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Des Moines, IA    Fri Jan 27, 2023    USDA Market News

Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures

Info for Week Ending  January 20, 2023

Area:       Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs       144.50
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs      139.07

Area:       Alberta Auctions
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                73.76

Area:       Ontario Auctions
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs       145.23
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs      140.41
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                71.09

Average Feeder Cattle Prices:
Steers:       Alberta              Saskatchewan         Ontario
              01/20/23  01/13/23  01/20/23   01/13/23   01/20/23  01/13/23
501-600 lbs     221.98    224.38    224.93     224.66     204.60    192.40
601-700 lbs     205.59    202.90    206.39     204.39     197.91    194.21
701-800 lbs     188.82    191.26    190.65     194.57     186.87    193.08
801-900 lbs     178.76    180.90    178.74     182.63     173.42    182.83

Heifers:
401-500 lbs     193.72    192.16    191.11     192.33     169.10    152.68
501-600 lbs     183.63    181.83    182.49     181.51     167.19    152.43
601-700 lbs     172.28    171.05    171.30     170.45     162.50    161.76
701-800 lbs     164.26    167.62    164.28     165.85     150.48    139.53

Province Ontario
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board                   49.97

Alberta
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Western Hog Exchange               50.63

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

All prices have been converted to U.S. $/CWT.
Exchange Rate: Canadian dollar equivalent to $0.7413 U.S. dollars
Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents

Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter
              Current  Week Ago  Year Ago        YTD        YTD   %Change
              01/21/23  01/14/23  01/22/22       2022       2021
Cattle:         67,177    64,359    64,299    192,892    177,145      8.9%
Calves:          2,948     2,970     3,053      7,895      8,646     -8.7%
Sheep:           2,798     3,376     2,297      8,891      7,328     21.3%
Hogs:          433,229   425,423   412,758  1,211,219  1,202,133      0.8%

Source:     Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
            USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News Division, St. Joseph, MO
            816-676-7000   email:  stjoe.lpgmn@usda.gov
            24 hour recorded market information 515-284-4830
            www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain

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