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 (INNISFAIL)