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Des Moines, IA    Fri Jul 10, 2020    USDA Market News

Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures

Info for Week Ending   July 3, 2020

Area:       Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs            94.69
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs           93.32

Area:       Alberta Auctions
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    62.18

Area:       Ontario Auctions
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs            96.33
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs           96.10
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    67.33

Average Feeder Cattle Prices:
Steers:        Alberta               Saskatchewan          Ontario
               07/03/20   06/26/20   07/03/20   06/26/20   07/03/20   06/26/20
501-600 lbs      168.61     165.31   No Quote     159.08     161.79     153.08
601-700 lbs      154.29     154.09     147.05     154.44     146.03     146.32
701-800 lbs      141.04     144.26   No Quote     141.67     136.96     132.88
801-900 lbs      130.16     132.50   No Quote     126.33     130.71     125.58

Heifers:
401-500 lbs      148.77     150.46     146.44     147.59     139.20     133.64
501-600 lbs      146.81     145.22     140.06     142.71     131.86     137.70
601-700 lbs      135.18     136.76     134.30     132.69     130.76     125.12
701-800 lbs      127.59     129.85   No Quote     125.54     117.31     120.69

Province Ontario
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board                       31.08

Alberta
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Western Hog Exchange                   31.03

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

All prices have been converted to U.S. $/CWT.
Exchange Rate: Canadian dollar equivalent to $0.7359 U.S. dollars
Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents

Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter
               Current   Week Ago   Year Ago        YTD        YTD    %Change
               07/04/20   06/27/20   07/06/19       2020       2019
Cattle:          61,385     66,581     59,342  1,462,253  1,597,922      -8.5%
Calves:           2,603      2,515      2,745     84,279     92,861      -9.2%
Sheep:            2,436      2,782      2,853     73,400     87,804     -16.4%
Hogs:           342,138    391,747    342,846 11,063,570 10,643,943       3.9%

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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