CAN/US $ Apr24 82.69 Apr17 82.33 Apr25/08 98.39
BANK RATE % Apr21 .50 Apr14 .75 Apr22/08 3.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr18/09(prel) Apr11/09(prel) Apr19/08
CANADA 58,163 48,817 61,425
EAST 12,700 11,274 14,332
WEST 45,463 37,543 47,093
ALBERTA 42,954 35,070 42,762
WEEK END Apr25/09(est) Apr18/09(est) Apr26/08
US 640,000 606,000 701,500
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Apr18/09 Apr11/09 Apr19/08
A 48,230 38,087 47,931
B 679 635 667
D 3,962 4,829 4,140
E 364 227 339
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Apr18/09 Apr11/09 Apr19/08
A 3.3% 2.1% 2.1%
AA 46.8% 39.8% 41.3%
AAA 49.8% 58.1% 56.6%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Apr18/09(prel) Apr11/09(prel) Apr19/08
STEERS 29,651 21,922 25,344
HEIFERS 19,941 17,314 23,934
COWS 8,148 9,327 11,730
BULLS 423 254 417
CALVES 4,357 4,673 5,292
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Apr24/2009
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 86.85 -1.48 APR 99.75 +0.58
JUN 82.60 -1.93 MAY 99.13 -0.40
AUG 82.97 -2.15 AUG 100.35 -1.60
OCT 87.13 -1.67 SEP 100.40 -2.15
DEC 89.17 -1.58 OCT 100.40 -2.38
FEB 90.05 -1.70 NOV 100.45 -2.40
WEEK END Apr24/09 Apr17/09 Apr25/08
US FSP - US$/CWT 100.11 97.92 101.87
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Apr17/09 Apr10/09 Apr18/08
EAST-$/HEAD 53.52 53.58 78.82
WEST-$/HEAD 77.50 77.50 105.50
US-US$/CWT 5.95 5.93 10.70
CURRENTNESS Apr18/09 Apr11/09 Apr19/08
ALTA-A1% 63.5% 61.4% 63.4%
CAN-A1% 62.5% 61.5% 62.7%
FD:STR RATIO Apr17/09 Apr10/09 Apr18/08
ALTA BARLEY 27.5 27.4 16.5
Apr18/09 Apr11/09 Apr19/08
US CORN 23.6 21.9 15.4
AVG CARCASS WT Apr18/09 Apr11/09 Apr19/08
ALTA STR-LBS 811.0 819.0 821.0
CAN STR-LBS 825.0 831.0 843.0
US CATTLE-LBS 789.0 791.0 773.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Apr24/09 Apr17/09 Apr25/08
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 167.00 166.90 148.45
STR-HIGH 170.83 170.35 151.75
HFR-LOW 166.40 170.00 146.70
HFR-HIGH 170.83 170.35 150.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 98.25-100.85 101.00-101.00 88.80-93.50
AVERAGE N/A 100.15 90.36
VOLUME N/A 11,477 13,552
HFR-RANGE 98.55-100.85 N/A-N/A 89.10-91.75
AVERAGE N/A 99.55 89.59
VOLUME N/A 4,097 6,549
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Apr24/09 Apr17/09 Apr25/08
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 96.11-105.53 81.85-88.40
NEBRASKA* 88.50-89.00 88.00-89.50 90.00-93.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 94.19-104.98 82.20-88.30
NEBRASKA* 88.50-89.00 88.00-90.00 92.50-94.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 50.00-58.00 50.00-58.00 42.00-50.00
SIOUX F* 54.25 53.00 62.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 96.00-108.75 96.00-105.00 82.00-88.00
PONOKA 101.00-105.50 95.00-104.00 80.00-85.00
STRATHMOR 98.00-108.00 N/A-N/A 80.00-92.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 99.00-111.00 78.00-92.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-116.50 100.00-113.25 85.00-97.00
PONOKA 105.00-117.00 108.00-116.00 89.00-94.00
STRATHMOR 105.00-118.00 N/A-N/A 86.00-100.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 92.00-115.30 102.85-112.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 115.00-124.75 115.00-128.75 95.00-102.50
PONOKA 114.00-128.00 115.00-129.00 95.00-102.00
STRATHMOR 115.00-128.00 N/A-N/A 95.00-109.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-130.50 125.00-132.50 100.00-105.25
PONOKA 125.00-133.50 118.00-134.00 95.00-105.00
STRATHMOR 115.00-138.00 N/A-N/A 95.00-115.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 112.00-133.00 83.00-110.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 95.00-107.00 95.00-105.25 78.00-83.00
PONOKA 98.00-105.00 95.00-105.00 80.00-84.00
STRATHMOR 95.00-108.00 N/A-N/A 70.00-87.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 105.00-116.50 105.00-116.00 83.00-90.25
PONOKA 106.00-116.00 102.00-115.00 85.00-92.00
STRATHMOR 95.00-115.00 N/A-N/A 75.00-98.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Apr10/2009
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 16,782 13,962 21,200
EAST 0 2,418 69 8,401
WEST 0 14,364 13,893 12,799
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Apr24/09 Apr17/09 Apr25/08
CALGARY-STRS 179-179 179-179 145-147
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 161.25
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 162.25
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Apr24/09 Apr17/09 Apr25/08
CHOICE 6-900 152.83 145.37 154.49
SELECT 6-900 150.65 144.17 151.29
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr18/09(prel) Apr11/09(prel) Apr19/08
CANADA 391,851 373,057 420,823
EAST 232,293 246,485 260,394
WEST 159,558 126,572 160,429
ALBERTA 45,779 41,797 57,881
WEEK END Apr25/09(est) Apr18/09(est) Apr26/08
US 2,145,000 2,122,000 2,247,500
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Apr23/09 Apr16/09 Apr24/08
ALTA AVG N/A 1.164 1.158
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.168
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Apr24/09 Apr17/09 Apr25/08
US $/CWT 61.82 59.01 72.09
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.426 1.367 1.398
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 59.28 60.94 70.71
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Apr24/2009
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
MAY 69.00 -3.25 JUN .8282 +0.0046
JUN 71.65 -1.97 SEP .8291 +0.0044
JUL 72.60 -2.38 DEC .8302 +0.0043
AUG 72.05 -2.80 MAR .8316 +0.0046
OCT 65.65 -1.45 JUN .8332 +0.0051
DEC 64.15 -1.38 SEP .8348 +0.0056
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Apr18/09 Apr11/09 Apr19/08
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 204.0 204.0 204.0
FD:HOG RATIO Apr17/09Apr10/09Apr18/08
US CORN 15.4 14.3 11.1
Apr17/09 Apr10/09 Apr18/08
ALTA BARLEY 11.6 11.8 7.3
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Apr23/2009
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$) N/A 120.00 47.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Apr16/2009
CENTRAL ALTA 77.76-127.20
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