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Friday, November 7, 2025
Prices are reported on a "per one hundred pound" basis, unless otherwise stated.
Ontario Live Cattle Trade
Updated daily as the information is submitted, completed by 12:00 noon.
Ontario Auction Sales Weighted Average Prices
Ontario auction sales on Thursday saw weighted average prices for:
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| Livestock | Range | Avg | Top Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Large & medium frame fed steers | 280.00-335.00 | 307.22 | 335.00 |
| Large & medium frame fed heifers | 215.00-308.00 | 280.15 | 329.00 |
| Cows | 142.65-194.25 | 166.42 | 317.50 |
| Bulls over 1600 lbs | 226.67-253.33 | 240.89 | 280.00 |
| Veal 600 lbs and over | 315.08-386.02 | 361.30 | 408.00 |
| Replacement steers 600-699 | 482.66-614.19 | 564.52 | 617.50 |
| Replacement steers 500-599 | 539.51-671.27 | 614.83 | 710.00 |
| Replacement steers 400-499 | 497.68-742.59 | 624.75 | 850.00 |
| Replacement heifers 600-699 | 414.71-534.07 | 482.16 | 627.50 |
| Replacement heifers 500-599 | 480.92-562.73 | 522.67 | 642.50 |
| Replacement heifers 400-499 | 476.24-637.65 | 545.50 | 667.50 |
The Quebec Electronic Market
The Quebec Electronic Market
The Quebec Electronic Market is not available at the time of publication.
Alberta Direct Trade
Alberta Direct Trade
The Alberta direct trade so far this week have seen light trade develop with dressed sales ranging from $493.00-495.00/cwt delivered, $2.00-10.00/cwt lower than he previous week. Cattle that traded were being scheduled for delivery throughout the month of December. In some instances, cattle were bought flat with no heavy weight carcass discounts. There have been reports packers are behind schedule picking up cash cattle and contract cattle. From their highs in September fed cattle prices have dropped $22.00/cwt.
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| Steers | Live | N/T | Flat Rail | 493.00-495.00 |
| Heifers | Live | N/T | Flat Rail | 493.00-495.00 |
U.S. Trade (U.S. funds)
U.S. cash cattle trade
The U.S. cash cattle trade saw light trade was reported in Nebraska yesterday with dressed sales at $355.00/cwt, sales are positioned at the bottom end of last week's trading range. Live sales in Texas and Kansas were at $230.00/cwt, lower than prices seen earlier in the week and $5.00-6.00/cwt lower than last week. Earlier this week it was announced the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits would remain suspended until the government shutdown ends. A policy that could weight on retail demand for items like ground beef and probably more so chicken. The White House said the Trump administration will follow court orders to use emergency funds to provide partial benefits. An average of 41.7 million people depend on these benefits.
| Choice and select steers and heifers (2/3 choice): | live | 230.00-230.00 |
| rail | 355.00-355.00 |
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange midsession trade on Friday, Nov 7 saw:
Live Cattle futures for:
| Date | $/cwt US | |
|---|---|---|
| Dec | 220.47 | +1.70 |
| Feb | 218.67 | +1.92 |
| Apr | 218.45 | +1.75 |
| Jun | 211.87 | +2.07 |
| Aug | 208.30 | +2.07 |
| Oct | 207.25 | +2.07 |
Feeder Cattle futures for:
| Date | $/cwt US | |
|---|---|---|
| Nov | 324.85 | +2.80 |
| Jan | 318.50 | +2.90 |
Corn futures for:
| Date | $/bu US | cents |
|---|---|---|
| Dec | 4.29 1/4 | +1/2 |
| Mar | 4.43 1/2 | +1/2 |
Soybean futures for:
| Date | $/bu US | cents |
|---|---|---|
| Nov | 11.00 | +8 1/4 |
| Jan | 11.14 1/4 | +6 3/4 |
Soft Red Winter Wheat for:
| Date | $/bu US | cents |
|---|---|---|
| Dec | 5.30 1/2 | -5 |
| Mar | 5.44 3/4 | -5 |
Canadian Dollar futures for:
| Date | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dec | 71.21 | +0.21 |
| Mar | 71.50 | +0.20 |
This concludes the Friday mid-day Cattle Market report.
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