CAN/US $ May25 92.63 May18 91.88 May26/06 90.31
BANK RATE % May22 4.50 May15 4.50 May23/06 4.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END May19/07(prel) May12/07(prel) May20/06
CANADA 63,084 66,833 69,093
EAST 16,448 15,974 18,937
WEST 46,636 50,859 50,156
ALBERTA 41,936 46,143 43,219
WEEK END May26/07(est) May19/07(est) May27/06
US 696,000 702,000 695,900
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END May19/07 May12/07 May20/06
A 49,088 51,228 54,142
B 1,078 1,219 1,293
D 4,442 5,446 3,972
E 612 690 491
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END May19/07 May12/07 May20/06
A 5.0% 4.9% 6.6%
AA 48.3% 46.5% 54.3%
AAA 46.6% 48.5% 39.1%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END May19/07(prel) May12/07(prel) May20/06
STEERS 34,497 32,054 34,828
HEIFERS 16,202 21,114 21,289
COWS 11,362 12,630 12,293
BULLS 1,023 1,035 683
CALVES 4,063 5,291 5,015
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE May25/2007
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
JUN 91.05 -1.60 AUG 110.95 -2.77
AUG 91.15 -1.25 SEP 111.05 -2.32
OCT 95.10 -1.30 OCT 110.05 -2.50
DEC 95.37 -0.80 NOV 109.57 -2.18
FEB 96.32 -0.43 JAN 107.40 -2.10
APR 96.65 +0.38 MAR 106.40 -1.40
WEEK END May25/07 May18/07 May26/06
US FSP - US$/CWT 107.90 108.67 103.55
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL May18/07 May11/07 May19/06
EAST-$/HEAD 97.69 97.69 88.55
WEST-$/HEAD 100.50 101.00 90.00
US-US$/CWT 10.28 10.14 7.85
CURRENTNESS May19/07 May12/07 May20/06
ALTA-A1% 70.4% 67.2% 71.0%
CAN-A1% 69.9% 68.0% 71.1%
FD:STR RATIO May18/07 May11/07 May19/06
ALTA BARLEY 25.2 25.3 33.5
May19/07 May12/07 May20/06
US CORN 27.1 29.1 36.0
AVG CARCASS WT May19/07 May12/07 May20/06
ALTA STR-LBS 798.0 785.0 800.0
CAN STR-LBS 812.0 802.0 803.0
US CATTLE-LBS 747.0 749.0 758.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END May25/07 May18/07 May26/06
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 160.50 166.70 140.00
STR-HIGH 165.00 171.25 142.50
HFR-LOW 160.50 168.00 140.00
HFR-HIGH 165.00 171.25 142.50
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 95.50-98.50 99.20-103.00 84.25-86.10
AVERAGE N/A 101.39 85.37
VOLUME N/A 10,597 15,878
HFR-RANGE 95.00-98.00 99.65-101.65 84.00-86.50
AVERAGE N/A 101.43 85.45
VOLUME N/A 3,064 8,635
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
May25/07 May18/07 May26/06
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 106.25-115.75 91.80-100.00
NEBRASKA* 93.50-94.00 95.00-97.00 78.00-81.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 103.50-114.00 84.70-98.80
NEBRASKA* 94.00-94.50 96.00-98.00 79.50-80.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 38.00-46.50 40.00-52.50 30.00-39.75
SIOUX F* 63.00 62.75 54.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-114.50 105.00-115.75 95.00-110.75
PONOKA 104.00-108.50 105.00-111.00 105.00-113.00
STRATHMOR 95.50-100.00 100.25-107.50 91.00-106.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 107.00-117.00 101.00-112.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 110.00-119.50 110.00-119.50 100.00-122.00
PONOKA 105.00-120.00 113.00-122.00 108.00-123.00
STRATHMOR N/A-114.75 N/A-110.50 101.00-117.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 104.75-119.00 105.00-111.85
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 120.00-132.00 120.00-131.50 115.00-133.00
PONOKA 128.00-135.00 125.00-133.00 120.00-134.00
STRATHMOR 92.00-127.00 84.00-116.25 110.00-133.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-136.75 125.00-135.25 125.00-145.00
PONOKA 134.00-144.00 129.00-134.00 125.00-140.00
STRATHMOR 73.50-138.75 N/A-124.00 110.00-143.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 112.00-138.00 113.00-137.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 100.00-113.25 98.00-110.50 95.00-115.00
PONOKA 103.00-107.50 103.00-107.50 108.00-113.00
STRATHMOR N/A-100.75 N/A-104.25 88.00-111.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 115.00-126.50 110.00-122.00 110.00-122.50
PONOKA 113.00-118.50 110.00-118.50 110.00-118.00
STRATHMOR N/A-110.00 N/A-119.50 108.00-121.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING May18/2007
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 36 7,776 7,047 55,209
EAST 36 1,634 0 15,220
WEST 0 6,142 7,047 39,989
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING May25/07 May18/07 May26/06
CALGARY-STRS 171-172 172-174 138-140
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 169.51
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 160.63
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END May25/07 May18/07 May26/06
CHOICE 6-900 162.09 166.27 146.41
SELECT 6-900 150.11 153.29 126.07
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END May19/07(prel) May12/07(prel) May20/06
CANADA 401,477 410,383 422,687
EAST 246,532 245,294 242,559
WEST 154,945 165,089 180,128
ALBERTA 54,341 60,844 69,649
WEEK END May26/07(est) May19/07(est) May27/06
US 1,980,000 1,952,000 1,926,200
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END May24/07 May17/07 May25/06
ALTA AVG 1.357 1.372 1.299
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.363
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END May25/07 May18/07 May26/06
US $/CWT N/A 73.95 63.76
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 2.075 1.820
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 76.29 77.83 69.22
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE May25/2007
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
JUN 74.72 -0.68 JUN .9263 +0.0080
JUL 73.40 -1.27 SEP .9285 +0.0080
AUG 72.87 -1.03 DEC .9303 +0.0077
OCT 65.52 -0.95 MAR .9319 +0.0078
DEC 63.32 -1.10 JUN .9328 +0.0076
FEB 65.75 -1.60 SEP .9337 +0.0074
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END May19/07 May12/07 May20/06
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 203.0 203.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO May18/07May11/07May19/06
US CORN 20.6 21.4 30.4
May18/07 May11/07 May19/06
ALTA BARLEY 12.4 12.5 18.8
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to May24/2007
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 132.89-185.00 174.33-320.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 106.50 44.00$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 120.00
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