U.S. drought pressures feeder market

Manitoba cattle auction marts operated in full holiday mode during the week ended July 27, with only a couple of yards holding sales. Heartland Livestock Services in Brandon and Winnipeg Livestock Sales were the only auction yards able to provide market reports for the week. Both auction marts reported a steady volume of cattle compared

Fall Feeder Run Has Begun – for Aug. 26, 2010

The week that ended Aug. 20 was a much busier one for Man-itoba auction marts, as cattle numbers begin to pick up in anticipation of the annual fall run. The Ashern auction mart reopened after its summer break, while most others which had been operating on a biweekly basis, are now returning to their regular



Wet Pastures, Bugs Slow Livestock Gains

– Todd Wallace “Instead of being out there grazing and breeding, they are standing around in a little circle trying to fight the bugs.” Cattle producers in Manitoba can expect to buy feed come fall because cur rent pas ture conditions are limiting the weight gains, according to industry officials. During the week ended July