WA_LS718     **Updated Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle and Calves**
Des Moines, IA    Fri Sep 29, 2023    USDA Market News

Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures

Info for Week Ending  September 22, 2023

Area:       Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs       172.63
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs      171.17

Area:       Alberta Auctions
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs               100.08

Area:       Ontario Auctions
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs       175.01
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs    No Quote
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs               104.78

Average Feeder Cattle Prices:
Steers:       Alberta              Saskatchewan         Ontario
              09/22/23  09/15/23  09/22/23   09/15/23   09/22/23  09/15/23
501-600 lbs     297.85    295.62    300.45     296.12     293.57    283.54
601-700 lbs     277.31    273.69    274.95     270.76     265.41    265.09
701-800 lbs     257.98    254.03    257.90     254.20     249.93    252.22
801-900 lbs     243.77    242.70    246.06     241.56     244.90    237.61

Heifers:
401-500 lbs     291.60    292.27    296.52     285.99     251.82    244.60
501-600 lbs     269.14    266.44    270.06     262.11     237.20    237.13
601-700 lbs     248.12    244.63    249.56     244.18     221.33    227.42
701-800 lbs     232.61    229.49    237.48     232.67     217.48    205.56

Province Ontario
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board                   59.76

Alberta
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Western Hog Exchange               58.90

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

All prices have been converted to U.S. $/CWT.
Exchange Rate: Canadian dollar equivalent to $0.7413 U.S. dollars
Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents

Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter
              Current  Week Ago  Year Ago        YTD        YTD   %Change
              09/23/23  09/16/23  09/24/22       2023       2022
Cattle:         60,600    66,936    67,324  2,278,270  2,397,481     -5.0%
Calves:          2,833     2,922     2,908    115,088    114,336      0.7%
Sheep:           2,958     3,510     2,469    123,687    100,598     23.0%
Hogs:          424,053   417,908   412,993 15,334,768 15,254,169      0.5%

Source:     Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
            USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News Division, Des Moines, IA
            515-284-4460   email:  dsm.lpgmn@usda.gov
            24 hour recorded market information 515-284-4830
            www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain

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