Picture Butte Auction Ltd.

09/04/2026

Reminder that with the Labour Day Long Weekend - we have NO SALE tomorrow!

We do have some excitement next week though! Remember to mark your calendars for:
*Friday September 11 - our first Horse and Tack sale - tack starting outside at 5pm, horses inside at 5:30pm
*Saturday September 12 - Sheep & Goat Special, sale starts at 10am

Watch our website for listings and updates!

Picture Butte Auction Ltd is Southern Alberta’s only mixed livestock auction - selling everything from chickens to cattle and more every week. Regular sales are Tuesdays at 10:30am and Saturdays at 10am

09/01/2026

Here is the link for today's sale.

Regular Tuesday Sale

08/31/2026

Here is the market report for Saturday Aug 29 sale. Sheep and goats holding steady. Cattle under some pressure.
Just a reminder there is no sale on Sept 5
Our first special horse sale is on Friday Sept 11, which means we will no longer be accepting horses for Saturday sales.

08/29/2026

Here is the link for today's sale.

Regular Saturday Sale, Yearling special

08/28/2026

Tomorrow, August 29 - is not only a regular Saturday sale - but it is also a yearling & calf special!
Also to note: it will be the LAST Saturday that we are accepting horses and tack. After that - horses and tack will be sold ONLY at our special Horse and Tack sales once a month on the second Friday of each month.
And another reminder - cheques under $20 are no longer being mailed out. They can either be picked up right after your item has sold, later in the week - or you can arrange for E-transfer.

That all said - consigned to date
Selling outside at 10:00am
- 10x ducks (indian runner, welsh harlequin mix)
- 1x angora rabbit
- 2x roostersu
- 6x pomeranian geese
- 3x sheep/goat feeders

Selling inside at 10:00am
- 20x ewes
- 8x lambs
- 50x 50-70lb wool lambs
- 5x mxd sheep
- 5x bucks
- 2x does
- 3x bucklings
- 1x 1.5yo alpineX doe (in milk) w/ doeling (spring born)
-4x bucks
- 3x horses (no info)
- 1x 2yo welshX filly (13.3HH)
- 1x shetland mare (exposed to welsh pony)

Selling inside no earlier than 11:30am
- 21x 1-3wo ranch calves
- 1x speckled park heifer
- 1x steer
- 1x black highland bull
- 25x 1000lb tan strs, off grass
- 35x 800-900lb angus & angusX strs, straight silage ration
- 70x 750-900lb angus & angusX hfrs, straight silage
- 50x 700-1000lb angus strs
- 14x 600lb blk strs, off grass
- 10x 500lb tan calves, fresh
- 15x 400-500lb calves, fresh

Drop off is until 9am tomorrow

We will livestream the inside portion of the sale via YouTube for anyone who wants to just watch the sale.
If you wish to bid, but cannot be here - we have an order buying service available. Just give us a call or text at 403-732-4400 or 403-382-7362 before 9:30am to make the necessary arrangements.

08/26/2026

Here is the market report for Tuesday Aug 25 Holstein and x-bred sale. X-breds helps string with last month, Holsteins a little softer.
This Saturday we have a calf and yearling sale, about 400 hd booked so far.

08/25/2026

Here is the link for today's sale

Holsteins & Crossbreds, Regular Tuesday Sale

08/24/2026

Here is the market report for Saturday Aug 22 sale. Lighter run of cattle, sheep and goat markets holding steady.
Tomorow is the Aug Holstein and xbred sale, 550 hd expected.
Saturday we have calves and yearlings, 400 hd expected.
A reminder that etrasnfer and efts can be set up for payment options.
Our first Friday horse sale is Sept 11@ 530 pm.

08/22/2026

UPDATED LINK: Here is the link for today's sale
https://youtube.com/live/3Mxqj4sIM0o?feature=share

Note - i think the audio is still softer than normal - but there should be sound on this link

Regular Saturday Sale

08/21/2026

August 22 is a regular Saturday sale.

Consigned to date

Selling outside at 10:00am:
- qty rabbits
- qty hens & roosters
- qty ducks
*no details on any of the above - just heard there was some coming*

Selling inside at 10:00am
- 3x suffolk rams
- 2x suffolk ewes
- 22x ram lambs
- 15x ram lambs
- 50x ram lambs, 75-100 lbs
- 12x fat lambs
- 22x 100lb wool lambs
- 14x boer bucklings
- 2x open boer does
- 1x Pure bred nubian buckling (DOB March 28 2026)
- 1x mini stud horse ("Gerald", Lot #1000)
-Shiners Patty Card
Papers 9 year old black gelding.
He has done a little bit of everything.
Team roped on, hazed, rode in the hills gathering cattle and branding.
Papers have been misplaced so he sells as grade.

Selling inside no earlier than 11:30am
- 1x 4yo Red Angus/PinzgauerX bull (from naturally polled Red Angus bull and horned Pinzgauer cow. 68lb birth weight. Excellent breeder, calves are either polled or with stunted horns. DOB June 7, 2022)
- 2x blk calves

Drop off is until 9am tomorrow

We will livestream the inside portion of the sale via YouTube for anyone who just wants to watch the sale.
If you wish to bid, but cannot be here - while we do not have online bidding available, we DO have an order buying service. Just give us a call or text at either 403-732-4400 or 403-382-7362 before 9:30am to make the necessary arrangements.