CAN/US $ May18 91.88 May11 89.81 May19/06 89.02
BANK RATE % May15 4.50 May08 4.50 May16/06 4.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END May12/07(prel) May05/07(prel) May13/06
CANADA 66,833 61,951 70,001
EAST 15,974 17,432 18,792
WEST 50,859 44,519 51,209
ALBERTA 46,143 39,745 44,229
WEEK END May19/07(est) May12/07(est) May20/06
US 702,000 669,000 702,200
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END May12/07 May05/07 May13/06
A 51,228 45,941 54,900
B 1,219 1,202 1,011
D 5,446 5,597 4,475
E 690 643 511
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END May12/07 May05/07 May13/06
A 4.9% 4.8% 5.0%
AA 46.5% 46.7% 53.4%
AAA 48.5% 48.4% 41.6%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END May12/07(prel) May05/07(prel) May13/06
STEERS 32,054 27,264 36,007
HEIFERS 21,114 20,649 20,641
COWS 12,630 12,947 12,726
BULLS 1,035 1,055 627
CALVES 5,291 5,163 5,062
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE May18/2007
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
JUN 92.65 -0.75 MAY 109.12 -0.58
AUG 92.40 -0.55 AUG 113.72 +0.87
OCT 96.40 -0.27 SEP 113.37 +0.87
DEC 96.17 -0.45 OCT 112.55 +0.65
FEB 96.75 -0.37 NOV 111.75 +0.53
APR 96.27 -0.23 JAN 109.50 +0.50
WEEK END May18/07 May11/07 May19/06
US FSP - US$/CWT 108.67 106.98 101.29
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL May11/07 May04/07 May12/06
EAST-$/HEAD 97.69 97.69 88.55
WEST-$/HEAD 101.00 101.50 90.00
US-US$/CWT 10.14 10.08 7.84
CURRENTNESS May12/07 May05/07 May13/06
ALTA-A1% 67.2% 64.1% 74.7%
CAN-A1% 68.0% 66.2% 74.1%
FD:STR RATIO May11/07 May04/07 May12/06
ALTA BARLEY 25.3 25.9 34.9
May12/07 May05/07 May13/06
US CORN 29.1 26.8 37.2
AVG CARCASS WT May12/07 May05/07 May13/06
ALTA STR-LBS 785.0 790.0 796.0
CAN STR-LBS 802.0 811.0 807.0
US CATTLE-LBS 749.0 751.0 757.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END May18/07 May11/07 May19/06
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 166.70 167.00 137.25
STR-HIGH 171.25 171.30 140.50
HFR-LOW 168.00 168.05 137.25
HFR-HIGH 171.25 170.85 140.50
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 99.20-103.00 97.75-102.50 81.50-84.50
AVERAGE N/A 102.05 83.94
VOLUME N/A 12,782 15,732
HFR-RANGE 99.65-101.65 97.75-102.50 83.50-84.85
AVERAGE N/A 101.75 84.00
VOLUME N/A 7,327 8,565
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
May18/07 May11/07 May19/06
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 105.10-113.60 88.65-97.85
NEBRASKA* 95.00-97.00 96.00-98.00 78.00-80.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 101.60-110.10 83.25-97.75
NEBRASKA* 96.00-98.00 96.00-97.00 79.00-80.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 40.00-52.50 35.00-47.00 30.00-36.50
SIOUX F* 62.75 61.50 55.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-115.75 99.00-110.00 95.00-110.25
PONOKA 105.00-111.00 100.00-107.00 97.00-105.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-109.25 91.00-106.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 98.00-114.00 100.00-113.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 110.00-119.50 110.00-116.00 100.00-113.75
PONOKA 113.00-122.00 104.00-114.50 105.00-116.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-118.00 101.00-117.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 109.50-122.00 100.00-122.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 120.00-131.50 118.00-128.00 110.00-133.00
PONOKA 125.00-133.00 118.00-121.00 120.00-134.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 96.00-131.25 110.00-133.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-135.25 120.00-133.25 115.00-138.00
PONOKA 129.00-134.00 128.00-133.00 130.00-140.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-135.25 110.00-143.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 106.00-136.00 113.00-141.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 98.00-110.50 94.00-110.00 95.00-113.75
PONOKA 103.00-107.50 94.00-100.00 98.00-105.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 70.00-107.60 88.00-111.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 110.00-122.00 105.00-118.00 110.00-120.00
PONOKA 110.00-118.50 108.00-112.00 108.00-115.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 70.00-114.25 108.00-121.00
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 May18/07 May11/07 May19/06
CALGARY-STRS 172-174 172-174 139-141
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 169.90
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 161.06
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END May18/07 May11/07 May19/06
CHOICE 6-900 166.27 160.08 144.93
SELECT 6-900 153.29 146.80 124.82
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END May12/07(prel) May05/07(prel) May13/06
CANADA 410,383 415,765 414,678
EAST 245,294 250,652 238,499
WEST 165,089 165,113 176,179
ALBERTA 60,844 58,689 68,815
WEEK END May19/07(est) May12/07(est) May20/06
US 1,952,000 1,934,000 1,957,600
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END May17/07 May10/07 May18/06
ALTA AVG 1.375 1.392 1.296
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.337
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END May18/07 May11/07 May19/06
US $/CWT N/A 71.57 67.49
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 2.054 1.954
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 77.92 76.55 69.75
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE May18/2007
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
JUN 75.40 +0.43 JUN .9183 N/A
JUL 74.67 +0.22 SEP .9205 +0.0185
AUG 73.90 -0.22 DEC .9226 N/A
OCT 66.47 -0.48 MAR .9241 +0.0181
DEC 64.42 -0.60 JUN .9252 +0.0178
FEB 67.35 -0.30 SEP .9263 +0.0175
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END May12/07 May05/07 May13/06
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 203.0 203.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO May11/07May04/07May12/06
US CORN 21.4 20.0 31.6
May11/07 May04/07 May12/06
ALTA BARLEY 12.5 12.6 19.1
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to May17/2007
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 149.01-205.00 180.86-260.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 44.25$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 120.00
(INNISFAIL)
STATISTICS AND DATA DEVELOPMENT UNIT May 18,2007
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