Market Report

Ontario Stockyards Inc. Market Report

FOR THE WEEK ENDING: Nov 13th, 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: 1,727 cattle; 1,301 sheep, lambs & goats

 

Market Comments:

Monday – All classes of sheep, lambs and goats sold stronger. Veal sold steady.

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

Thursday – Heifer calves sold actively on a strong, steady market while steers traded just steady.

Special Stocker Sale: N/A

Special Bred Cow Sale: N/A

 

Monday:

Veal: There were 35 on offer:

Beef Veal:	N/T – N/T
Good Holsteins:	N/T - N/T
Heavy Holsteins:	232.50 – 279.00
Medium Holsteins:	N/T - N/T
Plain Holsteins:	N/T - N/T

 

• Hewitt Creek Farms of Innisfil consigned 6 Holstein veal. They had an average weight of 729 lbs and sold for an average price of $276.84.
• Kefay Farms of Port Perry consigned 3 Holstein veal. They had an average weight of 772 lbs and sold for an average price of $263.03.

 

Lambs: There were 582 on offer:

Sheep: There were 179 on offer:

Lambs:
Under 50 lbs:		375.00 – 500.00 up to 560.00
50-64 lbs:		365.00 – 425.00 up to 460.00
65-79 lbs:		355.00 – 400.00 up to 417.00
80-94 lbs:		315.00 – 354.00 up to 380.00
95-109 lbs:		302.50 – 320.00 up to 335.00
110 lbs & over:		290.00 – 300.00 up to 325.00
Sheep:		252.50 – 287.50 up to 322.50

 

• Ryan McEachnie of Oshawa consigned 27 head. 27 lambs averaged 99 lbs and sold for an average price of $314.50.
• Dean Bowler of Dunsford consigned 13 head. 13 sheep averaged 166 lbs and sold for an average price of $271.95.
• Lauren Cowan of Cookstown consigned 3 head. 3 lambs averaged 37 lbs and sold for an average price of $552.73.

Goats: There were 102 goats on offer:

Kids:	350.00 – 470.00
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 30 fed cattle on offer:

Choice Fed Cattle:	243.00 – 248.00
Second Cut Fed Cattle:	227.00 – 243.00
Aged & Medium Fed Cattle:	N/T – N/T

 

• Brenda McTavish of Rockwood consigned 10 fats. 10 finished cattle averaged 1412 lbs and sold for an average price of $242.86.

Cows: There were 181 cows on offer:

Beef Cows:	145.00 – 181.00 up to 193.00
Good Holstein Cows:	135.00 – 155.00 up to 165.00
Medium Holstein Cows:	125.00 – 145.00
Bulls:	170.00 – 206.00

 

• Ferme Bordeleau of Clerval, QC consigned 32 head. 32 Mixed cows had an average weight of 1262 lbs and sold for an average price of $176.34.

 

• Bruce Snowden of Merrickville consigned 1 head. 1 Holstein cow had an average weight of 1925 lbs and sold for an average price of $156.00.

 

• John Williams of Bradford consigned 2 head. 2 Holstein cows had an average weight of 1545lbs and sold for an average price of $170.45.

 

Thursday:

Stockers: There were 1,485 stockers on offer: 

Steers:

Under 400 lbs:	430.00 - 590.00
400 – 499 lbs:	375.00 - 498.00
500 – 599 lbs:	330.00 - 491.50
600 – 699 lbs:	317.50 - 435.00
700 – 799 lbs:	250.00 - 381.00
800 – 899 lbs:	260.00 - 339.00
900 – 999 lbs:	260.00 – 329.00
1000 lbs & over:	N/T – N/T

 

Heifers:

Under 400 lbs:	275.00 - 475.00
400 – 499 lbs:	365.00 - 467.50
500 – 599 lbs:	332.50 – 420.00
600 – 699 lbs:	320.00 – 374.00
700 – 799 lbs:	265.00 – 350.00
800 – 899 lbs:	270.00 – 329.50
900 lbs & over:	250.00 – 314.00

 

• Norma Orford of Little Current consigned 32 Charolais calves. 14 steers and 18 heifers averaged 491 lbs and sold for an average price of $434.63.

 

• John Nadon of Noelville consigned 44 calves. 27 steers and 17 heifers averaged 549 lbs and sold for an average price of $436.17.

 

• Webster Farms of Manilla consigned 35 Red and Black calves. 19 steers and 16 heifers averaged 592 lbs and sold for an average price of $396.68.

 

SPECIAL BRED COW SALE RESULTS:

Date:

BRED COWS: There were ____ Bred Cows and ____ Pairs on offer:

Dispersal Bred Cows:	N/T – N/T
Dispersal Pairs:	N/T – N/T
Consignment Bred Cows:	N/T – N/T
Consignment Pairs:	N/T – N/T
Cull Cows:	N/T – N/T