CAN/US $ Apr18 99.17 Apr11 97.90 Apr20/07 89.07
BANK RATE % Apr15 3.75 Apr08 3.75 Apr17/07 4.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr12/08(prel) Apr05/08(prel) Apr14/07
CANADA 62,694 57,921 60,716
EAST 14,602 14,859 16,063
WEST 48,092 43,062 44,687
ALBERTA 43,457 38,462 40,173
WEEK END Apr19/08(est) Apr12/08(est) Apr21/07
US 676,000 645,000 651,700
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Apr12/08 Apr05/08 Apr14/07
A 48,161 43,632 47,289
B 617 660 1,154
D 4,508 4,215 4,912
E 394 329 518
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Apr12/08 Apr05/08 Apr14/07
A 2.6% 1.8% 4.5%
AA 38.5% 39.6% 42.5%
AAA 59.0% 58.6% 53.0%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Apr12/08(prel) Apr05/08(prel) Apr14/07
STEERS 24,545 23,852 23,044
HEIFERS 24,904 21,281 26,175
COWS 12,687 12,380 10,674
BULLS 558 408 823
CALVES 5,143 4,950 4,787
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Apr18/2008
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 89.55 +0.85 APR 101.50 +2.00
JUN 92.33 +2.55 MAY 105.72 +2.67
AUG 98.05 +1.88 AUG 108.53 +1.90
OCT 103.20 +1.38 SEP 109.05 +1.47
DEC 104.25 +1.33 OCT 110.00 +1.75
FEB 105.93 +1.27 NOV 109.80 +1.80
WEEK END Apr18/08 Apr11/08 Apr20/07
US FSP - US$/CWT 100.57 98.66 108.08
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Apr11/08 Apr04/08 Apr13/07
EAST-$/HEAD 78.82 78.84 103.94
WEST-$/HEAD 105.00 102.50 101.50
US-US$/CWT 10.59 10.54 10.10
CURRENTNESS Apr12/08 Apr05/08 Apr14/07
ALTA-A1% 61.7% 62.4% 59.0%
CAN-A1% 61.1% 61.0% 61.3%
FD:STR RATIO Apr11/08 Apr04/08 Apr13/07
ALTA BARLEY 17.1 17.1 25.6
Apr12/08 Apr05/08 Apr14/07
US CORN 15.3 15.2 29.6
AVG CARCASS WT Apr12/08 Apr05/08 Apr14/07
ALTA STR-LBS 823.0 835.0 820.0
CAN STR-LBS 843.0 859.0 830.0
US CATTLE-LBS 775.0 775.0 763.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Apr18/08 Apr11/08 Apr20/07
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 143.50 139.00 166.15
STR-HIGH 147.00 140.85 173.40
HFR-LOW 144.50 140.50 166.15
HFR-HIGH 147.00 140.85 173.40
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 84.50-89.25 82.90-86.00 98.00-102.00
AVERAGE N/A 84.48 101.74
VOLUME N/A 15,925 9,482
HFR-RANGE 84.40-87.75 83.50-85.00 97.20-101.25
AVERAGE N/A 84.40 101.11
VOLUME N/A 4,020 6,297
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Apr18/08 Apr11/08 Apr20/07
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 78.65-85.50 102.00-111.00
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 87.00-88.50 94.00-98.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 78.65-85.30 95.70-109.20
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 87.00-88.50 96.00-96.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 42.00-49.50 42.00-49.00 37.00-46.50
SIOUX F* 56.50 61.75 57.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 82.00-87.00 82.00-89.00 98.00-107.25
PONOKA 85.00-88.75 82.00-87.25 98.00-104.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 75.00-88.00 90.00-108.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 81.00-91.00 104.00-115.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 85.00-95.00 85.00-95.75 106.00-119.75
PONOKA 85.00-100.50 90.00-96.00 105.00-115.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 82.00-96.00 100.00-116.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 95.00-110.75 102.00-122.25
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-102.50 96.00-103.75 115.00-127.75
PONOKA 96.00-108.00 95.00-102.00 115.00-127.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-106.00 105.00-126.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-110.50 100.00-108.00 120.00-131.00
PONOKA 105.00-110.75 98.00-107.00 120.00-134.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 95.00-108.00 105.00-133.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 86.00-108.00 115.00-137.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 78.00-85.75 78.00-83.50 94.00-108.75
PONOKA 80.00-86.50 78.00-86.00 100.00-105.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 70.00-87.00 85.00-108.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 83.00-95.00 82.00-91.00 105.00-115.75
PONOKA 86.00-92.50 85.00-95.00 105.00-114.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 75.00-95.00 90.00-115.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Apr11/2008
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA N/A N/A N/A N/A
EAST N/A N/A N/A N/A
WEST N/A N/A N/A N/A
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Apr18/08 Apr11/08 Apr20/07
CALGARY-STRS 142-144 143-145 171-173
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 192.54
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 186.87
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Apr18/08 Apr11/08 Apr20/07
CHOICE 6-900 149.03 140.91 166.29
SELECT 6-900 146.78 140.23 154.79
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr12/08(prel) Apr05/08(prel) Apr14/07
CANADA 432,278 434,210 402,178
EAST 271,891 267,994 232,510
WEST 160,387 166,216 169,668
ALBERTA 58,366 60,347 60,351
WEEK END Apr19/08(est) Apr12/08(est) Apr21/07
US 2,322,000 2,245,000 1,989,500
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Apr17/08 Apr10/08 Apr19/07
ALTA AVG 1.074 1.005 1.307
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.340
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Apr18/08 Apr11/08 Apr20/07
US $/CWT 66.93 58.31 67.60
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.740 1.535 1.956
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 67.50 60.95 71.21
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Apr18/2008
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
MAY 72.72 +2.95 JUN .9939 +0.0174
JUN 74.35 +3.15 SEP .9931 +0.0183
JUL 75.60 +1.80 DEC .9922 +0.0189
AUG 76.92 +0.67 MAR .9915 +0.0200
OCT 73.90 +1.20 JUN .9903 +0.0211
DEC 76.95 +1.55 SEP .9891 +0.0222
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Apr12/08 Apr05/08 Apr14/07
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 204.0 204.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO Apr11/08Apr04/08Apr13/07
US CORN 10.5 9.5 18.9
Apr11/08 Apr04/08 Apr13/07
ALTA BARLEY 7.4 7.2 11.4
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Apr17/2008
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 139.51-184.00 167.67-230.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 117.50 41.00$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 124.32-129.60
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