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Des Moines, IA    Fri Jan 25, 2019    USDA Market News

Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures

Info for Week Ending   January 18, 2019

Area:       Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs           120.85
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs          120.19

Area:       Alberta Auctions
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    62.86

Area:       Ontario Auctions
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs           103.81
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs          100.73
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    41.97

Average Feeder Cattle Prices:
Steers:        Alberta               Saskatchewan          Ontario
               01/18/19   01/11/19   01/18/19   01/11/19   01/18/19   01/11/19
501-600 lbs      164.92     165.19     162.22     158.94     158.92     157.52
601-700 lbs      156.34     156.05     155.26     152.75     153.25     152.00
701-800 lbs      147.21     146.60     145.21     145.69     148.91     139.11
801-900 lbs      141.04     142.21     139.79     141.06     141.17     142.88

Heifers:
401-500 lbs      154.44     155.54     150.84  No Quote      118.04     119.19
501-600 lbs      143.72     143.96     139.75  No Quote      119.80     123.48
601-700 lbs      137.84     136.12     132.41     132.75     123.65     107.90
701-800 lbs      131.86     133.86     128.72     127.71     114.06     109.29

Province Ontario
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board                       40.14

Alberta
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Western Hog Exchange                   38.18

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

All prices have been converted to U.S. $/CWT.
Exchange Rate: Canadian dollar equivalent to $0.7528 U.S. dollars
Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents

Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter
               Current   Week Ago   Year Ago        YTD        YTD    %Change
               01/19/19   01/12/19   01/20/18       2019       2018
Cattle:          54,104     57,506     50,546    159,376    148,951       7.0%
Calves:           3,837      3,681      3,703      9,979      9,956       0.2%
Sheep:            3,352      2,952      2,981      9,134      8,749       4.4%
Hogs:           438,088    422,326    436,910  1,143,962  1,161,532      -1.5%

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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