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Demand Softens For Slaughter Cattle

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Yearlings and the early calves moving through Manitoba s cattle auction yards continued to see aggressive demand and solid prices during the week ended Sept. 23. However, the butcher side of the coin is not showing the same kind of strength, leading to questions as to how much longer the feeder prices will be maintained,
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Manitoba’s Yearlings Are Alberta Bound

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Ca t t l e mov ing through Manitoba s auction yards continued to see strong demand and prices during the week ended Sept. 9, although the start of the fall run is still a few weeks away. Yearlings accounted for most of the animals moving through the Manitoba auction yards during the week, with
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Dry Weather Drives Supply, Demand Remains Up

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Activity is slowly starting to pick up at cattle auction yards around Manitoba, with good demand and solid prices reported for the animals moving during the week ended Aug. 26. Pastures are on the dry side in many areas of the province, bringing some yearlings to market a little earlier than normal. Top-end bids were
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Prices Strong Well Ahead Of Fall Run

Ma n i – toba cattle auction yards are starting to shake out the cobwebs after the summer slowdown, with a number of locations that had shut down for the season reopening during the past week. The fall run is still some time away and cattle remain out to pasture for the most part, but
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U.S. Cattle Supply, Rising Loonie Pressure Prices

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The week ended A u g . 1 saw a large increase in the value of the Canadian dollar, and the strong loonie has limited some of the strength seen at Manitoba auction marts over the last while. Robin Hill, manager of Heartland Livestock Services at Virden, said the majority of the animals at its
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Buyers Mostly Local As Volumes Slip, Loonie Rises

Ca t t l e prices at auction marts across Manitoba were holding steady for the most part during the week ended July 11, with solid demand found in the butcher market. Robin Hill, manager of Heartland Livestock at Virden, said a large portion of the animals at its sale on July 6 were butcher
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Unusual Summer Rally Seen In Cattle Markets

Vo l a t i l i t y has been the name of the game in cattle markets of late, and that trend could continue throughout the summer, according to one industry analyst. Anne Dunford, general manager of Gateway Livestock at Taber, Alta., said there has been lots of fluctuation in prices recently. “It’s
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Demand Not Yet Taking Holiday

The cal- endar may have already hit the middle of June, but cattle prices remained fairly steady across auction marts in Manitoba during the week ended June 13. Robin Hill, manager of Heartland Livestock Services at Virden, said butcher cat-t le were very steady at their June 8 sale, in large part because of significant
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Prices Still Strong, But Feed Costs Take Big Bite

Ca t t l e prices and numbers both held firm at Manitoba auction yards during the week ended April 29, as the markets were in the middle of the last push of the season before activity slows down during the spring and summer. “Butcher cattle are as strong as we’ve seen them for years,”
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Supplies Slow, Demand Remains

Prices are still relatively firm, but numbers moving throug h the cattle auction yards in Manitoba are starting to slow down as the spring progresses. Some yards were closed during the week ahead of the Easter long weekend. “The numbers are starting to go down, as everyone gets cleaned out,” said Buddy Bergner at Ashern

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