Red Deer

ONT Farm Market News PM Livestock Summary for May 3 Here is the Country Auction Report as collected by the Beef Farmers of Ontario Wednesday. FED CATTLE: There were 273 head on offer at the Ontario Stockyards. Fed steers and heifers sold stronger. Cows and bulls sold steady. Large Steers:$213.00 - $228.50 Medium Steers:$203.00 - $210.00 Large Heifers:$213.00 - $228.50 Medium Heifers:$203.00 - $210.00 Cows:$105.00 - $145.00 Bulls:$141.00 - $168.00 * REPLACEMENT CATTLE: There were 780 head on offer at OLEX. Feeder cattle sold actively at stronger prices. Large & Medium Steers over 900 lbs:$260.00 - $290.00 Large & Medium Steers 700-800 lbs:$300.00 - $302.50 Large & Medium Heifers over 800 lbs:$227.50 - $260.00 Large & Medium Heifers 700-800 lbs:$230.00 - $247.50 From the Beef Farmers of Ontario, the Rail Grade Report. Prices are on carcass weight basis, before grade and weight discounts. Steers: $375.00 - $375.00 Heifers: $374.00 - $374.00 *From Ontario Pork: *Quebec's average price on Tuesday was $172.86 per ckg D.W. 100 index. *The previous markets day's CME Constructed (201) price was $73.46 U.S. per cwt. D.W. *Compared to the previous day this was up $1.18