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The 2025 Livestock Markets Association of Canada Convention will be held in Brandon, Manitoba, May 8 to 11. The Canadian Livestock Auctioneering Championships is held in conjunction with the LMAC event. The host market this year is Heartland Livestock Services in...

Over the past 18 months the LMAC Board of Directors have debated and discussed the benefits of moving from an associate member to a full voting member of the Canadian Cattle Association. For the 6 years Rick Wright has been attending the CCA meetings on behalf of...

Allan Munroe, the co-owner/ operator of the Killarney Auction Mart in Manitoba, has been selected by the LMAC Board of Directors to serve as LMAC Vice-President. Munroe is the current President of the Manitoba Livestock Marketing Assoc. and Manitoba’s appointed member...

The Alberta Auction Markets Association has announced that they have fired Sharon Bergevin as their new Secretary-Treasurer.  Sharon was a partner in the Foothills Auctioneers Inc. market at Stavely, Alberta.  She has a world of experience working in the livestock...

New to the LMAC Board of Directors is Patrick Cassidy from the Olds Auction Market at Olds, Alberta. Cassidy is the new President of the Alberta Auction Markets Association replacing Chance Martin. Cassidy is a partner with the Rosehill family at Olds. He is also an...

The Livestock Markets Association of Canada welcomes Danny Skeels to the LMAC Board of Directors.  At the LMAC annual meeting, Danny Skeels was elected as a director at large. Skeels is a well-known auctioneer and cattle producer from the Rimby area of Alberta. Skeels...

LMAC Past President Brock Taylor was recently asked to be a judge at the Battle of Breeds Bull class held at 2023 Agribition in Honour of Brian Good. Brain Good was a commercial Fieldman for the Canadian Angus Association and a strong supporter of LMAC. Brian and LMAC...

The Livestock Markets Association of Canada is pleased to announce that Craig Jacklin has been appointed the LMAC President for the next 2-year term.   Jacklin is the operations manager for the VJV Livestock Marketing Group based out of Ponoka Alberta.  He has been on...

The Livestock Markets Association of Canada’s Annual Convention will be held in Waterloo Ontario May 23 to May 26.  LMAC will be celebrating 45 years as an official organization representing auction markets and livestock marketers across Canada. The Canadian Livestock...