Red Deer

ONT Farm Market News PM Livestock Summary for August 31 Here is the Country Auction Report as collected by the Beef Farmers of Ontario Wednesday. FED CATTLE: There were 279 head on offer at the Ontario Stockyards. Fed steers and heifers sold on a steady market. Cows sold steady to $3.00 cwt higher. Bulls sold steady. Large Steers:$178.00 - $190.00 Medium Steers:$170.00 - $177.00 Large Heifers:$178.00 - $190.00 Medium Heifers:$170.00 - $177.00 Cows:$90.00 - $130.00 Bulls:$135.00 - $174.00 * REPLACEMENT CATTLE: There were 735 head on offer at OLEX. Feeder cattle sold on a good demand at stronger prices. Large & Medium Steers over 900 lbs:$206.00 - $241.50 Large & Medium Steers 700-800 lbs:$230.00 - $292.50 Large & Medium Steers 500-600 lbs:$306.00 - $312.50 Large & Medium Heifers over 800 lbs:$160.00 - $190.00 Large & Medium Heifers 600-700 lbs:$211.00 - $225.00 From the Beef Farmers of Ontario, the Rail Grade Report. Prices are on carcass weight basis, before grade and weight discounts. Steers: $306.00 - $306.00 Heifers: $305.00 - $306.00 *From Ontario Pork: *Quebec's average price on Tuesday was $210.56 per ckg D.W. 100 index. *The previous markets day's CME Constructed (201) price was $108.22 U.S. per cwt. D.W. *Compared to the previous day this was down $2.17