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Des Moines, IA    Fri Mar 27, 2020    USDA Market News

Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures

Info for Week Ending   March 20, 2020

Area:       Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs           100.11
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs           99.45

Area:       Alberta Auctions
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    59.52

Area:       Ontario Auctions
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs            93.36
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs           91.01
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    58.66

Average Feeder Cattle Prices:
Steers:        Alberta               Saskatchewan          Ontario
               03/20/20   03/13/20   03/20/20   03/13/20   03/20/20   03/13/20
501-600 lbs      146.94     166.93     141.74     163.61     136.52     158.77
601-700 lbs      133.94     152.79     134.17     152.22     136.00     149.08
701-800 lbs      122.43     133.69     116.76     133.71     120.41     135.17
801-900 lbs      109.63     123.25     104.83     121.41     111.75     129.90

Heifers:
401-500 lbs      127.90     146.92     128.46     145.07     111.58     127.05
501-600 lbs      123.47     137.43     120.24     136.02     120.62     126.60
601-700 lbs      117.36     127.55     113.32     127.56     113.62     122.99
701-800 lbs      109.13     120.61     103.64     118.15     102.10     118.54

Province Ontario
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board                       42.36

Alberta
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Western Hog Exchange                   37.73

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

All prices have been converted to U.S. $/CWT.
Exchange Rate: Canadian dollar equivalent to $0.6881 U.S. dollars
Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents

Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter
               Current   Week Ago   Year Ago        YTD        YTD    %Change
               03/21/20   03/14/20   03/23/19       2020       2019
Cattle:          69,859     61,819     61,631    698,331    688,875       1.4%
Calves:           3,405      3,082      3,466     38,731     42,609      -9.1%
Sheep:            3,395      2,787      2,939     33,050     37,585     -12.1%
Hogs:           430,925    443,681    408,840  5,086,954  4,866,687       4.5%

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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