CAN/US $ Jun05 89.72 May29 91.23 Jun06/08 98.16
BANK RATE % Jun02 .50 May26 .50 Jun03/08 3.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END May30/09(prel) May23/09(prel) May31/08
CANADA 58,468 55,750 63,963
EAST 12,380 11,447 14,353
WEST 46,088 44,303 49,610
ALBERTA 45,912 44,182 44,802
WEEK END Jun06/09(est) May30/09(est) Jun07/08
US 670,000 625,000 691,700
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END May30/09 May23/09 May31/08
A 48,250 47,147 49,425
B 806 521 775
D 3,897 3,014 4,595
E 159 119 215
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END May30/09 May23/09 May31/08
A 5.2% 6.4% 3.9%
AA 55.2% 56.5% 54.0%
AAA 39.6% 37.1% 42.0%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END May30/09(prel) May23/09(prel) May31/08
STEERS 34,059 32,338 32,458
HEIFERS 15,485 15,696 18,457
COWS 8,707 7,543 12,717
BULLS 217 173 331
CALVES 4,748 3,969 5,222
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jun05/2009
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
JUN 80.15 -1.17 AUG 96.63 -5.13
AUG 81.15 -0.67 SEP 96.92 -4.78
OCT 86.60 -1.10 OCT 97.58 -4.22
DEC 88.92 -1.10 NOV 97.65 -4.50
FEB 90.88 -0.97 JAN 96.15 -4.52
APR 92.80 -1.25 MAR 95.55 -4.45
WEEK END Jun05/09 May29/09 Jun06/08
US FSP - US$/CWT 98.75 100.52 109.54
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL May29/09 May22/09 May30/08
EAST-$/HEAD 49.00 49.00 79.80
WEST-$/HEAD 73.50 77.50 109.50
US-US$/CWT 6.85 6.71 10.75
CURRENTNESS May30/09 May23/09 May31/08
ALTA-A1% 63.7% 63.1% 70.9%
CAN-A1% 63.5% 63.0% 69.0%
FD:STR RATIO May29/09 May22/09 May30/08
ALTA BARLEY 24.2 23.8 17.2
May30/09 May23/09 May31/08
US CORN 20.5 21.1 17.3
AVG CARCASS WT May30/09 May23/09 May31/08
ALTA STR-LBS 814.0 808.0 805.0
CAN STR-LBS 818.0 815.0 814.0
US CATTLE-LBS 769.0 769.0 762.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Jun05/09 May29/09 Jun06/08
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 142.50 147.00 146.00
STR-HIGH 143.85 150.85 148.85
HFR-LOW 142.60 147.00 146.00
HFR-HIGH 143.85 150.85 148.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 84.60-86.40 88.75-90.45 88.45-89.75
AVERAGE N/A 89.53 89.20
VOLUME N/A 19,555 17,087
HFR-RANGE 84.55-86.40 88.35-90.45 88.60-89.50
AVERAGE N/A 89.20 88.59
VOLUME N/A 7,792 5,926
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Jun05/09 May29/09 Jun06/08
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 90.46-104.97 86.75-94.20
NEBRASKA* 81.00-81.00 84.00-85.00 93.50-94.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 90.95-102.92 84.80-93.80
NEBRASKA* 81.00-81.00 84.00-85.00 93.25-94.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 40.00-48.00 50.00-56.00 40.00-48.00
SIOUX F* 49.00 57.50 65.75
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 93.00-101.75 93.00-106.75 93.00-99.00
PONOKA 100.00-107.50 96.00-105.50 95.00-100.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-104.00 94.00-104.00 80.00-100.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 98.00-111.00 82.00-96.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-113.00 105.00-117.00 98.00-110.50
PONOKA 102.00-114.00 108.00-116.00 100.00-109.50
STRATHMOR 95.00-115.00 100.00-115.00 86.00-108.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 100.25-107.00 111.00-117.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 112.00-121.75 115.00-126.75 105.00-117.00
PONOKA 106.00-116.50 110.00-118.00 107.00-125.00
STRATHMOR 110.00-122.00 115.00-128.00 90.00-108.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 118.00-124.50 120.00-130.00 108.00-117.00
PONOKA 112.00-126.50 120.00-127.00 110.00-125.00
STRATHMOR 115.00-130.00 115.00-138.00 90.00-110.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 105.00-130.00 86.00-114.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 95.00-105.00 95.00-103.50 87.00-100.00
PONOKA 93.00-101.00 96.00-101.50 90.00-94.50
STRATHMOR 90.00-106.00 90.00-106.00 70.00-95.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 108.00-119.25 108.00-117.75 95.00-106.75
PONOKA 99.00-109.00 100.00-109.00 90.00-100.00
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 May22/2009
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 8,385 3,984 21,073
EAST 0 2,036 132 8,901
WEST 0 6,349 3,852 12,172
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Jun05/09 May29/09 Jun06/08
CALGARY-STRS 170-170 171-171 152-155
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 177.80 166.50
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 166.23 163.06
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Jun05/09 May29/09 Jun06/08
CHOICE 6-900 141.39 145.60 156.90
SELECT 6-900 135.68 139.41 152.82
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END May30/09(prel) May23/09(prel) May31/08
CANADA 414,219 339,295 393,208
EAST 251,245 208,253 245,698
WEST 162,974 131,042 147,510
ALBERTA 48,965 40,715 46,387
WEEK END Jun06/09(est) May30/09(est) Jun07/08
US 2,100,000 1,804,000 2,107,800
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jun04/09 May28/09 Jun05/08
ALTA AVG 1.103 1.133 1.256
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.382
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Jun05/09 May29/09 Jun06/08
US $/CWT 54.88 58.84 72.09
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.167 1.230 1.401
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 56.07 59.59 77.89
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Jun05/2009
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
JUN 57.17 -6.75 JUN .8942 -0.0201
JUL 60.08 -5.55 SEP .8948 -0.0200
AUG 62.52 -3.45 DEC .8958 -0.0196
OCT 61.08 -0.22 MAR .8971 -0.0190
DEC 64.28 +1.43 JUN .8985 -0.0184
FEB 68.50 +1.22 SEP .8999 -0.0178
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END May30/09 May23/09 May31/08
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 204.0 204.0 201.0
FD:HOG RATIO May29/09May22/09May30/08
US CORN 14.0 14.2 13.4
May29/09 May22/09 May30/08
ALTA BARLEY 11.1 11.7 9.0
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jun04/2009
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 152.50-201.00 147.06-315.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 112.00 36.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to May28/2009
CENTRAL ALTA 138.72-145.44
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