Red Deer

ONT Farm Market News PM Livestock Summary for May 5 Here is the Country Auction Report as collected by the Beef Farmers of Ontario Thursday. FED CATTLE: There were 715 head on offer at OLEX and Brussels. At OLEX, fed steers and heifers sold at prices $1.00-$2.00 cwt higher. Cows sold on a good demand at steady prices. At Brussels, beef veal sold steady. Holstein veal sold under pressure. Large Steers:$176.00 - $184.50 Medium Steers:$175.00 - $184.50 Large Heifers:$176.00 - $184.50 Medium Heifers:$175.00 - $184.50 Cows:$92.00 - $112.00 Veal over 450 lbs:$185.00 - $215.00 * REPLACEMENT CATTLE: There were 1,026 head on offer at the Ontario Stockyards. Replacements sold very actively at steady to stronger prices. Grass-type cattle received further premiums. Large & Medium Steers over 900 lbs:$177.43 - $191.26 Large & Medium Steers 700-800 lbs:$215.00 - $234.00 Large & Medium Steers 500-600 lbs:$242.50 - $280.00 Large & Medium Heifers over 800 lbs:$164.76 - $176.97 Large & Medium Heifers 600-700 lbs:$178.00 - $219.50 Large & Medium Heifers 500-600 lbs:$189.00 - $221.00 *From Ontario Pork: *Quebec's average price on Wednesday was $205.16 per ckg D.W. 100 index. *The previous markets day's CME Constructed (201) price was $101.13 U.S. per cwt. D.W. *Compared to the previous day this was up $0.2