The 2025 Livestock Markets Association of Canada Convention was held in Brandon from May 8 to 11th. The Canadian Livestock Auctioneering Championships is held in conjunction with the Livestock Marketing Assocation of Canada (LMAC) event. The host market this year was Heartland Livestock Services in Virden with the auctioneering championships held on Friday, May 9th.
The event brought 39 of Canada’s top auctioneers from BC to Quebec auctioning off 5111 head of cattle, for total sales over $16.8 million.
"It was a very exciting event! It was a busy time but a really good time for the cattle industry," says Executive Administrator for the Manitoba Livestock Marketing Association Rick Wright. "This was probably the biggest one-day sale in recent Manitoba history. I can't speak for what happened in the old stockyards in downtown Winnipeg. But in the 45 years that I've been doing this that was the biggest one-day sale in Manitoba!"
The National winner of the auctioneering competition was Casey Lawes who sells out of the Provost Livestock Exchange and the Vermillion Livestock Exchange in Alberta.
Casey Lawes 2025 Canadian Livestock Auctioneering Champion from Provost AB receiving Canadian Limo Buckle from Travis Hunter of Kenton MB
The Man/Sask event brought 13 of the best livestock auctioneers from across Manitoba and Saskatchewan to claim top spot, with Killarney's Allan Munroe taking that award home!
Special recognitions included Jim Blackshaw from Heartland Livestock in Virden and Larry Schweitzer from Hamiota Feedlot were inducted into the LMAC Hall of Fame at LMAC 2025, for their contributions to the auction market and livestock marketing industry.
LMAC 2025 WINNERS
Champion - Casey Lawes
Reserve - Tyler Slawinski
3rd - Rob Bergevin
4th - Kirk Goldsmith
5th - John Baier
Remaining Top 10 Finalists
Russell Allison
Kevin McArter
Ty Rosehill
Ryan Kuepher
Rhett Parks
High Point Interview - Rob Bergevin
Most Improved Auctioneer - Kody Lakevold
Contestants Choice (formally Most Congenial) - Blaine Huston
LMAC Rookie of the Year - Russell Allison
MAN/SASK Champion - Allan Munroe
MAN/SASK Rookie of the Year - Walker Murphy
(Photo credit Heartland Livestock Virden and Manitoba Livestock Marketing Association)