WA_LS718 Des Moines, IA Fri Dec 06, 2019 USDA Market News Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures Info for Week Ending November 29, 2019 Area: Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs 113.11 Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs 112.52 Area: Alberta Auctions Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs 60.20 Area: Ontario Auctions Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs 97.81 Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs 94.19 Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs 42.65 Average Feeder Cattle Prices: Steers: Alberta Saskatchewan Ontario 11/29/19 11/22/19 11/29/19 11/22/19 11/29/19 11/22/19 501-600 lbs 163.19 163.21 162.77 165.18 155.86 155.90 601-700 lbs 149.11 150.72 148.25 150.30 147.32 147.48 701-800 lbs 144.82 145.94 143.51 144.26 135.40 131.78 801-900 lbs 141.64 144.04 138.56 138.38 138.46 139.00 Heifers: 401-500 lbs 154.22 153.90 151.55 152.78 125.02 120.79 501-600 lbs 142.36 141.28 139.08 138.17 124.74 125.95 601-700 lbs 135.03 135.81 133.95 133.53 115.84 118.96 701-800 lbs 132.51 134.81 130.38 128.53 109.18 107.10 Province Ontario No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board 40.30 Alberta No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Western Hog Exchange 40.47 Source: CanFax, http://www.canfax.ca All prices have been converted to U.S. $/CWT. Exchange Rate: Canadian dollar equivalent to $0.7525 U.S. dollars Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter Current Week Ago Year Ago YTD YTD %Change 11/30/19 11/23/19 12/01/18 2019 2018 Cattle: 61,609 66,586 61,462 2,931,510 2,791,448 5.0% Calves: 3,225 3,185 3,548 157,667 172,717 -8.7% Sheep: 3,680 3,112 4,248 154,054 155,902 -1.2% Hogs: 449,590 441,967 434,120 19,295,976 19,053,677 1.3% 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 802C drh