WA_LS718 Des Moines, IA Fri Oct 11, 2019 USDA Market News Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures Info for Week Ending October 4, 2019 Area: Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs 105.45 Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs 105.22 Area: Alberta Auctions Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs 65.27 Area: Ontario Auctions Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs 98.77 Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs 96.90 Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs 51.67 Average Feeder Cattle Prices: Steers: Alberta Saskatchewan Ontario 10/04/19 09/27/19 10/04/19 09/27/19 10/04/19 09/27/19 501-600 lbs 159.76 160.87 159.55 162.40 147.63 154.50 601-700 lbs 157.04 155.95 156.61 156.21 144.81 143.67 701-800 lbs 152.54 153.24 152.52 152.44 142.85 141.99 801-900 lbs 145.87 145.05 144.04 146.08 142.79 136.18 Heifers: 401-500 lbs 152.50 151.34 150.79 149.89 130.48 133.01 501-600 lbs 141.51 140.28 139.32 141.64 126.22 126.65 601-700 lbs 137.72 137.64 136.54 136.26 122.25 121.42 701-800 lbs 134.66 134.08 133.48 133.30 123.42 122.46 Province Ontario No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board 40.87 Alberta No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Western Hog Exchange 39.73 Source: CanFax, http://www.canfax.ca All prices have been converted to U.S. $/CWT. Exchange Rate: Canadian dollar equivalent to $0.7502 U.S. dollars Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter Current Week Ago Year Ago YTD YTD %Change 10/05/19 09/28/19 10/06/18 2019 2018 Cattle: 64,490 68,389 60,180 2,430,346 2,306,124 5.4% Calves: 3,262 3,181 3,749 133,034 144,628 -8.0% Sheep: 3,084 2,816 3,190 128,716 128,750 0.0% Hogs: 431,848 428,379 409,827 15,884,065 15,729,417 1.0% 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 940C drh