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Des Moines, IA    Fri May 20, 2022    USDA Market News

Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures

Info for Week Ending  May 13, 2022

Area:       Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs       132.22
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs      131.55

Area:       Alberta Auctions
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                80.98

Area:       Ontario Auctions
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs       137.53
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs    No Quote
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                82.90

Average Feeder Cattle Prices:
Steers:       Alberta              Saskatchewan         Ontario
              05/13/22  05/06/22  05/13/22   05/06/22   05/13/22  05/06/22
501-600 lbs     179.80    181.79  No Quote     180.56     184.70    193.11
601-700 lbs     169.76    172.09  No Quote     173.66     183.58    186.59
701-800 lbs     157.54    160.22    159.14     160.16     165.60    175.60
801-900 lbs     144.21    147.19  No Quote     149.80     153.72    156.44

Heifers:
401-500 lbs     157.93    159.41  No Quote  No Quote      142.17    141.65
501-600 lbs     155.66    159.32  No Quote     159.97     153.60    153.53
601-700 lbs     148.91    148.73  No Quote     147.36     147.31    150.89
701-800 lbs     141.42    142.02    141.48     142.08     136.50    145.58

Province Ontario
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board                   68.80

Alberta
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Western Hog Exchange               67.81

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

All prices have been converted to U.S. $/CWT.
Exchange Rate: Canadian dollar equivalent to $0.7676 U.S. dollars
Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents

Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter
              Current  Week Ago  Year Ago        YTD        YTD   %Change
              05/14/22  05/07/22  05/15/21       2022       2021
Cattle:            N/A    62,851    60,861        N/A  1,165,096       N/A
Calves:            N/A     3,027     3,467        N/A     59,267       N/A
Sheep:           2,518     2,512     2,185     47,544     48,257     -1.5%
Hogs:          409,526   425,553   372,375  7,888,579  7,993,426     -1.3%

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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