CAN/US $ May02 98.20 Apr25 98.39 May04/07 90.34
BANK RATE % Apr29 3.25 Apr22 3.25 May01/07 4.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr26/08(prel) Apr19/08(prel) Apr28/07
CANADA 65,965 61,425 64,171
EAST 14,548 14,332 17,051
WEST 51,417 47,093 47,148
ALBERTA 46,943 42,762 42,426
WEEK END May03/08(est) Apr26/08(est) May05/07
US 699,000 704,000 663,500
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Apr26/08 Apr19/08 Apr28/07
A 52,313 47,931 49,625
B 658 667 1,266
D 3,817 4,140 4,558
E 263 339 591
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Apr26/08 Apr19/08 Apr28/07
A 2.5% 2.1% 4.8%
AA 39.6% 41.3% 43.9%
AAA 57.9% 56.6% 51.3%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Apr26/08(prel) Apr19/08(prel) Apr28/07
STEERS 32,014 25,344 29,983
HEIFERS 21,888 23,934 21,601
COWS 11,671 11,730 11,715
BULLS 392 417 872
CALVES 5,336 5,292 4,896
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE May02/2008
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
JUN 91.45 -1.92 MAY 104.95 -2.80
AUG 97.50 -1.58 AUG 107.28 -3.38
OCT 103.53 -0.38 SEP 108.70 -3.10
DEC 103.47 -0.45 OCT 109.65 -2.85
FEB 105.47 -0.38 NOV 109.60 -2.40
APR 105.90 +0.05 JAN 107.70 -3.15
WEEK END May02/08 Apr25/08 May04/07
US FSP - US$/CWT 104.87 101.87 107.07
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Apr25/08 Apr18/08 Apr27/07
EAST-$/HEAD 78.82 78.82 103.94
WEST-$/HEAD 105.50 105.50 101.50
US-US$/CWT 10.81 10.70 10.18
CURRENTNESS Apr26/08 Apr19/08 Apr28/07
ALTA-A1% 64.9% 63.4% 63.4%
CAN-A1% 63.6% 62.7% 64.5%
FD:STR RATIO Apr25/08 Apr18/08 Apr27/07
ALTA BARLEY 16.9 16.5 25.7
Apr26/08 Apr19/08 Apr28/07
US CORN 16.9 15.4 27.9
AVG CARCASS WT Apr26/08 Apr19/08 Apr28/07
ALTA STR-LBS 807.0 821.0 797.0
CAN STR-LBS 828.0 843.0 813.0
US CATTLE-LBS 772.0 773.0 756.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END May02/08 Apr25/08 May04/07
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 150.00 148.45 166.80
STR-HIGH 153.65 151.75 174.25
HFR-LOW 150.00 146.70 163.15
HFR-HIGH 153.00 150.85 171.00
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 89.75-93.00 88.80-93.50 99.65-104.00
AVERAGE N/A 90.36 102.47
VOLUME N/A 13,552 14,524
HFR-RANGE 90.70-92.00 89.10-91.75 99.65-104.45
AVERAGE N/A 89.59 101.70
VOLUME N/A 6,549 7,014
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
May02/08 Apr25/08 May04/07
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 81.85-88.40 101.20-110.90
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 90.00-93.00 94.00-97.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 82.20-88.30 98.55-110.15
NEBRASKA* 91.00-91.00 92.50-94.00 95.50-96.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 45.00-54.00 42.00-50.00 35.00-44.00
SIOUX F* 61.00 62.50 60.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 85.00-91.50 82.00-88.00 99.00-110.00
PONOKA 87.00-92.00 80.00-85.00 97.00-102.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-92.00 80.00-92.00 90.00-106.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 78.00-92.00 96.00-110.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 92.00-100.00 85.00-97.00 110.00-119.75
PONOKA 90.00-98.75 89.00-94.00 100.00-114.75
STRATHMOR 86.00-100.00 86.00-100.00 100.00-115.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 102.85-112.00 106.00-120.10
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-106.00 95.00-102.50 118.00-129.00
PONOKA 97.00-106.50 95.00-102.00 115.00-125.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-109.00 95.00-109.00 105.00-128.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-113.00 100.00-105.25 120.00-134.00
PONOKA 100.00-110.00 95.00-105.00 125.00-135.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-115.00 95.00-115.00 105.00-132.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 83.00-110.00 104.00-134.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 82.00-89.75 78.00-83.00 94.00-104.50
PONOKA 87.00-94.00 80.00-84.00 97.00-106.00
STRATHMOR 70.00-87.00 70.00-87.00 85.00-104.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 90.00-98.50 83.00-90.25 105.00-117.00
PONOKA 88.00-96.00 85.00-92.00 107.00-115.00
STRATHMOR 75.00-100.00 75.00-98.00 90.00-117.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Apr25/2008
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 14,164 15,688 42,527
EAST 0 4,255 0 15,930
WEST 0 9,909 15,688 26,597
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING May02/08 Apr25/08 May04/07
CALGARY-STRS 151-152 145-147 170-172
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 192.49
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 182.34
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END May02/08 Apr25/08 May04/07
CHOICE 6-900 154.85 154.49 156.48
SELECT 6-900 152.38 151.29 145.13
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr26/08(prel) Apr19/08(prel) Apr28/07
CANADA 414,256 420,823 422,587
EAST 256,073 260,394 254,215
WEST 158,183 160,429 168,372
ALBERTA 55,453 57,881 60,546
WEEK END May03/08(est) Apr26/08(est) May05/07
US 2,155,000 2,245,000 1,970,200
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END May01/08 Apr24/08 May03/07
ALTA AVG 1.254 1.158 1.378
ONT AVG N/A 1.168 1.435
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END May02/08 Apr25/08 May04/07
US $/CWT 73.22 72.09 74.64
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.922 1.889 2.130
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 75.19 70.71 75.74
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE May02/2008
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
MAY 72.55 -3.53 JUN .9812 -0.0026
JUN 71.10 -5.25 SEP .9806 -0.0028
JUL 73.78 -3.90 DEC .9803 -0.0028
AUG 75.65 -2.55 MAR .9799 -0.0031
OCT 71.83 -1.47 JUN .9796 -0.0023
DEC 73.75 -1.72 SEP .9793 -0.0015
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Apr26/08 Apr19/08 Apr28/07
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 203.0 204.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO Apr25/08Apr18/08Apr27/07
US CORN 12.9 11.1 20.4
Apr25/08 Apr18/08 Apr27/07
ALTA BARLEY 7.9 7.3 12.2
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to May01/2008
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 140.63-180.00 168.55-285.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 114.50 42.00$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 127.20-135.36
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