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Des Moines, IA    Fri Dec 14, 2018    USDA Market News

Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures

Info for Week Ending   December 7, 2018

Area:       Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs           112.69
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs          112.69

Area:       Alberta Auctions
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    55.58

Area:       Ontario Auctions
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs            97.72
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs           95.52
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    36.59

Average Feeder Cattle Prices:
Steers:        Alberta               Saskatchewan          Ontario
               12/07/18   11/30/18   12/07/18   11/30/18   12/07/18   11/30/18
501-600 lbs      158.10     161.78     156.91     159.58     160.89     147.48
601-700 lbs      146.03     150.37     145.05     148.21     142.50     139.58
701-800 lbs      140.25     144.52     140.10     144.13     134.46     133.86
801-900 lbs      134.54     141.32     136.57     139.14     136.81     136.65

Heifers:
401-500 lbs      145.72     148.09     143.24     147.44     115.76     126.51
501-600 lbs      136.79     138.26     134.55     135.41     125.68     126.79
601-700 lbs      133.38     132.60     128.79     131.37     116.60     115.87
701-800 lbs      127.91     130.04     126.98     128.35     104.85     109.86

Province Ontario
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board                       38.57

Alberta
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Western Hog Exchange                   35.71

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

All prices have been converted to U.S. $/CWT.
Exchange Rate: Canadian dollar equivalent to $0.7460 U.S. dollars
Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents

Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter
               Current   Week Ago   Year Ago        YTD        YTD    %Change
               12/08/18   12/01/18   12/09/17       2018       2017
Cattle:          61,825     61,462     59,252  2,853,273  2,683,116       6.3%
Calves:           3,864      3,547      3,905    176,581    188,552      -6.3%
Sheep:            4,367      3,854      4,828    159,875    158,554       0.8%
Hogs:           431,184    434,120    432,327 19,485,075 19,649,548      -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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