WA_LS718 **Updated Federally Inspected Slaughter Cattle and Calves** Des Moines, IA Fri Dec 15, 2023 USDA Market News Canadian Livestock Prices and Federal Inspected Slaughter Figures Info for Week Ending December 8, 2023 Area: Alberta Direct Sales, 4% Shrink Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs 165.43 Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs No Quote Area: Alberta Auctions Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs 94.50 Area: Ontario Auctions Slaughter Steers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1300-1500 lbs 169.90 Slaughter Heifers, mostly Choice and Select 1-3, 1200-1400 lbs 169.12 Slaughter Cows, Cutter and Utility 1-3, 1100-1400 lbs 90.16 Average Feeder Cattle Prices: Steers: Alberta Saskatchewan Ontario 12/08/23 12/01/23 12/08/23 12/01/23 12/08/23 12/01/23 501-600 lbs 280.61 282.06 279.63 283.63 260.31 251.17 601-700 lbs 253.75 257.19 257.02 258.49 239.97 243.86 701-800 lbs 237.68 240.11 237.59 241.07 233.51 223.51 801-900 lbs 221.72 222.22 219.79 221.19 228.77 209.25 Heifers: 401-500 lbs 259.87 257.63 256.50 256.74 214.68 199.74 501-600 lbs 242.91 240.33 239.98 240.04 214.87 204.65 601-700 lbs 222.57 223.89 223.85 224.38 198.61 185.72 701-800 lbs 212.62 212.58 209.81 214.35 185.63 176.95 Province Ontario No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Provincial Board 47.34 Alberta No. 2 220-240 lbs Hogs, quoted by Western Hog Exchange 48.05 Source: CanFax, http://www.canfax.ca All prices have been converted to U.S. $/CWT. Exchange Rate: Canadian dollar equivalent to $0.7354 U.S. dollars Grades changed to approximate U.S. equivalents Canadian Federally Inspected Slaughter Current Week Ago Year Ago YTD YTD %Change 12/09/23 12/02/23 12/10/22 2023 2022 Cattle: 62,298 66,981 68,344 2,976,653 3,115,908 -4.5% Calves: 3,165 3,093 3,248 147,712 147,544 0.1% Sheep: 3,732 2,993 4,112 158,248 133,009 19.0% Hogs: 414,454 437,053 440,635 19,849,045 19,787,282 0.3% Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News Division, Des Moines, IA 515-284-4460 email: dsm.lpgmn@usda.gov 24 hour recorded market information 515-284-4830 www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain 859C drh