Market Report

Ontario Stockyards Inc. Market Report

FOR THE WEEK ENDING: Nov 28th, 2024

 

** PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL PRICES ARE QUOTED IN DOLLARS PER HUNDRED. BRED COWS ARE THE ONLY CLASS PRICED IN DOLLARS PER HEAD **

 

Total Receipts: 1,239 cattle; 1,507 sheep, lambs & goats

 

Market Comments:

Monday – Light lambs sold stronger. Sheep sold steady. Heavy lambs sold easier.

Wednesday – Cows and bulls sold steady. Fed cattle sold steady.

Thursday – All classes sold steady to last weeks stronger market.

Special Stocker Sale: N/A

Special Bred Cow Sale: Bred cows and pairs sold with excellent buyer demand on a strong market

 

Monday:

Veal: There were 23 on offer:

Beef Veal:	N/T – N/T
Good Holsteins:	N/T - N/T
Heavy Holsteins:	240.00 – 273.00
Medium Holsteins:	N/T - N/T
Plain Holsteins:	N/T - N/T

 

• Bruce Thaxter of Beaverton consigned 8 Holstein veal. They had an average weight of 891 lbs and sold for an average price of $268.89.
• Chris Weatherill of Stroud consigned 1 Holstein veal. They had an average weight of 690 lbs and sold for an average price of $296.00.

 

Lambs: There were 998 on offer:

Sheep: There were 429 on offer:

Lambs:
Under 50 lbs:		390.00 – 450.00 up to 470.00
50-64 lbs:		345.00 – 410.00 up to 425.00
65-79 lbs:		300.00 – 380.00 up to 400.00
80-94 lbs:		265.00 – 350.00 up to 365.00
95-109 lbs:		250.00 – 295.00 up to 300.00
110 lbs & over:		230.00 – 245.00 up to 257.50
Sheep:		180.00 – 250.00 up to 277.50

 

• Ben Bartley of Harriston consigned 67 head. 67 sheep averaged 131 lbs and sold for an average price of $258.41.
• Dean Bowler of Dunsford consigned 22 head. 22 sheep averaged 153 lbs and sold for an average price of $254.57.
• E-Mar Farms of Conn consigned 43 head. 43 lambs averaged 76 lbs and sold for an average price of $340.19.

Goats: There were 80 goats on offer:

Kids:	350.00 – 505.00
Mature Bucks:	300.00 – 400.00
Mature Does:	180.00 – 250.00

 

• Audrey Haskim of Val Rita consigned 12 kid goats. 12 kid goats averaged 55 lbs and sold for an average price of $441.81.

 

Wednesday:

 

Fed Cattle: There were 25 fed cattle on offer:

Choice Fed Cattle:	243.00 – 254.00
Second Cut Fed Cattle:	227.00 – 243.00
Aged & Medium Fed Cattle:	N/T – N/T

 

• Brenda McTavish of Rockwood consigned 11 fats. 11 finished cattle averaged 1420 lbs and sold for an average price of $246.65.

Cows: There were 225 cows on offer:

Beef Cows:	135.00 – 177.00 up to 218.00
Good Holstein Cows:	135.00 – 155.00 up to 165.00
Medium Holstein Cows:	115.00 – 145.00
Bulls:	161.00 – 195.00

 

• Ferme Bordeleau of Clerval, QC consigned 41 head. 41 Mixed cows had an average weight of 1272 lbs and sold for an average price of $151.78.

 

• Lilliville Farms of Mountain consigned 6 head. 6 Holstein/Brown Swiss cows had an average weight of 1409 lbs and sold for an average price of $152.17.

 

• Kathy Lindsay of Mono consigned 2 head. 2 Black cows had an average weight of 1775lbs and sold for an average price of $152.11.

 

Thursday:

Stockers: There were 998 stockers on offer: 

Steers:

Under 400 lbs:	485.00 - 640.00
400 – 499 lbs:	450.00 - 547.50
500 – 599 lbs:	415.00 - 513.00
600 – 699 lbs:	385.00 - 449.00
700 – 799 lbs:	335.00 - 430.00
800 – 899 lbs:	300.00 - 307.50
900 – 999 lbs:	N/T – N/T
1000 lbs & over:	N/T – N/T

 

Heifers:

Under 400 lbs:	270.00 - 450.00
400 – 499 lbs:	330.00 - 480.00
500 – 599 lbs:	322.50 – 432.00
600 – 699 lbs:	300.00 – 398.00
700 – 799 lbs:	250.00 – 348.00
800 – 899 lbs:	250.00 – 322.50
900 lbs & over:	N/T – N/T

 

• Larry Smallwood of Oakwood consigned 17 Charolais calves. 15 steers and 2 heifers averaged 443 lbs and sold for an average price of $569.33.

 

• Mike and Sheryl Windrem of Janetville consigned 16 calves. 10 steers and 6 heifers averaged 673 lbs and sold for an average price of $416.56.

 

• Bob Young of Ennismore consigned 16 calves. 13 steers and 3 heifers averaged 758 lbs and sold for an average price of $405.83.

 

SPECIAL BRED COW SALE RESULTS:

Date:

BRED COWS: There were _156_ Bred Cows and _10_ Pairs on offer:

Dispersal Bred Cows:	3400 – 5300
Dispersal Pairs:	N/T – N/T
Consignment Bred Cows:	2500 – 4200
Consignment Pairs:	3000 – 4750
Cull Cows:	130 – 164