CAN/US $ May15 85.06 May08 86.35 May16/08 100.32
BANK RATE % May12 .50 May05 .50 May13/08 3.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END May09/09(prel) May02/09(prel) May10/08
CANADA 60,965 58,290 67,713
EAST 14,309 13,424 14,663
WEST 46,656 44,866 53,050
ALBERTA 46,513 44,720 48,426
WEEK END May16/09(est) May09/09(est) May17/08
US 672,000 652,000 719,400
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END May09/09 May02/09 May10/08
A 50,140 47,258 53,024
B 641 602 827
D 3,887 4,543 4,477
E 205 205 243
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END May09/09 May02/09 May10/08
A 4.5% 4.1% 2.6%
AA 51.5% 50.3% 47.0%
AAA 44.0% 45.6% 50.3%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END May09/09(prel) May02/09(prel) May10/08
STEERS 31,599 29,186 29,803
HEIFERS 19,756 19,251 24,816
COWS 9,309 9,553 12,718
BULLS 301 300 376
CALVES 4,760 4,896 5,422
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE May15/2009
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
JUN 82.38 -0.60 MAY 99.00 -0.35
AUG 82.53 -1.07 AUG 101.65 +0.95
OCT 88.03 +0.05 SEP 101.97 +1.32
DEC 90.53 +0.40 OCT 102.15 +1.40
FEB 91.83 +0.23 NOV 102.72 +1.90
APR 92.70 +0.65 JAN 101.25 +1.65
WEEK END May15/09 May08/09 May16/08
US FSP - US$/CWT 99.37 99.71 106.73
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL May08/09 May01/09 May09/08
EAST-$/HEAD 49.25 53.52 79.41
WEST-$/HEAD 77.50 77.50 105.50
US-US$/CWT 5.87 5.85 10.64
CURRENTNESS May09/09 May02/09 May10/08
ALTA-A1% 62.5% 62.2% 68.9%
CAN-A1% 62.0% 63.4% 68.0%
FD:STR RATIO May08/09 May01/09 May09/08
ALTA BARLEY 25.5 27.1 17.6
May09/09 May02/09 May10/08
US CORN 21.1 22.8 15.9
AVG CARCASS WT May09/09 May02/09 May10/08
ALTA STR-LBS 800.0 801.0 810.0
CAN STR-LBS 812.0 814.0 822.0
US CATTLE-LBS 774.0 780.0 766.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END May15/09 May08/09 May16/08
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 150.50 152.50 148.50
STR-HIGH 154.85 156.85 153.00
HFR-LOW 150.85 152.50 148.50
HFR-HIGH 154.85 156.85 152.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 87.15-91.00 88.50-92.10 87.40-92.35
AVERAGE N/A 91.48 91.51
VOLUME N/A 10,829 15,420
HFR-RANGE 88.75-89.75 90.90-92.55 90.80-90.80
AVERAGE N/A 91.05 90.80
VOLUME N/A 3,452 5,416
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
May15/09 May08/09 May16/08
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 94.23-105.70 82.10-89.20
NEBRASKA* 84.50-86.00 83.50-84.50 93.00-93.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 91.49-103.11 82.00-89.25
NEBRASKA* 85.00-86.00 83.50-84.50 92.50-93.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 50.00-55.00 50.00-56.00 37.00-48.00
SIOUX F* 60.50 57.75 62.75
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 96.00-106.00 96.00-109.00 88.00-99.00
PONOKA 92.00-107.00 100.00-106.50 93.00-96.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 98.00-108.00 80.00-94.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 94.00-111.00 84.00-98.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-114.50 100.00-117.50 92.00-104.50
PONOKA 105.00-120.00 104.00-119.00 95.00-105.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 105.00-118.00 86.00-103.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 96.50-103.00 107.00-114.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 115.00-123.00 115.00-126.00 98.00-108.75
PONOKA 115.00-125.00 115.00-122.50 104.00-111.25
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 115.00-128.00 90.00-111.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 120.00-127.50 125.00-130.00 105.00-115.50
PONOKA 120.00-131.00 120.00-130.00 105.00-116.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 115.00-138.00 90.00-113.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 105.00-131.00 88.00-112.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 95.00-106.50 95.00-109.00 84.00-93.00
PONOKA 98.00-106.00 101.00-106.50 88.00-93.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 95.00-108.00 70.00-95.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 105.00-114.25 105.00-114.25 93.00-100.00
PONOKA 107.00-113.00 108.00-115.50 92.00-98.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 95.00-115.00 75.00-96.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING May01/2009
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 14,800 7,206 17,847
EAST 0 2,790 64 7,183
WEST 0 12,010 7,142 10,664
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING May15/09 May08/09 May16/08
CALGARY-STRS 175-175 179-179 153-155
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 185.17 165.74
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 178.39 164.05
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END May15/09 May08/09 May16/08
CHOICE 6-900 146.14 146.10 156.66
SELECT 6-900 142.93 143.51 152.09
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END May09/09(prel) May02/09(prel) May10/08
CANADA 380,747 398,199 403,599
EAST 243,520 243,691 248,678
WEST 137,227 154,508 154,921
ALBERTA 46,060 46,311 53,428
WEEK END May16/09(est) May09/09(est) May17/08
US 2,076,000 2,010,000 2,061,100
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END May14/09 May07/09 May15/08
ALTA AVG N/A 1.110 1.364
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.441
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END May15/09 May08/09 May16/08
US $/CWT 63.22 57.59 80.44
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.418 1.272 1.530
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 61.40 57.10 80.96
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE May15/2009
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
JUN 66.53 -1.67 JUN .8479 -0.0208
JUL 68.58 -2.20 SEP .8485 -0.0209
AUG 68.75 -2.33 DEC .8492 -0.0210
OCT 63.50 -2.22 MAR .8496 -0.0212
DEC 63.58 -1.77 JUN .8504 -0.0214
FEB 67.58 -1.42 SEP .8512 -0.0216
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END May09/09 May02/09 May10/08
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 204.0 204.0 202.0
FD:HOG RATIO May08/09May01/09May09/08
US CORN 13.7 13.9 13.2
May08/09 May01/09 May09/08
ALTA BARLEY 11.2 12.6 9.1
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to May14/2009
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$) N/A 128.00 35.25$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to May07/2009
CENTRAL ALTA 131.52-138.24
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