CAN/US $ May01 84.23 Apr24 82.69 May02/08 98.20
BANK RATE % Apr28 .50 Apr21 .50 Apr29/08 3.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr25/09(prel) Apr18/09(prel) Apr26/08
CANADA 58,107 58,163 65,965
EAST 12,297 12,700 14,548
WEST 45,810 45,463 51,417
ALBERTA 42,465 42,954 46,943
WEEK END May02/09(est) Apr25/09(est) May03/08
US 665,000 644,000 700,900
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Apr25/09 Apr18/09 Apr26/08
A 46,931 48,230 52,313
B 589 679 658
D 4,634 3,962 3,817
E 361 364 263
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Apr25/09 Apr18/09 Apr26/08
A 3.7% 3.3% 2.5%
AA 47.7% 46.8% 39.6%
AAA 48.6% 49.8% 57.9%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Apr25/09(prel) Apr18/09(prel) Apr26/08
STEERS 27,983 29,651 32,331
HEIFERS 20,249 19,941 21,888
COWS 9,455 8,148 11,354
BULLS 420 423 392
CALVES 4,986 4,357 5,336
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE May01/2009
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
JUN 82.10 -0.50 MAY 97.45 -1.67
AUG 82.03 -0.95 AUG 98.45 -1.90
OCT 86.42 -0.70 SEP 98.72 -1.68
DEC 88.85 -0.33 OCT 98.78 -1.63
FEB 90.22 +0.17 NOV 98.80 -1.65
APR 90.60 -0.55 JAN 98.20 -1.55
WEEK END May01/09 Apr24/09 May02/08
US FSP - US$/CWT 99.52 100.11 104.87
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Apr24/09 Apr17/09 Apr25/08
EAST-$/HEAD 53.52 53.52 78.82
WEST-$/HEAD 77.50 77.50 105.50
US-US$/CWT 5.95 5.95 10.81
CURRENTNESS Apr25/09 Apr18/09 Apr26/08
ALTA-A1% 64.1% 63.5% 64.9%
CAN-A1% 63.6% 62.5% 63.6%
FD:STR RATIO Apr24/09 Apr17/09 Apr25/08
ALTA BARLEY 27.8 27.5 16.9
Apr25/09 Apr18/09 Apr26/08
US CORN 23.9 23.6 16.9
AVG CARCASS WT Apr25/09 Apr18/09 Apr26/08
ALTA STR-LBS 793.0 811.0 807.0
CAN STR-LBS 810.0 825.0 827.0
US CATTLE-LBS 785.0 789.0 772.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END May01/09 Apr24/09 May02/08
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 165.00 167.00 150.00
STR-HIGH 168.85 170.85 153.65
HFR-LOW 165.50 166.40 150.00
HFR-HIGH 168.85 170.85 153.00
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 96.00-97.50 98.25-100.85 89.75-93.00
AVERAGE N/A 99.71 91.56
VOLUME N/A 14,275 14,491
HFR-RANGE 94.25-94.25 98.55-100.85 90.70-92.00
AVERAGE N/A 98.62 90.69
VOLUME N/A 5,873 6,329
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
May01/09 Apr24/09 May02/08
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 94.57-104.14 83.60-90.70
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 87.50-89.00 92.50-93.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 91.09-103.62 81.15-89.35
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 87.00-89.00 91.00-93.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 50.00-59.25 50.00-58.00 45.00-54.00
SIOUX F* 52.00 54.25 61.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 96.00-108.00 96.00-108.75 85.00-91.50
PONOKA 98.00-107.75 101.00-105.50 87.00-92.00
STRATHMOR 98.00-108.00 98.00-108.00 80.00-92.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 100.00-110.00 80.00-94.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-117.50 100.00-116.50 92.00-100.00
PONOKA 104.00-122.00 105.00-117.00 90.00-98.75
STRATHMOR 105.00-118.00 105.00-118.00 86.00-100.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 94.00-111.75 100.00-112.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 115.00-125.75 115.00-124.75 95.00-106.00
PONOKA 120.00-126.25 114.00-128.00 97.00-106.50
STRATHMOR 115.00-128.00 115.00-128.00 90.00-109.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-132.50 125.00-130.50 105.00-113.00
PONOKA 122.00-130.00 125.00-133.50 100.00-110.00
STRATHMOR 115.00-138.00 115.00-138.00 90.00-115.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 109.00-132.00 85.00-110.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 95.00-110.75 95.00-107.00 82.00-89.75
PONOKA 98.00-106.00 98.00-105.00 87.00-94.00
STRATHMOR 95.00-108.00 95.00-108.00 70.00-87.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 105.00-115.75 105.00-116.50 90.00-98.50
PONOKA 110.00-116.00 106.00-116.00 88.00-96.00
STRATHMOR 95.00-115.00 95.00-115.00 75.00-100.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Apr17/2009
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA N/A N/A N/A N/A
EAST N/A N/A N/A N/A
WEST N/A N/A N/A N/A
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING May01/09 Apr24/09 May02/08
CALGARY-STRS 179-179 179-179 151-152
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 164.19
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 162.92
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END May01/09 Apr24/09 May02/08
CHOICE 6-900 151.00 152.83 154.85
SELECT 6-900 148.05 150.65 152.38
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr25/09(prel) Apr18/09(prel) Apr26/08
CANADA 410,138 391,851 414,256
EAST 256,118 232,293 256,073
WEST 154,020 159,558 158,183
ALBERTA 45,469 45,779 55,453
WEEK END May02/09(est) Apr25/09(est) May03/08
US 2,047,000 2,140,000 2,144,700
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Apr30/09 Apr23/09 May01/08
ALTA AVG 1.241 1.253 1.255
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.282
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END May01/09 Apr24/09 May02/08
US $/CWT 53.43 61.82 73.22
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.210 1.426 1.422
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 55.68 59.70 74.21
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE May01/2009
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
MAY 58.48 -10.52 JUN .8451 +0.0169
JUN 65.58 -6.08 SEP .8459 +0.0168
JUL 68.38 -4.22 DEC .8468 +0.0166
AUG 69.58 -2.47 MAR .8480 +0.0164
OCT 63.75 -1.90 JUN .8495 +0.0163
DEC 63.17 -0.98 SEP .8510 +0.0162
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Apr25/09 Apr18/09 Apr26/08
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 204.0 204.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO Apr24/09Apr17/09Apr25/08
US CORN 16.7 15.4 12.9
Apr24/09 Apr17/09 Apr25/08
ALTA BARLEY 12.7 11.7 7.9
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Apr30/2009
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 185.34-211.00 209.72-270.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 120.00 41.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Apr23/2009
CENTRAL ALTA 132.96-132.96
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