Producers ask if now is the time to sell

Producers ask if now is the time to sell

AUCTIONS | Feeder steers booked higher-than-ever prices

Most cattle auction sites in Manitoba hosted regular sales during the week ended Sept. 21, with prices for feeder steers higher than ever. The highest price for a steer was $525 per hundredweight at both Gladstone and Ste. Rose Auction Marts. Both weighed 400 pounds or less. All but one auction site, Winnipeg Livestock Sales, sold lightweight

Cattle sales continue in summer months

Cattle sales continue in summer months

Most cattle seen headed for other parts of Western Canada

Only four auction sites in Manitoba saw cattle go through the rings during the week ending July 13. For at least one, prices and demand are still rising. Winnipeg Livestock Sales held its bi-weekly sale July 7. Feeder steers weighing more than 700 lb. sold for as much as $315 per hundredweight. Heifers weighing more


(Geralyn Wichers photo)

Klassen: Feeder market consolidates at historical highs

Higher borrowing costs offset lower feed prices

For the week ending Saturday, western Canadian yearling steer prices were quoted $2-$4 higher; yearling heifers traded $2 higher to $5 lower. Calves were relatively unchanged although volumes were limited. Larger groups of quality genetics were well bid while second tier cattle were marginally discounted off the highs. Some ranches are liquidating yearlings about one

Cattle prices remain strong as sale volumes grind lower

Cattle prices remain strong as sale volumes grind lower

Several yards will operate at a reduced pace over the summer

Activity at Manitoba’s cattle auction yards was subdued during the week ended May 26. The Victoria Day long weekend marks the unofficial start of summer and movement slows down for the season. Prices remained strong, especially for butcher cows, which accounted for most of the trade at some yards. “Butcher cows continue to hit new


(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)

Klassen: Feeder cattle supplies remain snug

Feedlots expect significantly cheaper barley come harvest

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $3-$4 on either side of unchanged. Premium low-flesh yearlings were one off bids $15-$20 above average. Cattle buyers commented that there were larger volumes of fleshier yearlings. Cattle with heavier butter levels were discounted from our listed values by $5 to as much as $10.




Winter awakens, spring approaches

Winter awakens, spring approaches

Two weekly sales in western Manitoba are called off due to storm

Despite a blizzard barreling into southwestern Manitoba on March 11, which cancelled two cattle auctions, there were still signs of spring during the week ended March 16. Four auction sites, Ashern, Gladstone and Ste. Rose Auction Marts, as well as Winnipeg Livestock Sales, reported fewer cattle in the rings than the previous week. Grunthal Livestock


File photo of cattle on feed near Champion, Alta., about 75 km north of Lethbridge. (James_Gabbert/iStock/Getty Images)

Klassen: Uncertain fed cattle market weighs on feeder cattle

U.S. feeder demand seen relatively sluggish

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearlings (900 lbs. and over) appeared to trade $6-$8 lower on average; yearlings weighing 800-900 lbs. off grass were unchanged. Backgrounded yearlings were also $6-$8 lower. Mid-weight calves were unchanged but calves under 600 lbs. were $3 to as much as $10 lower in some cases. Feedlot operators pulled

High prices continue as fall run approaches

High prices continue as fall run approaches

Feed supplies and beef demand are both expected to be healthy

Prices for butcher cattle remain high just weeks before auction sites in Manitoba begin their fall run. Three auction facilities in the province — Grunthal, Virden and Winnipeg — all hosted regular sales for the week ended Aug. 18. At those sites, D1 and D2 cow prices were between $95 and $112 per hundredweight, while