WA_LS718 **Updated with Cattle and Calves Federally Inspected Slaughter** Des Moines, IA Fri Apr 09, 2021 USDA Market News Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures Info for Week Ending April 1, 2021 Area: Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs No Quote 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 68.29 Area: Ontario Auctions Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs 113.64 Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs No Quote Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs 61.56 Average Feeder Cattle Prices: Steers: Alberta Saskatchewan Ontario 04/01/21 03/26/21 04/01/21 03/26/21 04/01/21 03/26/21 501-600 lbs 181.61 182.46 181.25 182.03 158.18 173.71 601-700 lbs 166.98 168.35 168.75 169.39 152.02 166.31 701-800 lbs 153.71 153.30 153.06 152.51 144.53 145.96 801-900 lbs 142.14 141.74 140.95 140.99 137.61 141.43 Heifers: 401-500 lbs 164.18 166.10 162.31 164.42 152.21 139.97 501-600 lbs 155.45 158.12 156.04 155.99 145.14 137.04 601-700 lbs 146.07 149.44 145.09 143.24 132.55 131.91 701-800 lbs 139.76 139.12 134.90 136.23 124.00 117.63 Province Ontario No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board 67.49 Alberta No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Western Hog Exchange 65.09 Source: CanFax, http://www.canfax.ca All prices have been converted to U.S. $/CWT. Exchange Rate: Canadian dollar equivalent to $0.7941 U.S. dollars Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter Current Week Ago Year Ago YTD YTD %Change 04/03/21 03/27/21 04/04/20 2021 2020 Cattle: 46,763 61,062 66,200 788,873 764,531 3.2% Calves: 3,249 3,147 3,291 40,751 42,022 -3.0% Sheep: 2,649 2,811 3,632 35,003 36,682 -4.6% Hogs: 395,436 448,601 426,905 5,589,780 5,509,682 1.5% 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 1346C drh