CAN/US $ May22 89.02 May15 85.06 May23/08 101.18
BANK RATE % May19 .50 May12 .50 May20/08 3.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END May16/09(prel) May09/09(prel) May17/08
CANADA 60,233 60,965 62,105
EAST 13,979 14,309 13,698
WEST 46,254 46,656 48,407
ALBERTA 46,100 46,513 43,781
WEEK END May23/09(est) May16/09(est) May24/08
US 678,000 672,000 721,400
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END May16/09 May09/09 May17/08
A 49,994 50,140 48,420
B 682 641 690
D 3,455 3,887 4,385
E 242 205 284
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END May16/09 May09/09 May17/08
A 4.8% 4.5% 3.1%
AA 52.7% 51.5% 50.2%
AAA 42.5% 44.0% 46.7%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END May16/09(prel) May09/09(prel) May17/08
STEERS 30,239 31,599 32,457
HEIFERS 21,020 19,756 17,298
COWS 8,673 9,309 11,961
BULLS 301 301 389
CALVES 5,120 4,760 5,333
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE May22/2009
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
JUN 82.53 +0.15 AUG 101.93 +0.27
AUG 83.78 +1.25 SEP 102.15 +0.18
OCT 89.55 +1.52 OCT 102.55 +0.40
DEC 91.15 +0.63 NOV 102.95 +0.23
FEB 92.90 +1.08 JAN 101.70 +0.45
APR 94.40 +1.70 MAR 100.30 -0.60
WEEK END May22/09 May15/09 May23/08
US FSP - US$/CWT 98.92 99.37 107.80
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL May15/09 May08/09 May16/08
EAST-$/HEAD 49.25 49.25 79.41
WEST-$/HEAD 104.00 77.50 108.50
US-US$/CWT 6.36 5.87 10.65
CURRENTNESS May16/09 May09/09 May17/08
ALTA-A1% 63.6% 62.5% 68.6%
CAN-A1% 63.0% 62.0% 67.8%
FD:STR RATIO May15/09 May08/09 May16/08
ALTA BARLEY 25.0 25.5 17.2
May16/09 May09/09 May17/08
US CORN 20.8 21.1 16.7
AVG CARCASS WT May16/09 May09/09 May17/08
ALTA STR-LBS 809.0 800.0 802.0
CAN STR-LBS 820.0 812.0 819.0
US CATTLE-LBS 771.0 774.0 763.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END May22/09 May15/09 May23/08
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 149.50 150.50 148.00
STR-HIGH 150.85 154.85 151.85
HFR-LOW 149.85 150.85 148.00
HFR-HIGH 150.85 154.85 151.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 88.65-91.50 87.15-91.00 88.75-91.75
AVERAGE N/A 89.75 90.43
VOLUME N/A 11,453 14,763
HFR-RANGE 89.25-91.35 88.75-89.75 88.40-91.35
AVERAGE N/A 88.76 90.11
VOLUME N/A 7,589 6,097
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
May22/09 May15/09 May23/08
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 93.49-104.47 82.40-89.90
NEBRASKA* 85.00-86.00 84.50-86.00 93.50-94.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 93.15-103.44 81.40-89.25
NEBRASKA* 85.00-86.00 85.00-86.00 93.50-94.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 50.00-58.00 50.00-55.00 36.00-46.00
SIOUX F* 60.00 60.50 64.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 93.00-104.75 96.00-106.00 94.00-101.25
PONOKA 98.00-108.00 92.00-107.00 94.00-97.00
STRATHMOR 98.00-108.00 98.00-108.00 80.00-98.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 95.00-110.00 84.00-95.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-116.75 100.00-114.50 92.00-109.50
PONOKA 118.00-123.00 105.00-120.00 94.00-109.00
STRATHMOR 105.00-118.00 105.00-118.00 86.00-103.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 96.00-112.00 110.00-113.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 115.00-126.75 115.00-123.00 105.00-114.25
PONOKA 118.00-127.00 115.00-125.00 95.00-110.50
STRATHMOR 115.00-128.00 115.00-128.00 90.00-112.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 120.00-130.00 120.00-127.50 108.00-116.00
PONOKA 124.00-131.50 120.00-131.00 108.00-122.00
STRATHMOR 115.00-138.00 115.00-138.00 90.00-110.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 104.00-130.00 82.00-109.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 95.00-106.50 95.00-106.50 87.00-94.00
PONOKA 97.00-105.00 98.00-106.00 84.00-90.50
STRATHMOR 95.00-108.00 95.00-108.00 70.00-92.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 105.00-112.75 105.00-114.25 95.00-106.00
PONOKA 103.00-114.00 107.00-113.00 88.00-98.00
STRATHMOR 95.00-115.00 95.00-115.00 75.00-97.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING May08/2009
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 9,198 4,295 18,535
EAST 0 2,126 66 8,168
WEST 0 7,072 4,229 10,367
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING May22/09 May15/09 May23/08
CALGARY-STRS 175-175 175-175 153-155
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 163.70
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 164.92
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END May22/09 May15/09 May23/08
CHOICE 6-900 147.03 146.14 156.32
SELECT 6-900 141.91 142.93 152.58
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END May16/09(prel) May09/09(prel) May17/08
CANADA 410,634 380,747 403,302
EAST 250,923 243,520 249,573
WEST 159,711 137,227 153,729
ALBERTA 48,584 46,060 51,661
WEEK END May23/09(est) May16/09(est) May24/08
US 2,057,000 2,076,000 2,100,600
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END May21/09 May14/09 May22/08
ALTA AVG N/A 1.183 1.362
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.479
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END May22/09 May15/09 May23/08
US $/CWT 56.30 63.22 78.00
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.206 1.418 1.471
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 60.24 60.66 81.10
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE May22/2009
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
JUN 65.97 -0.55 JUN .8907 +0.0428
JUL 67.58 -1.00 SEP .8913 +0.0428
AUG 68.63 -0.13 DEC .8920 +0.0428
OCT 63.33 -0.17 MAR .8924 +0.0428
DEC 64.45 +0.88 JUN .8931 +0.0427
FEB 68.80 +1.22 SEP .8938 +0.0426
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END May16/09 May09/09 May17/08
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 204.0 204.0 202.0
FD:HOG RATIO May15/09May08/09May16/08
US CORN 15.7 13.7 14.6
May15/09 May08/09 May16/08
ALTA BARLEY 11.9 11.2 9.3
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to May21/2009
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 N/A N/A
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to May14/2009
CENTRAL ALTA 131.52-140.16
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