High quality of butcher lambs at Dec. 4 sale

The Winnipeg Livestock Auction received 830 sheep and goats on Dec. 4. A herd dispersal of quality ewes and goats was delivered for serious producers to increase and improve their herds. The quality of the herd-dispersal ewes showed some influence on the other ewes delivered for this sale. The dispersal ewes were reasonably divided for

Weekly livestock auction report

For week ending Dec. 13, 2013

Manitoba’s auction yards were busy once again during the week ended Dec. 13, but numbers have slightly tapered off the past few weeks due to the extremely cold weather, and are expected to further decline during the final auctions before Christmas. “It was very strong again this week,” said Keith Cleaver, manager of Heartland Livestock






LIVESTOCK-U.S. live cattle futures settle mixed, hogs lower

* CME feeder cattle end firm By Meredith Davis CHICAGO, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed mixed on Tuesday, with the December contract supported by steady cash expectations for this week while bearish spreads pressured the February contract, traders said. Cash cattle asking prices in Texas and Kansas surfaced at