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.

CowsThere 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

 

BRED COWS & COW/CALF PAIRS ALWAYS AVAILABLE!

TO CONSIGN TO ANY OF OUR SALES PLEASE CONTACT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING

Ab Carroll 705-344-6654 or Brian Pascoe 705-878-6918

We sell all classes of Lamb, Sheep, Goat and Veal every Monday!

We sell Cull Cows, Bulls and Fed Cattle every Wednesday!

We sell both Vaccinated and Non-Vaccinated Stocker Calves every Thursday!