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Des Moines, IA    Fri Jul 05, 2019    USDA Market News

Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures

Info for Week Ending   June 28, 2019

Area:       Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs           109.15
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs          107.27

Area:       Alberta Auctions
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    64.41

Area:       Ontario Auctions
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs           109.94
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs          104.86
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    64.28

Average Feeder Cattle Prices:
Steers:        Alberta               Saskatchewan          Ontario
               06/28/19   06/21/19   06/28/19   06/21/19   06/28/19   06/21/19
501-600 lbs      162.50     163.38   No Quote  No Quote      145.04     163.22
601-700 lbs      157.13     155.53     146.46     152.78     145.40     158.39
701-800 lbs      144.45     145.62     137.21     143.07     140.50     144.86
801-900 lbs      136.36     135.44   No Quote     133.61     130.78     135.39

Heifers:
401-500 lbs      142.42     146.76   No Quote  No Quote      128.16     130.21
501-600 lbs      142.88     142.98   No Quote     140.04     123.45     128.27
601-700 lbs      135.30     137.52     128.44  No Quote      121.77     122.66
701-800 lbs      130.67     128.31     126.13     128.06     108.06     120.75

Province Ontario
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board                       52.60

Alberta
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Western Hog Exchange                   50.25

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

All prices have been converted to U.S. $/CWT.
Exchange Rate: Canadian dollar equivalent to $0.7623 U.S. dollars
Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents

Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter
               Current   Week Ago   Year Ago        YTD        YTD    %Change
               06/29/19   06/22/19   06/30/18       2019       2018
Cattle:          61,578     66,206     59,286  1,538,580  1,457,322       5.6%
Calves:           2,770      3,568      2,971     89,847     95,940      -6.4%
Sheep:            3,100      2,885      3,085     84,844     82,333       3.0%
Hogs:           359,738    400,154    362,988 10,288,656 10,276,263       0.1%

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

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