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Washington, DC     Tue, Jul 01, 2008     USDA Market News

Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures

Info for Week Ending June 29, 2008

Area:       Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink
Slaughter Steers, mostly Select 1-2, 1000-1200 lbs                    91.66
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Select 1-2, 850-1050 lbs                    91.26

Area:       Alberta Auctions
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                 47.92

Area:       Ontario Auctions
Slaughter Steers, mostly Select 1-2, 1000-1200 lbs                    92.49
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Select 1-2, 850-1050 lbs                    91.06
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                 54.77

Average Feeder Cattle Prices:
Steers        Southern Alberta        Saskatchewan           Manitoba
             06/28/08    06/21/08  06/28/08    06/21/08   06/28/08 06/21/08
401-500 lbs    108.70      107.66    109.68      102.75     107.71   103.73
501-600 lbs    103.75      105.21    106.23      103.24     103.75   103.73
601-700 lbs    101.78      100.29    103.26       99.80     103.26   101.27
701-800 lbs     98.81      100.78    101.28       97.34      97.83    97.34
801-900 lbs     92.89       94.39     95.36       90.95      89.92    90.46
900# +          87.45       91.44     92.89       86.52      86.96    88.49

Heifers:
301-400 lbs     96.34       93.41  No Quote       95.37   No Quote No Quote
401-500 lbs     96.34       93.90     95.85       91.93      99.31    92.42
501-600 lbs     91.40       92.42     95.36       93.41      98.81    90.46
601-700 lbs     86.46       95.37     92.39       89.97      97.83    88.98
701-800 lbs     88.93       90.95     92.39       84.07      89.92    86.52
800# +          86.96       87.02     89.92       86.03      86.46    85.05

Province Ontario
No.2 220-240lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board             48.54

All prices have been converted to U.S. $/CWT.
Exchange Rate: U.S. dollar equivalent to $1.0120 Candian dollars
Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents

Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter
             Current   Week Ago   Year Ago   06/21/08   06/23/07   %Change
             06/21/08    06/14/08  06/23/07    YTD         YTD
Cattle:        68,030      63,367    66,835   1,537,670  1,581,108    -2.7%
Calves:         4,949       5,107     5,051     124,256    122,497     1.4%
Sheep:          3,489       3,334     3,176      79,170     73,572     7.6%
Hogs:         379,867     369,328   383,097   9,780,126  9,790,770    -0.1%

Source:  Agriculture Canada, CANFAX, & the Canadian Beef Grading Agency
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