Canadian Livestock Prices and Slaughter Figures

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Des Moines, IA    Fri May 25, 2012    USDA Market News

Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures

Info for Week Ending   May 18, 2012

Area:       Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink
Slaughter Steers, mostly Select 1-2, 1000-1200 lbs                      109.39
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Select 1-2, 850-1050 lbs                      108.54

Area:       Alberta Auctions
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    77.98

Area:       Ontario Auctions
Slaughter Steers, mostly Select 1-2, 1000-1200 lbs                      112.85
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Select 1-2, 850-1050 lbs                      109.84
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    80.25

Average Feeder Cattle Prices:
Steers              Alberta              Saskatchewan           Manitoba
               05/18/12   05/11/12   05/18/12   05/11/12   05/18/12   05/11/12
501-600 lbs      163.76     166.78     161.32     162.91     159.98     159.98
601-700 lbs      154.44     155.83     149.79     150.66     147.67     150.66
701-800 lbs      141.50     141.61     140.85     140.87     135.49     133.89
801-900 lbs      129.08     129.48     128.50     129.09     124.18     124.77

Heifers:
401-500 lbs      154.98     158.30     152.30  No Quote      152.38     149.92
501-600 lbs      144.88     146.75     142.51     144.66     141.04     143.31
601-700 lbs      136.74     138.22     133.22     134.30     132.86     133.94
701-800 lbs      127.37     129.94     124.77     128.05     123.01     124.77

Province Ontario
No.2 220-240lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board              55.31

Source:  CanFax, http://www.canfax.ca


All prices have been converted to U.S. $/CWT.
Exchange Rate: Canadian dollar equivalent to $0.9747 U.S. dollars
Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents

Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter
               Current   Week Ago   Year Ago        YTD        YTD    %Change
               05/12/12   05/05/12   05/14/11       2012       2011
Cattle:          56,001     60,517     56,287  1,023,770  1,039,788      -1.5%
Calves:           4,551      4,777      4,485     84,156     88,770      -5.2%
Sheep:            2,693      2,554      2,746     58,949     58,807       0.2%
Hogs:           387,823    379,200    368,922  7,472,067  7,456,116       0.2%




Source:     Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
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