{"id":2983,"date":"2025-12-18T18:31:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T18:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olex.on.ca\/?p=2983"},"modified":"2025-12-19T14:55:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T14:55:44","slug":"thursday-market-report-dec-18-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olex.on.ca\/?p=2983","title":{"rendered":"Thursday Market Report December 18, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-24140aec wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-neve-link-color-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-78aafb613de423256f5461d796f3213f\">Thursday Market Report<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Total Livestock Sold &#8211; 1523 head<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Fed steers and heifers sold actively at $4-5 cwt higher. Fed holstein steers also sold higher. Fed cows sold at steady prices on good demand. Stocker cattle continued to sell at firm to higher prices. Dairy cattle sold steady.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-neve-link-color-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-12476bf952ec7abdf93db5cd03b7603d\">Fed Cattle<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-foreground-color has-text-color has-background is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-86f71d47 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f7;padding-top:10px;padding-right:4vw;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:4vw\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fed Steers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">304.00 to 317.00 top of 322.00<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-foreground-color has-text-color has-background is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-86f71d47 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f7;padding-top:10px;padding-right:4vw;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:4vw\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Medium Fed Steers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-foreground-color has-text-color has-background is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-180f2b07 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f7;padding-top:10px;padding-right:4vw;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:4vw\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fed Heifers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">288.00 to 297.00 top of 315.00<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-foreground-color has-text-color has-background is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-180f2b07 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f7;padding-top:10px;padding-right:4vw;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:4vw\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Medium Fed Heifers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-foreground-color has-text-color has-background is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-180f2b07 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f7;padding-top:10px;padding-right:4vw;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:4vw\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Holstein Steers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">233.00 to 278.00 top of 290.00<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-neve-link-color-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3a884e678650ac7c2423887a88854ff5\">Fed Cows and Bulls<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-foreground-color has-text-color has-background is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-86f71d47 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f7;padding-top:10px;padding-right:4vw;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:4vw\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fed Cows<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">162.00 to 195.00 top of 260.00<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-foreground-color has-text-color has-background is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-86f71d47 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f7;padding-top:10px;padding-right:4vw;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:4vw\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fed Bulls<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">199.00 to 260.50<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-neve-link-color-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a8730095483fc310298e504039309456\">Replacement Cattle<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-foreground-color has-text-color has-background is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-86f71d47 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f7;padding-top:10px;padding-right:4vw;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:4vw\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Good Strs over 700 lbs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">415.00 to 550.00<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-foreground-color has-text-color has-background is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-86f71d47 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f7;padding-top:10px;padding-right:4vw;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:4vw\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>500 to 700 lbs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">518.00 to 695.00<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-foreground-color has-text-color has-background is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-180f2b07 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f7;padding-top:10px;padding-right:4vw;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:4vw\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>400 to 500 lbs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">597.00 to 775.00 top of 885.00<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-foreground-color has-text-color has-background is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-180f2b07 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f7;padding-top:10px;padding-right:4vw;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:4vw\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Good Hfrs over 700 lbs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">388.00 to 500.00<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-foreground-color has-text-color has-background is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-180f2b07 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f7;padding-top:10px;padding-right:4vw;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:4vw\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>500 to 700 lbs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">457.00 to 630.00<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-foreground-color has-text-color has-background is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-180f2b07 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f7;padding-top:10px;padding-right:4vw;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:4vw\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>400 to 500 lbs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">527.00 to 750.00 top of 875.00<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-neve-link-color-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-74681257c9fcc6d027774ec29e32df7b\">Stocker Cows and Cow \/ Calf Pairs<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-foreground-color has-text-color has-background is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-86f71d47 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f7;padding-top:10px;padding-right:4vw;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:4vw\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Stocker Cows and Cow\/Calf Pairs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2700.00 to 4100.00<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-neve-link-color-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bb8188dba2a4a6aed719a1de7e065335\">Calves<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-foreground-color has-text-color has-background is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-86f71d47 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f7;padding-top:10px;padding-right:4vw;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:4vw\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Veal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-foreground-color has-text-color has-background is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-86f71d47 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f7;padding-top:10px;padding-right:4vw;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:4vw\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hol Bob Calves<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">875.00 to 1500.00 top of 1775.00<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-foreground-color has-text-color has-background is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-86f71d47 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f7;padding-top:10px;padding-right:4vw;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:4vw\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Beef Bob Calves<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1550.00 to 2000.00 top of 2500.00<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-foreground-color has-text-color has-background is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-180f2b07 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f7;padding-top:10px;padding-right:4vw;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:4vw\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Starter Calves<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-neve-link-color-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-36263e8154f06852e59f96d26e9d750e\">Dairy Cattle<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-foreground-color has-text-color has-background is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-86f71d47 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f7;padding-top:10px;padding-right:4vw;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:4vw\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fresh Milk Cows<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3000.00 to 4000.00<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-foreground-color has-text-color has-background is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-86f71d47 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f7;padding-top:10px;padding-right:4vw;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:4vw\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Springers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2500.00 to 4000.00<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-foreground-color has-text-color has-background is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-180f2b07 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f7;padding-top:10px;padding-right:4vw;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:4vw\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Open Dairy Heifers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1800.00 to 2900.00<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-neve-link-color-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d4733f7635675defe0b08ce348703ffe\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h5 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