CAN/US $ Apr10 81.47 Apr03 81.06 Apr11/08 97.90
BANK RATE % Apr07 .75 Mar31 .75 Apr08/08 3.75
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr04/09(prel) Mar28/09(prel) Apr05/08
CANADA 53,581 56,265 57,921
EAST 13,617 13,640 14,859
WEST 39,964 42,625 43,062
ALBERTA 36,654 38,385 38,462
WEEK END Apr11/09(est) Apr04/09(est) Apr12/08
US 476,000 606,000 650,400
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Apr04/09 Mar28/09 Apr05/08
A 41,621 45,363 43,632
B 782 781 660
D 5,401 4,274 4,215
E 307 231 329
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Apr04/09 Mar28/09 Apr05/08
A 2.0% 1.9% 1.8%
AA 42.5% 40.5% 39.6%
AAA 55.5% 57.6% 58.6%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Apr04/09(prel) Mar28/09(prel) Apr05/08
STEERS 24,084 23,720 23,852
HEIFERS 18,888 23,168 21,281
COWS 10,235 9,093 12,380
BULLS 374 284 408
CALVES 4,727 4,974 4,950
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Apr10/2009
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 87.53 +1.48 APR 98.15 +2.75
JUN 84.60 +0.42 MAY 98.92 +2.22
AUG 85.28 +0.48 AUG 100.90 +2.15
OCT 89.47 +0.95 SEP 101.40 +1.70
DEC 90.88 +0.67 OCT 101.85 +1.97
FEB 91.90 +0.50 NOV 101.85 +2.00
WEEK END Apr10/09 Apr03/09 Apr11/08
US FSP - US$/CWT 96.13 94.99 98.66
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Apr03/09 Mar27/09 Apr04/08
EAST-$/HEAD 53.58 60.58 78.84
WEST-$/HEAD 77.50 77.50 102.50
US-US$/CWT 5.85 5.75 10.54
CURRENTNESS Apr04/09 Mar28/09 Apr05/08
ALTA-A1% 63.3% 59.9% 62.4%
CAN-A1% 62.9% 61.0% 61.0%
FD:STR RATIO Apr03/09 Mar27/09 Apr04/08
ALTA BARLEY 26.5 25.7 17.1
Apr04/09 Mar28/09 Apr05/08
US CORN 21.4 22.0 15.2
AVG CARCASS WT Apr04/09 Mar28/09 Apr05/08
ALTA STR-LBS 815.0 825.0 835.0
CAN STR-LBS 833.0 837.0 859.0
US CATTLE-LBS 793.0 793.0 775.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Apr10/09 Apr03/09 Apr11/08
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 167.00 163.50 139.00
STR-HIGH 170.85 164.85 140.85
HFR-LOW 165.50 163.50 140.50
HFR-HIGH 170.85 163.85 140.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 99.00-100.05 96.45-98.50 82.90-86.00
AVERAGE N/A 97.06 84.48
VOLUME N/A 11,740 15,925
HFR-RANGE 97.80-100.05 94.65-96.90 83.50-85.00
AVERAGE N/A 95.89 84.40
VOLUME N/A 6,148 4,020
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Apr10/09 Apr03/09 Apr11/08
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 93.19-102.62 78.65-85.50
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 83.00-84.50 87.00-88.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 93.87-101.25 78.65-85.30
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 83.50-85.00 87.00-88.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 50.00-58.00 49.00-57.00 42.00-49.00
SIOUX F* 51.50 54.50 61.75
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 96.00-104.00 96.00-103.00 82.00-89.00
PONOKA 94.00-103.00 93.00-103.25 82.00-87.25
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 85.00-100.00 75.00-88.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 102.00-109.00 81.00-91.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-112.00 100.00-110.50 85.00-95.75
PONOKA 106.00-112.00 98.00-111.75 90.00-96.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 98.00-114.00 82.00-96.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 92.75-106.60 95.00-110.75
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 115.00-122.00 115.00-121.50 96.00-103.75
PONOKA 114.00-126.00 110.00-123.00 95.00-102.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 105.00-127.00 90.00-106.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-130.25 125.00-132.00 100.00-108.00
PONOKA 123.00-132.00 118.00-132.50 98.00-107.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 105.00-133.00 95.00-108.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 111.00-131.00 86.00-108.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 95.00-104.00 95.00-105.00 78.00-83.50
PONOKA 95.00-103.75 93.00-105.00 78.00-86.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 85.00-104.00 70.00-87.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 105.00-116.00 100.00-113.75 82.00-91.00
PONOKA 107.00-113.00 105.00-114.50 85.00-95.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-115.00 75.00-95.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Mar27/2009
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 18,397 11,894 18,984
EAST 0 2,849 0 8,742
WEST 0 15,548 11,894 10,242
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Apr10/09 Apr03/09 Apr11/08
CALGARY-STRS 173-173 170-170 143-145
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 154.52
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 155.27
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Apr10/09 Apr03/09 Apr11/08
CHOICE 6-900 N/A 135.20 140.91
SELECT 6-900 N/A 135.33 140.23
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr04/09(prel) Mar28/09(prel) Apr05/08
CANADA N/A 411,846 434,210
EAST N/A 254,139 267,994
WEST N/A 157,707 166,216
ALBERTA N/A 46,162 60,347
WEEK END Apr11/09(est) Apr04/09(est) Apr12/08
US 1,692,000 2,164,000 2,239,800
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Apr09/09 Apr02/09 Apr10/08
ALTA AVG N/A 1.228 1.005
ONT AVG N/A N/A .999
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Apr10/09 Apr03/09 Apr11/08
US $/CWT 55.76 56.53 58.31
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.764 1.798 1.535
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 58.94 56.49 60.95
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Apr10/2009
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 58.00 -2.27 JUN .8149 +0.0014
MAY 73.45 -0.45 SEP .8159 +0.0013
JUN 74.28 +0.63 DEC .8170 +0.0011
JUL 75.05 +0.77 MAR .8183 +0.0014
AUG 75.08 +0.98 JUN .8196 +0.0017
OCT 67.38 +0.53 SEP .8209 +0.0020
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Apr04/09 Mar28/09 Apr05/08
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 204.0 204.0 204.0
FD:HOG RATIO Apr03/09Mar27/09Apr04/08
US CORN 14.4 15.1 9.5
Apr03/09 Mar27/09 Apr04/08
ALTA BARLEY 12.2 11.7 7.2
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Apr09/2009
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 164.98-189.00 169.72-290.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 39.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Apr02/2009
CENTRAL ALTA 105.60-133.92
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