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Fall cattle rush tapers off for most Manitoba auction sales

Cattle numbers are still increasing at Ashern, though

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm December 7, 2018

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

Beef cattle, Livestock Markets

Cattle prices stay high with large fall run volume

Auction marts were packed with cattle, yet prices stayed on the stronger side

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm November 10, 2017

The momentum from previous weeks continued at Manitoba auction marts during the week ended Nov. 3, as prices held steady and volumes stayed strong. “Pretty much every auction mart around the countryside was full this week for the consignments and prices stayed relatively strong,” said Rick Wright of Heartland Order Buying Company. Approximately 17,282 head

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feedlot operators aggressively bid up feeders

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen April 25, 2017

Western Canadian feeder cattle continued the upward trend trading $5 to $8 above week-ago levels on average with higher quality feeders as much as $12 higher. Alberta packers were buying cattle near $177 on a live basis, which is about $35 above breakeven pen closeouts. Ongoing strength in the fed cattle market set a positive

Opinion

The auctioneer’s song

By Alan Guebert April 12, 2017

For someone who rarely attended auctions, my father somehow managed to host or co-host four different auctions in the last 20 or so years of his long life. The first, held in the mid-1990s, was a dispersal sale for the 100 or so Holstein cows, heifers, and calves that had remained on the dairy farm

Livestock Markets, Markets

Weaker loonie draws U.S. cattle buyers to Manitoba

Prices have local buyers seeking out bred cattle

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 9, 2017

Cattle moving through Manitoba’s auction yards saw some strength during the week ended March 3, as a combination of rising U.S. futures and a weaker Canadian dollar gave local prices a boost. Heartland Livestock Services at Virden was the busiest auction yard in the province during the week, holding three sales: a bred cow sale,

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Fall cattle rush tapers off for most Manitoba auction sales

Cattle prices stay high with large fall run volume

Klassen: Feedlot operators aggressively bid up feeders

The auctioneer’s song

Weaker loonie draws U.S. cattle buyers to Manitoba

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