Canadian Livestock Prices and Slaughter Figures

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Des Moines, IA    Fri Apr 13, 2012    USDA Market News

Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures

Info for Week Ending   April 6, 2012

Area:       Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink
Slaughter Steers, mostly Select 1-2, 1000-1200 lbs                      109.77
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Select 1-2, 850-1050 lbs                      109.99

Area:       Alberta Auctions
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    76.51

Area:       Ontario Auctions
Slaughter Steers, mostly Select 1-2, 1000-1200 lbs                      112.09
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Select 1-2, 850-1050 lbs                      112.60
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    77.99

Average Feeder Cattle Prices:
Steers              Alberta              Saskatchewan           Manitoba
               04/06/12   03/30/12   04/06/12   03/30/12   04/06/12   03/30/12
501-600 lbs      176.84     177.96     172.34     175.90     172.20     171.04
601-700 lbs      159.75     162.09     156.42     158.59     155.27     157.99
701-800 lbs      145.60     148.06     144.69     146.87     145.02     147.02
801-900 lbs      133.75     134.48     132.38     134.59     132.92     133.48

Heifers:
401-500 lbs      167.78     170.03     163.03     166.67     161.78     160.87
501-600 lbs      154.19     157.43     150.02     152.45     150.27     150.15
601-700 lbs      144.08     145.13     140.77     141.62     138.02     139.69
701-800 lbs      133.85     135.42     132.77     131.82     128.27     130.49

Province Ontario
No.2 220-240lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board              56.43

Source:  CanFax, http://www.canfax.ca


All prices have been converted to U.S. $/CWT.
Exchange Rate: Canadian dollar equivalent to $1.0002 U.S. dollars
Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents

Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter
               Current   Week Ago   Year Ago        YTD        YTD    %Change
               03/31/12   03/24/12   04/02/11       2012       2011
Cattle:          54,403     58,531     52,691    696,112    702,556      -0.9%
Calves:           4,458      4,466      4,846     56,910     61,112      -6.9%
Sheep:            5,420      3,782      3,125     41,401     37,294      11.0%
Hogs:           394,991    394,839    388,727  5,203,432  5,218,621      -0.3%




Source:     Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
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