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Des Moines, IA    Fri May 25, 2018    USDA Market News

Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures

Info for Week Ending   May 18, 2018

Area:       Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs           114.35
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs          112.73

Area:       Alberta Auctions
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    74.68

Area:       Ontario Auctions
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs           112.38
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs          110.52
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    58.39

Average Feeder Cattle Prices:
Steers:        Alberta               Saskatchewan          Ontario
               05/18/18   05/11/18   05/18/18   05/11/18   05/18/18   05/11/18
501-600 lbs      176.72     179.37     172.62     175.56     162.93     172.40
601-700 lbs      164.90     167.41     158.84     160.85     157.77     169.64
701-800 lbs      149.61     150.61     147.66     147.79     147.61     149.86
801-900 lbs      136.26     137.95     136.09     134.92     138.02     143.38

Heifers:
401-500 lbs      161.78     165.69     157.67     158.76     136.26     145.17
501-600 lbs      152.19     154.23     149.61     150.22     134.43     145.67
601-700 lbs      142.09     145.21     138.90     140.74     132.06     138.34
701-800 lbs      132.62     135.29     128.89     132.32     126.13     132.60

Province Ontario
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board                       46.34

Alberta
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Western Hog Exchange                   45.82

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

All prices have been converted to U.S. $/CWT.
Exchange Rate: Canadian dollar equivalent to $0.7820 U.S. dollars
Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents

Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter
               Current   Week Ago   Year Ago        YTD        YTD    %Change
               05/19/18   05/12/18   05/20/17       2018       2017
Cattle:          58,637     62,262     56,461  1,087,144  1,008,967       7.7%
Calves:           4,036      3,094      4,454     74,225     78,581      -5.5%
Sheep:            2,617      2,741      2,071     65,778     65,614       0.2%
Hogs:           396,339    416,785    390,668  8,008,632  8,087,807      -1.0%

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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