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Des Moines, IA    Fri Sep 13, 2019    USDA Market News

Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures

Info for Week Ending   September 6, 2019

Area:       Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs           105.94
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs          105.36

Area:       Alberta Auctions
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    68.07

Area:       Ontario Auctions
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs           104.67
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs          103.59
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    59.37

Average Feeder Cattle Prices:
Steers:        Alberta               Saskatchewan          Ontario
               09/06/19   08/30/19   09/06/19   08/30/19   09/06/19   08/30/19
501-600 lbs      166.01     164.51   No Quote     161.00     161.16     160.24
601-700 lbs      154.74     161.09     155.05     159.02     146.48     154.50
701-800 lbs      153.43     156.30     148.90     148.87     139.59     144.97
801-900 lbs      146.41     146.08     141.72     141.08     144.98     140.37

Heifers:
401-500 lbs      146.82     156.77     146.35     146.37     140.15     130.90
501-600 lbs      143.61     143.05   No Quote     141.92     133.70     127.36
601-700 lbs      137.38     141.05     135.99     138.20     130.20     127.42
701-800 lbs      135.33     134.84     132.92     131.68     129.42     124.45

Province Ontario
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board                       44.69

Alberta
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Western Hog Exchange                   44.29

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

All prices have been converted to U.S. $/CWT.
Exchange Rate: Canadian dollar equivalent to $0.7563 U.S. dollars
Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents

Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter
               Current   Week Ago   Year Ago        YTD        YTD    %Change
               09/07/19   08/31/19   09/08/18       2019       2018
Cattle:          57,866     65,626     56,231  2,170,939  2,057,434       5.5%
Calves:           2,449      3,242      3,027    120,323    130,246      -7.6%
Sheep:            2,919      3,069      3,400    116,913    115,803       1.0%
Hogs:           350,842    396,581    344,950 14,163,804 14,068,584       0.7%

Source:     Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
            USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News Division, St. Joseph, MO
            816-676-7000   email:  stjoe.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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