Livestock Markets

Activity at Manitoba’s cattle auction yards held steady during the week in both pricing and volume. The height of the fall run is still a couple of weeks away, which kept values well supported for what was available. Top-end lighter steers were topping $180 to $190 per hundredweight across the province, with heifer calves under

Cattle volume on auction yards across Manitoba continued to pick up during the week ended Sept. 27, as harvest continues to progress and pasture conditions decline. According to Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives’ Sept. 23 weekly crop report, despite rainfall that slowed combining, harvest across the province is well underway. The report also said

Activity at Manitoba’s cattle markets continued to pick up steam during the week ended Sept. 13, with both feeder and slaughter cattle seeing good demand. Yearlings accounted for the bulk of the activity, with the height of the fall calf run still some time away. “The cattle market is hot… and demand for feeder cattle

Activity was closer to being back in full swing following summer holidays at many auction yards across Manitoba during the week ended Sept. 6. Almost all of the auction yards held sales, with the exception of Killarney, whose first sale of the season was scheduled for Monday (Sept. 9). Volumes remained mostly steady to lower