WA_LS718 Des Moines, IA Fri Jul 19, 2019 USDA Market News Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures Info for Week Ending July 12, 2019 Area: Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs 110.44 Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs 109.62 Area: Alberta Auctions Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs 65.45 Area: Ontario Auctions Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs 109.62 Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs 107.28 Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs 63.36 Average Feeder Cattle Prices: Steers: Alberta Saskatchewan Ontario 07/12/19 07/05/19 07/12/19 07/05/19 07/12/19 07/05/19 501-600 lbs 160.37 161.90 No Quote No Quote 149.07 150.03 601-700 lbs 155.65 159.22 No Quote No Quote 152.08 144.60 701-800 lbs 139.95 143.53 No Quote No Quote 136.79 132.91 801-900 lbs 132.43 136.64 No Quote No Quote 135.34 122.95 Heifers: 401-500 lbs 152.08 No Quote No Quote No Quote 123.56 107.02 501-600 lbs 139.85 141.17 No Quote No Quote 114.82 123.43 601-700 lbs 136.64 133.83 No Quote No Quote 110.34 121.38 701-800 lbs 128.22 129.88 118.65 No Quote 110.24 106.95 Province Ontario No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board 48.55 Alberta No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Western Hog Exchange 46.84 Source: CanFax, http://www.canfax.ca All prices have been converted to U.S. $/CWT. Exchange Rate: Canadian dollar equivalent to $0.7655 U.S. dollars Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter Current Week Ago Year Ago YTD YTD %Change 07/13/19 07/06/19 07/14/18 2019 2018 Cattle: 60,804 59,342 62,023 1,658,726 1,571,314 5.6% Calves: 3,454 2,745 3,455 96,315 102,497 -6.0% Sheep: 2,875 2,853 2,951 90,681 87,584 3.5% Hogs: 412,570 342,846 392,049 11,053,475 10,997,724 0.5% 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 836C drh