WA_LS718 Des Moines, IA Fri Sep 17, 2021 USDA Market News Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures Info for Week Ending September 10, 2021 Area: Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs 124.80 Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs 123.39 Area: Alberta Auctions Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs 61.12 Area: Ontario Auctions Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs 127.05 Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs No Quote Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs 68.65 Average Feeder Cattle Prices: Steers: Alberta Saskatchewan Ontario 09/10/21 09/03/21 09/10/21 09/03/21 09/10/21 09/03/21 501-600 lbs 176.91 178.94 179.83 179.48 184.24 189.12 601-700 lbs 166.79 169.00 168.92 167.05 170.21 168.54 701-800 lbs 159.56 163.07 162.65 161.80 162.13 163.77 801-900 lbs 151.73 155.06 156.49 153.97 159.35 156.85 Heifers: 401-500 lbs 163.41 165.05 163.24 161.92 156.92 151.57 501-600 lbs 149.78 152.13 149.74 149.38 153.95 154.15 601-700 lbs 148.40 148.91 150.27 148.83 149.73 141.01 701-800 lbs 144.12 145.17 144.36 146.84 143.49 132.27 Province Ontario No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board 66.65 Alberta No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Western Hog Exchange 67.00 Source: CanFax, http://www.canfax.ca All prices have been converted to U.S. $/CWT. Exchange Rate: Canadian dollar equivalent to $0.7886 U.S. dollars Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter Current Week Ago Year Ago YTD YTD %Change 09/11/21 09/04/21 09/12/20 2021 2020 Cattle: N/A 63,762 59,838 N/A 2,036,231 N/A Calves: N/A 3,038 3,227 N/A 109,913 N/A Sheep: 2,506 2,506 2,671 95,069 98,909 -3.9% Hogs: 361,967 386,592 411,710 14,376,985 14,796,670 -2.8% 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 743C drh