Cattle prices are good, but trade uncertainty and rising costs add some damper to Manitoba beef farmers’ celebration looking into 2026.
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Manitoba beef weighs farmer futures
Cattle prices are good, but trade uncertainty and rising costs add some damper to the Manitoba beef sector’s celebration
Manitoba cattle prices – Nov. 10
Cattle prices from Manitoba’s major auction marts for the week of Nov. 4-10
Cattle prices from Manitoba’s major auction marts for the week of Nov. 4-10.
Manitoba cattle prices – Oct. 28
Local cattle sale prices from Manitoba’s seven cattle auctions for the week of Oct. 14 to 21, 2025.
Local cattle sale prices from Manitoba’s seven cattle auctions for the week of Oct. 14 to 21, 2025.
Manitoba cattle prices – Sept. 26
All major Manitoba livestock auctions posted cattle sales during the week Sept. 22-26
All major Manitoba livestock auctions posted cattle sales during the week Sept. 22-26
Brandon auction mart closure not a harbinger of decline for Manitoba livestock auctions
Managers and owners of Manitoba’s livestock auction marts say they’re adapting to changing times and, in some cases, seeing growing sales despite a long-dwindling cattle herd
Does Canada’s smaller cattle herd and recent auction mart closures herald general decline among Manitoba livestock auctions? Auction marts say no.
Heartland Livestock Services closes Brandon auction mart
Heartland Livestock Services announced the closure July 25; the Brandon auction mart has been a historic standby for Manitoba beef producers selling their cattle
Heartland Livestock Services announced the closure July 25. The Brandon auction mart has been a historic standby for Manitoba beef producers selling their cattle.
High cattle prices fail to budge cautious beef farmer spending
Canadian beef farmers in 2025 are getting paid plenty for their cattle, but the memory of bad markets and little profit is hard to shake when it comes to big spending decisions
Canadian beef farmers in 2025 are getting paid plenty for their cattle, but the memory of bad markets and little profit is hard to shake when it comes to big investments or projects on their farms.
Tariffs, trade centre of conversation at Canadian livestock markets convention
Trump tariffs have been a major point on the agenda for beef sector events, and the 2025 Livestock Markets Association of Canada convention in Brandon was no exception
Trump tariffs have been a major point on the agenda for beef sector events, and the 2025 Livestock Markets Association of Canada convention in Brandon last week was no exception.
Beef farmers find big premiums for replacement heifers
The price of replacement heifers is through the roof, and beef producers in Western Canada are marketing creatively to take advantage
The price of replacement heifers is through the roof in Western Canada, and beef producers are getting creative when selling cattle to take advantage.
Feeder market recovers from tariff discounts
Many cattle were moved to U.S. feedlots to avoid tariffs, which may have resulted in higher risk tolerance
As cattle markets recovered from the effect of short-lived tariffs in the week ended March 14, western Canadian feeder markets were trending higher.
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