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Des Moines, IA    Fri Oct 19, 2018    USDA Market News

Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures

Info for Week Ending   October 12, 2018

Area:       Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs           116.81
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs          115.98

Area:       Alberta Auctions
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    65.17

Area:       Ontario Auctions
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs           103.29
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs           98.79
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    45.91

Average Feeder Cattle Prices:
Steers:        Alberta               Saskatchewan          Ontario
               10/12/18   10/05/18   10/12/18   10/05/18   10/12/18   10/05/18
501-600 lbs      172.93     173.02     171.28     175.01     175.86     175.52
601-700 lbs      168.34     168.87     166.09     168.83     159.15     164.73
701-800 lbs      162.13     164.18     159.93     163.83     156.77     166.69
801-900 lbs      155.35     157.63     152.48     153.75     162.12     166.51

Heifers:
401-500 lbs      158.54     161.74     157.78     160.18     157.98     150.79
501-600 lbs      151.47     153.05     148.13     152.49     142.55     146.41
601-700 lbs      147.89     148.99     144.36     149.52     139.40     140.86
701-800 lbs      143.41     146.65     141.07     145.41     139.86     139.41

Province Ontario
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board                       47.51

Alberta
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Western Hog Exchange                   45.14

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

All prices have been converted to U.S. $/CWT.
Exchange Rate: Canadian dollar equivalent to $0.7667 U.S. dollars
Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents

Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter
               Current   Week Ago   Year Ago        YTD        YTD    %Change
               10/13/18   10/06/18   10/14/17       2018       2017
Cattle:          53,766     60,180     50,457  2,359,890  2,213,488       6.6%
Calves:           2,897      3,749      3,348    147,525    157,473      -6.3%
Sheep:            3,122      3,142      2,922    131,832    130,612       0.9%
Hogs:           356,068    409,902    359,626 16,084,749 16,218,491      -0.8%

Source:     Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
            USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News Division, Des Moines, IA
            515-284-4460   email:  desm.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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