CAN/US $ Apr09 99.45 Apr02 99.26 Apr10/09 81.47
BANK RATE % Apr06 .50 Mar30 .50 Apr07/09 .75
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr03/10(prel) Mar27/10(prel) Apr04/09
CANADA 50,744 62,092 53,581
EAST 12,692 14,852 13,617
WEST 38,052 47,240 39,964
ALBERTA 37,964 47,110 36,654
WEEK END Apr10/10(est) Apr03/10(est) Apr11/09
US 616,000 637,000 599,500
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Apr03/10 Mar27/10 Apr04/09
A 40,245 49,638 41,621
B 423 453 782
D 3,967 4,977 5,401
E 473 615 307
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Apr03/10 Mar27/10 Apr04/09
A 1.8% 1.9% 2.0%
AA 39.3% 40.6% 42.5%
AAA 58.9% 57.5% 55.5%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Apr03/10(prel) Mar27/10(prel) Apr04/09
STEERS 19,988 26,360 24,084
HEIFERS 21,343 24,503 18,888
COWS 8,899 10,573 10,235
BULLS 514 656 374
CALVES 4,357 4,641 4,727
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Apr09/2010
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 99.65 +3.00 APR 114.53 +4.15
JUN 94.75 +1.22 MAY 115.38 +2.67
AUG 93.22 +1.25 AUG 116.93 +3.22
OCT 95.97 +1.27 SEP 117.00 +3.15
DEC 97.45 +0.80 OCT 115.85 +2.95
FEB 98.35 +0.65 NOV 115.15 +2.65
WEEK END Apr09/10 Apr02/10 Apr10/09
US FSP - US$/CWT 111.68 107.43 96.13
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Apr02/10 Mar26/10 Apr03/09
EAST-$/HEAD 92.00 92.00 53.58
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 77.50
US-US$/CWT 10.22 10.19 5.85
CURRENTNESS Apr03/10 Mar27/10 Apr04/09
ALTA-A1% 44.9% 47.8% 63.3%
CAN-A1% 46.9% 48.7% 62.9%
FD:STR RATIO Apr02/10 Mar26/10 Apr03/09
ALTA BARLEY N/A 27.9 26.5
Apr03/10 Mar27/10 Apr04/09
US CORN 28.8 27.9 21.4
AVG CARCASS WT Apr03/10 Mar27/10 Apr04/09
ALTA STR-LBS 845.0 847.0 815.0
CAN STR-LBS 864.0 862.0 833.0
US CATTLE-LBS 765.0 767.0 793.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Apr09/10 Apr02/10 Apr10/09
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 155.00 154.75 167.00
STR-HIGH 161.35 156.35 170.85
HFR-LOW 157.10 155.50 165.50
HFR-HIGH 161.35 156.35 170.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 93.20-96.25 91.30-92.80 99.00-100.05
AVERAGE N/A 92.71 99.55
VOLUME N/A 8,998 10,703
HFR-RANGE 93.30-95.75 90.55-91.40 97.80-100.05
AVERAGE N/A 92.52 98.61
VOLUME N/A 5,113 5,081
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Apr09/10 Apr02/10 Apr10/09
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 83.59-90.00 97.50-104.07
NEBRASKA* 100.00-101.50 96.00-98.00 83.00-87.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 85.19-91.43 91.45-102.93
NEBRASKA* 100.00-101.50 95.00-98.00 85.00-87.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 50.00-58.00 50.00-56.00 50.00-58.00
SIOUX F* 63.00 63.00 51.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 94.00-100.25 92.00-99.00 96.00-104.00
PONOKA 92.00-97.50 92.00-99.00 94.00-103.00
STRATHMOR 85.00-97.00 N/A-N/A 94.00-104.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 72.00-96.00 100.00-110.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-110.00 95.00-106.00 100.00-112.00
PONOKA 94.00-108.00 95.00-104.25 106.00-112.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-107.00 N/A-N/A 98.00-114.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 104.00-119.75 93.85-112.10
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 108.00-120.00 105.00-121.00 115.00-122.00
PONOKA 106.00-115.75 105.00-120.00 114.00-126.00
STRATHMOR 100.00-119.00 N/A-N/A 105.00-127.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 117.00-127.50 115.00-126.50 125.00-130.25
PONOKA 118.00-125.50 120.00-127.00 123.00-132.00
STRATHMOR 110.00-129.00 N/A-N/A 105.00-133.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 103.00-126.00 111.00-131.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 90.00-97.00 90.00-94.25 95.00-104.00
PONOKA 87.00-95.50 88.00-97.00 95.00-103.75
STRATHMOR 80.00-96.00 N/A-N/A 85.00-105.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 98.00-112.00 98.00-106.00 105.00-116.00
PONOKA 103.00-108.00 100.00-108.00 107.00-113.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-110.00 N/A-N/A 90.00-115.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Mar26/2010
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 19,060 5,908 20,865
EAST 0 3,670 0 10,064
WEST 0 15,390 5,908 10,801
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Apr09/10 Apr02/10 Apr10/09
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 173-173
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 166.48 180.65
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 167.94 181.72
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Apr09/10 Apr02/10 Apr10/09
CHOICE 6-900 164.80 163.47 137.71
SELECT 6-900 162.54 160.86 136.99
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr03/10(prel) Mar27/10(prel) Apr04/09
CANADA N/A 423,515 424,088
EAST N/A 251,899 262,808
WEST N/A 171,616 161,280
ALBERTA N/A 54,464 47,331
WEEK END Apr10/10(est) Apr03/10(est) Apr11/09
US 2,012,000 2,170,000 2,126,600
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Apr08/10 Apr01/10 Apr09/09
ALTA AVG N/A 1.202 1.183
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.277
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Apr09/10 Apr02/10 Apr10/09
US $/CWT 74.18 70.94 55.76
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.423 1.363 1.306
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 79.51 73.25 57.87
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Apr09/2010
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 76.22 +2.10 JUN .9949 +0.0037
MAY 83.88 +2.15 SEP .9941 +0.0037
JUN 84.38 +1.00 DEC .9925 +0.0036
JUL 84.58 +0.15 MAR .9903 +0.0034
AUG 84.63 +1.13 JUN .9881 +0.0034
OCT 74.60 +1.60 SEP .9859 +0.0034
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Apr03/10 Mar27/10 Apr04/09
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 204.0 203.0 204.0
FD:HOG RATIO Apr02/10Mar26/10Apr03/09
US CORN 20.6 19.4 14.4
Apr02/10 Mar26/10 Apr03/09
ALTA BARLEY N/A 13.5 12.2
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Apr08/2010
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 177.48-188.37 220.68-303.90 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 55.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Apr01/2010
CENTRAL ALTA 147.84-147.84
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