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Des Moines, IA    Fri May 26, 2023    USDA Market News

Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures

Info for Week Ending  May 19, 2023

Area:       Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs       175.84
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs      172.95

Area:       Alberta Auctions
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs               109.75

Area:       Ontario Auctions
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs       166.19
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs    No Quote
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs               100.15

Average Feeder Cattle Prices:
Steers:       Alberta              Saskatchewan         Ontario
              05/19/23  05/12/23  05/19/23   05/12/23   05/19/23  05/12/23
501-600 lbs     256.59    376.97    256.22     380.97     248.01    352.33
601-700 lbs     242.47    355.73    240.46     359.10     241.63    369.27
701-800 lbs     226.06    326.75    224.88     328.47     214.39    316.73
801-900 lbs     207.32    294.92    208.20     297.13     213.32    307.06

Heifers:
401-500 lbs     236.19    346.30    236.75     357.83     206.22    287.97
501-600 lbs     228.56    334.55    228.59     338.50     201.14    288.86
601-700 lbs     215.12    316.08    210.48     311.35     198.65    294.75
701-800 lbs     202.82    296.12    200.04     297.85     183.89    284.13

Province Ontario
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board                   54.07

Alberta
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Western Hog Exchange               51.48

Source:  CanFax, http://www.canfax.ca

All prices have been converted to U.S. $/CWT.
Exchange Rate: Canadian dollar equivalent to $0.7416 U.S. dollars
Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents

Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter
              Current  Week Ago  Year Ago        YTD        YTD   %Change
              05/20/23  05/13/23  05/21/22       2023       2022
Cattle:         57,607    58,630    62,194  1,218,596  1,268,276     -3.9%
Calves:          3,276     3,442     3,136     62,817     62,666      0.2%
Sheep:           2,839     3,334     2,645     65,480     50,189     30.5%
Hogs:          401,386   430,605   407,077  8,257,661  8,294,311     -0.4%

Source:     Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
            USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News Division, Des Moines, IA
            515-284-4460   email:  dsm.lpgmn@usda.gov
            24 hour recorded market information 515-284-4830
            www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain

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