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Des Moines, IA    Fri Jul 30, 2021    USDA Market News

Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures

Info for Week Ending   July 23, 2021

Area:       Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs           119.70
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs        No Quote

Area:       Alberta Auctions
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    69.21

Area:       Ontario Auctions
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs           123.39
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs          122.22
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    70.88

Average Feeder Cattle Prices:
Steers:        Alberta               Saskatchewan          Ontario
               07/23/21   07/16/21   07/23/21   07/16/21   07/23/21   07/16/21
501-600 lbs      181.78     183.66   No Quote     179.81     165.59     161.98
601-700 lbs      170.04     174.57   No Quote     166.47     154.98     157.15
701-800 lbs      160.59     163.20   No Quote     155.85     145.30     140.28
801-900 lbs      153.77     153.43   No Quote  No Quote      138.12     146.37

Heifers:
401-500 lbs      161.09     163.48   No Quote  No Quote      129.00     141.68
501-600 lbs      153.54     158.50   No Quote     154.78     136.84     149.10
601-700 lbs      149.61     150.10   No Quote     144.83     143.94     139.99
701-800 lbs      143.94     142.11   No Quote     137.53     127.76     135.32

Province Ontario
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board                       76.60

Alberta
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Western Hog Exchange                   75.57

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

All prices have been converted to U.S. $/CWT.
Exchange Rate: Canadian dollar equivalent to $0.7955 U.S. dollars
Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents

Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter
               Current   Week Ago   Year Ago        YTD        YTD    %Change
               07/24/21   07/17/21   07/25/20       2021       2020
Cattle:          68,359     72,841     63,340  1,809,461  1,596,088      13.4%
Calves:           2,803      3,091      2,854     90,196     90,054       0.2%
Sheep:            3,881      3,460      2,687     76,532     78,397      -2.4%
Hogs:           384,170    381,091    424,150 11,717,052 11,912,022      -1.6%

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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