Beef Farmers of Ontario predicted we'd see more replacement cattle on market last week - and that's what happened.
Special fall stocker sales pushed marketings of fed cattle up to 13 thousand 7 hundred and 69 head for the week.
That's up over 46 hundred from the previous week and over 360 more than the same week last year.
BFO says average steer prices ranged from 7.30 lower to 7.49 higher, with 3 of the 7 weight categories higher on the week.
Average heifer prices ranged from 6.82 lower to 14.46 higher, with 4 of the 7 weight categories higher on the week.
Ontario rail grade prices averaged 285.75 last week - a new weekly high average for the year.
Fed cattle numbers were down about 100 from the previous week, 72 more than last year.
The average fed steer price of 170.92 was up 1.95 from the previous week and over 49 dollars higher than a year ago.
The average fed heifer price of 169.19 was up over 4 dollars from the previous week and more than 45 dollars stronger than a year ago.
Beef Farmers of Ontario says the year's top weekly average prices for both steers and heifers were set the week ending July 31st.
The top fed steer price for the year is 174.49, for heifers it's 169.64.
