Weekly Ontario Cattle Prices and Feed Costs

Ontario weekly statistical data on cattle prices and associated costs. The dataset includes large and medium frame feeder and fed cattle prices, market price, feed cost, and feeder steer margin. It is compiled by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness in cooperation with Statistics Canada, last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in feeder_steer_margin to model farm profitability over time.
• Forecast future cattle_market_price based on historical time series and feed_cost data.
• Compare price differentials between large_frame_feeder_cattle and medium_frame_feeder_cattle categories.
• Build a dashboard to visualize weekly fluctuations in fed_cattle_prices and associated input costs.

Strengths

• Data is updated weekly, providing high temporal granularity.
• Compiled in cooperation with Statistics Canada, ensuring methodological rigor.
• Covers multiple price points (feeder, fed, market) and cost (feed) metrics.

Limitations

• Sample size (number of reporting markets or rows) is unknown.
• Geographic scope is limited to the province of Ontario.
• Historical time range of the series is not specified.

Provenance

Source

Government of Ontario, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness, in cooperation with Statistics Canada.

Collection Method

Compiled by Statistics and Economics staff from various government departments and farm marketing boards.

Freshness

Last updated March 2026, indicating regular updates.

Geography

Ontario, Canada