Canadian Livestock Prices and Slaughter Figures

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Des Moines, IA     Mon, Jan 03, 2011     USDA Market News

Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures

Info for Week Ending   December 24, 2010

Area:       Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink
Slaughter Steers, mostly Select 1-2, 1000-1200 lbs                       95.80
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Select 1-2, 850-1050 lbs                       95.71

Area:       Alberta Auctions
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    56.17

Area:       Ontario Auctions
Slaughter Steers, mostly Select 1-2, 1000-1200 lbs                       94.21
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Select 1-2, 850-1050 lbs                       94.20
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs                    51.03

Weighted Average Feeder Cattle Prices:
Steers            Southern Alberta       Saskatchewan            Manitoba
               12/24/10   12/17/10   12/24/10   12/17/10   12/24/10   12/17/10
401-500 lbs      144.47     143.39   No Quote     141.85   No Quote     137.68
501-600 lbs      129.64     131.37   No Quote     129.37   No Quote     128.43
601-700 lbs      119.76     120.03   No Quote     119.96   No Quote     117.46
701-800 lbs      114.18     113.95     108.36     114.13   No Quote     111.50
801-900 lbs      108.92     109.28     105.39     111.42   No Quote     107.80
900# +           102.88     103.52      98.20      99.34   No Quote     104.03

Heifers:
301-400 lbs      127.20     132.75   No Quote     125.22   No Quote     129.66
401-500 lbs      116.97     127.21     123.49     125.22   No Quote     123.50
501-600 lbs      111.13     118.15     115.56     116.23   No Quote     115.25
601-700 lbs      106.24     110.22     109.11     107.56   No Quote     107.89
701-800 lbs      103.20     104.43     101.67     102.75   No Quote     101.97
800# +            97.70     101.55      99.81      99.98   No Quote      99.62

Province Ontario
No.2 220-240lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board              47.89

All prices have been converted to U.S. $/CWT.
Exchange Rate: Canadian dollar equivalent to $0.9919 U.S. dollars
Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents

Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter
               Current   Week Ago   Year Ago        YTD        YTD    %Change
               12/18/10   12/11/10   12/19/09       2010       2009
Cattle:          60,479     55,554     64,610  3,116,670  3,051,791       2.1%
Calves:           4,813      4,518      5,247    233,580    234,244      -0.3%
Sheep:            5,757      3,764      5,508    160,972    158,249       1.7%
Hogs:           427,125    420,824    436,635 19,712,310 20,254,943      -2.7%




Source:     Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
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