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Final festival sale of sheep a big event
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

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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
Auction fills festival requirements
Livestock Markets, Other livestock

Auction fills festival requirements

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

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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
Summer sale season for sheep has arrived
Livestock, Livestock Markets

Summer sale season for sheep has arrived

Buyers and sellers are thinking of the coming weeks of bounty

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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
Quality sparks bidding at sheep and goat sale
Livestock, Livestock Markets

Quality sparks bidding at sheep and goat sale

Buyers were clearly interested in the best-conditioned animals

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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
Seasonal patterns not yet present
Livestock Markets

Seasonal patterns not yet present

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

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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
Spring’s arrival brings price improvement
Livestock, Livestock Markets

Spring’s arrival brings price improvement

Many buyers were clearly interested in herd building at this sale

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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
Easter excitement fades
Livestock, Livestock Markets

Easter excitement fades

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

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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

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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 —
Easter season sparks bidding
Livestock, Livestock Markets

Easter season sparks bidding

The latest sheep and goat sale saw new life for the market

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Easter bidding arrived with a vengeance at the March 21 sheep and goat sale at Winnipeg Livestock Auction. Supply jumped to 430 animals with greatly improved quality noted and the sale was a fast-paced event. During the sheep sale the ewes saw a bidding pattern that was subdued, reflecting the approach of summer. Prices ranged

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