CAN/US $ May16 100.32 May09 99.39 May18/07 91.88
BANK RATE % May13 3.25 May06 3.25 May15/07 4.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END May10/08(prel) May03/08(prel) May12/07
CANADA 67,713 63,199 66,833
EAST 14,663 14,328 15,974
WEST 53,050 48,871 50,859
ALBERTA 48,426 44,350 46,143
WEEK END May17/08(est) May10/08(est) May19/07
US 719,000 705,000 701,300
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END May10/08 May03/08 May12/07
A 53,122 50,480 51,228
B 831 870 1,219
D 4,477 3,836 5,446
E 243 271 690
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END May10/08 May03/08 May12/07
A 2.7% 2.6% 4.9%
AA 47.0% 41.4% 46.5%
AAA 50.4% 56.1% 48.5%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END May10/08(prel) May03/08(prel) May12/07
STEERS 29,803 28,389 32,054
HEIFERS 24,816 23,829 21,114
COWS 12,718 10,573 12,630
BULLS 376 408 1,035
CALVES 5,422 5,001 5,291
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE May16/2008
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
JUN 93.88 -0.65 MAY 108.47 +1.13
AUG 99.10 -1.10 AUG 113.08 +3.15
OCT 105.55 -1.50 SEP 113.85 +2.30
DEC 106.00 -1.58 OCT 115.28 +2.80
FEB 107.63 -1.00 NOV 115.00 +2.30
APR 108.75 -1.30 JAN 112.50 +2.30
WEEK END May16/08 May09/08 May18/07
US FSP - US$/CWT 106.73 105.42 108.67
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL May09/08 May02/08 May11/07
EAST-$/HEAD 79.41 79.41 97.69
WEST-$/HEAD 105.50 105.50 101.00
US-US$/CWT 10.64 10.76 10.14
CURRENTNESS May10/08 May03/08 May12/07
ALTA-A1% 68.9% 67.7% 67.2%
CAN-A1% 68.0% 66.1% 68.0%
FD:STR RATIO May09/08 May02/08 May11/07
ALTA BARLEY 17.6 17.4 25.3
May10/08 May03/08 May12/07
US CORN 15.9 15.2 29.1
AVG CARCASS WT May10/08 May03/08 May12/07
ALTA STR-LBS 810.0 807.0 785.0
CAN STR-LBS 822.0 827.0 802.0
US CATTLE-LBS 766.0 768.0 749.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END May16/08 May09/08 May18/07
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 148.50 151.00 166.70
STR-HIGH 153.00 152.85 171.25
HFR-LOW 148.50 151.00 168.00
HFR-HIGH 152.85 152.85 171.25
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 87.40-92.35 88.50-93.50 99.20-103.00
AVERAGE N/A 91.45 101.39
VOLUME N/A 14,921 10,597
HFR-RANGE 90.80-90.80 89.60-92.00 99.65-101.65
AVERAGE N/A 90.94 101.43
VOLUME N/A 5,093 3,064
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
May16/08 May09/08 May18/07
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 83.20-87.90 106.25-115.75
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 90.25-94.00 95.00-97.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 80.85-88.75 103.50-114.00
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 92.50-94.00 96.00-98.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 37.00-48.00 37.00-46.00 40.00-52.50
SIOUX F* 62.75 63.50 62.75
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 88.00-99.00 88.00-96.00 105.00-115.75
PONOKA 93.00-96.00 85.00-94.00 105.00-111.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 80.00-94.00 100.25-107.50
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 84.00-95.00 107.00-117.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 92.00-104.50 92.00-100.00 110.00-119.50
PONOKA 95.00-105.00 90.00-95.75 113.00-122.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 86.00-103.00 N/A-110.50
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 107.25-116.00 104.75-119.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 98.00-108.75 98.00-108.00 120.00-131.50
PONOKA 104.00-111.25 100.00-108.00 125.00-133.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-111.00 84.00-116.25
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-115.50 105.00-111.50 125.00-135.25
PONOKA 105.00-116.50 100.00-110.00 129.00-134.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-113.00 N/A-124.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 89.00-113.00 112.00-138.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 84.00-93.00 82.00-89.75 98.00-110.50
PONOKA 88.00-93.00 80.00-87.50 103.00-107.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 70.00-95.00 N/A-104.25
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 93.00-100.00 93.00-103.25 110.00-122.00
PONOKA 92.00-98.00 90.00-96.00 110.00-118.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 75.00-96.00 N/A-119.50
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING May09/2008
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 14,070 14,618 37,813
EAST 0 3,808 0 12,297
WEST 0 10,262 14,618 25,516
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING May16/08 May09/08 May18/07
CALGARY-STRS 153-155 151-153 172-174
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 187.91
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 183.28
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END May16/08 May09/08 May18/07
CHOICE 6-900 156.66 155.33 166.27
SELECT 6-900 152.09 152.26 153.29
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END May10/08(prel) May03/08(prel) May12/07
CANADA 403,599 409,727 410,383
EAST 248,678 250,942 245,294
WEST 154,921 158,785 165,089
ALBERTA 53,428 56,326 60,844
WEEK END May17/08(est) May10/08(est) May19/07
US 2,065,000 2,089,000 1,957,600
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END May15/08 May08/08 May17/07
ALTA AVG 1.365 1.295 1.372
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.460
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END May16/08 May09/08 May18/07
US $/CWT 80.44 79.00 73.95
CAN EQVT $/KG 2.067 2.049 2.075
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 81.89 77.73 77.83
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE May16/2008
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
JUN 76.35 -0.53 JUN .9991 +0.0059
JUL 76.25 -0.70 SEP .9986 +0.0059
AUG 77.03 -2.07 DEC .9988 +0.0064
OCT 73.10 -2.85 MAR .9992 +0.0069
DEC 73.85 -4.05 JUN .9995 +0.0074
FEB 79.25 -3.70 SEP .9998 +0.0079
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END May10/08 May03/08 May12/07
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 202.0 203.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO May09/08May02/08May11/07
US CORN 13.2 12.1 21.4
May09/08 May02/08 May11/07
ALTA BARLEY 9.1 8.6 12.5
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to May15/2008
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO N/A- N/A N/A- N/A N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 115.50 41.00$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 118.08-136.32
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