CAN/US $ May11 89.81 May04 90.34 May12/06 90.21
BANK RATE % May08 4.50 May01 4.50 May09/06 4.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END May05/07(prel) Apr28/07(prel) May06/06
CANADA 61,951 64,199 65,962
EAST 17,432 17,051 18,513
WEST 44,519 47,148 47,449
ALBERTA 39,745 42,426 40,614
WEEK END May12/07(est) May05/07(est) May13/06
US 669,000 666,000 707,100
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END May05/07 Apr28/07 May06/06
A 45,946 49,630 51,274
B 1,203 1,266 1,007
D 5,597 4,558 4,719
E 643 591 741
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END May05/07 Apr28/07 May06/06
A 4.8% 4.8% 4.7%
AA 46.7% 43.9% 52.9%
AAA 48.4% 51.3% 42.4%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END May05/07(prel) Apr28/07(prel) May06/06
STEERS 27,276 29,988 31,985
HEIFERS 20,653 21,601 21,217
COWS 12,964 11,737 11,857
BULLS 1,058 873 903
CALVES 5,201 4,921 5,194
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE May11/2007
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
JUN 93.40 +1.23 MAY 109.70 +2.55
AUG 92.95 +2.08 AUG 112.85 +3.58
OCT 96.67 +1.92 SEP 112.50 +3.30
DEC 96.62 +1.75 OCT 111.90 +3.18
FEB 97.12 +1.57 NOV 111.22 +2.97
APR 96.50 +1.73 JAN 109.00 +2.55
WEEK END May11/07 May04/07 May12/06
US FSP - US$/CWT 106.98 107.07 100.10
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL May04/07 Apr27/07 May05/06
EAST-$/HEAD 97.69 103.94 88.55
WEST-$/HEAD 101.50 101.50 90.00
US-US$/CWT 10.08 10.18 7.85
CURRENTNESS May05/07 Apr28/07 May06/06
ALTA-A1% 64.1% 63.4% 71.1%
CAN-A1% 66.2% 64.5% 71.4%
FD:STR RATIO May04/07 Apr27/07 May05/06
ALTA BARLEY 25.9 25.7 35.4
May05/07 Apr28/07 May06/06
US CORN 26.8 27.9 39.8
AVG CARCASS WT May05/07 Apr28/07 May06/06
ALTA STR-LBS 790.0 797.0 791.0
CAN STR-LBS 811.0 813.0 806.0
US CATTLE-LBS 751.0 756.0 760.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END May11/07 May04/07 May12/06
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 167.00 166.80 137.35
STR-HIGH 171.30 174.25 141.05
HFR-LOW 168.05 163.15 139.00
HFR-HIGH 170.85 171.00 144.00
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 97.75-102.50 99.65-104.00 83.25-86.00
AVERAGE N/A 102.47 84.24
VOLUME N/A 14,524 15,741
HFR-RANGE 97.75-102.50 99.65-104.45 81.75-86.25
AVERAGE N/A 101.70 84.79
VOLUME N/A 7,014 8,095
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
May11/07 May04/07 May12/06
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 101.20-110.90 85.00-96.85
NEBRASKA* 96.00-97.00 94.00-97.00 77.00-79.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 98.55-110.15 80.75-96.65
NEBRASKA* 96.00-97.00 95.50-96.50 77.00-79.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE N/A-N/A 35.00-44.00 30.00-37.00
SIOUX F* 61.50 60.00 55.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 99.00-110.00 99.00-110.00 90.00-106.50
PONOKA 100.00-107.00 97.00-102.00 96.00-108.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-106.00 91.00-106.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 96.00-110.00 99.00-116.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 110.00-116.00 110.00-119.75 100.00-113.00
PONOKA 104.00-114.50 100.00-114.75 103.00-111.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 100.00-115.00 101.00-109.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 106.00-120.10 99.00-115.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 118.00-128.00 118.00-129.00 110.00-130.00
PONOKA 118.00-121.00 115.00-125.00 120.00-130.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 105.00-128.00 110.00-129.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 120.00-133.25 120.00-134.00 117.00-137.00
PONOKA 128.00-133.00 125.00-135.00 130.00-138.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 105.00-132.00 110.00-130.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 104.00-134.00 107.00-140.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 94.00-110.00 94.00-104.50 95.00-113.00
PONOKA 94.00-100.00 97.00-106.00 99.00-109.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 85.00-104.00 88.00-105.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 105.00-118.00 105.00-117.00 110.00-120.50
PONOKA 108.00-112.00 107.00-115.00 110.00-117.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-117.00 108.00-115.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING May04/2007
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 10,745 11,017 50,176
EAST 0 1,774 60 13,941
WEST 0 8,971 10,957 36,235
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING May11/07 May04/07 May12/06
CALGARY-STRS 172-174 170-172 143-145
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 169.77
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 161.82
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END May11/07 May04/07 May12/06
CHOICE 6-900 160.08 156.48 146.29
SELECT 6-900 146.80 145.13 126.80
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END May05/07(prel) Apr28/07(prel) May06/06
CANADA 415,765 422,587 411,020
EAST 250,652 254,215 234,153
WEST 165,113 168,372 176,867
ALBERTA 58,689 60,546 67,605
WEEK END May12/07(est) May05/07(est) May13/06
US 1,934,000 1,970,000 1,940,300
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END May10/07 May03/07 May11/06
ALTA AVG 1.392 1.378 1.272
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.306
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END May11/07 May04/07 May12/06
US $/CWT N/A 74.64 66.52
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 2.130 1.901
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 77.80 75.74 68.90
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE May11/2007
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
MAY 73.55 -1.70 SEP .9020 -0.0047
JUN 74.97 +0.15 MAR .9060 -0.0050
JUL 74.45 -0.15 JUN .9074 -0.0057
AUG 74.12 +0.82 SEP .9088 -0.0064
OCT 66.95 +1.03 SEP .9088 -0.0064
DEC 65.02 +0.85 SEP .9088 -0.0064
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END May05/07 Apr28/07 May06/06
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 203.0 203.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO May04/07Apr27/07May05/06
US CORN 20.0 20.4 31.6
May04/07 Apr27/07 May05/06
ALTA BARLEY 12.6 12.2 19.0
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to May10/2007
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 130.29-204.00 186.97-285.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 43.50$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 120.00
(INNISFAIL)
STATISTICS AND DATA DEVELOPMENT UNIT May 11,2007
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