Auction mart report for the week of November 10, 2023

Auction mart report for the week of November 10, 2023

Regional market analysis from Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan, courtesy of the Livestock Markets Association of Canada members

Southern Alberta, courtesy of Perlich Bros. This week 3,424 calves sold on a steady market. Light run of mixed yearlings. Mostly preg checked open heifers. Steer and heifer prices: Big run of slaughter cows this week. Selling for $3.00 to $5.00 lower. Light run of bred cows for the first sale. Selling to a strong […] Read more

Yearlings in the ring during  the Canadian Livestock Auctioneering Championship at Northern Livestock Sales, Lloydminster, Sask.

Auction mart report for the week of November 3, 2023

Regional market analysis from Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, courtesy of the Livestock Markets Association of Canada members

Southern Manitoba, courtesy of Killarney Auction Mart We saw 1,440 head through the ring this Monday at Killarney Auction Mart: Cows are holding steady, trading $1.25–$1.35 per pound. High-yielding cows topping at $1.41. Feeders are a little more unpredictable as a very busy fall run continues. Numbers are being bumped with a larger-than-normal volume of […] Read more


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Auction mart report for the week of Oct. 27, 2023

Regional market analysis from Manitoba and Saskatchewan, courtesy of the Livestock Markets Association of Canada members

Southern Saskatchewan, courtesy of Whitewood Livestock This week 2,900 cattle went through the ring, with half heading to southern Alberta, 35 per cent to Eastern Canada, 10 per cent to the U.S. and five per cent to local buyers. The majority (97 per cent) of those animals were fresh calves, and the remainder split evenly […] Read more