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Manitoba cattle prices, Oct. 10
Manitoba cattle prices – Oct. 3
Tyson fire leaves province’s cattle markets unscathed
Cattle futures dropped in the Kansas fire’s wake
Prices at cattle auction markets in Manitoba were mostly steady for feeder cattle during the week ended Aug. 16 — and Harold Unrau of Grunthal Livestock Auction Mart expects that to remain the case for the time being. Last week, at Brandon’s Heartland Livestock Auction, 700- to 800-lb. feeder steers went for between $193 and $205 per hundredweight. Similarly
Absence of demand drags on cattle prices at auction markets
Parched pastures and fields are pushing feed costs higher
Dry pasture land and higher feed grain prices drove demand lower at cattle markets during the week ended June 14. Butcher cattle prices in particular dipped four to five cents lower at Grunthal Livestock Auction Mart, largely due to lack of demand. Feeder cattle volumes were too low to report on in Grunthal, with about
Cattle supplies declining, buyer demand increasing
Manitoba auction markets report fewer head of cattle for sale
The number of cattle headed to Manitoba’s weekly auctions is expected to decline, according to Harold Unrau, manager at Grunthal Livestock Auction Mart. “There’s hardly any butchers left on the farms because they sold them all earlier,” Unrau said. “The feeder cattle are going to slow down too, as not many are left out in
Manitoba auctions attract lots of lighter cattle
Feeder markets are expected steady through to Christmas
Harold Unrau, manager of Grunthal Livestock Auction Mart, has some advice for cattle producers who might be looking at thinning their herds. Look for other options first — sell calves early, maybe even potential replacement animals, depending on the situation — before selling cows. “It’s a bad time to reduce your herd, because butcher cows
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