WA_LS718 **Updated Cattle and Calves Federally Inspected Slaughter** Des Moines, IA Fri Aug 12, 2022 USDA Market News Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures Info for Week Ending August 5, 2022 Area: Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs 137.78 Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs 136.70 Area: Alberta Auctions Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs 89.49 Area: Ontario Auctions Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs 142.17 Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs 140.98 Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs 86.33 Average Feeder Cattle Prices: Steers: Alberta Saskatchewan Ontario 08/05/22 07/29/22 08/05/22 07/29/22 08/05/22 07/29/22 501-600 lbs 186.75 185.79 No Quote 184.43 193.66 188.75 601-700 lbs 181.31 180.53 No Quote 178.77 175.81 182.70 701-800 lbs 174.30 169.91 No Quote No Quote 170.99 162.95 801-900 lbs 167.49 163.11 No Quote 162.01 160.61 158.55 Heifers: 401-500 lbs 171.58 No Quote No Quote No Quote 166.60 156.14 501-600 lbs 165.26 164.15 No Quote 157.33 150.59 154.34 601-700 lbs 163.02 157.52 No Quote No Quote 155.16 150.93 701-800 lbs 155.34 150.50 No Quote 145.82 141.59 140.11 Province Ontario No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board 83.52 Alberta No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Western Hog Exchange 82.04 Source: CanFax, http://www.canfax.ca All prices have been converted to U.S. $/CWT. Exchange Rate: Canadian dollar equivalent to $0.7781 U.S. dollars Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter Current Week Ago Year Ago YTD YTD %Change 08/06/22 07/30/22 08/07/21 2022 2021 Cattle: 60,227 62,959 61,848 1,954,320 1,926,772 1.4% Calves: 2,682 2,956 2,887 94,701 96,219 -1.6% Sheep: 2,432 2,467 2,823 81,763 82,425 -0.8% Hogs: 351,431 382,497 354,353 12,482,411 12,442,976 0.3% 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 916C drh