CAN/US $ Apr20 89.07 Apr13 87.87 Apr21/06 87.93
BANK RATE % Apr17 4.50 Apr10 4.50 Apr18/06 4.00
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr14/07(prel) Apr07/07(prel) Apr15/06
CANADA 60,750 50,893 55,698
EAST 16,063 15,247 15,961
WEST 44,687 35,646 39,737
ALBERTA 40,173 32,133 34,520
WEEK END Apr21/07(est) Apr14/07(est) Apr22/06
US 647,000 614,000 627,000
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Apr14/07 Apr07/07 Apr15/06
A 47,294 37,694 41,326
B 1,154 761 754
D 4,912 4,250 4,284
E 518 516 605
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Apr14/07 Apr07/07 Apr15/06
A 4.5% 3.8% 3.5%
AA 42.5% 43.8% 48.0%
AAA 53.0% 52.4% 48.5%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Apr14/07(prel) Apr07/07(prel) Apr15/06
STEERS 23,069 20,228 24,355
HEIFERS 26,176 18,918 18,451
COWS 10,682 10,865 12,187
BULLS 823 882 705
CALVES 4,820 4,848 4,602
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Apr20/2007
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 95.62 -1.43 APR 107.05 -0.20
JUN 92.27 -0.43 MAY 107.45 -0.27
AUG 90.62 -0.43 AUG 110.75 +0.75
OCT 94.40 -0.72 SEP 109.80 +0.70
DEC 94.87 -0.63 OCT 109.60 +0.50
FEB 95.07 -0.40 NOV 108.97 +0.77
WEEK END Apr20/07 Apr13/07 Apr21/06
US FSP - US$/CWT 108.08 108.73 101.99
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Apr13/07 Apr06/07 Apr14/06
EAST-$/HEAD 103.94 103.94 90.55
WEST-$/HEAD 101.50 100.50 91.00
US-US$/CWT 10.10 10.05 7.73
CURRENTNESS Apr14/07 Apr07/07 Apr15/06
ALTA-A1% 59.0% 64.9% 68.4%
CAN-A1% 61.3% 66.5% 69.0%
FD:STR RATIO Apr13/07 Apr06/07 Apr14/06
ALTA BARLEY 25.6 25.1 35.4
Apr14/07 Apr07/07 Apr15/06
US CORN 29.6 28.7 39.6
AVG CARCASS WT Apr14/07 Apr07/07 Apr15/06
ALTA STR-LBS 820.0 821.0 795.0
CAN STR-LBS 830.0 832.0 809.0
US CATTLE-LBS 763.0 764.0 773.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Apr20/07 Apr13/07 Apr21/06
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 166.15 169.00 142.00
STR-HIGH 173.40 172.30 144.70
HFR-LOW 166.15 168.35 142.00
HFR-HIGH 173.40 171.85 144.05
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 98.00-102.00 100.00-104.70 84.10-87.00
AVERAGE N/A 102.00 86.03
VOLUME N/A 9,404 19,296
HFR-RANGE 97.20-101.25 98.00-104.30 83.65-87.50
AVERAGE N/A 101.10 85.90
VOLUME N/A 6,790 5,491
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Apr20/07 Apr13/07 Apr21/06
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 103.35-111.50 88.00-99.15
NEBRASKA* 94.00-96.75 97.50-101.00 82.00-83.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 100.60-110.10 81.50-97.00
NEBRASKA* 96.00-96.50 98.00-100.00 83.00-83.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 37.00-46.50 38.00-48.50 35.00-42.00
SIOUX F* 57.50 57.50 55.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 98.00-107.25 98.00-105.00 95.00-109.50
PONOKA 98.00-104.00 100.00-109.00 100.00-104.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-105.00 91.00-105.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 104.00-113.00 101.00-112.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 106.00-119.75 105.00-115.50 105.00-119.00
PONOKA 105.00-115.00 107.00-118.00 106.00-112.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 100.00-116.00 101.00-119.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 102.25-123.00 95.60-123.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 115.00-127.75 113.00-127.75 120.00-134.00
PONOKA 115.00-127.00 112.00-128.00 118.75-129.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 105.00-129.00 110.00-131.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 120.00-131.00 120.00-129.00 135.00-146.00
PONOKA 120.00-134.00 120.00-132.00 127.00-153.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 105.00-134.00 110.00-140.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 115.00-134.00 116.00-142.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 94.00-108.75 94.00-106.00 95.00-112.25
PONOKA 100.00-105.00 95.00-106.00 101.00-106.25
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 85.00-107.00 88.00-110.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 105.00-115.75 105.00-118.75 115.00-131.00
PONOKA 105.00-114.00 107.00-115.00 116.00-129.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-119.00 108.00-124.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Apr13/2007
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 10,619 5,038 40,262
EAST 0 402 0 10,616
WEST 0 10,217 5,038 29,646
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Apr20/07 Apr13/07 Apr21/06
CALGARY-STRS 171-173 169-170 143-148
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 165.60
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 158.00
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Apr20/07 Apr13/07 Apr21/06
CHOICE 6-900 166.29 168.89 142.28
SELECT 6-900 154.79 157.77 128.17
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr14/07(prel) Apr07/07(prel) Apr15/06
CANADA 402,178 378,062 377,820
EAST 232,510 237,312 230,916
WEST 169,668 140,750 146,904
ALBERTA 60,351 49,672 56,369
WEEK END Apr21/07(est) Apr14/07(est) Apr22/06
US 1,984,000 1,971,000 1,929,300
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Apr19/07 Apr12/07 Apr20/06
ALTA AVG 1.307 1.248 1.108
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.118
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Apr20/07 Apr13/07 Apr21/06
US $/CWT N/A 64.62 60.44
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 1.896 1.772
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 71.21 66.50 61.62
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Apr20/2007
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
MAY 76.57 +0.62 JUN .8928 +0.0114
JUN 77.05 +0.05 SEP .8949 +0.0113
JUL 77.37 -0.40 DEC .8971 +0.0113
AUG 76.80 -0.67 MAR .8992 +0.0113
OCT 68.75 +0.13 JUN .9013 +0.0113
DEC 67.27 +0.72 SEP .9034 +0.0113
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Apr14/07 Apr07/07 Apr15/06
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 203.0 203.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO Apr13/07Apr06/07Apr14/06
US CORN 18.9 18.1 24.6
Apr13/07 Apr06/07 Apr14/06
ALTA BARLEY 11.4 11.0 15.3
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Apr19/2007
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 151.95-210.00 202.49-265.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 105.00 48.50$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 110.40
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