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Ample supply of sheep, goats as festival season wraps up

Lower bids marked the end of this market cycle,  while animal numbers held up

By Mark Elliot September 17, 2018

As the Muslim festival of Eid wrapped up, a small sale was expected. However, 600 goats and sheep arrived at Winnipeg Livestock Auction for the September 5 sale. In some cases the animals appeared to be culls, but the size of the sale represented a general reluctance to carry or hold extra animals. The sheep

Livestock, Livestock Markets

Final festival sale of sheep a big event

There was lots of supply and plenty of buyers’ interest at Winnipeg Livestock Auction August 15

By Mark Elliot September 5, 2018

The most recent sale at Winnipeg Livestock Auction was set for the flood of more than 1,000 animals it received. Slated for August 15 it fell just before the Eid holiday and buyers brought their lists to fill festival demand for this Muslim holiday celebrating sharing and giving. The semi-trucks were waiting and ready for

Livestock Markets, Other livestock

Auction fills festival requirements

One of the Muslim world’s two globally celebrated festivals drove this market

By Mark Elliot August 20, 2018

The August 1 sheep sale at the Winnipeg Livestock Auction was scheduled in preparation for the Eli-al-Adha, or Festival of Sacrifice, a major holiday in the Muslim world. Producers provided about 600 sheep and goats in expectation of an exciting sale. The next auction was to be held August 15. In the sheep sale buyers

Livestock, Livestock Markets

Summer sale season for sheep has arrived

Buyers and sellers are thinking of the coming weeks of bounty

By Mark Elliot July 4, 2018

The arrival of summer also heralds the arrival of a positive attitude for both sheep buyers and sellers, with 290 animals delivered for sale June 6. The future holds weeks of green pasture and animal development and conditioning. During the sheep sale buyers were looking into the future and seeing the importance of quality ewes

Chris Arthur of Gentrice Farms near Brandon shows off his tandem team in 2018 Manitoba Summer Fair heavy horse classes.

Local news

PHOTOS: 2018 Manitoba Summer Fair

By Alexis Stockford June 12, 2018

There was plenty to see and do at the Manitoba Summer Fair last week in Brandon, as seen here in these photos by Manitoba Co-operator reporter Alexis Stockford. The event ran from June 6-10.

Livestock, Livestock Markets

Quality sparks bidding at sheep and goat sale

Buyers were clearly interested in the best-conditioned animals

By Mark Elliot May 28, 2018

It was quality on parade at the most recent sheep and goat sale at Winnipeg Livestock Auction. Very few culls were delivered and buyers took advantage of the quality that the 248 animals delivered for sale displayed, with a display of intense bidding. No price difference was evident between wool and hair ewes. Two 138-pound

Livestock Markets

Seasonal patterns not yet present

The summer slowdown has not yet arrived in the sheep and goat markets

By Mark Elliot May 15, 2018

Warmer weather may finally be here, but the traditional slowing down of the market has yet to appear, perhaps a reflection of the late spring. With 200 animals delivered for sale, sheep and goats were in plentiful supply and prices largely held their own, with a little bit of up and down when compared to

Livestock, Livestock Markets

Spring’s arrival brings price improvement

Many buyers were clearly interested in herd building at this sale

By Mark Elliot May 1, 2018

As the spring weather slowly unfreezes the landscape, so too have prices found new life. The warmer weather has no doubt enabled buyers to review low volumes from the winter season and made them more aware of their stock supply. Producers delivered 100 sheep and goats to the latest sale at Winnipeg Livestock Auction April

Livestock, Livestock Markets

Easter excitement fades

It’s back to normal after this key holiday for the market

By Mark Elliot April 17, 2018

A late winter return seemed to usher in a cooler tone too at the latest sheep and goat auction at Winnipeg Livestock Auction. With Easter demand past, the less exciting bidding season typical of summer appears to be starting to assert itself, regardless of the slow start to the spring. Producers delivered 75 sheep and goats to the April

Sheep shearers are a hot commodity in Australia right now as producers try to capitalize on higher wool prices after a generations-long slump.

International news, Livestock

Falling off the sheep’s back: Why Australia can’t capitalize on record wool prices

A long-awaited surge in wool prices has met a shortage in key personnel and a low sheep count

By Colin Packham, Jonathan Barrett April 3, 2018

Sheep farmers in rural Australia waited more than half a century for wool prices to come roaring back, only to find there aren’t enough shearers to trim their golden fleeces. “Once upon a time you could go down to the local pub and arrange for some fellas to come in and start almost immediately —

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Ample supply of sheep, goats as festival season wraps up

Final festival sale of sheep a big event

Auction fills festival requirements

Summer sale season for sheep has arrived

PHOTOS: 2018 Manitoba Summer Fair

Quality sparks bidding at sheep and goat sale

Seasonal patterns not yet present

Spring’s arrival brings price improvement

Easter excitement fades

Falling off the sheep’s back: Why Australia can’t capitalize on record wool prices

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