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Christmas looms for producers

There appears to be ample supply of animals for the coming holiday season

By Mark Elliot November 13, 2016

As always the sheep and goat markets continue to respond to holiday demand, and the Nov. 2 sale at Winnipeg Livestock Auction was no exception. Producers offered 600 animals for sale, mainly intent on supplying the eastern Canadian market for Christmas, which requires allowing enough transport time to arrive when consumer demand peaks. In the

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Cool weather brings hair lambs to auction

Strong bidding for a good selection of feeder lambs; no price difference between wool and hair types

By Mark Elliot October 14, 2016

Producers delivered 450 sheep and goats to the Oct. 5 sale at Winnipeg Livestock Auction. There was no indication that the producers had any concerns about lower prices caused by stock left over from earlier sales. Feeder lambs and ewes dominated the sale. The young meat goat kids were of show quality and drew the

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Hangover from last large sale limits bidding

Buyers still met sellers, but action was muted compared to the last sale

By Mark Elliot October 3, 2016

The latest sheep and goat sale at Winnipeg Livestock Auction was smaller than the previous large sale, and suffered from a bit of a hangover from the volume of animals that came to market at that event. Bidding was fairly consistent with the last sale, but some classifications saw slightly lower prices, as buyers proved

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New meat products hit the spot for lamb producers

By Dianne Finstad September 28, 2016

An Alberta processor is putting a face to the farmers behind a new line of lamb products. SunGold Specialty Meats’ Lamb Tonight product line began selling at Sobeys, Safeway, and Thrifty Foods stores across Canada earlier this summer. It features 10 ready-to-cook lamb products, including lamb burgers, sausages, meatballs, kabobs, and seasoned ground lamb. But

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Local buyers met with quality sheep, goats

A large sale meant buyers had excellent choice in all classes of animals

By Mark Elliot September 23, 2016

A large sale attracted 1,200 sheep and goats to the Winnipeg Livestock Auction Sept. 7, supplying the local market with a wide variety of animals. Producers took advantage of the interest generated by the local ethnic holiday season by reducing herd size and selling animals before the Christmas rush. Local buyers as a result enjoyed

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Good numbers of goats attract strong interest

The feeder lamb quality was also high, attracting some active bidding

By Mark Elliot August 19, 2016

There were nearly equal numbers of sheep and goats among the 500 animals delivered for the Winnipeg Livestock Auction sale on August 3. A good selection of various classification of goats created high interest for the buyers, as there have been limited numbers for recent sales. Sheep The quality of the Dorper-cross ewes that entered

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Small sale for first auction of summer schedule

By Mark Elliot May 31, 2016

Demand was there to be filled and buyers were prepared for some major bidding — but just 54 sheep and goats were delivered for the May 4 sale at Winnipeg. It’s possible some classifications saw higher bidding than ordinary because of the limited selection. A group of six 224-pound Suffolk-cross ewes carried similar interest as

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New-crop lambs arrive for Orthodox Easter season

The latest sale had a 'clean out the flock' to prepare for the summer grazing season feel

By Mark Elliot May 6, 2016

The summer sheep and goat auction schedule is set to begin with one sale on the first Monday of every month. The approaching Orthodox Easter translated into strong bidding for 300 sheep and goats at Winnipeg Livestock Auction April 20. The bidding on the various ewes appeared to have dropped from the last sale. However,

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Easter lamb supplies may have been less than demand

Easter lamb quantities were much lower than usual at the Winnipeg Livestock Auction Easter sale, but the quality remained high

By Mark Elliot April 4, 2016

Reminder: No sale on April 6, 2016. Just 312 sheep and goats were auctioned on March 16, 2016 and buyers’ expectations may have been greater than supplied. The selection of ewes was limited but the quality produced some strong bidding from the various buyers. The combination of older and heavy wool ewes was of less

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Low selection in all sheep categories

There were only 200 sheep and goats delivered to the Feb. 17 sale at Winnipeg Livestock Auction

By Mark Elliot February 26, 2016

The selection of ewes was dominated by wool ewes. However, the hair ewes attracted similar prices. The weight of the ewes ranged from 139 to 227 pounds with a price ranging from $1.03 to $1.113 per pound. The bidding on rams followed no pattern. Buyers were looking for some particular item with the various rams.

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Tag Archives Lamb and mutton

Christmas looms for producers

Cool weather brings hair lambs to auction

Hangover from last large sale limits bidding

New meat products hit the spot for lamb producers

Local buyers met with quality sheep, goats

Good numbers of goats attract strong interest

Small sale for first auction of summer schedule

New-crop lambs arrive for Orthodox Easter season

Easter lamb supplies may have been less than demand

Low selection in all sheep categories

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