WA_LS718 Des Moines, IA Fri Aug 28, 2020 USDA Market News Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures Info for Week Ending August 21, 2020 Area: Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs 104.35 Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs 103.44 Area: Alberta Auctions Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs 66.26 Area: Ontario Auctions Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs 109.80 Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs 106.24 Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs 65.66 Average Feeder Cattle Prices: Steers: Alberta Saskatchewan Ontario 08/21/20 08/14/20 08/21/20 08/14/20 08/21/20 08/14/20 501-600 lbs 171.05 163.77 164.08 No Quote 164.47 167.87 601-700 lbs 158.78 157.15 158.94 No Quote 159.46 157.08 701-800 lbs 151.53 151.07 152.21 142.50 150.96 147.76 801-900 lbs 143.94 140.88 143.28 138.85 145.68 138.75 Heifers: 401-500 lbs No Quote 144.68 No Quote No Quote 147.18 144.12 501-600 lbs 150.57 146.66 142.56 No Quote 137.99 147.65 601-700 lbs 143.36 137.51 139.09 134.43 135.78 132.42 701-800 lbs 139.55 133.58 136.76 133.05 136.74 130.28 Province Ontario No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board 38.24 Alberta No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Western Hog Exchange 44.35 Source: CanFax, http://www.canfax.ca All prices have been converted to U.S. $/CWT. Exchange Rate: Canadian dollar equivalent to $0.7573 U.S. dollars Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter Current Week Ago Year Ago YTD YTD %Change 08/22/20 08/15/20 08/24/19 2020 2019 Cattle: 64,498 66,201 70,880 1,911,962 2,047,447 -6.6% Calves: 2,776 2,707 3,068 103,717 114,632 -9.5% Sheep: 2,567 2,397 2,797 93,620 110,967 -15.6% Hogs: 424,315 400,453 402,544 13,960,333 13,419,501 4.0% 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 751C drh