SaleBarn West

What cattle sold for across the West this week

Steer, heifer and cow prices from 21 auction markets in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba on one free page, by 100-lb weight class, plus the official provincial composites. Every table cites its source and sale date.

Most recent sale covered: Fri Oct 16, 2026 · data pulled Mon Oct 19, 2026

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Provincial composites, feeder cattle ($/cwt)

SBW = SaleBarn West composite (the small number in brackets is how many auction markets went into it; hover for the range). Off. = the official provincial average (Canfax for Alberta and Saskatchewan, Manitoba Agriculture for Manitoba), with its date shown above each table. If it's more than a week older than this week's sales, it's greyed out: don't compare it directly. The SaleBarn composite is a plain average of each auction market's latest reported price (the auction market's average if it gives one, otherwise the middle of its low-high range). It is not weighted by head count. Official composites are shown next to it as published.

Alberta

Off. = Canfax avg, week ending Oct 3 (older)

Lb Steers Heifers
SBW Off. SBW Off.
300-399 $856 (3 auction markets) — $719 (3 auction markets) —
400-499 $750 (5 auction markets) — $644 (5 auction markets) $653
500-599 $648 (6 auction markets) $641 $570 (6 auction markets) $557
600-699 $568 (6 auction markets) $582 $507 (5 auction markets) $515
700-799 $529 (6 auction markets) $534 $471 (6 auction markets) $464
800-899 $483 (6 auction markets) $497 $438 (4 auction markets) —
900+ $444 (4 auction markets) — $404 (4 auction markets) —
Source: SaleBarn composite of 6 auction markets, sales Tue Oct 13, 2026 to Fri Oct 16, 2026
Source: Canfax AB weekly avg (via USDA AMS 3213, converted to CAD) · week ending Sat Oct 3, 2026 (older) · source
Older than this week's sales, so don't compare directly.

Saskatchewan

Off. = Canfax avg, week ending Oct 3 (older)

Lb Steers Heifers
SBW Off. SBW Off.
300-399 $850 (7 auction markets) — $735 (7 auction markets) —
400-499 $761 (7 auction markets) — $653 (7 auction markets) $652
500-599 $663 (7 auction markets) $636 $566 (7 auction markets) $554
600-699 $578 (7 auction markets) $570 $500 (7 auction markets) $508
700-799 $530 (6 auction markets) $540 $433 (5 auction markets) $477
800-899 $506 (4 auction markets) $500 $436 (5 auction markets) —
900+ $427 (5 auction markets) — $413 (6 auction markets) —
Source: SaleBarn composite of 7 auction markets, sales Fri Oct 9, 2026 to Fri Oct 16, 2026
Source: Canfax SK weekly avg (via USDA AMS 3213, converted to CAD) · week ending Sat Oct 3, 2026 (older) · source
Older than this week's sales, so don't compare directly.

Manitoba

Off. = Manitoba Agriculture avg, Oct 9

Lb Steers Heifers
SBW Off. SBW Off.
300-399 $810 (2 auction markets) — $648 (2 auction markets) —
400-499 $751 (8 auction markets) $746 $628 (8 auction markets) $623
500-599 $642 (8 auction markets) $642 $556 (8 auction markets) $553
600-699 $565 (8 auction markets) $563 $497 (8 auction markets) $499
700-799 $521 (8 auction markets) $520 $447 (8 auction markets) $448
800-899 $480 (7 auction markets) $484 $401 (6 auction markets) $409
900+ $437 (5 auction markets) $434 $383 (6 auction markets) $383
Source: SaleBarn composite of 8 auction markets, sales Mon Oct 5, 2026 to Fri Oct 16, 2026
Source: Manitoba Agriculture weekly avg (all MB auction markets) · sale/report date Fri Oct 9, 2026 · source

Biggest weekly moves

Biggest gains

Auction market Class This sale Prior Change
Thorsby Stockyards AB Heifers 600-699 $500
Oct 15		 $478
Oct 08		 +22
Saskatoon Livestock Sales SK Steers 500-599 $674
Oct 13		 $656
Oct 06		 +19
Thorsby Stockyards AB Steers 700-799 $530
Oct 15		 $515
Oct 08		 +16
Saskatoon Livestock Sales SK Heifers 900+ $428
Oct 13		 $412
Oct 06		 +16
Southern Alberta Livestock Exchange (SALE, Fort Macleod) AB Heifers 500-599 $575
Oct 15		 $560
Oct 08		 +15
Thorsby Stockyards AB Steers 800-899 $505
Oct 15		 $490
Oct 08		 +15
Same source, same weight class, latest sale vs the sale before it. Each row links to the auction market page, which cites the source.

Biggest drops

Auction market Class This sale Prior Change
North Central Livestock Exchange (Clyde) AB · via AB WLMR Steers 800-899 $464
Oct 16		 $488
Oct 09		 -23
Saskatoon Livestock Sales SK Steers 400-499 $740
Oct 13		 $761
Oct 06		 -20
North Central Livestock Exchange (Clyde) AB · via AB WLMR Heifers 500-599 $582
Oct 16		 $599
Oct 09		 -16
Calgary Stockyards (Strathmore) AB · via AB WLMR Steers 500-599 $650
Oct 16		 $664
Oct 09		 -14
North Central Livestock Exchange (Clyde) AB · via AB WLMR Steers 600-699 $560
Oct 16		 $570
Oct 09		 -10
Saskatoon Livestock Sales SK Heifers 400-499 $630
Oct 13		 $638
Oct 06		 -8
Same source, same weight class, latest sale vs the sale before it. Each row links to the auction market page, which cites the source.

This week by auction market: steers and heifers ($/cwt)

Auction market Sale Str 400-499 Str 500-599 Str 600-699 Str 800-899 Hfr 500-599 Hfr 600-699 Source
Calgary Stockyards (Strathmore) AB Oct 16 $785 $652 $588 $483 $602 $534 auction market website
North Central Livestock Exchange (Clyde) AB Oct 13 $760 $662 $560 $464 $582 $510 auction market website
Olds Auction Mart AB Oct 13 $742 $625 $538 $475 $532 $470 auction market website
Southern Alberta Livestock Exchange (SALE, Fort Macleod) AB Oct 15 $750 $658 $568 $480 $575 $522 auction market website
Thorsby Stockyards AB Oct 15 $710 $636 $572 $505 $552 $500 auction market website
VJV Ponoka (Vold, Jones & Vold) AB Oct 16 — $654 $586 $488 $573 — AB Weekly Livestock Market Review
Heartland Livestock Swift Current SK Oct 09 $760 $664 $581 — $564 $496 auction market website
Heartland Livestock Yorkton SK Oct 14 $703 $638 $571 $493 $541 $510 auction market website
Mankota Stockmen's Weigh Co. SK Oct 16 $741 $643 $559 — $563 $448 auction market website
Northern Livestock Sales Lloydminster SK Oct 10 $800 $668 $590 $515 $592 $525 auction market website
Northern Livestock Sales Meadow Lake SK Oct 10 $816 $697 $590 — $568 $508 auction market website
Northern Livestock Sales Prince Albert SK Oct 10 $768 $654 $577 $520 $552 $512 auction market website
Saskatoon Livestock Sales SK Oct 13 $740 $674 $582 $494 $582 $504 auction market website
Ashern Auction Mart MB Oct 07 $751 $564 $510 $464 $500 $448 MB Agriculture report
Gladstone Auction Mart MB Oct 06 $754 $672 $562 $474 $559 $518 MB Agriculture report
Grunthal Livestock Auction Mart MB Oct 13 $745 $642 $588 $458 $552 $510 auction market website
Heartland Livestock Virden MB Oct 14 $760 $678 $572 $488 $570 $502 auction market website
Killarney Auction Mart MB Oct 05 $758 $650 $568 — $576 $510 MB Agriculture report
Ste. Rose Auction Mart MB Oct 15 $739 $630 $572 $518 $569 $502 auction market website
Taylor Auctions (Melita) MB Oct 12 $791 $682 $590 $510 $566 $488 auction market website
Winnipeg Livestock Sales MB Oct 16 $708 $622 $557 $448 $551 $498 auction market website
Each auction market's most recent sale within 14 days of the newest sale in the dataset. Value = the auction market's reported average if given, otherwise the midpoint of its low-high range. Ranges and averages are on the auction market pages.

30 other inventoried auction markets have no current machine-readable prices. See the auction market directory for the reasons.

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