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Des Moines, IA    Fri Jul 19, 2019    USDA Market News

Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures

Info for Week Ending   July 12, 2019

Area:       Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs           110.44
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs          109.62

Area:       Alberta Auctions
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    65.45

Area:       Ontario Auctions
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs           109.62
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs          107.28
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    63.36

Average Feeder Cattle Prices:
Steers:        Alberta               Saskatchewan          Ontario
               07/12/19   07/05/19   07/12/19   07/05/19   07/12/19   07/05/19
501-600 lbs      160.37     161.90   No Quote  No Quote      149.07     150.03
601-700 lbs      155.65     159.22   No Quote  No Quote      152.08     144.60
701-800 lbs      139.95     143.53   No Quote  No Quote      136.79     132.91
801-900 lbs      132.43     136.64   No Quote  No Quote      135.34     122.95

Heifers:
401-500 lbs      152.08  No Quote    No Quote  No Quote      123.56     107.02
501-600 lbs      139.85     141.17   No Quote  No Quote      114.82     123.43
601-700 lbs      136.64     133.83   No Quote  No Quote      110.34     121.38
701-800 lbs      128.22     129.88     118.65  No Quote      110.24     106.95

Province Ontario
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board                       48.55

Alberta
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Western Hog Exchange                   46.84

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

All prices have been converted to U.S. $/CWT.
Exchange Rate: Canadian dollar equivalent to $0.7655 U.S. dollars
Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents

Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter
               Current   Week Ago   Year Ago        YTD        YTD    %Change
               07/13/19   07/06/19   07/14/18       2019       2018
Cattle:          60,804     59,342     62,023  1,658,726  1,571,314       5.6%
Calves:           3,454      2,745      3,455     96,315    102,497      -6.0%
Sheep:            2,875      2,853      2,951     90,681     87,584       3.5%
Hogs:           412,570    342,846    392,049 11,053,475 10,997,724       0.5%

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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