Sheep producers at auction were looking to reduce herds to manage winter feed costs.
Livestock Markets, Markets

Fall sheep herd reduction in evidence

Sheep growers are cutting down the herd with an eye to feeding costs this winter

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There was a distinct chill in the air at the Nov. 7 sheep and goat sale at Winnipeg Livestock Auction, but that cooling trend didn’t extend to the sales ring. There the action was heating up as producers looked to reduce herds with an eye to managing winter feed costs after a long and dry
Livestock, Livestock Markets

Cattle still hitting auctions in numbers

Yet prices are staying relatively steady even in the face of the deliveries

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Cattle sold at the major Manitoba auctions for the week ended Nov. 9 saw prices vary, with some dropping and others holding steady depending on the weight category. “Generally they’re fairly steady. That’s always a positive,” said Allan Munroe of Killarney Auction Mart in Killarney. Killarney’s Nov. 7 auction saw 700- to 800-lb. feeder steers
Cows herded in to holding pen
Livestock Markets, Markets

Manitoba cattle market defies trend

The province’s geographic proximity to significant 
domestic markets is coming into play

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Ontario and Quebec interest continues to buoy prices at Manitoba cattle auctions. “Pound for pound, on the good end of the calves, we’re probably still $5 to $7 per hundredweight better than they (Alberta) are,” said Rick Wright of Heartland Order Buying Co. On Oct. 31, good 600-lb. steers at Virden, Man., were attracting prices
Manitoba cattle market better than rest of Prairies
Livestock Markets, Markets

Manitoba cattle market better than rest of Prairies

Geography is working in favour of local producers, with more nearby market options

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While cattle prices are starting to soften across most of Western Canada, Manitoba is finding itself as the exception. “In Manitoba things aren’t looking too bad. They’ve got some options there, their price has almost been a premium, or some of the strongest in Western Canada,” said Brian Perillat, manager and senior analyst at Canfax.
Neither trick nor treat at recent sheep and goat sale
Livestock Markets, Markets

Neither trick nor treat at recent sheep and goat sale

Sheep and goat markets are near full capacity, but prices stayed mostly firm

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It might be the last taste of summer, but winter was in the wings at the latest sheep and goat sale at Winnipeg Livestock Auction. With colder weather approaching hair lambs are beginning to make their way into the ring, part of a 350-head sale October 17. In the sheep sale buyers appeared to be

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