Red Deer

ONT Farm Market News PM Livestock Summary for December 8 Here is the Country Auction Report as collected by the Beef Farmers of Ontario Thursday. FED CATTLE: There were 970 head on offer at Brussels and OLEX. At OLEX, 825 fed cattle and cows were on offer. Fed cattle traded at prices $1.00 higher. Fed cows sold actively at steady prices. At Brussels Livestock on Thursday, there were 145 veal on offer and sold actively at steady prices. Large Steers:$192.00 - $197.00 Large Heifers:$191.00 - $194.00 Cows:$84.00 - $105.00 Veal over 450 lbs:$200.00 - $230.00 * REPLACEMENT CATTLE: There were 1,500 head on offer at the Ontario Stockyards. Stocker calves traded actively on a stronger market. Large & Medium Steers 700-800 lbs:$242.50 - $260.00 Large & Medium Steers 500-600 lbs:$262.50 - $312.00 Large & Medium Heifers 600-700 lbs:$204.00 - $239.00 Large & Medium Heifers 500-600 lbs:$199.00 - $243.00 *From Ontario Pork: *Quebec's average price on Wednesday was $185.95 per ckg D.W. 100 index. *The previous markets day's CME Constructed (201) price was $82.31 U.S. per cwt. D.W. *Compared to the previous day this was down $0.96