CAN/US $ May30 100.58 May23 101.18 Jun01/07 94.30
BANK RATE % May27 3.25 May20 3.25 May29/07 4.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END May24/08(prel) May17/08(prel) May26/07
CANADA 58,699 62,105 55,301
EAST 11,504 13,698 13,182
WEST 47,195 48,407 42,119
ALBERTA 43,162 43,781 38,223
WEEK END May31/08(est) May24/08(est) Jun02/07
US 625,000 722,000 610,300
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END May24/08 May17/08 May26/07
A 45,968 48,420 43,080
B 640 690 797
D 3,850 4,385 3,774
E 212 284 389
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END May24/08 May17/08 May26/07
A 3.7% 3.1% 4.3%
AA 50.0% 50.2% 50.3%
AAA 46.3% 46.7% 45.4%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END May24/08(prel) May17/08(prel) May26/07
STEERS 30,123 32,457 29,917
HEIFERS 17,185 17,298 14,467
COWS 11,064 11,961 10,239
BULLS 327 389 678
CALVES 4,261 5,333 4,281
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE May30/2008
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
JUN 96.72 +0.55 AUG 115.80 +0.58
AUG 101.63 +0.33 SEP 116.60 +0.65
OCT 108.08 +0.35 OCT 117.33 +0.42
DEC 108.53 -0.17 NOV 117.45 +0.53
FEB 109.38 -0.38 JAN 115.63 +0.72
APR 110.70 +0.13 MAR 113.20 +1.00
WEEK END May30/08 May23/08 Jun01/07
US FSP - US$/CWT 109.55 107.80 107.82
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL May23/08 May16/08 May25/07
EAST-$/HEAD 79.63 79.41 97.69
WEST-$/HEAD 109.50 108.50 100.00
US-US$/CWT 10.70 10.65 10.39
CURRENTNESS May24/08 May17/08 May26/07
ALTA-A1% 68.4% 68.6% 66.9%
CAN-A1% 67.8% 67.8% 67.7%
FD:STR RATIO May23/08 May16/08 May25/07
ALTA BARLEY 16.6 17.2 24.2
May24/08 May17/08 May26/07
US CORN 16.9 16.7 26.0
AVG CARCASS WT May24/08 May17/08 May26/07
ALTA STR-LBS 812.0 802.0 799.0
CAN STR-LBS 822.0 819.0 800.0
US CATTLE-LBS 762.0 763.0 747.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END May30/08 May23/08 Jun01/07
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 147.50 148.00 155.75
STR-HIGH 150.85 151.85 161.30
HFR-LOW 150.50 148.00 155.75
HFR-HIGH 150.85 151.85 161.30
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 87.45-91.50 88.75-91.75 93.00-96.50
AVERAGE N/A 90.43 96.05
VOLUME N/A 14,763 16,440
HFR-RANGE 86.55-91.50 88.40-91.35 93.00-96.00
AVERAGE N/A 90.11 95.81
VOLUME N/A 6,097 6,100
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
May30/08 May23/08 Jun01/07
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 82.40-89.90 96.85-109.25
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 93.50-94.00 91.00-93.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 81.40-89.25 96.10-107.60
NEBRASKA* 93.50-94.00 93.50-94.50 91.50-93.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 36.00-46.00 36.00-46.00 38.00-43.50
SIOUX F* 67.50 64.50 61.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 97.00-105.00 94.00-101.25 104.00-110.00
PONOKA 95.00-103.00 94.00-97.00 101.00-105.75
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 80.00-98.00 95.00-106.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 84.00-95.00 102.00-113.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 98.00-110.50 92.00-109.50 110.00-118.50
PONOKA 102.00-110.00 94.00-109.00 106.00-114.35
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 86.00-103.00 100.00-118.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 110.00-113.50 106.00-110.75
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-115.00 105.00-114.25 120.00-130.50
PONOKA 110.00-118.00 95.00-110.50 120.00-126.25
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-112.00 100.00-129.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 108.00-116.00 108.00-116.00 125.00-140.00
PONOKA 112.00-122.00 108.00-122.00 126.00-135.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-110.00 110.00-144.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 82.00-109.00 98.00-133.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 87.00-93.75 87.00-94.00 100.00-113.00
PONOKA 90.00-95.00 84.00-90.50 100.00-106.60
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 70.00-92.00 93.00-104.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 95.00-102.50 95.00-106.00 115.00-123.00
PONOKA 92.00-101.00 88.00-98.00 112.00-119.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 75.00-97.00 100.00-117.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING May23/2008
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 10,912 10,834 36,986
EAST 0 4,209 62 13,369
WEST 0 6,703 10,772 23,617
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING May30/08 May23/08 Jun01/07
CALGARY-STRS 153-155 153-155 169-171
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 163.70 192.11
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 164.92 181.52
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END May30/08 May23/08 Jun01/07
CHOICE 6-900 155.98 156.32 156.07
SELECT 6-900 152.41 152.58 146.78
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END May24/08(prel) May17/08(prel) May26/07
CANADA 355,382 403,302 342,119
EAST 213,508 249,573 203,230
WEST 141,874 153,729 138,889
ALBERTA 56,748 51,661 50,104
WEEK END May31/08(est) May24/08(est) Jun02/07
US 1,828,000 2,094,000 1,721,800
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END May29/08 May22/08 May31/07
ALTA AVG 1.306 1.362 1.363
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.471
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END May30/08 May23/08 Jun01/07
US $/CWT 72.58 78.00 70.99
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.860 1.987 1.941
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 79.74 81.10 75.17
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE May30/2008
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
JUN 76.75 -1.10 JUN 1.0098 -0.0018
JUL 76.05 -1.10 SEP 1.0090 -0.0017
AUG 77.40 -0.90 DEC 1.0085 -0.0018
OCT 73.42 -0.58 MAR 1.0084 -0.0018
DEC 74.17 -1.08 JUN 1.0083 -0.0018
FEB 79.30 -1.10 SEP 1.0082 -0.0018
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END May24/08 May17/08 May26/07
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 201.0 202.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO May23/08May16/08May25/07
US CORN 14.0 14.6 24.4
May23/08 May16/08 May25/07
ALTA BARLEY 9.1 9.3 12.1
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to May29/2008
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 178.46-203.00 176.02-250.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 114.75 40.25$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 126.24-136.80
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