Market Report

Ontario Stockyards Inc. Market Report

FOR THE WEEK ENDING: October 3rd, 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: 954 cattle; 958 sheep, lambs & goats

 

Market Comments:

Monday – Sheep and light lambs sold steady. Heavy lambs sold easier. . Veal sold steady.

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

Thursday – All classes of stockers sold stronger.

Special Stocker Sale: N/A

Special Bred Cow Sale: N/A

 

Monday:

Veal: There were 15 on offer:

Beef Veal:	N/T – N/T
Good Holsteins:	235.00 - 264.00
Heavy Holsteins:	220.00 – 230.00
Medium Holsteins:	N/T - N/T
Plain Holsteins:	N/T - N/T

 

• Musthaven Farms of Uxbridge consigned 6 Holstein veal. They had an average weight of 687 lbs and sold for an average price of $242.60.
• Gerlad Martin of Phelpston consigned 4 Holstein veal. They had an average weight of 760 lbs and sold for an average price of $235.35.

 

Lambs: There were 609 on offer:

Sheep: There were 302 on offer:

Lambs:
Under 50 lbs:		280.00 – 335.00 up to 350.00
50-64 lbs:		260.00 – 325.00 up to 342.50
65-79 lbs:		280.00 – 320.00 up to 342.50
80-94 lbs:		265.00 – 286.00 up to 291.00
95-109 lbs:		240.00 – 260.00 up to 275.00
110 lbs & over:		240.00 – 260.00 up to 260.00
Sheep:		172.50 – 240.00 up to 262.50

 

• Isaiah Sherk of Proton Station consigned 22 head. 22 lambs averaged 57 lbs and sold for an average price of $350.69.

 

• Randy Wagler of St. Charles consigned 10 head. 10 lambs averaged 68 lbs and sold for an average price of $331.00.

 

Goats: There were 44 goats on offer:

Kids:	360.00 – 450.00
Mature Bucks:	300.00 – 400.00
Mature Does:	180.00 – 250.00

 

• Heritage Farms of Barrie consigned 44 goats. 44 kid goats averaged 64 lbs and sold for an average price of $378.35.

 

Wednesday:

 

Fed Cattle: There were 30 fed cattle on offer:

Choice Fed Cattle:	N/T – N/T
Second Cut Fed Cattle:	220.00 – 235.00
Aged & Medium Fed Cattle:	N/T – N/T

 

 

Cows: There were 167 cows on offer:

Beef Cows:	150.00 – 192.00 up to 213.00
Good Holstein Cows:	135.00 – 150.00 up to 184.00
Medium Holstein Cows:	125.00 – 135.00
Bulls:	185.00 – 216.00

 

• Hardhaven Farms of Millgrove consigned 14 head. 14 Mixed cows had an average weight of 1553 lbs and sold for an average price of $204.03.

 

• Todd Ormiston of Keene consigned 4 head. 4 beef cows had an average weight of 1370 lbs and sold for an average price of $179.28.

 

• Diamond J Farms Ltd. of Echo Bay consigned 2 head. 2 Holstein cows had an average weight of 1608lbs and sold for an average price of $155.20.

 

Thursday:

Stockers: There were 774 stockers on offer: 

Steers:

Under 400 lbs:	380.00 - 550.00
400 – 499 lbs:	440.00 - 525.00
500 – 599 lbs:	400.00 - 475.00
600 – 699 lbs:	363.00 - 451.00
700 – 799 lbs:	337.50 - 385.00
800 – 899 lbs:	260.00 - 330.00
900 – 999 lbs:	250.00 – 318.00
1000 lbs & over:	N/T – N/T

 

Heifers:

Under 400 lbs:	350.00 - 500.00
400 – 499 lbs:	380.00 - 485.00
500 – 599 lbs:	330.00 – 435.00
600 – 699 lbs:	275.00 – 370.00
700 – 799 lbs:	285.00 – 325.00
800 – 899 lbs:	N/T – N/T
900 lbs & over:	N/T – N/T

 

• Andrew Orok of Fergus consigned 16 Black calves. 16 steers averaged 604 lbs and sold for an average price of $450.00.

 

• Randy Beckett of Sunderland consigned 15 Char calves. 11 steers and 4 heifers averaged 468 lbs and sold for an average price of $482.46.

 

• Indian River Cattle company of Indian River consigned 27 Black calves. 24 steers and 3 heifers averaged 547 lbs and sold for an average price of $428.66.

 

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