Weekly Livestock Market Review - April 16, 2010
The next weekly will be published on Friday, April 23, 2010
This information is collected by the Statistics and Data Development Unit
CAN/US $ Apr16 98.54 Apr09 99.45 Apr17/09 82.33
BANK RATE % Apr13 .50 Apr06 .50 Apr14/09 .75
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr10/10(prel) Apr03/10(prel) Apr11/09
CANADA 54,916 50,744 48,817
EAST 14,361 12,692 11,274
WEST 40,555 38,052 37,543
ALBERTA 40,466 37,964 35,070
WEEK END Apr17/10(est) Apr10/10(est) Apr18/09
US 632,000 616,000 608,000
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Apr10/10 Apr03/10 Apr11/09
A 44,701 40,245 38,087
B 441 423 635
D 3,901 3,967 4,829
E 541 473 227
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Apr10/10 Apr03/10 Apr11/09
A 2.0% 1.8% 2.1%
AA 38.4% 39.3% 39.8%
AAA 59.6% 58.9% 58.1%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Apr10/10(prel) Apr03/10(prel) Apr11/09
STEERS 23,269 19,988 21,922
HEIFERS 22,567 21,343 17,314
COWS 8,506 8,899 9,327
BULLS 574 514 254
CALVES 4,681 4,357 4,673
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Apr16/2010
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 98.75 -0.90 APR 111.95 -2.58
JUN 94.65 -0.10 MAY 112.68 -2.70
AUG 92.97 -0.25 AUG 115.28 -1.65
OCT 95.58 -0.40 SEP 114.40 -2.60
DEC 97.05 -0.40 OCT 113.50 -2.35
FEB 97.92 -0.42 NOV 113.15 -2.00
WEEK END Apr16/10 Apr09/10 Apr17/09
US FSP - US$/CWT 113.45 111.68 97.92
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Apr09/10 Apr02/10 Apr10/09
EAST-$/HEAD 93.00 92.00 53.58
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 77.50
US-US$/CWT 10.24 10.22 5.93
CURRENTNESS Apr10/10 Apr03/10 Apr11/09
ALTA-A1% 47.2% 44.9% 61.4%
CAN-A1% 49.8% 46.9% 61.5%
FD:STR RATIO Apr09/10 Apr02/10 Apr10/09
ALTA BARLEY 29.3 N/A 27.4
Apr10/10 Apr03/10 Apr11/09
US CORN 29.7 28.8 21.9
AVG CARCASS WT Apr10/10 Apr03/10 Apr11/09
ALTA STR-LBS 843.0 845.0 819.0
CAN STR-LBS 862.0 864.0 831.0
US CATTLE-LBS 764.0 765.0 791.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Apr16/10 Apr09/10 Apr17/09
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 154.00 155.00 166.90
STR-HIGH 156.85 161.35 170.35
HFR-LOW 154.00 157.10 170.00
HFR-HIGH 156.85 161.35 170.35
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 90.00-94.00 93.20-96.25 101.00-101.00
AVERAGE N/A 95.75 100.15
VOLUME N/A 12,197 11,477
HFR-RANGE 91.50-93.25 93.30-95.75 N/A-N/A
AVERAGE N/A 95.06 99.55
VOLUME N/A 5,035 4,097
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Apr16/10 Apr09/10 Apr17/09
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 84.76-94.59 96.11-105.53
NEBRASKA* 98.00-102.00 100.00-101.50 88.00-89.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 83.12-92.69 94.19-104.98
NEBRASKA* 96.50-102.00 100.00-101.50 88.00-90.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 50.00-60.00 50.00-58.00 50.00-58.00
SIOUX F* 67.50 63.00 53.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-100.50 94.00-100.25 96.00-105.00
PONOKA 92.00-102.75 92.00-97.50 95.00-104.00
STRATHMOR 85.00-100.00 85.00-97.00 N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 87.00-101.00 99.00-111.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-108.50 95.00-110.00 100.00-113.25
PONOKA 97.00-108.00 94.00-108.00 108.00-116.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-110.00 90.00-107.00 N/A-N/A
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 108.75-129.50 92.00-115.30
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 108.00-121.25 108.00-120.00 115.00-128.75
PONOKA 109.00-117.00 106.00-115.75 115.00-129.00
STRATHMOR 100.00-117.00 100.00-119.00 N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 115.00-128.00 117.00-127.50 125.00-132.50
PONOKA 115.00-129.00 118.00-125.50 118.00-134.00
STRATHMOR 110.00-129.00 110.00-129.00 N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 101.00-129.00 112.00-133.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 90.00-96.75 90.00-97.00 95.00-105.25
PONOKA 92.00-97.75 87.00-95.50 95.00-105.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-96.00 80.00-96.00 N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 100.00-110.25 98.00-112.00 105.00-116.00
PONOKA 104.00-112.00 103.00-108.00 102.00-115.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-110.00 90.00-110.00 N/A-N/A
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Apr02/2010
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 18,432 9,497 21,631
EAST 0 3,630 0 9,440
WEST 0 14,802 9,497 12,191
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Apr16/10 Apr09/10 Apr17/09
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 179-179
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 167.33 185.04
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 168.18 184.62
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Apr16/10 Apr09/10 Apr17/09
CHOICE 6-900 166.77 164.80 145.37
SELECT 6-900 164.30 162.54 144.17
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr10/10(prel) Apr03/10(prel) Apr11/09
CANADA 391,080 384,760 373,057
EAST 223,107 245,622 246,485
WEST 167,973 139,138 126,572
ALBERTA 54,438 44,986 41,797
WEEK END Apr17/10(est) Apr10/10(est) Apr18/09
US 2,032,000 2,012,000 2,124,100
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Apr15/10 Apr08/10 Apr16/09
ALTA AVG N/A 1.244 1.173
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.242
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Apr16/10 Apr09/10 Apr17/09
US $/CWT 80.24 74.18 59.01
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.553 1.423 1.367
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 85.34 77.52 60.94
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Apr16/2010
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
MAY 86.42 +2.55 JUN .9853 -0.0096
JUN 86.15 +1.78 SEP .9846 -0.0095
JUL 86.20 +1.63 DEC .9827 -0.0098
AUG 86.25 +1.63 MAR .9800 -0.0103
OCT 77.45 +2.85 JUN .9773 -0.0108
DEC 74.05 +1.80 SEP .9746 -0.0113
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Apr10/10 Apr03/10 Apr11/09
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 204.0 204.0 204.0
FD:HOG RATIO Apr09/10Apr02/10Apr10/09
US CORN 21.9 20.6 14.3
Apr09/10 Apr02/10 Apr10/09
ALTA BARLEY 13.8 N/A 11.8
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Apr15/2010
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 169.43-199.25 209.97-266.68 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 51.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Apr08/2010
CENTRAL ALTA 144.96-146.40
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