CAN/US $ Jun12 89.47 Jun05 89.72 Jun13/08 97.26
BANK RATE % Jun09 .50 Jun02 .50 Jun10/08 3.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jun06/09(prel) May30/09(prel) Jun07/08
CANADA 64,491 58,468 68,126
EAST 13,942 12,380 14,351
WEST 50,549 46,088 53,775
ALBERTA 50,388 45,912 49,002
WEEK END Jun13/09(est) Jun06/09(est) Jun14/08
US 663,000 670,000 683,500
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jun06/09 May30/09 Jun07/08
A 53,290 48,250 52,602
B 761 806 875
D 4,258 3,897 4,699
E 189 159 176
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jun06/09 May30/09 Jun07/08
A 3.5% 5.2% 4.1%
AA 52.1% 55.2% 50.3%
AAA 44.4% 39.6% 45.5%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jun06/09(prel) May30/09(prel) Jun07/08
STEERS 36,384 34,059 36,236
HEIFERS 18,325 15,485 18,011
COWS 9,510 8,707 13,531
BULLS 272 217 348
CALVES 5,091 4,748 4,998
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jun12/2009
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
JUN 80.47 +0.32 AUG 97.58 +0.95
AUG 81.60 +0.45 SEP 97.58 +0.65
OCT 87.10 +0.50 OCT 98.63 +1.05
DEC 88.83 -0.10 NOV 98.33 +0.67
FEB 90.28 -0.60 JAN 98.00 +1.85
APR 92.20 -0.60 MAR 96.00 +0.45
WEEK END Jun12/09 Jun05/09 Jun13/08
US FSP - US$/CWT 97.82 98.75 109.82
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jun05/09 May29/09 Jun06/08
EAST-$/HEAD 49.00 49.00 79.80
WEST-$/HEAD 68.50 73.50 109.50
US-US$/CWT 7.25 6.85 10.89
CURRENTNESS Jun06/09 May30/09 Jun07/08
ALTA-A1% 61.5% 63.7% 66.9%
CAN-A1% 60.7% 63.5% 66.4%
FD:STR RATIO Jun05/09 May29/09 Jun06/08
ALTA BARLEY 23.1 24.2 17.1
Jun06/09 May30/09 Jun07/08
US CORN 19.4 20.5 15.3
AVG CARCASS WT Jun06/09 May30/09 Jun07/08
ALTA STR-LBS 815.0 814.0 815.0
CAN STR-LBS 818.0 818.0 823.0
US CATTLE-LBS 769.0 769.0 761.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Jun12/09 Jun05/09 Jun13/08
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 143.85 142.50 145.50
STR-HIGH 145.00 143.85 146.85
HFR-LOW 144.00 142.60 146.50
HFR-HIGH 144.85 143.85 146.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 85.35-87.35 84.60-86.40 87.62-89.50
AVERAGE N/A 85.82 88.13
VOLUME N/A 13,763 17,109
HFR-RANGE 85.25-87.35 84.55-86.40 86.00-89.25
AVERAGE N/A 85.55 87.42
VOLUME N/A 9,900 5,184
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Jun12/09 Jun05/09 Jun13/08
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 88.55-103.37 87.44-96.98
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 81.00-83.00 92.00-94.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 91.26-101.19 85.61-95.66
NEBRASKA* 81.00-81.00 78.00-83.00 92.00-94.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 40.00-45.00 40.00-48.00 40.00-48.00
SIOUX F* 47.50 49.00 63.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 93.00-100.00 93.00-101.75 95.00-101.50
PONOKA 94.00-99.00 100.00-107.50 95.00-102.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-104.00 80.00-100.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 96.00-105.00 84.00-98.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-108.50 105.00-113.00 98.00-106.50
PONOKA 99.50-110.00 102.00-114.00 103.00-111.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 95.00-115.00 86.00-108.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 94.25-115.25 106.50-115.75
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 112.00-118.50 112.00-121.75 105.00-113.00
PONOKA 110.00-118.00 106.00-116.50 105.00-115.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 110.00-122.00 90.00-108.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 115.00-124.50 118.00-124.50 108.00-115.00
PONOKA 115.00-128.00 112.00-126.50 105.00-120.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 115.00-130.00 90.00-110.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 103.00-128.00 87.00-109.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 93.00-99.75 95.00-105.00 87.00-96.00
PONOKA 90.00-98.50 93.00-101.00 87.00-97.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-106.00 70.00-95.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 105.00-112.25 108.00-119.25 98.00-111.00
PONOKA 99.00-105.00 99.00-109.00 90.00-101.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 95.00-115.00 75.00-100.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING May29/2009
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 9,273 4,249 19,380
EAST 0 1,911 66 7,750
WEST 0 7,362 4,183 11,630
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Jun12/09 Jun05/09 Jun13/08
CALGARY-STRS 166-166 170-170 151-155
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 163.38
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 161.32
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Jun12/09 Jun05/09 Jun13/08
CHOICE 6-900 139.78 141.39 157.03
SELECT 6-900 132.83 135.68 152.91
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jun06/09(prel) May30/09(prel) Jun07/08
CANADA 406,971 414,219 391,189
EAST 243,627 251,245 246,846
WEST 163,344 162,974 144,343
ALBERTA 49,307 48,965 45,937
WEEK END Jun13/09(est) Jun06/09(est) Jun14/08
US 2,075,000 2,100,000 2,047,700
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jun11/09 Jun04/09 Jun12/08
ALTA AVG 1.081 1.104 1.263
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.380
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Jun12/09 Jun05/09 Jun13/08
US $/CWT 55.65 54.88 70.42
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.187 1.167 1.381
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 55.99 56.46 75.00
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Jun12/2009
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
JUN 57.02 -0.15 JUN .8939 -0.0003
JUL 59.80 -0.28 SEP .8944 -0.0004
AUG 60.08 -2.45 DEC .8954 -0.0004
OCT 56.83 -4.25 MAR .8967 -0.0004
DEC 59.33 -4.95 JUN .8980 -0.0005
FEB 65.47 -3.03 SEP .8993 -0.0006
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jun06/09 May30/09 Jun07/08
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 203.0 204.0 201.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jun05/09May29/09Jun06/08
US CORN 13.2 14.0 11.8
Jun05/09 May29/09 Jun06/08
ALTA BARLEY 10.8 11.1 8.8
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jun11/2009
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 150.14-210.00 157.36-260.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 112.50 35.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jun04/2009
CENTRAL ALTA 95.52-146.40
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