CAN/US $ Apr25 98.39 Apr18 99.17 Apr27/07 89.66
BANK RATE % Apr22 3.25 Apr15 3.75 Apr24/07 4.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr19/08(prel) Apr12/08(prel) Apr21/07
CANADA 61,425 62,694 60,817
EAST 14,332 14,602 16,929
WEST 47,093 48,092 43,911
ALBERTA 42,762 43,457 39,453
WEEK END Apr26/08(est) Apr19/08(est) Apr28/07
US 695,000 676,000 674,700
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Apr19/08 Apr12/08 Apr21/07
A 47,931 48,161 47,283
B 667 617 1,017
D 4,140 4,508 4,174
E 339 394 482
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Apr19/08 Apr12/08 Apr21/07
A 2.1% 2.6% 4.8%
AA 41.3% 38.5% 42.6%
AAA 56.6% 59.0% 52.6%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Apr19/08(prel) Apr12/08(prel) Apr21/07
STEERS 25,344 24,545 24,694
HEIFERS 23,934 24,904 24,626
COWS 11,730 12,687 10,696
BULLS 417 558 801
CALVES 5,292 5,143 5,181
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Apr25/2008
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 92.28 +2.73 MAY 107.75 +2.03
JUN 93.38 +1.05 AUG 110.65 +2.13
AUG 99.08 +1.03 SEP 111.80 +2.75
OCT 103.90 +0.70 OCT 112.50 +2.50
DEC 103.93 -0.33 NOV 112.00 +2.20
FEB 105.85 -0.08 JAN 110.85 +1.50
WEEK END Apr25/08 Apr18/08 Apr27/07
US FSP - US$/CWT 101.87 100.57 106.85
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Apr18/08 Apr11/08 Apr20/07
EAST-$/HEAD 78.82 78.82 103.94
WEST-$/HEAD 105.50 105.00 101.50
US-US$/CWT 10.70 10.59 10.09
CURRENTNESS Apr19/08 Apr12/08 Apr21/07
ALTA-A1% 63.4% 61.7% 64.5%
CAN-A1% 62.7% 61.1% 66.6%
FD:STR RATIO Apr18/08 Apr11/08 Apr20/07
ALTA BARLEY 16.5 17.1 25.8
Apr19/08 Apr12/08 Apr21/07
US CORN 15.4 15.3 27.5
AVG CARCASS WT Apr19/08 Apr12/08 Apr21/07
ALTA STR-LBS 821.0 823.0 811.0
CAN STR-LBS 843.0 843.0 820.0
US CATTLE-LBS 773.0 775.0 759.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Apr25/08 Apr18/08 Apr27/07
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 148.45 143.50 168.25
STR-HIGH 151.75 147.00 174.60
HFR-LOW 146.70 144.50 168.25
HFR-HIGH 150.85 147.00 168.25
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 88.80-93.50 84.50-89.25 100.75-103.60
AVERAGE N/A 87.84 102.28
VOLUME N/A 16,679 8,738
HFR-RANGE 89.10-91.75 84.40-87.75 100.80-102.35
AVERAGE N/A 86.95 101.04
VOLUME N/A 5,700 5,987
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Apr25/08 Apr18/08 Apr27/07
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 78.30-86.45 99.75-109.60
NEBRASKA* 90.00-93.00 89.00-90.00 93.50-97.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 78.35-87.25 96.40-107.30
NEBRASKA* 92.50-94.00 89.00-91.50 96.00-96.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 42.00-50.00 42.00-49.50 35.00-45.50
SIOUX F* 62.50 56.50 59.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 82.00-88.00 82.00-87.00 96.00-105.25
PONOKA 80.00-85.00 85.00-88.75 95.00-105.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-92.00 75.00-88.00 90.00-105.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 80.00-89.00 102.00-113.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 85.00-97.00 85.00-95.00 110.00-122.75
PONOKA 89.00-94.00 85.00-100.50 103.00-116.00
STRATHMOR 86.00-100.00 82.00-104.00 100.00-114.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 98.25-108.50 103.75-118.85
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-102.50 95.00-102.50 116.00-126.50
PONOKA 95.00-102.00 96.00-108.00 113.00-126.00
STRATHMOR 95.00-109.00 90.00-106.00 105.00-126.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-105.25 100.00-110.50 120.00-130.00
PONOKA 95.00-105.00 105.00-110.75 120.00-132.00
STRATHMOR 95.00-115.00 95.00-116.00 105.00-132.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 83.00-106.00 112.00-137.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 78.00-83.00 78.00-85.75 94.00-105.50
PONOKA 80.00-84.00 80.00-86.50 96.00-109.00
STRATHMOR 70.00-87.00 70.00-87.00 85.00-104.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 83.00-90.25 83.00-95.00 105.00-115.00
PONOKA 85.00-92.00 86.00-92.50 105.00-115.00
STRATHMOR 75.00-98.00 75.00-98.00 90.00-119.00
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 0 14,393 12,501 45,047
EAST 0 4,416 64 18,060
WEST 0 9,977 12,437 26,987
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Apr25/08 Apr18/08 Apr27/07
CALGARY-STRS 145-147 142-144 169-172
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 192.24
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 185.14
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Apr25/08 Apr18/08 Apr27/07
CHOICE 6-900 154.49 149.03 161.54
SELECT 6-900 151.29 146.78 148.54
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr19/08(prel) Apr12/08(prel) Apr21/07
CANADA 420,823 432,278 416,428
EAST 260,394 271,891 250,427
WEST 160,429 160,387 166,001
ALBERTA 57,881 58,366 60,425
WEEK END Apr26/08(est) Apr19/08(est) Apr28/07
US 2,251,000 2,322,000 1,983,200
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Apr24/08 Apr17/08 Apr26/07
ALTA AVG 1.160 1.073 1.341
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.395
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Apr25/08 Apr18/08 Apr27/07
US $/CWT 72.09 66.93 70.94
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.889 1.740 2.040
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 73.41 66.56 74.26
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Apr25/2008
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
MAY 76.08 +3.35 JUN .9838 -0.0101
JUN 76.35 +2.00 SEP .9834 -0.0097
JUL 77.67 +2.08 DEC .9831 -0.0091
AUG 78.20 +1.28 MAR .9830 -0.0085
OCT 73.30 -0.60 JUN .9819 -0.0084
DEC 75.47 -1.48 SEP .9808 -0.0083
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Apr19/08 Apr12/08 Apr21/07
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 204.0 204.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO Apr18/08Apr11/08Apr20/07
US CORN 11.1 10.5 19.4
Apr18/08 Apr11/08 Apr20/07
ALTA BARLEY 7.3 7.4 12.0
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Apr24/2008
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 127.27-200.00 167.12-370.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 114.50 40.50$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 94.08-130.56
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