Mid-session Market Report   (updated daily by 12:00 noon)

Wednesday March 10, 2010
   
  Ontario Live Cattle Trade
Ontario Stockyards Inc, 265 fed steers & heifers, 320 cows, 30 bulls, 20 veal on offer.  Cows and bulls  are selling on a steady market. Fed steers and heifers are trading under pressure with barely steady prices. Veal sold steady to Monday's decline. 1,000 stockers are expected for Thursday's sale.
  Range Top Price
Top Quality Fed Steers 85.00-89.00  
Good Quality Fed Steers 80.00-84.00  
Top Quality Fed Heifers 85.00-89.00  
Good Quality Fed Heifers 80.00-84.00  
Aged & Medium Fed steers & heifers 75.00-82.00  
Good Cows 44.00-55.00 57.50
Export Cows 43.00-52.00  
Bulls 56.00-66.00  
Dairy Cattle N/T  
Export Dairy Cattle N/T  
Veal Calves 75.00-94.00 115.00
   
   
  To view individual auction markets for current prices and trends CLICK HERE!
   
Ontario auction sales  summary for Tuesday is as follows:
 
  Range Avg Top Price
Large & Medium Frame Steers 83.50-88.75 86.27 91.75
Large & Medium Frame Heifers 80.40-90.52 85.04 92.25
Cows  38.40-53.09 46.03 70.00
Bulls all weights 52.94-92.55 58.11 68.50
Veal 600+ 63.00-86.93 77.60 125.00
Veal 125- 51.14-110.00 82.55 110.00
Replacement steers 800-899 81.65-103.87 98.15 106.00
Replacement steers 700-799 89.64-110.14 102.88 113.75
Replacement steers 600-699 93.46-122.44 113.17 124.25
Replacement heifers 900+ 83.07-92.10 87.19 94.00
Replacement heifers 700-799 90.00-99.94 96.05 102.00
Replacement heifers 600-699 74.70-105.51 98.24 107.00
   
Alberta Direct Trade LINK
Alberta direct trade on Tuesday  was untested with business expected to develop today.
Steers Live N/T Flat Rail  N/T
Heifers Live N/T Flat Rail N/T
   
  U.S. Trade (U.S. funds)
 U.S. cash cattle trade is very quiet with no bids evident.  Asking prices are currently reported at $94.00 live and $150.00 dressed with little business expected before Thursday.
 

 

Choice and select steers and heifers: (2/3 choice) live N/T
  rail N/T
   
Chicago Mercantile Exchange:  
Mid-session quotes on futures today were as follows:- 
Live Cattle Feeder Cattle Corn Soybeans Canadian $ 
$/cwt US $/cwt US $/bu US cents $/bu US cents    
Apr 94.30 -0.10 Mar 102.10 -0.25 Mar 3.604 +1.6 Mar 9.550 +13.4 Mar 97.76 +0.31
Jun 91.75 -0.57 Apr 105.05 -0.97 May 3.690 +0.0 May 9.590 +11.4 Jun 97.75 +0.30
  
- Ontario Auction Sales
To view individual sale results or summary reports from Ontario auction markets CLICK HERE!
To view individual sale results from the Northern Cattle Sales Network CLICK HERE!
   
 


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