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Des Moines, IA    Fri Sep 18, 2020    USDA Market News

Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures

Info for Week Ending   September 11, 2020

Area:       Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs           102.23
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs          100.96

Area:       Alberta Auctions
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    63.81

Area:       Ontario Auctions
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs           105.25
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs           99.51
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    59.69

Average Feeder Cattle Prices:
Steers:        Alberta               Saskatchewan          Ontario
               09/11/20   09/04/20   09/11/20   09/04/20   09/11/20   09/04/20
501-600 lbs      163.73     163.18     164.17     164.99     169.58     165.28
601-700 lbs      154.72     158.23     159.33     155.96     156.91     155.35
701-800 lbs      148.18     150.33     150.78     150.74     149.49     147.58
801-900 lbs      142.34     144.89     142.80     141.97     148.77     143.76

Heifers:
401-500 lbs      153.01     154.69   No Quote     154.94     143.93     134.59
501-600 lbs      144.86     146.74   No Quote     143.62     142.11     134.29
601-700 lbs      140.34     143.63     138.88     142.61     142.87     142.82
701-800 lbs      136.19     137.96     136.73     137.77     138.60     137.60

Province Ontario
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board                       43.13

Alberta
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Western Hog Exchange                   39.65

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

All prices have been converted to U.S. $/CWT.
Exchange Rate: Canadian dollar equivalent to $0.7596 U.S. dollars
Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents

Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter
               Current   Week Ago   Year Ago        YTD        YTD    %Change
               09/12/20   09/05/20   09/14/19       2020       2019
Cattle:          58,944     59,838     65,740  2,095,175  2,236,679      -6.3%
Calves:           2,730      3,227      3,116    112,643    123,439      -8.7%
Sheep:            2,537      2,671      2,876    101,446    119,891     -15.4%
Hogs:           363,221    411,710    430,089 15,159,891 14,597,013       3.9%

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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