Market Report

Ontario Stockyards Inc. Market Report

FOR THE WEEK ENDING: January 9th, 2025

 

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

 

Total Receipts: 745 cattle; 888 sheep, lambs & goats

 

Market Comments:

Monday – All classes of sheep, lamb and goats sold stronger.

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

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 33 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

 

• Matt Hutchison of New Lowell consigned 9 Holstein veal. They had an average weight of 902 lbs and sold for an average price of $273.49.

 

Lambs: There were 866 on offer:

Sheep: There were 209 on offer:

Lambs:
Under 50 lbs:		400.00 – 510.00 up to 520.00
50-64 lbs:		430.00 – 460.00 up to 480.00
65-79 lbs:		400.00 – 475.00 up to 485.00
80-94 lbs:		365.00 – 390.00 up to 400.00
95-109 lbs:		355.00 – 395.00 up to 410.00
110 lbs & over:		365.00 – 380.00 up to 385.00
Sheep:		265.00 – 345.00 up to 355.00

 

• Melvin Bearinger of Conn consigned 15 head. 15 lambs averaged 115 lbs and sold for an average price of $366.02.
• Mike Swidersky of Melancthon consigned 31 head. 31 lambs averaged 107 lbs and sold for an average price of $386.05.
• Jim Johnston of New Liskeard consigned 19 head. 19 sheep averaged 135 lbs and sold for an average price of $336.24.

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 36 fed cattle on offer:

Choice Fed Cattle:	255.00 – 268.00
Second Cut Fed Cattle:	245.00 – 255.00
Aged & Medium Fed Cattle:	N/T – N/T

 

• Brenda McTavish of Rockwood consigned 14 fats. 14 finished cattle averaged 1396 lbs and sold for an average price of $262.38.

Cows: There were 275 cows on offer:

Beef Cows:	160.00 – 218.00 up to 224.00
Good Holstein Cows:	145.00 – 187.00 up to 193.00
Medium Holstein Cows:	125.00 – 145.00
Bulls:	165.00 – 230.00

 

• Pine Brae Farms Inc of Cobden consigned 2 head. 2 Holstein cows had an average weight of 1880 lbs and sold for an average price of $167.07.

 

• Robert Black of Hillsburgh consigned 1 head. 1 Black cows had an average weight of 1520 lbs and sold for an average price of $191.00.

 

• Robert Wright of Midhurst consigned 2 head. 2 Holstein cows had an average weight of 1575lbs and sold for an average price of $168.81.

 

Thursday:

Stockers: There were 401 stockers on offer: 

Steers:

Under 400 lbs:	350.00 - 520.00
400 – 499 lbs:	440.00 - 560.00
500 – 599 lbs:	400.00 - 550.00
600 – 699 lbs:	360.00 - 477.50
700 – 799 lbs:	365.00 - 435.50
800 – 899 lbs:	392.00 - 412.50
900 – 999 lbs:	N/T – N/T
1000 lbs & over:	N/T – N/T

 

Heifers:

Under 400 lbs:	270.00 - 400.00
400 – 499 lbs:	315.00 - 467.50
500 – 599 lbs:	330.00 – 446.00
600 – 699 lbs:	340.00 – 401.00
700 – 799 lbs:	290.00 – 390.00
800 – 899 lbs:	N/T – N/T
900 lbs & over:	N/T – N/T

 

• Hannah Tuttle of Middleboro, NS consigned 40 Charolais calves. 28 steers and 12 heifers averaged 519 lbs and sold for an average price of $487.94.

 

• Doug Walden of Lindsay consigned 10 calves. 10 steers averaged 806 lbs and sold for an average price of $412.00.

 

• Darrell Hill of Hillsdale consigned 15 calves. 9 steers and 6 heifers averaged 745 lbs and sold for an average price of $407.89.

 

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