CAN/US $ May23 101.18 May16 100.32 May25/07 92.63
BANK RATE % May20 3.25 May13 3.25 May22/07 4.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END May17/08(prel) May10/08(prel) May19/07
CANADA 62,105 67,713 63,108
EAST 13,698 14,663 16,448
WEST 48,407 53,050 46,660
ALBERTA 43,781 48,426 41,936
WEEK END May24/08(est) May17/08(est) May26/07
US 722,000 719,000 701,300
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END May17/08 May10/08 May19/07
A 48,420 53,122 49,111
B 690 831 1,072
D 4,385 4,477 4,442
E 284 243 612
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END May17/08 May10/08 May19/07
A 3.1% 2.7% 5.0%
AA 50.2% 47.0% 48.3%
AAA 46.7% 50.4% 46.6%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END May17/08(prel) May10/08(prel) May19/07
STEERS 32,457 29,803 34,502
HEIFERS 17,298 24,816 16,219
COWS 11,961 12,718 11,361
BULLS 389 376 1,026
CALVES 5,333 5,422 4,063
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE May23/2008
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
JUN 96.17 +2.30 AUG 115.22 +2.15
AUG 101.30 +2.20 SEP 115.95 +2.10
OCT 107.72 +2.17 OCT 116.90 +1.63
DEC 108.70 +2.70 NOV 116.93 +1.92
FEB 109.75 +2.13 JAN 114.90 +2.40
APR 110.58 +1.83 MAR 112.20 +0.70
WEEK END May23/08 May16/08 May25/07
US FSP - US$/CWT 107.80 106.73 107.90
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL May16/08 May09/08 May18/07
EAST-$/HEAD 79.41 79.41 97.69
WEST-$/HEAD 108.50 105.50 100.50
US-US$/CWT 10.65 10.64 10.28
CURRENTNESS May17/08 May10/08 May19/07
ALTA-A1% 68.6% 68.9% 70.4%
CAN-A1% 67.8% 68.0% 69.8%
FD:STR RATIO May16/08 May09/08 May18/07
ALTA BARLEY 17.2 17.6 25.2
May17/08 May10/08 May19/07
US CORN 16.7 15.9 27.1
AVG CARCASS WT May17/08 May10/08 May19/07
ALTA STR-LBS 802.0 810.0 798.0
CAN STR-LBS 819.0 822.0 812.0
US CATTLE-LBS 763.0 766.0 747.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END May23/08 May16/08 May25/07
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 148.00 148.50 160.50
STR-HIGH 151.85 153.00 165.00
HFR-LOW 148.00 148.50 160.50
HFR-HIGH 151.85 152.85 165.00
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 88.75-91.75 87.40-92.35 95.50-98.50
AVERAGE N/A 91.51 97.83
VOLUME N/A 15,420 16,283
HFR-RANGE 88.40-91.35 90.80-90.80 95.00-98.00
AVERAGE N/A 90.80 97.47
VOLUME N/A 5,416 7,700
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
May23/08 May16/08 May25/07
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 82.10-89.20 102.85-111.80
NEBRASKA* 93.50-94.00 93.00-93.50 93.50-95.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 82.00-89.25 95.05-110.80
NEBRASKA* 93.50-94.50 92.50-93.50 94.00-95.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 36.00-46.00 37.00-48.00 38.00-46.50
SIOUX F* 64.50 62.75 63.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 94.00-101.25 88.00-99.00 105.00-114.50
PONOKA 94.00-97.00 93.00-96.00 104.00-108.50
STRATHMOR 80.00-98.00 80.00-94.00 95.50-100.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 84.00-98.00 109.00-122.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 92.00-109.50 92.00-104.50 110.00-119.50
PONOKA 94.00-109.00 95.00-105.00 105.00-120.00
STRATHMOR 86.00-103.00 86.00-103.00 N/A-114.75
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 107.00-114.50 109.50-114.75
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-114.25 98.00-108.75 120.00-132.00
PONOKA 95.00-110.50 104.00-111.25 128.00-135.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-112.00 90.00-111.00 92.00-127.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 108.00-116.00 105.00-115.50 125.00-136.75
PONOKA 108.00-122.00 105.00-116.50 134.00-144.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-110.00 90.00-113.00 73.50-138.75
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 88.00-112.00 112.00-136.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 87.00-94.00 84.00-93.00 100.00-113.25
PONOKA 84.00-90.50 88.00-93.00 103.00-107.50
STRATHMOR 70.00-92.00 70.00-95.00 N/A-100.75
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 95.00-106.00 93.00-100.00 115.00-126.50
PONOKA 88.00-98.00 92.00-98.00 113.00-118.50
STRATHMOR 75.00-97.00 75.00-96.00 N/A-110.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING May16/2008
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 14,489 13,949 36,638
EAST 0 4,981 69 12,388
WEST 0 9,508 13,880 24,250
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING May23/08 May16/08 May25/07
CALGARY-STRS 153-155 153-155 171-172
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 192.00
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 184.65
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END May23/08 May16/08 May25/07
CHOICE 6-900 156.32 156.66 162.09
SELECT 6-900 152.58 152.09 150.11
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END May17/08(prel) May10/08(prel) May19/07
CANADA 403,302 403,599 401,477
EAST 249,573 248,678 246,532
WEST 153,729 154,921 154,945
ALBERTA 51,661 53,428 54,341
WEEK END May24/08(est) May17/08(est) May26/07
US 2,094,000 2,065,000 1,988,600
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END May22/08 May15/08 May24/07
ALTA AVG 1.357 1.364 1.352
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.463
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END May23/08 May16/08 May25/07
US $/CWT 78.00 80.44 75.10
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.987 2.067 2.090
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 80.19 80.96 77.12
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE May23/2008
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
JUN 77.85 +1.50 JUN 1.0116 +0.0125
JUL 77.15 +0.90 SEP 1.0107 +0.0121
AUG 78.30 +1.27 DEC 1.0103 +0.0115
OCT 74.00 +0.90 MAR 1.0102 +0.0110
DEC 75.25 +1.40 JUN 1.0101 +0.0106
FEB 80.40 +1.15 SEP 1.0100 +0.0102
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END May17/08 May10/08 May19/07
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 202.0 202.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO May16/08May09/08May18/07
US CORN 14.6 13.2 20.6
May16/08 May09/08 May18/07
ALTA BARLEY 9.3 9.1 12.4
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to May22/2008
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 159.29-181.09 164.63-192.34 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 115.50 41.00$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 107.52-131.52
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