This is the Beef Farmers of Ontario's mid-day market report for Thursday, September 23, 2021
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.
Today at Ontario Livestock Exchange (OLEX) there are 100 fed cattle, 550 cows, 275 stockers, and 15 veal on offer.
A larger run of fed cows are selling at barely steady prices, with good cows from 73.00-98.00 top 126.50.
Ontario auction sales on Wednesday saw weighted average prices for:
| Livestock |
Range |
Avg |
Top Price |
| Large & Medium Frame Fed Steers |
146.00-170.00 |
160.00 |
170.00 |
| Large & Medium Frame Fed Heifers |
158.00-166.50 |
161.74 |
173.00 |
| Cows |
64.68-91.45 |
76.73 |
130.00 |
| Bulls all weights |
96.23-123.29 |
109.12 |
125.00 |
| Veal 600 lbs and over |
80.00-128.00 |
107.55 |
140.00 |
| Veal 125 lbs and less |
57.00-340.00 |
128.87 |
410.00 |
| Replacement steers 1000+ |
176.00-198.00 |
189.26 |
198.00 |
| Replacement steers 900-999 |
190.00-208.50 |
1989.30 |
208.50 |
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Alberta Direct Trade
The Alberta direct cattle trade on Wednesday was not updated at time of reporting. Check the link below for updates.
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| Steers |
Live |
N/T |
Flat Rail |
N/T |
| Heifers |
Live |
N/T |
Flat Rail |
N/T |
U.S. Trade (U.S. funds)
The U.S. cash cattle trade was light to moderate in all feeding states yesterday. Sales in the south were steady from $123.00-$124.25 live, mainly $124.00. In the north trade was $1.00 easier with dressed trade marked from $193.00-$198.00, mainly at $198.00, while a few live sales from $123.00-$125.00 were noted. This morning, the market is quiet however some light trade could continue. Asking prices are sitting at $125.00 live in the south and $200.00 dressed in the north.
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| Choice and select steers and heifers: (2/3 choice) |
live |
123.00-125.00 |
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rail |
193.00-198.00 |
On the Chicago Mercantile Exchange midsession trade for Thursday September 23rd saw:
Live Cattle futures for:
| Date |
$/cwt US |
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| Oct |
123.35 |
+0.07 |
| Dec |
128.67 |
+0.12 |
| Feb |
132.85 |
+0.25 |
| Apr |
136.72 |
+0.37 |
| Jun |
131.57 |
+0.30 |
| Aug |
130.17 |
+0.42 |
Feeder Cattle futures for:
| Date |
$/cwt US |
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| Sep |
154.95 |
+0.15 |
| Oct |
158.00 |
+0.32 |
Corn futures for:
| Date |
$/bu US |
cents |
| Dec |
5.27 |
+1 1/2 |
| Mar |
5.34 1/4 |
+1 1/4 |
Soybean futures for:
| Date |
$/bu US |
cents |
| Nov |
12.52 |
- 3/4 |
| Jan |
12.91 3/4 |
+0 |
Canadian Dollar futures for:
| Date |
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| Dec |
78.97 |
+0.72 |
| Mar |
79.03 |
+0.77 |
This concludes the Thursday mid-day Cattle Market report.
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