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Des Moines, IA    Fri Jan 17, 2020    USDA Market News

Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures

Info for Week Ending   January 10, 2020

Area:       Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs           125.33
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs          124.66

Area:       Alberta Auctions
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    66.63

Area:       Ontario Auctions
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs           107.00
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs          108.35
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    45.82

Average Feeder Cattle Prices:
Steers:        Alberta               Saskatchewan          Ontario
               01/10/20   01/03/20   01/10/20   01/03/20   01/10/20   01/03/20
501-600 lbs      172.13  No Quote      170.27  No Quote      167.59  No Quote
601-700 lbs      156.75  No Quote      154.83  No Quote      150.80  No Quote
701-800 lbs      148.39  No Quote      147.05  No Quote      140.43  No Quote
801-900 lbs      143.41  No Quote      141.68  No Quote      135.60  No Quote

Heifers:
401-500 lbs      161.50  No Quote      157.38  No Quote      130.90  No Quote
501-600 lbs      147.38  No Quote      144.75  No Quote      130.43  No Quote
601-700 lbs      138.72  No Quote      134.71  No Quote      131.69  No Quote
701-800 lbs      133.83  No Quote      131.15  No Quote      118.09  No Quote

Province Ontario
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board                       41.05

Alberta
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Western Hog Exchange                   40.88

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

All prices have been converted to U.S. $/CWT.
Exchange Rate: Canadian dollar equivalent to $0.7659 U.S. dollars
Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents

Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter
               Current   Week Ago   Year Ago        YTD        YTD    %Change
               01/11/20   01/04/20   01/12/19       2020       2019
Cattle:          56,706     45,339     57,506    102,045    105,272      -3.1%
Calves:           3,252      2,316      3,681      5,568      6,142      -9.3%
Sheep:            2,804      2,759      2,952      5,563      5,782      -3.8%
Hogs:           447,398    291,955    422,326    739,353    705,874       4.7%

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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