Sheep, lambs higher
Ontario stockyards reported 2,146 sheep and lambs and 270 goats traded Sept. 14. Well fed lambs saw higher prices and goats were steady. Sheep were $3 to $5 per hundredweight higher.
Beaver Hill Auction in Tofield, Alta., reported 1,886 sheep and lambs and 359 goats traded Sept. 14. Sheep were steady. Breeding ewes sold well to buyers with orders from Ontario.
Light kid goats and nannies were under extreme pressure.
Good kid goats over 50 pounds fell $20 per cwt.
Lambs lighter than 70 lb. were $100-$156 per cwt. Lambs 75 to 85 lb. were $110-$141, 86 to 105 lb. were $118-$132, and those heavier than 105 lb. were $115-$124.
Rams were $40-$65 per cwt. Ewe culls were $45-$64. Breeding ewes were $65-$99.
Good kid goats heavier than 50 lb. were $140-$185. Kids lighter than 50 lb. were $80-$150. Nannies were $30-$90 per cwt. and bred nannies were $67-$97. Billies were $100-$127.
