CAN/US $ May08 86.35 May01 84.23 May09/08 99.39
BANK RATE % May05 .50 Apr28 .50 May06/08 3.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END May02/09(prel) Apr25/09(prel) May03/08
CANADA 58,290 58,107 63,199
EAST 13,424 12,297 14,328
WEST 44,866 45,810 48,871
ALBERTA 44,720 42,465 44,350
WEEK END May09/09(est) May02/09(est) May10/08
US 652,000 665,000 710,400
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END May02/09 Apr25/09 May03/08
A 47,258 46,931 50,480
B 602 589 870
D 4,543 4,634 3,836
E 205 361 271
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END May02/09 Apr25/09 May03/08
A 4.1% 3.7% 2.6%
AA 50.3% 47.7% 41.4%
AAA 45.6% 48.6% 56.1%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END May02/09(prel) Apr25/09(prel) May03/08
STEERS 29,186 27,983 28,389
HEIFERS 19,251 20,249 23,829
COWS 9,553 9,455 10,573
BULLS 300 420 408
CALVES 4,896 4,986 5,001
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE May08/2009
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
JUN 82.97 +0.88 MAY 99.35 +1.90
AUG 83.60 +1.57 AUG 100.70 +2.25
OCT 87.97 +1.55 SEP 100.65 +1.93
DEC 90.13 +1.28 OCT 100.75 +1.97
FEB 91.60 +1.38 NOV 100.83 +2.03
APR 92.05 +1.45 JAN 99.60 +1.40
WEEK END May08/09 May01/09 May09/08
US FSP - US$/CWT 99.71 99.52 105.42
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL May01/09 Apr24/09 May02/08
EAST-$/HEAD 53.52 53.52 79.41
WEST-$/HEAD 77.50 77.50 105.50
US-US$/CWT 5.85 5.95 10.76
CURRENTNESS May02/09 Apr25/09 May03/08
ALTA-A1% 62.2% 64.1% 67.7%
CAN-A1% 63.4% 63.6% 66.1%
FD:STR RATIO May01/09 Apr24/09 May02/08
ALTA BARLEY 27.1 27.8 17.4
May02/09 Apr25/09 May03/08
US CORN 22.8 23.9 15.2
AVG CARCASS WT May02/09 Apr25/09 May03/08
ALTA STR-LBS 801.0 793.0 807.0
CAN STR-LBS 814.0 810.0 827.0
US CATTLE-LBS 780.0 785.0 768.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END May08/09 May01/09 May09/08
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 152.50 165.00 151.00
STR-HIGH 156.85 168.85 152.85
HFR-LOW 152.50 165.50 151.00
HFR-HIGH 156.85 168.85 152.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 88.50-92.10 96.00-97.50 88.50-93.50
AVERAGE N/A 97.49 91.45
VOLUME N/A 9,910 14,921
HFR-RANGE 90.90-92.55 94.25-94.25 89.60-92.00
AVERAGE N/A 96.95 90.94
VOLUME N/A 5,062 5,093
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
May08/09 May01/09 May09/08
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 93.78-105.12 83.20-87.90
NEBRASKA* 83.50-84.50 85.50-87.00 90.25-94.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 94.19-103.70 80.85-88.75
NEBRASKA* 83.50-84.50 85.00-87.00 92.50-94.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 50.00-56.00 50.00-59.25 37.00-46.00
SIOUX F* 57.75 52.00 63.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 96.00-109.00 96.00-108.00 88.00-96.00
PONOKA 100.00-106.50 98.00-107.75 85.00-94.00
STRATHMOR 98.00-108.00 98.00-108.00 80.00-94.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 99.00-114.00 84.00-95.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-117.50 100.00-117.50 92.00-100.00
PONOKA 104.00-119.00 104.00-122.00 90.00-95.75
STRATHMOR 105.00-118.00 105.00-118.00 86.00-103.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 97.00-117.60 107.25-116.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 115.00-126.00 115.00-125.75 98.00-108.00
PONOKA 115.00-122.50 120.00-126.25 100.00-108.00
STRATHMOR 115.00-128.00 115.00-128.00 90.00-111.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-130.00 125.00-132.50 105.00-111.50
PONOKA 120.00-130.00 122.00-130.00 100.00-110.00
STRATHMOR 115.00-138.00 115.00-138.00 90.00-113.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 106.00-134.00 89.00-113.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 95.00-109.00 95.00-110.75 82.00-89.75
PONOKA 101.00-106.50 98.00-106.00 80.00-87.50
STRATHMOR 95.00-108.00 95.00-108.00 70.00-95.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 105.00-114.25 105.00-115.75 93.00-103.25
PONOKA 108.00-115.50 110.00-116.00 90.00-96.00
STRATHMOR 95.00-115.00 95.00-115.00 75.00-96.00
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 0 13,231 6,292 19,314
EAST 0 1,783 78 8,008
WEST 0 11,448 6,214 11,306
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING May08/09 May01/09 May09/08
CALGARY-STRS 179-179 179-179 151-153
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 163.17
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 162.34
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END May08/09 May01/09 May09/08
CHOICE 6-900 146.10 151.00 155.33
SELECT 6-900 143.51 148.05 152.26
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END May02/09(prel) Apr25/09(prel) May03/08
CANADA 398,199 410,138 409,727
EAST 243,691 256,118 250,942
WEST 154,508 154,020 158,785
ALBERTA 46,311 45,469 56,326
WEEK END May09/09(est) May02/09(est) May10/08
US 2,010,000 2,047,000 2,087,200
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END May07/09 Apr30/09 May08/08
ALTA AVG N/A 1.241 1.295
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.353
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END May08/09 May01/09 May09/08
US $/CWT 57.59 53.43 79.00
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.272 1.210 1.516
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 59.30 57.43 77.73
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE May08/2009
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
MAY 61.13 +2.65 JUN .8687 +0.0236
JUN 68.20 +2.63 SEP .8694 +0.0235
JUL 70.78 +2.40 DEC .8702 +0.0234
AUG 71.08 +1.50 MAR .8708 +0.0228
OCT 65.72 +1.97 JUN .8718 +0.0223
DEC 65.35 +2.17 SEP .8728 +0.0218
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END May02/09 Apr25/09 May03/08
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 204.0 204.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO May01/09Apr24/09May02/08
US CORN 13.9 16.7 12.1
May01/09 Apr24/09 May02/08
ALTA BARLEY 12.5 12.7 8.6
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to May07/2009
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 175.53-225.00 200.81-270.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 125.00 35.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Apr30/2009
CENTRAL ALTA 132.00-132.00
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