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Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures
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Des Moines, IA Fri Mar 29, 2024 USDA Market News
Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures
Info for Week Ending March 22, 2024
Area: Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs 172.65
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs 173.04
Area: Alberta Auctions
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs 124.06
Area: Ontario Auctions
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs 177.09
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs 175.62
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs 108.75
Average Feeder Cattle Prices:
Steers: Alberta Saskatchewan Ontario
03/22/24 03/15/24 03/22/24 03/15/24 03/22/24 03/15/24
501-600 lbs 318.29 317.68 323.91 318.42 278.17 311.08
601-700 lbs 298.36 291.92 302.80 298.23 265.57 269.29
701-800 lbs 275.62 272.67 268.73 268.92 259.23 259.15
801-900 lbs 242.93 241.91 242.47 244.22 246.94 242.62
Heifers:
401-500 lbs 302.44 306.85 301.73 302.80 254.84 258.32
501-600 lbs 285.93 282.33 290.83 289.52 244.57 250.76
601-700 lbs 265.04 263.46 258.58 259.40 241.32 243.24
701-800 lbs 241.73 238.34 235.49 232.53 227.26 232.38
Province Ontario
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board 57.45
Alberta
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Western Hog Exchange 56.10
Source: CanFax, http://www.canfax.ca
All prices have been converted to U.S. $/CWT.
Exchange Rate: Canadian dollar equivalent to $0.7407 U.S. dollars
Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents
Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter
Current Week Ago Year Ago YTD YTD %Change
03/23/24 03/16/24 03/25/23 2024 2023
Cattle: n/a 60,694 62,788 669,258 754,198 n/a
Calves: n/a 3,013 3,275 32,439 36,856 n/a
Sheep: 4,588 3,510 4,168 35,061 37,051 -5.4%
Hogs: 399,595 402,746 430,021 4,758,147 5,001,456 -4.9%
Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News Division, Des Moines, IA
515-284-4460 email: desm.lpgmn@usda.gov
24 hour recorded market information 515-284-4830
www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain
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