WA_LS718 Des Moines, IA Fri Aug 30, 2019 USDA Market News Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures Info for Week Ending August 23, 2019 Area: Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs 106.42 Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs 106.18 Area: Alberta Auctions Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs 68.06 Area: Ontario Auctions Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs 104.50 Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs 97.33 Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs 62.21 Average Feeder Cattle Prices: Steers: Alberta Saskatchewan Ontario 08/23/19 08/16/19 08/23/19 08/16/19 08/23/19 08/16/19 501-600 lbs 160.80 161.09 156.41 No Quote 156.90 147.21 601-700 lbs 154.08 154.46 153.03 153.08 151.92 142.30 701-800 lbs 150.40 146.45 149.56 140.69 135.32 142.89 801-900 lbs 140.39 141.21 138.84 138.56 137.02 140.13 Heifers: 401-500 lbs 150.02 139.82 No Quote No Quote 133.59 129.87 501-600 lbs 142.22 138.47 136.67 No Quote 134.75 125.92 601-700 lbs 136.14 135.63 134.89 No Quote 128.59 127.61 701-800 lbs 130.47 133.17 132.97 120.16 123.16 120.43 Province Ontario No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board 52.58 Alberta No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Western Hog Exchange 49.30 Source: CanFax, http://www.canfax.ca All prices have been converted to U.S. $/CWT. Exchange Rate: Canadian dollar equivalent to $0.7520 U.S. dollars Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter Current Week Ago Year Ago YTD YTD %Change 08/24/19 08/17/19 08/25/18 2019 2018 Cattle: 70,880 66,093 67,291 2,047,447 1,940,357 5.5% Calves: 3,068 2,826 3,366 114,632 123,582 -7.2% Sheep: 2,797 4,602 4,868 110,925 109,230 1.6% Hogs: 403,262 408,478 410,891 13,417,099 13,326,095 0.7% 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 800C drh