CAN/US $ Apr11 97.90 Apr04 99.10 Apr13/07 87.87
BANK RATE % Apr08 3.75 Apr01 3.75 Apr10/07 4.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr05/08(prel) Mar29/08(prel) Apr07/07
CANADA 57,921 57,004 50,874
EAST 14,859 14,043 15,247
WEST 43,062 42,961 35,627
ALBERTA 38,462 38,300 32,133
WEEK END Apr12/08(est) Apr05/08(est) Apr14/07
US 645,000 624,000 613,000
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Apr05/08 Mar29/08 Apr07/07
A 43,632 41,863 37,689
B 660 556 761
D 4,215 5,094 4,250
E 329 375 516
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Apr05/08 Mar29/08 Apr07/07
A 1.8% 1.9% 3.8%
AA 39.6% 38.9% 43.8%
AAA 58.6% 59.3% 52.4%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Apr05/08(prel) Mar29/08(prel) Apr07/07
STEERS 23,852 21,380 20,223
HEIFERS 21,281 21,857 18,918
COWS 12,380 13,313 10,851
BULLS 408 454 882
CALVES 4,950 4,681 4,800
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Apr11/2008
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 88.70 +0.80 APR 99.50 +0.90
JUN 89.78 +0.58 MAY 103.05 +1.95
AUG 96.17 +1.40 AUG 106.63 +1.05
OCT 101.83 +1.58 SEP 107.58 +0.83
DEC 102.93 +0.92 OCT 108.25 +1.08
FEB 104.65 +0.68 NOV 108.00 +1.70
WEEK END Apr11/08 Apr04/08 Apr13/07
US FSP - US$/CWT 98.66 98.72 108.73
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Apr04/08 Mar28/08 Apr06/07
EAST-$/HEAD 78.84 76.44 103.94
WEST-$/HEAD 102.50 101.50 100.50
US-US$/CWT 10.54 10.64 10.05
CURRENTNESS Apr05/08 Mar29/08 Apr07/07
ALTA-A1% 62.4% 59.7% 64.9%
CAN-A1% 61.0% 60.8% 66.5%
FD:STR RATIO Apr04/08 Mar28/08 Apr06/07
ALTA BARLEY 17.1 18.2 25.1
Apr05/08 Mar29/08 Apr07/07
US CORN 15.2 17.3 28.7
AVG CARCASS WT Apr05/08 Mar29/08 Apr07/07
ALTA STR-LBS 835.0 838.0 821.0
CAN STR-LBS 859.0 856.0 832.0
US CATTLE-LBS 775.0 776.0 764.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Apr11/08 Apr04/08 Apr13/07
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 139.00 139.00 169.00
STR-HIGH 140.85 141.70 172.30
HFR-LOW 140.50 139.50 168.35
HFR-HIGH 140.85 139.85 171.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 82.90-86.00 81.80-83.85 100.00-104.70
AVERAGE N/A 83.83 102.00
VOLUME N/A 7,173 9,404
HFR-RANGE 83.50-85.00 82.30-84.35 98.00-104.30
AVERAGE N/A 83.39 101.10
VOLUME N/A 4,551 6,790
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Apr11/08 Apr04/08 Apr13/07
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 80.65-87.15 103.35-111.50
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 85.50-88.00 97.50-101.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 81.90-87.20 100.60-110.10
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 86.00-86.75 98.00-100.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 42.00-49.00 35.00-44.00 38.00-48.50
SIOUX F* 61.75 58.00 57.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 82.00-89.00 82.00-88.00 98.00-105.00
PONOKA 82.00-87.25 77.00-87.50 100.00-109.00
STRATHMOR 75.00-88.00 75.00-87.00 90.00-105.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 80.00-88.00 104.00-113.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 85.00-95.75 85.00-96.00 105.00-115.50
PONOKA 90.00-96.00 85.00-98.00 107.00-118.00
STRATHMOR 82.00-96.00 82.00-96.00 100.00-116.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 94.00-112.50 102.25-123.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 96.00-103.75 96.00-104.25 113.00-127.75
PONOKA 95.00-102.00 90.00-105.00 112.00-128.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-106.00 90.00-106.00 105.00-129.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-108.00 100.00-110.75 120.00-129.00
PONOKA 98.00-107.00 92.00-110.00 120.00-132.00
STRATHMOR 95.00-108.00 95.00-108.00 105.00-134.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 80.00-107.00 115.00-134.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 78.00-83.50 78.00-87.00 94.00-106.00
PONOKA 78.00-86.00 81.00-88.00 95.00-106.00
STRATHMOR 70.00-87.00 70.00-87.00 85.00-107.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 82.00-91.00 85.00-95.00 105.00-118.75
PONOKA 85.00-95.00 86.00-92.00 107.00-115.00
STRATHMOR 75.00-95.00 75.00-99.00 90.00-119.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Apr04/2008
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 19,260 15,959 54,506
EAST 0 4,791 66 22,158
WEST 0 14,469 15,893 32,348
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Apr11/08 Apr04/08 Apr13/07
CALGARY-STRS 143-145 143-145 169-170
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 183.33
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 180.67
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Apr11/08 Apr04/08 Apr13/07
CHOICE 6-900 140.91 138.07 168.89
SELECT 6-900 140.23 136.94 157.77
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr05/08(prel) Mar29/08(prel) Apr07/07
CANADA 434,210 408,211 378,062
EAST 267,994 243,201 237,312
WEST 166,216 165,010 140,750
ALBERTA 60,347 60,429 49,672
WEEK END Apr12/08(est) Apr05/08(est) Apr14/07
US 2,245,000 2,276,000 1,966,300
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Apr10/08 Apr03/08 Apr12/07
ALTA AVG 1.007 .971 1.248
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.309
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Apr11/08 Apr04/08 Apr13/07
US $/CWT 58.31 55.36 64.62
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.535 1.440 1.896
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 62.62 56.90 66.50
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Apr11/2008
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 58.95 +0.43 JUN .9765 -0.0138
MAY 69.78 -1.22 SEP .9748 -0.0137
JUN 71.20 -1.02 DEC .9733 -0.0133
JUL 73.80 -0.33 MAR .9715 -0.0131
AUG 76.25 +0.95 JUN .9692 -0.0133
OCT 72.70 +0.17 SEP .9669 -0.0135
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Apr05/08 Mar29/08 Apr07/07
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 204.0 203.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO Apr04/08Mar28/08Apr06/07
US CORN 9.5 10.1 18.1
Apr04/08 Mar28/08 Apr06/07
ALTA BARLEY 7.2 7.2 11.0
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Apr10/2008
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 144.61-176.00 172.40-226.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 117.50 42.00$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 125.28-131.52
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