Canadian Livestock Prices and Slaughter Figures

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Des Moines, IA    Fri Apr 06, 2012    USDA Market News

Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures

Info for Week Ending   March 30, 2012

Area:       Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink
Slaughter Steers, mostly Select 1-2, 1000-1200 lbs                      115.33
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Select 1-2, 850-1050 lbs                      115.86

Area:       Alberta Auctions
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    77.34

Area:       Ontario Auctions
Slaughter Steers, mostly Select 1-2, 1000-1200 lbs                      116.35
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Select 1-2, 850-1050 lbs                      114.97
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    78.49

Average Feeder Cattle Prices:
Steers              Alberta              Saskatchewan           Manitoba
               03/30/12   03/23/12   03/30/12   03/23/12   03/30/12   03/23/12
501-600 lbs      177.96     181.19     175.90     177.90     171.04     173.19
601-700 lbs      162.09     164.68     158.59     160.55     157.99     157.27
701-800 lbs      148.06     148.70     146.87     147.73     147.02     146.96
801-900 lbs      134.48     136.04     134.59     135.75     133.48     134.31

Heifers:
401-500 lbs      170.03     173.40     166.67     168.08     160.87     167.93
501-600 lbs      157.43     160.81     152.45     156.98     150.15     152.08
601-700 lbs      145.13     147.74     141.62     146.16     139.69     140.58
701-800 lbs      135.42     136.50     131.82     133.47     130.49     133.39

Province Ontario
No.2 220-240lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board              57.52

Source:  CanFax, http://www.canfax.ca


All prices have been converted to U.S. $/CWT.
Exchange Rate: Canadian dollar equivalent to $1.0044 U.S. dollars
Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents

Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter
               Current   Week Ago   Year Ago        YTD        YTD    %Change
               03/24/12   03/17/12   03/26/11       2012       2011
Cattle:          58,531     51,615     52,241    641,709    649,865      -1.3%
Calves:           4,466      4,402      4,759     52,452     56,266      -6.8%
Sheep:            3,782      3,451      2,468     35,981     34,169       5.3%
Hogs:           394,839    397,396    393,577  4,808,441  4,829,894      -0.4%




Source:     Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
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