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Des Moines, IA    Fri Nov 15, 2019    USDA Market News

Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures

Info for Week Ending   November 8, 2019

Area:       Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs           108.24
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs          107.25

Area:       Alberta Auctions
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    63.73

Area:       Ontario Auctions
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs            99.75
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs           96.32
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    40.04

Average Feeder Cattle Prices:
Steers:        Alberta               Saskatchewan          Ontario
               11/08/19   11/01/19   11/08/19   11/01/19   11/08/19   11/01/19
501-600 lbs      164.05     163.78     163.27     162.22     158.77     166.24
601-700 lbs      155.41     157.88     154.57     155.47     153.59     155.85
701-800 lbs      150.43     152.67     148.66     150.58     140.26     140.94
801-900 lbs      146.21     147.14     142.74     144.04     135.57     139.67

Heifers:
401-500 lbs      152.50     147.97     148.46     147.41     137.45     139.57
501-600 lbs      142.31     142.42     140.05     139.40     135.67     137.18
601-700 lbs      138.14     138.86     136.95     136.84     131.45     131.29
701-800 lbs      135.29     137.53     133.68     134.02     124.93     118.43

Province Ontario
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board                       41.44

Alberta
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Western Hog Exchange                   40.79

Source:  CanFax, http://www.canfax.ca

All prices have been converted to U.S. $/CWT.
Exchange Rate: Canadian dollar equivalent to $0.7587 U.S. dollars
Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents

Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter
               Current   Week Ago   Year Ago        YTD        YTD    %Change
               11/09/19   11/02/19   11/10/18       2019       2018
Cattle:          56,951     61,358     61,424  2,732,575  2,606,336       4.8%
Calves:           3,093      3,072      3,595    148,041    161,979      -8.6%
Sheep:            2,932      2,986      3,504    144,267    145,195      -0.6%
Hogs:           433,771    428,616    420,836 17,974,706 17,772,131       1.1%

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

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