Beaver Hill Auction in Tofield, Alta., reported 1,078 sheep and lambs and 54 goats traded Nov. 9.
Feeder lambs were steady and fat lambs were down $5 per 100 pounds. Bred and breeding ewes were also down. Cull ewes and rams were steady as were goats.
Lambs lighter than 70 lb. were $113-$152 per hundredweight. Lambs 75 to 85 lb. were $113-$147, 86 to 105 lb. were $105-$131, and those heavier than 105 lb. were $100-$116. Rams were sold in a wide range of $40-$150 per cwt. Ewe culls were $30-$63. Breeding ewes were $62-$80.
Good kid goats heavier than 50 lb. were $160-$202.50 per cwt. Nannies were $50-$93 per cwt. and mature billies were $80-$145.
Ontario Stockyards reported 1,363 sheep and lambs and 73 goats traded Nov. 9. Light lambs sold steady. Heavy lambs sold $5 per cwt. higher.
