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Des Moines, IA     Tue, Jun 30, 2009     USDA Market News

Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures

Info for Week Ending   June 26, 2009

Area:       Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink
Slaughter Steers, mostly Select 1-2, 1000-1200 lbs                       75.70
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Select 1-2, 850-1050 lbs                       75.67

Area:       Alberta Auctions
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    41.30

Area:       Ontario Auctions
Slaughter Steers, mostly Select 1-2, 1000-1200 lbs                       80.61
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Select 1-2, 850-1050 lbs                       81.12
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    46.91

Weighted Average Feeder Cattle Prices:
Steers            Southern Alberta       Saskatchewan            Manitoba
               06/26/09   06/19/09   06/26/09   06/19/09   06/26/09   06/19/09
401-500 lbs      100.31     104.24     100.58      98.23      96.03      97.20
501-600 lbs       97.50     102.00      98.25      95.49      92.87      96.51
601-700 lbs       95.69      95.87      93.70      92.36      90.29      93.66
701-800 lbs       89.80      91.05      89.15      90.75      85.74      86.05
801-900 lbs       85.61      84.97      86.93      86.12      80.46      82.32
900# +            78.93      80.25      77.72  No Quote       76.47      75.55

Heifers:
301-400 lbs       92.56      96.83   No Quote  No Quote    No Quote  No Quote
401-500 lbs       92.10      97.79      94.51      92.95      87.36      90.53
501-600 lbs       87.25      90.42      90.73      91.19      87.18      89.72
601-700 lbs       84.85      87.33      85.84      87.44      83.68      85.90
701-800 lbs       82.34      82.21      83.89      81.28      81.62      80.61
800# +            78.87      79.74      78.47      80.17      74.57      76.54

Province Ontario
No.2 220-240lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board              37.68

All prices have been converted to U.S. $/CWT.
Exchange Rate: U.S. dollar equivalent to $1.1533 Candian dollars
Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents

Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter
               Current   Week Ago   Year Ago        YTD        YTD    %Change
               06/20/09   06/13/09   06/14/08       2009       2008
Cattle:          69,014     66,398     63,367  1,448,994  1,469,640      -1.4%
Calves:           4,521      4,690      5,107    114,510    118,677      -3.5%
Sheep:            3,290      3,111      3,329     74,934     75,676      -1.0%
Hogs:           401,130    398,517    369,333  9,614,545  9,400,419       2.3%




Source:     Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
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