Red Deer

ONT Farm Market News PM Livestock Summary for February 9 Here is the Country Auction Report as collected by the Beef Farmers of Ontario Thursday. FED CATTLE: There were 900 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 barely steady trade. At Brussels, veal sold actively at steady prices. Large Steers:$195.00 - $204.50 Large Heifers:$193.00 - $203.50 Cows:$98.00 - $116.00 Veal over 450 lbs:$200.00 - $227.00 * REPLACEMENT CATTLE: There were 575 head on offer at the Ontario Stockyards. Stockers sold on a very strong market with lots of buyer demand. Large & Medium Steers 700-800 lbs:$235.00 - $275.00 Large & Medium Steers 500-600 lbs:$290.00 - $333.00 Large & Medium Heifers over 800 lbs:$159.30 - $205.73 Large & Medium Heifers 600-700 lbs:$210.00 - $258.00 Large & Medium Heifers 500-600 lbs:$232.50 - $256.00 *From Ontario Pork: *Quebec's average price on Wednesday was $178.83 per ckg D.W. 100 index. *The previous markets day's CME Constructed (201) price was $73.92 U.S. per cwt. D.W. *Compared to the previous day this was up $0.34