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Des Moines, IA    Fri Oct 30, 2020    USDA Market News

Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures

Info for Week Ending   October 23, 2020

Area:       Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs           102.32
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs          101.36

Area:       Alberta Auctions
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    58.55

Area:       Ontario Auctions
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs           103.34
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs           98.90
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    51.03

Average Feeder Cattle Prices:
Steers:        Alberta               Saskatchewan          Ontario
               10/23/20   10/16/20   10/23/20   10/16/20   10/23/20   10/16/20
501-600 lbs      157.37     160.52     158.97     161.44     160.29     162.49
601-700 lbs      148.83     152.94     150.64     153.85     148.67     154.91
701-800 lbs      145.43     148.84     147.94     149.56     142.12     146.16
801-900 lbs      139.89     143.26     141.66     143.90     136.80     149.12

Heifers:
401-500 lbs      144.51     149.94     143.99     146.50     139.97     148.84
501-600 lbs      135.08     138.57     134.60     139.27     139.60     139.68
601-700 lbs      130.80     136.12     129.24     135.30     128.96     132.67
701-800 lbs      127.49     132.59     125.79     131.02     116.55     133.31

Province Ontario
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board                       53.86

Alberta
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Western Hog Exchange                   53.30

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

All prices have been converted to U.S. $/CWT.
Exchange Rate: Canadian dollar equivalent to $0.7604 U.S. dollars
Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents

Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter
               Current   Week Ago   Year Ago        YTD        YTD    %Change
               10/24/20   10/17/20   10/26/19       2020       2019
Cattle:          66,575     60,301     65,181  2,482,240  2,614,266      -5.1%
Calves:           3,060      2,528      3,216    130,913    141,876      -7.7%
Sheep:            2,688      2,782      3,022    118,185    138,454     -14.6%
Hogs:           434,150    349,889    444,290 17,690,229 17,115,778       3.4%

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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