Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures
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Des Moines, IA    Fri May 07, 2021    USDA Market News

Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures

Info for Week Ending   April 30, 2021

Area:       Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs           128.48
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs          127.76

Area:       Alberta Auctions
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    78.07

Area:       Ontario Auctions
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs           119.88
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs          119.27
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    71.01

Average Feeder Cattle Prices:
Steers:        Alberta               Saskatchewan          Ontario
               04/30/21   04/23/21   04/30/21   04/23/21   04/30/21   04/23/21
501-600 lbs      192.97     188.73     191.10     189.58     185.58     180.81
601-700 lbs      175.50     173.81     174.48     173.92     169.47     173.31
701-800 lbs      162.60     160.14     160.85     160.29     157.11     162.02
801-900 lbs      147.06     146.03     145.76     147.19     148.18     150.49

Heifers:
401-500 lbs      171.51     170.29     169.41     165.32     157.68     151.90
501-600 lbs      165.21     163.62     162.64     159.82     153.96     149.47
601-700 lbs      152.43     152.20     150.44     149.32     148.07     141.91
701-800 lbs      143.23     142.35     141.25     139.79     134.43     133.72

Province Ontario
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board                       73.02

Alberta
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Western Hog Exchange                   73.59

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

All prices have been converted to U.S. $/CWT.
Exchange Rate: Canadian dollar equivalent to $0.8132 U.S. dollars
Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents

Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter
               Current   Week Ago   Year Ago        YTD        YTD    %Change
               05/01/21   04/24/21   05/02/20       2021       2020
Cattle:          63,953     60,783     24,096  1,043,879    927,431      12.6%
Calves:           3,046      3,120      2,993     52,996     54,257      -2.3%
Sheep:            2,033      2,472      2,632     44,133     47,247      -6.6%
Hogs:           396,152    434,885    418,175  7,250,216  7,025,971       3.2%

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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