CAN/US $ Apr06 86.89 Mar30 86.74 Apr07/06 87.21
BANK RATE % Apr03 4.50 Mar27 4.50 Apr04/06 4.00
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar31/07(prel) Mar24/07(prel) Apr01/06
CANADA 62,933 64,653 64,595
EAST 18,191 16,542 19,192
WEST 44,742 48,111 45,403
ALBERTA 39,953 43,961 38,862
WEEK END Apr07/07(est) Mar31/07(est) Apr08/06
US 473,000 620,000 635,600
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Mar31/07 Mar24/07 Apr01/06
A 45,821 48,928 47,812
B 912 1,152 977
D 5,654 5,299 4,839
E 653 590 685
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Mar31/07 Mar24/07 Apr01/06
A 3.3% 3.5% 2.4%
AA 42.2% 44.2% 44.9%
AAA 54.5% 52.3% 52.6%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Mar31/07(prel) Mar24/07(prel) Apr01/06
STEERS 23,291 23,323 23,838
HEIFERS 24,233 27,458 25,786
COWS 14,416 13,049 14,179
BULLS 993 823 792
CALVES 5,029 5,033 4,836
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Apr06/2007
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 100.45 +2.85 APR 111.12 +2.37
JUN 96.32 +1.45 MAY 111.85 +1.88
AUG 94.32 +2.07 AUG 112.55 +1.53
OCT 98.20 +1.85 SEP 110.67 +1.27
DEC 97.72 +1.15 OCT 109.60 +0.60
FEB 96.85 +0.50 NOV 109.30 +0.80
WEEK END Apr06/07 Mar30/07 Apr07/06
US FSP - US$/CWT 108.02 105.59 102.07
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Mar30/07 Mar23/07 Mar31/06
EAST-$/HEAD 103.94 103.94 90.15
WEST-$/HEAD 100.50 101.00 91.00
US-US$/CWT 10.03 9.93 7.85
CURRENTNESS Mar31/07 Mar24/07 Apr01/06
ALTA-A1% 57.0% 54.4% 58.4%
CAN-A1% 60.0% 58.3% 62.3%
FD:STR RATIO Mar30/07 Mar23/07 Mar31/06
ALTA BARLEY 24.4 24.6 36.5
Mar31/07 Mar24/07 Apr01/06
US CORN 26.0 25.7 41.9
AVG CARCASS WT Mar31/07 Mar24/07 Apr01/06
ALTA STR-LBS 827.0 833.0 830.0
CAN STR-LBS 837.0 848.0 843.0
US CATTLE-LBS 764.0 765.0 782.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Apr06/07 Mar30/07 Apr07/06
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 164.50 160.00 137.75
STR-HIGH 168.80 166.35 142.40
HFR-LOW 165.00 160.00 139.00
HFR-HIGH 168.35 166.50 142.30
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 98.75-102.00 96.25-99.10 82.00-85.50
AVERAGE N/A 98.48 85.07
VOLUME N/A 9,355 17,989
HFR-RANGE 99.25-102.30 96.25-99.50 83.75-85.75
AVERAGE N/A 97.70 84.90
VOLUME N/A 6,726 7,182
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Apr06/07 Mar30/07 Apr07/06
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 97.85-106.95 85.70-98.00
NEBRASKA* 99.00-101.00 93.50-97.00 80.00-82.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 93.15-105.80 77.70-95.70
NEBRASKA* 99.50-100.00 96.00-97.00 80.00-82.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 33.00-40.00 33.00-40.00 35.00-40.00
SIOUX F* 58.00 54.75 54.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 98.00-105.75 98.00-107.25 92.00-103.75
PONOKA 102.00-107.50 98.00-105.50 95.00-102.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 100.00-107.00 91.00-100.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 102.00-112.00 99.00-112.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-111.50 100.00-116.75 105.00-116.00
PONOKA 103.00-111.50 103.00-113.00 103.00-115.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 100.00-108.00 101.00-116.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 103.50-115.50 90.00-116.70
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 113.00-127.75 113.00-124.50 120.00-131.25
PONOKA 115.00-121.00 110.00-125.00 115.00-130.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 105.00-119.00 110.00-141.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 120.00-129.00 120.00-130.75 130.00-145.00
PONOKA 123.00-130.50 118.00-135.00 125.00-140.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 101.00-125.00 130.00-145.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 110.00-129.00 111.00-142.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 92.00-104.00 92.00-105.75 92.00-103.50
PONOKA 96.00-101.00 94.00-102.00 95.00-102.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 85.00-99.00 88.00-107.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 105.00-118.75 100.00-114.00 115.00-127.00
PONOKA 107.00-112.00 102.00-114.00 110.00-120.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 97.00-110.00 108.00-125.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Mar30/2007
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA N/A N/A N/A N/A
EAST N/A N/A N/A N/A
WEST N/A N/A N/A N/A
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Apr06/07 Mar30/07 Apr07/06
CALGARY-STRS 164-165 164-165 145-148
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 164.39
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 160.18
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Apr06/07 Mar30/07 Apr07/06
CHOICE 6-900 N/A 154.06 138.69
SELECT 6-900 N/A 144.92 127.98
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar31/07(prel) Mar24/07(prel) Apr01/06
CANADA N/A 433,099 431,217
EAST N/A 258,099 247,599
WEST N/A 175,000 183,618
ALBERTA N/A 58,275 70,208
WEEK END Apr07/07(est) Mar31/07(est) Apr08/06
US 1,627,000 2,097,000 2,012,300
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Apr05/07 Mar29/07 Apr06/06
ALTA AVG N/A 1.200 1.093
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.169
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Apr06/07 Mar30/07 Apr07/06
US $/CWT N/A 59.50 50.92
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 1.768 1.505
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 65.24 64.94 57.48
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Apr06/2007
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 65.17 +1.32 DEC .8751 +0.0018
MAY 75.22 -0.68 MAR .8772 +0.0018
JUN 75.60 +0.20 JUN .8793 +0.0018
JUL 77.02 +1.77 SEP .8814 +0.0018
AUG 76.45 +2.23 SEP .8814 +0.0018
OCT 67.90 +1.50 SEP .8814 +0.0018
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Mar31/07 Mar24/07 Apr01/06
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 202.0 202.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO Mar30/07Mar23/07Mar31/06
US CORN 15.9 14.9 26.6
Mar30/07 Mar23/07 Mar31/06
ALTA BARLEY 10.8 11.1 16.7
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Apr05/2007
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO N/A- N/A N/A- N/A N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A N/A
CENTRAL ALTA 115.20
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