Red Deer

ONT Farm Market News PM Livestock Summary for August 25 Here is the Country Auction Report as collected by the Beef Farmers of Ontario Thursday. FED CATTLE: There were 880 head on offer at Brussels and OLEX. At OLEX, fed cattle fed cattle sold actively at firm prices. Fed cows sold at stronger prices. At Brussels, veal sold steady. Large Steers:$184.00 - $192.00 Large Heifers:$179.00 - $185.75 Cows:$98.00 - $127.00 Veal over 450 lbs:$120.00 - $184.00 * REPLACEMENT CATTLE: There were 550 head on offer at the Ontario Stockyards. A medium quality offering of calves sold fully steady to last week's strong market. Large & Medium Steers over 900 lbs:$170.30 - $198.03 Large & Medium Steers 700-800 lbs:$213.00 - $256.00 Large & Medium Steers 500-600 lbs:$240.00 - $290.00 Large & Medium Heifers 600-700 lbs:$185.00 - $227.50 Large & Medium Heifers 500-600 lbs:$228.00 - $253.00 *From Ontario Pork: *Quebec's average price on Wednesday was $248.42 per ckg D.W. 100 index. *The previous markets day's CME Constructed (201) price was $117.52 U.S. per cwt. D.W. *Compared to the previous day this was down $0.98