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As of November 29, 2024


Butcher cows traded sharply higher this week. We had 8 cow buyers on hand this week for our sale. Top kill cows were in the $166-176 range. Good feeding cows are still in excellent demand. Lean cows that have room to gain a couple hundred pounds before spring traded from $165-185 regardless of age.  Good dairy cows traded from $133-150. Good bulls were fully steady this week with top bulls between $206-212. Just when most people thought the feeder cattle market was at its peak, things just seem to keep getting higher. This weeks sale saw feeder cattle trade an incredulous $20-25 higher on all classes. Some of the highlights from this weeks sale were a group of fancy black steer calves weighing 518@$526. Another group of blackx steers weighing 635 hit $449. Some charx steers weighing 797 hit $397.50. We also had good sim heifers weigh 585 bring $420. Buyers were a plenty. Please remember to give us a call on marketing strategies and when to move your livestock. We are more than willing to chat about market trends and prices.

**** WE ONLY HAVE ONE SHEEP AND GOAT SALE IN DECEMBER AND THAT WILL BE BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 11th AT 1PM. FOR THIS SALE WE HAVE A COMPLETE DISPERSAL OF 80 FANCY KIKO/BOER CROSS GOATS. THIS SALE WILL CONSIST OF 3 BUCKS, 50 DOES, AND 30 KIDS. THIS HAS BEEN A CLOSED HERD FOR 4 YEARS WITH LOTS OF ATTENTION TO BREEDING AND QUALITY GENETICS. ALL OF THE MALE KID GOATS HAVE BEEN CASTRATED, AND THE MATURE DOES HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO THE BUCKS SINCE NOVEMBER 30. NONE OF THE FEMALE KID GOSTS HAVE BEEN EXPOSED. THIS IS AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO AQUIRE AN EXCELLENT SET OF GOATS THAT WILL OFFER A QUICK RETURN ON INVESTMENT!! PLEASE CLICK ON THE CALENDAR DATE TO SEE PICTURES! 

**PRODUCERS THAT SOLD CATTLE AT OUR RECENT SALES ARE REMINDED THAT CHEQUES ARE AVAILABLE FOR PICK UP EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK. ALL CHEQUES WILL BE HELD FOR PICK UP UNTIL THE POSTAL STRIKE HAS ENDED. 

**WINNIPEG LIVESTOCK SALES IS A TEAM AUCTION REP AND WE WOULD LOVE TO REPRESENT YOUR CATTLE ON LARGE EVEN GROUPS OF TOP QUALITY CATTLE.

 ***WE REMIND PRODUCERS THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL NEW REGULATIONS ON SAFE AND HUMANE TRANSPORTATION OF ANIMALS TO BE AWARE OF.  CULL COWS WITH PEAK LACTATION AND LARGE UDDERS ARE CONSIDERED COMPROMISED UNDER THES NEW RULES. ALSO ANY ANIMALS THAT ARE LAME, BLIND, CARRYING RUPTURES ARE ALSO CONSIDERED COMPROMISED. SUCH ANIMALS WILL BE SUBJECT TO FINES IF DETECTED BY CFIA AT ALL AUCTION MARKETS. 

Please see the following regulations to know what is permitted.

 

https://inspection.canada.ca/animal-health/humane-transport/eng/1300460032193/1300460096845

 

 If you are wanting someone to come look at your cattle then please call one of our field reps and we would be more than willing to come give you an idea on value. 

 WINNIPEG LIVESTOCK SALES PREMISE ID NUMBER IS: MB1023781

Horned cattle are beginning to be discounted more and more all the time. If you want your cattle to bring a premium price they must be horn free.

If you are planning on selling calves in the next month or so, please call ahead to book your cattle with us. If we know how many cattle are coming it allows us to inform buyers so they can have adequate trucks available.

 THE LINK TO PRINT YOUR OWN LIVESTOCK MANIFESTS IS AS FOLLOWS...http://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/livestock/livestock-manifest.html

 A REMINDER TO PRODUCERS TO GET YOUR PREMISE ID NUMBERS FROM THE GOVERNMENT. THIS IS GOING TO BECOME MANDATORY IN 2020. ALL PRODUCERS WILL NEED TO FILL OUT MANIFESTS WHENEVER THEY TRANSPORT CATTLE FROM HOME TO EITHER AUCTION MARTS OR PASTURES. THESE MANIFESTS WILL HAVE TO INCLUDE YOUR PREMISE ID NUMBERS AS PART OF THE NEW NATIONAL TRACIBILITY PROGRAM.

Please contact: Manitobe Premise ID Program-204-945-7684 or email traceability@gov.mb.ca

You can also vist their website www.manitoba.ca/agriculture/pid

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