CAN/US $ May04 90.34 Apr27 89.66 May05/06 90.32
BANK RATE % May01 4.50 Apr24 4.50 May02/06 4.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr28/07(prel) Apr21/07(prel) Apr29/06
CANADA 64,199 60,840 66,629
EAST 17,051 16,929 18,990
WEST 47,148 43,911 47,639
ALBERTA 42,426 39,453 40,953
WEEK END May05/07(est) Apr28/07(est) May06/06
US 666,000 678,000 628,200
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Apr28/07 Apr21/07 Apr29/06
A 49,630 47,289 49,965
B 1,266 1,017 936
D 4,558 4,174 5,324
E 591 482 737
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Apr28/07 Apr21/07 Apr29/06
A 4.8% 4.8% 4.4%
AA 43.9% 42.6% 49.8%
AAA 51.3% 52.6% 45.8%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Apr28/07(prel) Apr21/07(prel) Apr29/06
STEERS 29,988 24,713 31,496
HEIFERS 21,601 24,626 20,364
COWS 11,737 10,699 13,907
BULLS 873 802 862
CALVES 4,921 5,219 5,141
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE May04/2007
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
JUN 92.17 -1.10 MAY 107.15 -1.40
AUG 90.87 -1.15 AUG 109.27 -2.20
OCT 94.75 -0.70 SEP 109.20 -1.75
DEC 94.87 -0.90 OCT 108.72 -1.68
FEB 95.55 -0.22 NOV 108.25 -1.55
APR 94.77 -0.38 JAN 106.45 -1.45
WEEK END May04/07 Apr27/07 May05/06
US FSP - US$/CWT 107.07 106.85 99.41
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Apr27/07 Apr20/07 Apr28/06
EAST-$/HEAD 103.94 103.94 90.55
WEST-$/HEAD 101.50 101.50 89.50
US-US$/CWT 10.18 10.09 7.75
CURRENTNESS Apr28/07 Apr21/07 Apr29/06
ALTA-A1% 63.4% 64.5% 66.5%
CAN-A1% 64.5% 66.6% 66.8%
FD:STR RATIO Apr27/07 Apr20/07 Apr28/06
ALTA BARLEY 25.7 25.8 35.1
Apr28/07 Apr21/07 Apr29/06
US CORN 27.9 27.5 39.0
AVG CARCASS WT Apr28/07 Apr21/07 Apr29/06
ALTA STR-LBS 797.0 811.0 796.0
CAN STR-LBS 813.0 820.0 816.0
US CATTLE-LBS 756.0 759.0 762.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END May04/07 Apr27/07 May05/06
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 166.80 168.25 138.00
STR-HIGH 174.25 174.60 144.00
HFR-LOW 163.15 168.25 138.00
HFR-HIGH 171.00 168.25 144.00
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 99.65-104.00 100.75-103.60 83.25-86.80
AVERAGE N/A 102.28 85.48
VOLUME N/A 8,738 18,403
HFR-RANGE 99.65-104.45 100.80-102.35 83.25-86.50
AVERAGE N/A 101.04 85.07
VOLUME N/A 5,987 8,688
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
May04/07 Apr27/07 May05/06
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 99.75-109.60 88.35-98.65
NEBRASKA* 94.00-97.00 93.50-97.00 78.00-80.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 96.40-107.30 78.65-92.10
NEBRASKA* 96.00-96.50 96.00-96.50 78.50-79.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 35.00-44.00 35.00-45.50 30.00-40.00
SIOUX F* 60.00 59.00 54.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 99.00-110.00 96.00-105.25 90.00-105.25
PONOKA 97.00-102.00 95.00-105.00 102.00-106.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-105.00 91.00-105.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 102.00-113.00 99.00-114.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 110.00-119.75 110.00-122.75 105.00-116.75
PONOKA 100.00-114.75 103.00-116.00 106.00-118.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 100.00-114.00 101.00-115.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 103.75-118.85 105.00-110.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 118.00-129.00 116.00-126.50 115.00-131.00
PONOKA 115.00-125.00 113.00-126.00 118.00-128.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 105.00-126.00 110.00-131.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 120.00-134.00 120.00-130.00 117.00-140.00
PONOKA 125.00-135.00 120.00-132.00 125.00-136.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 105.00-132.00 110.00-140.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 112.00-137.00 109.00-142.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 94.00-104.50 94.00-105.50 95.00-107.50
PONOKA 97.00-106.00 96.00-109.00 98.00-108.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 85.00-104.00 88.00-107.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 105.00-117.00 105.00-115.00 110.00-124.00
PONOKA 107.00-115.00 105.00-115.00 115.00-123.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-119.00 108.00-122.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Apr27/2007
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 14,602 10,168 51,155
EAST 0 1,282 58 14,880
WEST 0 13,320 10,110 36,275
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING May04/07 Apr27/07 May05/06
CALGARY-STRS 170-172 169-172 143-146
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 168.13
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 161.30
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END May04/07 Apr27/07 May05/06
CHOICE 6-900 156.48 161.54 148.62
SELECT 6-900 145.13 148.54 130.43
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr28/07(prel) Apr21/07(prel) Apr29/06
CANADA 422,587 416,428 425,718
EAST 254,215 250,427 246,589
WEST 168,372 166,001 179,129
ALBERTA 60,546 60,425 67,787
WEEK END May05/07(est) Apr28/07(est) May06/06
US 1,970,000 1,975,000 1,824,900
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END May03/07 Apr26/07 May04/06
ALTA AVG 1.378 1.341 1.264
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.284
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END May04/07 Apr27/07 May05/06
US $/CWT N/A 70.94 63.35
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 2.040 1.808
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 75.34 74.26 68.01
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE May04/2007
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
MAY 75.25 +0.80 JUN .9045 +0.0067
JUN 74.82 +0.25 SEP .9067 +0.0067
JUL 74.60 -0.30 DEC .9089 +0.0067
AUG 73.30 -1.15 MAR .9110 +0.0067
OCT 65.92 -0.73 JUN .9131 +0.0067
DEC 64.17 -1.18 SEP .9152 +0.0067
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Apr28/07 Apr21/07 Apr29/06
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 203.0 203.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO Apr27/07Apr20/07Apr28/06
US CORN 20.4 19.4 30.9
Apr27/07 Apr20/07 Apr28/06
ALTA BARLEY 12.2 12.0 18.5
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to May03/2007
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 151.01-192.00 181.85-240.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 44.50$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 110.40
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