CAN/US $ May09 99.39 May02 98.20 May11/07 89.81
BANK RATE % May06 3.25 Apr29 3.25 May08/07 4.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END May03/08(prel) Apr26/08(prel) May05/07
CANADA 63,199 65,965 61,915
EAST 14,328 14,548 17,432
WEST 48,871 51,417 44,519
ALBERTA 44,350 46,943 39,745
WEEK END May10/08(est) May03/08(est) May12/07
US 698,000 699,000 672,300
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END May03/08 Apr26/08 May05/07
A 50,480 52,313 45,941
B 870 658 1,202
D 3,836 3,817 5,597
E 271 263 643
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END May03/08 Apr26/08 May05/07
A 2.6% 2.5% 4.8%
AA 41.4% 39.6% 46.7%
AAA 56.1% 57.9% 48.4%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END May03/08(prel) Apr26/08(prel) May05/07
STEERS 28,389 32,331 27,264
HEIFERS 23,829 21,888 20,649
COWS 10,573 11,354 12,947
BULLS 408 392 1,055
CALVES 5,001 5,336 5,163
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE May09/2008
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
JUN 94.53 +3.08 MAY 107.35 +2.40
AUG 100.20 +2.70 AUG 109.93 +2.65
OCT 107.05 +3.52 SEP 111.55 +2.85
DEC 107.58 +4.10 OCT 112.47 +2.82
FEB 108.63 +3.15 NOV 112.70 +3.10
APR 110.05 +4.15 JAN 110.20 +2.50
WEEK END May09/08 May02/08 May11/07
US FSP - US$/CWT 105.42 104.87 106.98
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL May02/08 Apr25/08 May04/07
EAST-$/HEAD 79.41 78.82 97.69
WEST-$/HEAD 105.50 105.50 101.50
US-US$/CWT 10.76 10.81 10.08
CURRENTNESS May03/08 Apr26/08 May05/07
ALTA-A1% 67.7% 64.9% 64.1%
CAN-A1% 66.1% 63.6% 66.2%
FD:STR RATIO May02/08 Apr25/08 May04/07
ALTA BARLEY 17.4 16.9 25.9
May03/08 Apr26/08 May05/07
US CORN 15.2 16.9 26.8
AVG CARCASS WT May03/08 Apr26/08 May05/07
ALTA STR-LBS 807.0 807.0 790.0
CAN STR-LBS 827.0 827.0 811.0
US CATTLE-LBS 768.0 772.0 751.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END May09/08 May02/08 May11/07
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 151.00 150.00 167.00
STR-HIGH 152.85 153.65 171.30
HFR-LOW 151.00 150.00 168.05
HFR-HIGH 152.85 153.00 170.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 88.50-93.50 89.75-93.00 97.75-102.50
AVERAGE N/A 91.56 102.05
VOLUME N/A 14,491 12,782
HFR-RANGE 89.60-92.00 90.70-92.00 97.75-102.50
AVERAGE N/A 90.69 101.75
VOLUME N/A 6,329 7,327
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
May09/08 May02/08 May11/07
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 83.60-90.70 105.10-113.60
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 92.50-93.50 96.00-98.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 81.15-89.35 101.60-110.10
NEBRASKA* 92.50-93.00 91.00-93.50 96.00-97.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 37.00-46.00 45.00-54.00 35.00-47.00
SIOUX F* 63.50 61.00 61.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 88.00-96.00 85.00-91.50 99.00-110.00
PONOKA 85.00-94.00 87.00-92.00 100.00-107.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-94.00 80.00-92.00 N/A-109.25
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 80.00-94.00 98.00-114.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 92.00-100.00 92.00-100.00 110.00-116.00
PONOKA 90.00-95.75 90.00-98.75 104.00-114.50
STRATHMOR 86.00-103.00 86.00-100.00 90.00-118.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 100.00-112.00 109.50-122.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 98.00-108.00 95.00-106.00 118.00-128.00
PONOKA 100.00-108.00 97.00-106.50 118.00-121.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-111.00 90.00-109.00 96.00-131.25
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-111.50 105.00-113.00 120.00-133.25
PONOKA 100.00-110.00 100.00-110.00 128.00-133.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-113.00 90.00-115.00 90.00-135.25
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 85.00-110.00 106.00-136.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 82.00-89.75 82.00-89.75 94.00-110.00
PONOKA 80.00-87.50 87.00-94.00 94.00-100.00
STRATHMOR 70.00-95.00 70.00-87.00 70.00-107.60
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 93.00-103.25 90.00-98.50 105.00-118.00
PONOKA 90.00-96.00 88.00-96.00 108.00-112.00
STRATHMOR 75.00-96.00 75.00-100.00 70.00-114.25
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING May02/2008
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 May09/08 May02/08 May11/07
CALGARY-STRS 151-153 151-152 172-174
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 186.17
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 181.84
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END May09/08 May02/08 May11/07
CHOICE 6-900 155.33 154.85 160.08
SELECT 6-900 152.26 152.38 146.80
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END May03/08(prel) Apr26/08(prel) May05/07
CANADA 409,727 414,256 415,765
EAST 250,942 256,073 250,652
WEST 158,785 158,183 165,113
ALBERTA 56,326 55,453 58,689
WEEK END May10/08(est) May03/08(est) May12/07
US 2,089,000 2,155,000 1,938,500
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END May08/08 May01/08 May10/07
ALTA AVG 1.297 1.255 1.392
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.472
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END May09/08 May02/08 May11/07
US $/CWT 79.00 73.22 71.57
CAN EQVT $/KG 2.049 1.922 2.054
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 78.77 74.21 76.55
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE May09/2008
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
MAY 80.22 +7.67 JUN .9932 +0.0120
JUN 76.88 +5.78 SEP .9927 +0.0121
JUL 76.95 +3.17 DEC .9924 +0.0121
AUG 79.10 +3.45 MAR .9923 +0.0124
OCT 75.95 +4.13 JUN .9921 +0.0125
DEC 77.90 +4.15 SEP .9919 +0.0126
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END May03/08 Apr26/08 May05/07
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 203.0 203.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO May02/08Apr25/08May04/07
US CORN 12.1 12.9 20.0
May02/08 Apr25/08 May04/07
ALTA BARLEY 8.6 7.9 12.6
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to May08/2008
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 160.27-199.00 172.38-245.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 119.00 39.75$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 125.76-129.60
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