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Des Moines, IA    Fri Jun 11, 2021    USDA Market News

Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures

Info for Week Ending   June 4, 2021

Area:       Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs           136.04
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs          134.90

Area:       Alberta Auctions
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    86.10

Area:       Ontario Auctions
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs           130.32
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs          129.80
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    72.96

Average Feeder Cattle Prices:
Steers:        Alberta               Saskatchewan          Ontario
               06/04/21   05/28/21   06/04/21   05/28/21   06/04/21   05/28/21
501-600 lbs      188.97     188.02     187.94  No Quote      167.36     182.23
601-700 lbs      178.35     178.99     175.11  No Quote      156.62     169.36
701-800 lbs      164.18     163.73     162.93  No Quote      151.88     159.92
801-900 lbs      151.16     151.96   No Quote  No Quote      152.03     151.61

Heifers:
401-500 lbs      169.06     169.48     165.38  No Quote      143.63     143.62
501-600 lbs      163.02     163.39     160.20  No Quote      149.32     146.78
601-700 lbs      153.79     153.27     148.40     143.85     139.42     145.59
701-800 lbs      145.64     144.38     140.03     140.69     135.54     135.87

Province Ontario
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board                       78.20

Alberta
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Western Hog Exchange                   76.75

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

All prices have been converted to U.S. $/CWT.
Exchange Rate: Canadian dollar equivalent to $0.8279 U.S. dollars
Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents

Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter
               Current   Week Ago   Year Ago        YTD        YTD    %Change
               06/05/21   05/29/21   06/06/20       2021       2020
Cattle:          60,582     54,023     60,264  1,341,731  1,144,633      17.2%
Calves:           3,452      2,706      3,322     68,948     69,918      -1.4%
Sheep:            2,682      2,484      2,729     55,684     60,452      -7.9%
Hogs:           403,859    337,685    438,471  9,099,636  9,054,355       0.5%

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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