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Weather Supports Grass Cattle Demand

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The amount of cattle going through auction yards in Manitoba during the week ended June 18 continued on a downward trend as the seasonal summer lull kicks in. Prices for the cattle marketed were steady to lower depending on the quality of the animals. While most cattle markets are starting to slow down because of
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Cattle Move As Seeding Stalls

The numb er of cattle marketed by producers in Manitoba increased slightly during the week ended June 11, as excess moisture prevented seeding operations from being completed and other necessary field work from occurring. The increase in marketings resulted in values holding steady, if not declining slightly. “The wet conditions that extended right across Western
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Lower Supplies, Steady Demand Spur Price Optimism

The decline in the level of cattle being marketed at the auction yards in Manitoba continued during the week ended June 4. Prices for the cattle remained steady to firm amid steady demand. Discounts for poor choice animals continued to be significant. “The firmness in price for the various classes of cattle continued to reflect
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Cattle Sneak Past Briefly Faltering Loonie

– Robin Hill, Heartland LivestockServices, Virden “I think we’ve seen most of the cleaning out of the cattle from the yards that we are going to see.” The arrival of pre-c ipitation across Manitoba helped to slow the movement of cattle to the auction yards in the province during the week ended May 7. However,
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Butcher Cattle Hold Steady Under Parity Pressure

The move-m ent of cattle to auction yards was said to be pretty close to normal during the week ended April 9. Marketings at some of the auction yards in the province were heavier than normal, while at others, a bit lighter than usual. Prices for the cattle generally held steady although values for some
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Loonie Weighs On Heavier Animals

Marketings of cattle at auction yards in Manitoba during the latest week held fairly steady. Values for the cattle marketed during the week ended March 12 were little changed overall from the previous week to slightly lower for heavier-weight animals. “The exception to the prices were grass cattle in the under-700-pound weight category, which were
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Frustration Begets Liquidation

The numb er of producers marketing cattle at the auction yards in Manitoba during the week ended Feb. 19 picked up from the previous week’s level. Values for the various classes of cattle managed to hold steady, although prices for the top-quality animals at some locations were a bit stronger. “We again saw some pretty
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Demand Up For Lighter-Weight Feeders

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Southe r n Manitoba saw its first real taste of winter during the week ended Dec. 4, which may have limited some of the movement at cattle auction yards. But now that winter’s here, activity is expected to be steady until the Christmas break. Poor finished cattle prices remain the stumbling block for all other
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Finished Cattle Prices Limit Buyer Interest

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Ad o w n -turn in the Canadian dollar during the week ended Oct. 23 provided some support for cattle prices in the province. However, the activity at the auction yards was largely described as steady to mixed, with poor finished cattle prices continuing to keep a lid on the market. “We saw some classes

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