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Des Moines, IA    Fri Mar 22, 2019    USDA Market News

Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures

Info for Week Ending   March 15, 2019

Area:       Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs           116.22
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs          115.73

Area:       Alberta Auctions
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    63.43

Area:       Ontario Auctions
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs            99.06
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs           94.18
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    49.90

Average Feeder Cattle Prices:
Steers:        Alberta               Saskatchewan          Ontario
               03/15/19   03/08/19   03/15/19   03/08/19   03/15/19   03/08/19
501-600 lbs      165.41     164.11     166.19     164.43     147.41     142.63
601-700 lbs      154.26     152.23     155.20     151.41     146.76     137.47
701-800 lbs      141.37     138.25     139.02     138.24     136.87     133.05
801-900 lbs      132.11     130.53     131.51     126.56     133.38     131.16

Heifers:
401-500 lbs      152.46     149.81     147.75     147.88     113.69     120.63
501-600 lbs      141.99     139.33     141.27     139.23     121.85     122.97
601-700 lbs      132.87     132.36     131.81     130.80     120.28     115.73
701-800 lbs      126.82     125.78     125.23     123.32     113.59     116.98

Province Ontario
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board                       37.77

Alberta
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Western Hog Exchange                   37.80

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

All prices have been converted to U.S. $/CWT.
Exchange Rate: Canadian dollar equivalent to $0.7507 U.S. dollars
Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents

Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter
               Current   Week Ago   Year Ago        YTD        YTD    %Change
               03/16/19   03/09/19   03/17/18       2019       2018
Cattle:          60,217     62,248     57,908    627,244    573,484       9.4%
Calves:           3,571      3,562      3,808     39,143     40,646      -3.7%
Sheep:            3,036      3,039      4,894     34,631     35,488      -2.4%
Hogs:           417,755    417,631    402,825  4,454,220  4,424,900       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

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