WA_LS718   **Addition of Cattle/Calves Slaughter**
Des Moines, IA    Fri Aug 07, 2020    USDA Market News

Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures

Info for Week Ending   July 31, 2020

Area:       Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs           100.26
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs           98.66

Area:       Alberta Auctions
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    65.65

Area:       Ontario Auctions
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs           104.39
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs          101.74
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    64.12

Average Feeder Cattle Prices:
Steers:        Alberta               Saskatchewan          Ontario
               07/31/20   07/24/20   07/31/20   07/24/20   07/31/20   07/24/20
501-600 lbs      161.28     170.93     160.40  No Quote      162.75     159.37
601-700 lbs      152.79     158.11     148.97  No Quote      154.24     155.21
701-800 lbs      145.78     145.27     142.00  No Quote      142.63     141.06
801-900 lbs      138.49     135.76     128.61  No Quote      138.95     140.12

Heifers:
401-500 lbs    No Quote     151.80   No Quote  No Quote      144.88     138.79
501-600 lbs      143.24     148.29   No Quote  No Quote      132.29     132.63
601-700 lbs      136.83     141.82     138.02  No Quote      127.83     132.25
701-800 lbs      130.99     131.09     131.81     123.78     126.31     126.70

Province Ontario
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board                       37.02

Alberta
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Western Hog Exchange                   34.83

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

All prices have been converted to U.S. $/CWT.
Exchange Rate: Canadian dollar equivalent to $0.7461 U.S. dollars
Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents

Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter
               Current   Week Ago   Year Ago        YTD        YTD    %Change
               08/01/20   07/25/20   08/03/19       2020       2019
Cattle:        **62,549     62,721     61,618  1,721,358  1,850,937      -7.0%**
Calves:        ** 2,824      2,633      2,943     95,511    105,592      -9.5%**
Sheep:            4,609      3,219      2,904     86,225     99,425     -13.3%
Hogs:           411,688    428,599    386,462 12,752,309 12,239,080       4.2%

Source:     Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
            USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News Division, St. Joseph, MO
            816-676-7000   email:  stjoe.lpgmn@usda.gov
            24 hour recorded market information 515-284-4830
            www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain

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