Red Deer

ONT Farm Market News PM Livestock Summary for May 4 Here is the Country Auction Report as collected by the Beef Farmers of Ontario Wednesday. FED CATTLE: There were 343 head on offer at the Ontario Stockyards. Fed steers and heifers sold steady to slightly stronger. Cows and bulls sold with excellent demand at steady prices. Large Steers:$176.50 - $181.00 Medium Steers:$170.00 - $175.00 Large Heifers:$176.50 - $181.00 Medium Heifers:$170.00 - $175.00 Cows:$80.00 - $120.50 Bulls:$108.00 - $144.00 * REPLACEMENT CATTLE: There were 538 head on offer at OLEX. Feeder cattle sold at barely steady pricing. Large & Medium Steers over 900 lbs:$171.50 - $190.00 Large & Medium Heifers over 800 lbs:$151.00 - $179.00 From the Beef Farmers of Ontario, the Rail Grade Report. Prices are on carcass weight basis, before grade and weight discounts. Steers: $300.00 - $300.00 Heifers: $299.00 - $300.00 *From Ontario Pork: *Quebec's average price on Tuesday was $204.42 per ckg D.W. 100 index. *The previous markets day's CME Constructed (201) price was $100.93 U.S. per cwt. D.W. *Compared to the previous day this was down $0.41