WA_LS718 Des Moines, IA Fri Dec 28, 2018 USDA Market News Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures Info for Week Ending December 21, 2018 Area: Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs 116.52 Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs 115.84 Area: Alberta Auctions Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs 58.19 Area: Ontario Auctions Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs 99.77 Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs 96.60 Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs 38.23 Average Feeder Cattle Prices: Steers: Alberta Saskatchewan Ontario 12/21/18 12/14/18 12/21/18 12/14/18 12/21/18 12/14/18 501-600 lbs 162.07 161.17 No Quote 158.52 161.88 155.47 601-700 lbs 151.98 149.12 No Quote 148.28 150.77 151.58 701-800 lbs 143.83 143.17 139.49 141.22 142.55 140.85 801-900 lbs 137.43 136.29 135.16 136.22 144.51 137.03 Heifers: 401-500 lbs 144.51 145.85 No Quote 144.48 122.63 130.19 501-600 lbs 137.00 137.42 130.59 134.00 119.02 123.73 601-700 lbs 131.36 132.21 No Quote 130.56 111.60 118.15 701-800 lbs 127.43 130.29 No Quote 125.68 111.73 111.59 Province Ontario No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board 37.42 Alberta No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Western Hog Exchange 35.11 Source: CanFax, http://www.canfax.ca All prices have been converted to U.S. $/CWT. Exchange Rate: Canadian dollar equivalent to $0.7413 U.S. dollars Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter Current Week Ago Year Ago YTD YTD %Change 12/22/18 12/15/18 12/23/17 2018 2017 Cattle: 59,735 56,267 55,681 2,969,275 2,795,793 6.2% Calves: 4,134 3,967 4,175 184,682 196,746 -6.1% Sheep: 4,432 5,554 4,433 170,255 168,819 0.9% Hogs: 427,266 438,107 405,001 20,350,439 20,496,120 -0.7% Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News Division, Des Moines, IA 515-284-4460 email: desm.lpgmn@ams.usda.gov 24 hour recorded market information 515-284-4830 www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain 959C sca