WEEKLY LIVESTOCK MARKET REVIEW
CAN/US $ Apr27 89.66 Apr20 89.07 Apr28/06 89.26
BANK RATE % Apr24 4.50 Apr17 4.50 Apr25/06 4.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr21/07(prel) Apr14/07(prel) Apr22/06
CANADA 60,840 60,750 65,044
EAST 16,929 16,063 17,586
WEST 43,911 44,687 47,458
ALBERTA 39,453 40,173 41,213
WEEK END Apr28/07(est) Apr21/07(est) Apr29/06
US 671,000 647,000 681,400
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Apr21/07 Apr14/07 Apr22/06
A 47,289 47,294 48,877
B 1,017 1,154 996
D 4,174 4,912 5,123
E 482 518 692
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Apr21/07 Apr14/07 Apr22/06
A 4.8% 4.5% 3.9%
AA 42.6% 42.5% 50.2%
AAA 52.6% 53.0% 45.9%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Apr21/07(prel) Apr14/07(prel) Apr22/06
STEERS 24,713 23,069 29,662
HEIFERS 24,626 26,176 20,886
COWS 10,699 10,682 13,621
BULLS 802 823 875
CALVES 5,219 4,820 4,523
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Apr27/2007
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 97.20 +1.58 MAY 108.55 +1.10
JUN 93.27 +1.00 AUG 111.47 +0.72
AUG 92.02 +1.40 SEP 110.95 +1.15
OCT 95.45 +1.05 OCT 110.40 +0.80
DEC 95.77 +0.90 NOV 109.80 +0.83
FEB 95.77 +0.70 JAN 107.90 +0.93
WEEK END Apr27/07 Apr20/07 Apr28/06
US FSP - US$/CWT 106.85 108.08 100.87
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Apr20/07 Apr13/07 Apr21/06
EAST-$/HEAD 103.94 103.94 90.55
WEST-$/HEAD 101.50 101.50 91.00
US-US$/CWT 10.09 10.10 7.74
CURRENTNESS Apr21/07 Apr14/07 Apr22/06
ALTA-A1% 64.5% 59.0% 65.6%
CAN-A1% 66.6% 61.3% 66.8%
FD:STR RATIO Apr20/07 Apr13/07 Apr21/06
ALTA BARLEY 25.8 25.6 35.6
Apr21/07 Apr14/07 Apr22/06
US CORN 27.5 29.6 N/A
AVG CARCASS WT Apr21/07 Apr14/07 Apr22/06
ALTA STR-LBS 811.0 820.0 790.0
CAN STR-LBS 820.0 830.0 808.0
US CATTLE-LBS 759.0 763.0 768.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Apr27/07 Apr20/07 Apr28/06
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 168.25 166.15 137.50
STR-HIGH 174.60 173.40 144.00
HFR-LOW 168.25 166.15 138.00
HFR-HIGH 168.25 173.40 144.00
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 100.75-103.60 98.00-102.00 81.40-84.55
AVERAGE N/A 101.74 84.04
VOLUME N/A 9,482 14,108
HFR-RANGE 100.80-102.35 97.20-101.25 81.75-85.55
AVERAGE N/A 101.11 84.43
VOLUME N/A 6,297 7,920
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Apr27/07 Apr20/07 Apr28/06
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO 99.75-109.60 102.00-111.00 86.00-96.85
NEBRASKA* 93.50-97.00 94.00-98.00 79.00-81.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO 96.40-107.30 95.70-109.20 81.40-97.20
NEBRASKA* 96.00-96.50 96.00-96.50 78.00-80.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 35.00-45.50 37.00-46.50 30.00-43.00
SIOUX F* 59.00 57.50 53.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 96.00-105.25 98.00-107.25 93.00-107.00
PONOKA 95.00-105.00 98.00-104.00 95.00-106.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-108.00 91.00-106.00
ONTARIO 102.00-113.00 104.00-115.00 102.00-113.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 110.00-122.75 106.00-119.75 108.00-121.00
PONOKA 103.00-116.00 105.00-115.00 105.00-119.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 100.00-116.00 101.00-115.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 102.00-122.25 99.85-116.75
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 116.00-126.50 115.00-127.75 117.00-138.00
PONOKA 113.00-126.00 115.00-127.00 122.00-132.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 105.00-126.00 110.00-129.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 120.00-130.00 120.00-131.00 117.00-151.00
PONOKA 120.00-132.00 120.00-134.00 125.00-137.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 105.00-133.00 110.00-141.00
ONTARIO 112.00-137.00 115.00-137.00 115.00-141.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 94.00-105.50 94.00-108.75 95.00-109.25
PONOKA 96.00-109.00 100.00-105.00 100.00-106.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 85.00-108.00 88.00-107.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 105.00-115.00 105.00-115.75 104.00-127.00
PONOKA 105.00-115.00 105.00-114.00 111.00-125.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-115.00 108.00-122.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Apr20/2007
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 15,660 7,675 51,877
EAST 0 2,053 0 15,070
WEST 0 13,607 7,675 36,807
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Apr27/07 Apr20/07 Apr28/06
CALGARY-STRS 169-172 171-173 142-148
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 167.48
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 159.99
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Apr27/07 Apr20/07 Apr28/06
CHOICE 6-900 161.54 166.29 146.33
SELECT 6-900 148.54 154.79 130.14
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr21/07(prel) Apr14/07(prel) Apr22/06
CANADA 416,428 402,178 404,422
EAST 250,427 232,510 221,735
WEST 166,001 169,668 182,687
ALBERTA 60,425 60,351 70,312
WEEK END Apr28/07(est) Apr21/07(est) Apr29/06
US 1,975,000 1,975,000 1,979,600
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Apr26/07 Apr19/07 Apr27/06
ALTA AVG 1.341 1.307 1.221
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.202
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Apr27/07 Apr20/07 Apr28/06
US $/CWT N/A 67.60 66.08
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 1.956 1.908
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 75.96 71.21 65.33
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Apr27/2007
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
MAY 74.45 -2.12 JUN .8978 +0.0050
JUN 74.57 -2.48 SEP .9000 +0.0051
JUL 74.90 -2.47 DEC .9022 +0.0051
AUG 74.45 -2.35 MAR .9043 +0.0051
OCT 66.65 -2.10 JUN .9064 +0.0051
DEC 65.35 -1.92 SEP .9085 +0.0051
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Apr21/07 Apr14/07 Apr22/06
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 203.0 203.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO Apr20/07Apr13/07Apr21/06
US CORN 19.4 18.9 28.4
Apr20/07 Apr13/07 Apr21/06
ALTA BARLEY 12.0 11.4 16.6
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Apr26/2007
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 178.85-200.00 184.18-270.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 106.50 45.50$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 110.40
(INNISFAIL)
STATISTICS AND DATA DEVELOPMENT UNIT Apr 27,2007
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