Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures
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Des Moines, IA    Fri Nov 20, 2020    USDA Market News

Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures

Info for Week Ending   November 13, 2020

Area:       Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs         No Quote
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                    51.52

Area:       Ontario Auctions
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs           104.36
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs          102.85
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    53.10

Average Feeder Cattle Prices:
Steers:        Alberta               Saskatchewan          Ontario
               11/13/20   11/06/20   11/13/20   11/06/20   11/13/20   11/06/20
501-600 lbs      161.17     159.69     160.96     160.41     165.55     169.25
601-700 lbs      147.11     146.36     145.52     144.82     152.94     157.41
701-800 lbs      140.85     139.07     140.06     139.13     143.20     143.14
801-900 lbs      135.60     136.31     135.67     135.58     129.34     137.52

Heifers:
401-500 lbs      152.00     150.34     150.75     146.80     148.27     153.47
501-600 lbs      140.22     138.41     137.81     136.42     141.84     141.17
601-700 lbs      131.62     131.03     130.33     127.57     133.64     133.91
701-800 lbs      127.83     126.50     125.75     123.64     123.38     118.25

Province Ontario
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board                       48.92

Alberta
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Western Hog Exchange                   48.61

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

All prices have been converted to U.S. $/CWT.
Exchange Rate: Canadian dollar equivalent to $0.7633 U.S. dollars
Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents

Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter
               Current   Week Ago   Year Ago        YTD        YTD    %Change
               11/14/20   11/07/20   11/16/19       2020       2019
Cattle:          56,662     66,136     70,740  2,667,206  2,803,315      -4.9%
Calves:           3,141      3,066      3,216    140,160    151,257      -7.3%
Sheep:            2,741      2,675      2,947    126,429    147,304     -14.2%
Hogs:           417,350    406,804    426,400 18,957,200 18,404,496       3.0%

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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