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Des Moines, IA    Fri Jan 24, 2020    USDA Market News

Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures

Info for Week Ending   January 17, 2020

Area:       Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs           125.62
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs          124.57

Area:       Alberta Auctions
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    67.85

Area:       Ontario Auctions
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs           109.72
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs          108.67
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    45.96

Average Feeder Cattle Prices:
Steers:        Alberta               Saskatchewan          Ontario
               01/17/20   01/10/20   01/17/20   01/10/20   01/17/20   01/10/20
501-600 lbs      171.03     172.13     173.57     170.27     171.55     167.59
601-700 lbs      159.47     156.75     159.85     154.83     164.42     150.80
701-800 lbs      149.18     148.39     149.02     147.05     151.55     140.43
801-900 lbs      144.78     143.41     142.47     141.68     139.69     135.60

Heifers:
401-500 lbs      159.77     161.50     159.66     157.38     129.40     130.90
501-600 lbs      148.78     147.38     145.96     144.75     139.94     130.43
601-700 lbs      138.38     138.72     138.96     134.71     139.83     131.69
701-800 lbs      134.30     133.83     132.92     131.15     121.93     118.09

Province Ontario
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board                       41.52

Alberta
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Western Hog Exchange                   40.95

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

All prices have been converted to U.S. $/CWT.
Exchange Rate: Canadian dollar equivalent to $0.7667 U.S. dollars
Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents

Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter
               Current   Week Ago   Year Ago        YTD        YTD    %Change
               01/18/20   01/11/20   01/19/19       2020       2019
Cattle:          60,131     56,706     54,104    162,176    159,376       1.8%
Calves:           3,370      3,252      3,837      8,938      9,979     -10.4%
Sheep:            2,603      2,804      3,212      8,166      8,994      -9.2%
Hogs:           453,728    447,398    438,089  1,193,081  1,143,963       4.3%

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

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