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Des Moines, IA    Fri Feb 15, 2019    USDA Market News

Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures

Info for Week Ending   February 8, 2019

Area:       Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs           114.09
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs          113.70

Area:       Alberta Auctions
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    61.44

Area:       Ontario Auctions
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs           111.06
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs          108.82
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    46.70

Average Feeder Cattle Prices:
Steers:        Alberta               Saskatchewan          Ontario
               02/08/19   02/01/19   02/08/19   02/01/19   02/08/19   02/01/19
501-600 lbs      163.97     168.67     165.48     170.72     152.27     155.32
601-700 lbs      154.11     158.55     153.04     158.32     144.58     148.43
701-800 lbs      141.59     146.79     141.17     144.92     132.60     136.55
801-900 lbs      136.67     140.43     135.14     138.53     138.32     139.10

Heifers:
401-500 lbs      151.78     154.29     148.82     151.08     119.95     112.37
501-600 lbs      143.75     145.83     140.60     144.74     116.69     121.19
601-700 lbs      135.17     137.38     132.87     135.29     119.98     125.48
701-800 lbs      128.54     130.40     125.90     129.24     118.40     116.57

Province Ontario
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board                       39.05

Alberta
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Western Hog Exchange                   36.42

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

All prices have been converted to U.S. $/CWT.
Exchange Rate: Canadian dollar equivalent to $0.7539 U.S. dollars
Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents

Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter
               Current   Week Ago   Year Ago        YTD        YTD    %Change
               02/09/19   02/02/19   02/10/18       2019       2018
Cattle:          60,381     57,199     50,666    334,038    303,358      10.1%
Calves:           3,659      3,734      3,920     21,006     21,620      -2.8%
Sheep:            3,172      3,242      2,888     18,590     17,465       6.4%
Hogs:           419,785    427,422    414,748  2,408,708  2,411,441      -0.1%

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

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