WA_LS718 Des Moines, IA Fri Jul 30, 2021 USDA Market News Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures Info for Week Ending July 23, 2021 Area: Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs 119.70 Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs No Quote Area: Alberta Auctions Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs 69.21 Area: Ontario Auctions Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs 123.39 Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs 122.22 Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs 70.88 Average Feeder Cattle Prices: Steers: Alberta Saskatchewan Ontario 07/23/21 07/16/21 07/23/21 07/16/21 07/23/21 07/16/21 501-600 lbs 181.78 183.66 No Quote 179.81 165.59 161.98 601-700 lbs 170.04 174.57 No Quote 166.47 154.98 157.15 701-800 lbs 160.59 163.20 No Quote 155.85 145.30 140.28 801-900 lbs 153.77 153.43 No Quote No Quote 138.12 146.37 Heifers: 401-500 lbs 161.09 163.48 No Quote No Quote 129.00 141.68 501-600 lbs 153.54 158.50 No Quote 154.78 136.84 149.10 601-700 lbs 149.61 150.10 No Quote 144.83 143.94 139.99 701-800 lbs 143.94 142.11 No Quote 137.53 127.76 135.32 Province Ontario No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board 76.60 Alberta No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Western Hog Exchange 75.57 Source: CanFax, http://www.canfax.ca All prices have been converted to U.S. $/CWT. Exchange Rate: Canadian dollar equivalent to $0.7955 U.S. dollars Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter Current Week Ago Year Ago YTD YTD %Change 07/24/21 07/17/21 07/25/20 2021 2020 Cattle: 68,359 72,841 63,340 1,809,461 1,596,088 13.4% Calves: 2,803 3,091 2,854 90,196 90,054 0.2% Sheep: 3,881 3,460 2,687 76,532 78,397 -2.4% Hogs: 384,170 381,091 424,150 11,717,052 11,912,022 -1.6% 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 737C drh