Sheep &Goat Sales – for Jun. 2, 2011

There were 150 sheep and goats delivered for the May 19, 2011 sale at the Winnipeg Livestock Auction. Buyers were few and the supply of sheep and goats was sparse. However, the price bidding remained strong and exciting. There seemed to be no pattern in the bidding on ewes, either by breed or weight. The

Sheep &Goat Sales – for Apr. 28, 2011

The local buyers had a great opportunity with the last-minute Easter bidding for sheep and goats at the Winnipeg Livestock Auction April 21. The producers provided a balanced selection of most classifications – no heavyweight or market weight lambs. There were 181 animals at this sale. Some evidence of culling with the ewes was present;


Sheep &Goat Sales – for Apr. 14, 2011

The producers provided an excellent supply of sheep and goats for the April 7 Winnipeg Livestock Auction. The Easter season was on everyone’s mind; buyers were ready. There were over 500 sheep and goats for this sale. The ewes were selling steady, as the demand was fairly high. The majority of the ewes were in

Sheep &Goat Sales – for Mar. 24, 2011

There was nothing green at the Winnipeg Livestock Auction on St. Patrick’s Day March 17, 2011. The bidding prices were more constant than the weather of the day – rain followed by rain pellets and then snow. The classification of ewes remained within a steady price range, for this sale, from $0.675 to $0.86 per


Sheep &Goat Sales – for Mar. 3, 2011

Ablowing snowstorm did not prevent producers from providing sheep and goats for the Feb. 17 sale at the Winnipeg Livestock Auction. There were 160 sheep and goats on offer. There were some concerns among the audience, when two groups of sheared ewes entered the arena. However, the high bidding soon overcame this concern. The younger

Sheep &Goat Sales – for Dec. 16, 2010

Interest and demand for sheep and goats remained high at the Dec. 2 sale at Winnipeg Livestock Auction. Bidding was even higher than in November for the 685 sheep and goats that moved through the sale. The demand for ewes was high. The younger ewes sold above the day’s price range, thus creating an upper


Sheep & Goat Market Report – for Jan. 14, 2010

Ewes Table 1. Winnipeg, Jan. 7 Lambs 110 95-110 80-94 <80 70-79 60-69 50-59 40-49 December 2009 January 2010 86.90-129.50 99.60-117.00 161.00 134.40-154.08 89.60-120.90 82.55-106.26 81.62 64.13 N/A N/A 109.06-143.22 124.74-125.10 123.24-124.03 100.64-104.94 84.80 N/A Lambs 65-80 80-95 95-110 110 2.85 2.19-1.90 1.781.79 1.36-1.46 3.15 3.29 2.00-2.05 1.55-1.67 1.33-1.36 Goats (kids) 35-49 50-75 1.88-1.84 1.50-1.47

TD Predicts Higher Prices, Lower Incomes

Canadian farmers should get slightly better prices for their crops and livestock next year, but rising input costs could mean they earn less net income, the Toronto Dominion Bank said Nov. 5. A firming of global supply-demand conditions and an easing in the value of the Canadian dollar in next year’s third and fourth quarters