More replacement cattle and fewer fed cattle on the market in Ontario last week.
Over 84 hundred replacements ended the week steady to lower with heavier feeders down 2 to 4 dollars.
That volume was up by more than three thousand from the previous week and more than 4 thousand more than last year at this time.
458 fed steers and heifers were sold in Ontario last week – down 112 from the previous week and 239 fewer than last year.
Beef Farmers of Ontario reports the average fed steer price of 193.79 was down just over 5 dollars on the week and 42.18 stronger than last year.
The average fed heifer price of 190.23 was down 2.58 from the previous week, 44 dollars higher than last year.
Last week’s average Ontario rail grade prices were 2.75 lower than the previous week, 75.75 stronger than last year.
And the just under 19 hundred cull cows sold last week was up 56 from the previous week and 401 fewer than last year.
The average price for those cull cows was down 3.25 from the previous week, 20.37 higher than last year.
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