WA_LS718 Des Moines, IA Fri May 17, 2013 USDA Market News Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures Info for Week Ending May 10, 2013 Area: Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink Slaughter Steers, mostly Select 1-2, 1000-1200 lbs 117.39 Slaughter Heifers, mostly Select 1-2, 850-1050 lbs 116.37 Area: Alberta Auctions Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs 78.15 Area: Ontario Auctions Slaughter Steers, mostly Select 1-2, 1000-1200 lbs 114.15 Slaughter Heifers, mostly Select 1-2, 850-1050 lbs 116.86 Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs 70.83 Average Feeder Cattle Prices: Steers: Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba 05/10/13 05/03/13 05/10/13 05/03/13 05/10/13 05/03/13 501-600 lbs 148.94 151.15 146.42 145.24 145.25 145.41 601-700 lbs 141.43 142.90 137.43 138.36 136.65 137.69 701-800 lbs 130.72 131.86 127.21 130.33 128.62 129.33 801-900 lbs 121.18 122.74 116.99 120.90 119.44 117.72 Heifers: 401-500 lbs 133.41 137.01 130.63 129.87 130.01 130.28 501-600 lbs 129.03 132.62 126.70 126.98 124.85 124.48 601-700 lbs 123.50 125.19 120.06 123.27 121.66 120.74 701-800 lbs 117.72 119.66 113.15 117.37 115.15 114.73 Province Ontario No.2 220-240lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board 61.37 Source: CanFax, http://www.canfax.ca All prices have been converted to U.S. $/CWT. Exchange Rate: Canadian dollar equivalent to $0.9831 U.S. dollars Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter Current Week Ago Year Ago YTD YTD %Change 05/04/13 04/27/13 05/05/12 2013 2012 Cattle: 52,955 53,489 60,517 884,946 967,769 -8.6% Calves: 4,221 4,342 4,777 73,846 79,605 -7.2% Sheep: 3,665 3,351 2,554 59,595 56,256 5.9% Hogs: 369,172 384,425 379,200 6,998,443 7,084,244 -1.2% Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada USDA Market News Service, Des Moines, IA Ami Rayer 515-284-4460 Desm.LGMN@ams.usda.gov 24 hour recorded market information 515-284-4830 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/WA_LS718.txt www.ams.usda.gov/lpsmarketnewspage 635C adr