Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures USDA - Fri Mar 05, 1:34PM UTC WA_LS718
Des Moines, IA Fri Mar 05, 2021 USDA Market News
Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures
Info for Week Ending February 26, 2021
Area: Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs 120.49
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs 119.94
Area: Alberta Auctions
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs 69.47
Area: Ontario Auctions
Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs 115.11
Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs 114.26
Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs 62.82
Average Feeder Cattle Prices:
Steers: Alberta Saskatchewan Ontario
02/26/21 02/19/21 02/26/21 02/19/21 02/26/21 02/19/21
501-600 lbs 188.87 183.83 187.44 184.08 184.10 179.21
601-700 lbs 171.97 168.41 171.09 167.68 169.43 169.79
701-800 lbs 154.85 153.27 154.27 152.91 156.96 158.43
801-900 lbs 145.43 143.16 142.06 143.20 145.42 148.27
Heifers:
401-500 lbs 168.03 163.68 168.16 164.71 148.38 140.30
501-600 lbs 161.69 158.33 159.29 156.75 146.60 150.57
601-700 lbs 151.71 148.87 148.31 145.88 144.24 146.41
701-800 lbs 141.92 136.14 135.98 135.48 134.62 138.03
Province Ontario
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board 54.96
Alberta
No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Western Hog Exchange 53.21
Source: CanFax, http://www.canfax.ca
All prices have been converted to U.S. $/CWT.
Exchange Rate: Canadian dollar equivalent to $0.7985 U.S. dollars
Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents
Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter
Current Week Ago Year Ago YTD YTD %Change
02/27/21 02/20/21 02/29/20 2021 2020
Cattle: 63,232 56,388 49,575 491,950 444,442 10.7%
Calves: 3,185 3,101 3,112 24,649 25,568 -3.6%
Sheep: 2,530 2,511 2,736 19,628 21,503 -8.7%
Hogs: 406,918 386,054 406,532 3,449,107 3,335,075 3.4%
Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News Division, St. Joseph, MO
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