CAN/US $ Apr17 82.33 Apr10 81.47 Apr18/08 99.17
BANK RATE % Apr14 .75 Apr07 .75 Apr15/08 3.75
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr11/09(prel) Apr04/09(prel) Apr12/08
CANADA 48,817 53,581 62,694
EAST 11,274 13,617 14,602
WEST 37,543 39,964 48,092
ALBERTA 35,070 36,654 43,457
WEEK END Apr18/09(est) Apr11/09(est) Apr19/08
US 606,000 600,000 677,200
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Apr11/09 Apr04/09 Apr12/08
A 38,087 41,621 48,161
B 635 782 617
D 4,829 5,401 4,508
E 227 307 394
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Apr11/09 Apr04/09 Apr12/08
A 2.1% 2.0% 2.6%
AA 39.8% 42.5% 38.5%
AAA 58.1% 55.5% 59.0%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Apr11/09(prel) Apr04/09(prel) Apr12/08
STEERS 21,922 24,084 24,545
HEIFERS 17,314 18,888 24,904
COWS 9,327 10,235 12,687
BULLS 254 374 558
CALVES 4,673 4,727 5,143
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Apr17/2009
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 88.33 +0.80 APR 99.17 +1.02
JUN 84.53 -0.07 MAY 99.53 +0.60
AUG 85.13 -0.15 AUG 101.95 +1.05
OCT 88.80 -0.67 SEP 102.55 +1.15
DEC 90.75 -0.13 OCT 102.78 +0.93
FEB 91.75 -0.15 NOV 102.85 +1.00
WEEK END Apr17/09 Apr10/09 Apr18/08
US FSP - US$/CWT 97.92 96.13 100.57
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Apr10/09 Apr03/09 Apr11/08
EAST-$/HEAD 53.58 53.58 78.82
WEST-$/HEAD 77.50 77.50 105.00
US-US$/CWT 5.93 5.85 10.59
CURRENTNESS Apr11/09 Apr04/09 Apr12/08
ALTA-A1% 61.4% 63.3% 61.7%
CAN-A1% 61.5% 62.9% 61.1%
FD:STR RATIO Apr10/09 Apr03/09 Apr11/08
ALTA BARLEY 27.4 26.5 17.1
Apr11/09 Apr04/09 Apr12/08
US CORN 21.9 21.4 15.3
AVG CARCASS WT Apr11/09 Apr04/09 Apr12/08
ALTA STR-LBS 819.0 815.0 823.0
CAN STR-LBS 831.0 833.0 843.0
US CATTLE-LBS 791.0 793.0 775.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Apr17/09 Apr10/09 Apr18/08
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 166.90 167.00 143.50
STR-HIGH 170.35 170.85 147.00
HFR-LOW 170.00 165.50 144.50
HFR-HIGH 170.35 170.85 147.00
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 101.00-101.00 99.00-100.05 84.50-89.25
AVERAGE N/A 99.55 87.84
VOLUME N/A 10,703 16,679
HFR-RANGE N/A-N/A 97.80-100.05 84.40-87.75
AVERAGE N/A 98.61 86.95
VOLUME N/A 5,081 5,700
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Apr17/09 Apr10/09 Apr18/08
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 97.50-104.07 78.30-86.45
NEBRASKA* 88.50-89.50 83.00-87.00 89.00-90.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 91.45-102.93 78.35-87.25
NEBRASKA* 88.50-89.00 85.00-87.00 89.00-91.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 50.00-58.00 50.00-58.00 42.00-49.50
SIOUX F* 53.00 51.50 56.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 96.00-105.00 96.00-104.00 82.00-87.00
PONOKA 95.00-104.00 94.00-103.00 85.00-88.75
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 94.00-104.00 75.00-88.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 100.00-110.00 80.00-89.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-113.25 100.00-112.00 85.00-95.00
PONOKA 108.00-116.00 106.00-112.00 85.00-100.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 98.00-114.00 82.00-104.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 93.85-112.10 98.25-108.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 115.00-128.75 115.00-122.00 95.00-102.50
PONOKA 115.00-129.00 114.00-126.00 96.00-108.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 105.00-127.00 90.00-106.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-132.50 125.00-130.25 100.00-110.50
PONOKA 118.00-134.00 123.00-132.00 105.00-110.75
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 105.00-133.00 95.00-116.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 111.00-131.00 83.00-106.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 95.00-105.25 95.00-104.00 78.00-85.75
PONOKA 95.00-105.00 95.00-103.75 80.00-86.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 85.00-105.00 70.00-87.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 105.00-116.00 105.00-116.00 83.00-95.00
PONOKA 102.00-115.00 107.00-113.00 86.00-92.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-115.00 75.00-98.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Apr03/2009
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 14,813 10,642 20,637
EAST 0 2,304 0 9,592
WEST 0 12,509 10,642 11,045
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Apr17/09 Apr10/09 Apr18/08
CALGARY-STRS 179-179 173-173 142-144
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 158.57
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 157.70
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Apr17/09 Apr10/09 Apr18/08
CHOICE 6-900 145.37 137.71 149.03
SELECT 6-900 144.17 136.99 146.78
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr11/09(prel) Apr04/09(prel) Apr12/08
CANADA 373,057 424,088 432,278
EAST 246,485 262,808 271,891
WEST 126,572 161,280 160,387
ALBERTA 41,797 47,331 58,366
WEEK END Apr18/09(est) Apr11/09(est) Apr19/08
US 2,122,000 2,129,000 2,319,900
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Apr16/09 Apr09/09 Apr17/08
ALTA AVG 1.164 1.183 1.073
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.072
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Apr17/09 Apr10/09 Apr18/08
US $/CWT 59.01 55.76 66.93
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.367 1.306 1.288
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 60.88 57.87 66.56
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Apr17/2009
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
MAY 72.25 -1.20 JUN .8236 +0.0087
JUN 73.63 -0.65 SEP .8247 +0.0088
JUL 74.97 -0.08 DEC .8259 +0.0089
AUG 74.85 -0.23 MAR .8270 +0.0087
OCT 67.10 -0.28 JUN .8281 +0.0085
DEC 65.53 -0.35 SEP .8292 +0.0083
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Apr11/09 Apr04/09 Apr12/08
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 204.0 204.0 204.0
FD:HOG RATIO Apr10/09Apr03/09Apr11/08
US CORN 14.3 14.4 10.5
Apr10/09 Apr03/09 Apr11/08
ALTA BARLEY 11.8 12.2 7.4
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Apr16/2009
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 171.43-201.00 203.74-350.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 119.50 47.25$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Apr09/2009
CENTRAL ALTA 77.76-127.20
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