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Des Moines, IA    Fri Oct 12, 2018    USDA Market News

Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures

Info for Week Ending   October 5, 2018

Area:       Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs           116.97
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs          116.03

Area:       Alberta Auctions
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    66.70

Area:       Ontario Auctions
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs           107.29
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs          103.19
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    49.21

Average Feeder Cattle Prices:
Steers:        Alberta               Saskatchewan          Ontario
               10/05/18   09/28/18   10/05/18   09/28/18   10/05/18   09/28/18
501-600 lbs      173.02     174.22     175.01     173.04     175.52     172.96
601-700 lbs      168.87     167.04     168.83     164.89     164.73     162.77
701-800 lbs      164.18     160.89     163.83     156.49     166.69     157.80
801-900 lbs      157.63     152.37     153.75     151.14     166.51     158.30

Heifers:
401-500 lbs      161.74     162.94   16203.15     159.81     150.79     144.31
501-600 lbs      153.05     153.93     152.49     152.15     146.41     135.92
601-700 lbs      148.99     148.15     149.52     149.05     140.86     140.26
701-800 lbs      146.65     144.74     145.41     142.76     139.41     141.24

Province Ontario
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board                       47.53

Alberta
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Western Hog Exchange                   45.34

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

All prices have been converted to U.S. $/CWT.
Exchange Rate: Canadian dollar equivalent to $0.7755 U.S. dollars
Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents

Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter
               Current   Week Ago   Year Ago        YTD        YTD    %Change
               10/06/18   09/29/18   10/07/17       2018       2017
Cattle:          60,180     59,879     59,361  2,306,074  2,163,031       6.6%
Calves:           3,749      3,521      4,011    144,628    154,125      -6.2%
Sheep:            3,229      3,360      3,011    128,797    127,690       0.9%
Hogs:           406,992    418,724    387,587 15,725,771 15,858,865      -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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