WA_LS718 **Updated Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle and Calves** Des Moines, IA Fri Sep 29, 2023 USDA Market News Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures Info for Week Ending September 22, 2023 Area: Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs 172.63 Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs 171.17 Area: Alberta Auctions Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs 100.08 Area: Ontario Auctions Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs 175.01 Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs No Quote Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs 104.78 Average Feeder Cattle Prices: Steers: Alberta Saskatchewan Ontario 09/22/23 09/15/23 09/22/23 09/15/23 09/22/23 09/15/23 501-600 lbs 297.85 295.62 300.45 296.12 293.57 283.54 601-700 lbs 277.31 273.69 274.95 270.76 265.41 265.09 701-800 lbs 257.98 254.03 257.90 254.20 249.93 252.22 801-900 lbs 243.77 242.70 246.06 241.56 244.90 237.61 Heifers: 401-500 lbs 291.60 292.27 296.52 285.99 251.82 244.60 501-600 lbs 269.14 266.44 270.06 262.11 237.20 237.13 601-700 lbs 248.12 244.63 249.56 244.18 221.33 227.42 701-800 lbs 232.61 229.49 237.48 232.67 217.48 205.56 Province Ontario No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board 59.76 Alberta No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Western Hog Exchange 58.90 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 09/23/23 09/16/23 09/24/22 2023 2022 Cattle: 60,600 66,936 67,324 2,278,270 2,397,481 -5.0% Calves: 2,833 2,922 2,908 115,088 114,336 0.7% Sheep: 2,958 3,510 2,469 123,687 100,598 23.0% Hogs: 424,053 417,908 412,993 15,334,768 15,254,169 0.5% 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 914C drh