CAN/US $ Apr23 99.73 Apr16 98.54 Apr24/09 82.69
BANK RATE % Apr20 .50 Apr13 .50 Apr21/09 .50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr17/10(prel) Apr10/10(prel) Apr18/09
CANADA 60,454 54,916 58,163
EAST 17,199 14,361 12,700
WEST 43,255 40,555 45,463
ALBERTA 43,129 40,466 42,954
WEEK END Apr24/10(est) Apr17/10(est) Apr25/09
US 641,000 636,000 650,100
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Apr17/10 Apr10/10 Apr18/09
A 49,015 44,720 48,230
B 668 441 679
D 4,242 3,901 3,962
E 478 541 364
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Apr17/10 Apr10/10 Apr18/09
A 2.4% 2.0% 3.3%
AA 43.0% 38.5% 46.8%
AAA 54.6% 59.6% 49.8%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Apr17/10(prel) Apr10/10(prel) Apr18/09
STEERS 28,368 23,269 29,651
HEIFERS 22,099 22,567 19,941
COWS 9,433 8,506 8,148
BULLS 554 574 423
CALVES 5,055 4,681 4,357
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Apr23/2010
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 99.22 +0.47 APR 112.20 +0.25
JUN 94.83 +0.17 MAY 112.58 -0.10
AUG 93.50 +0.53 AUG 115.58 +0.30
OCT 95.88 +0.30 SEP 115.20 +0.80
DEC 97.40 +0.35 OCT 114.55 +1.05
FEB 98.60 +0.67 NOV 114.40 +1.25
WEEK END Apr23/10 Apr16/10 Apr24/09
US FSP - US$/CWT 112.39 113.45 100.11
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Apr16/10 Apr09/10 Apr17/09
EAST-$/HEAD 93.00 93.00 53.52
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 77.50
US-US$/CWT 10.52 10.24 5.95
CURRENTNESS Apr17/10 Apr10/10 Apr18/09
ALTA-A1% 53.9% 47.2% 63.5%
CAN-A1% 53.7% 49.8% 62.5%
FD:STR RATIO Apr16/10 Apr09/10 Apr17/09
ALTA BARLEY 27.9 29.3 27.5
Apr17/10 Apr10/10 Apr18/09
US CORN 28.1 29.7 23.6
AVG CARCASS WT Apr17/10 Apr10/10 Apr18/09
ALTA STR-LBS 834.0 843.0 811.0
CAN STR-LBS 853.0 862.0 825.0
US CATTLE-LBS 763.0 764.0 789.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Apr23/10 Apr16/10 Apr24/09
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 154.35 154.00 167.00
STR-HIGH 155.85 156.85 170.85
HFR-LOW 154.85 154.00 166.40
HFR-HIGH 155.85 156.85 170.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 89.75-90.95 90.00-94.00 98.25-100.85
AVERAGE N/A 93.62 99.71
VOLUME N/A 11,784 14,275
HFR-RANGE 89.25-92.75 91.50-93.25 98.55-100.85
AVERAGE N/A 92.79 98.62
VOLUME N/A 5,106 5,873
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Apr23/10 Apr16/10 Apr24/09
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 84.91-93.48 94.57-104.14
NEBRASKA* 99.00-100.50 98.00-100.50 87.50-89.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 84.76-93.62 91.09-103.62
NEBRASKA* 99.00-102.00 99.00-100.50 87.00-89.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 55.00-63.25 50.00-60.00 50.00-58.00
SIOUX F* 62.50 67.50 54.25
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-102.75 95.00-100.50 96.00-108.75
PONOKA 90.00-101.00 92.00-102.75 101.00-105.50
STRATHMOR 85.00-100.00 85.00-100.00 98.00-108.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 100.00-106.00 100.00-110.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 104.00-111.50 100.00-108.50 100.00-116.50
PONOKA 100.00-108.25 97.00-108.00 105.00-117.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-110.00 90.00-110.00 105.00-118.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 106.00-127.50 94.00-111.75
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 112.00-124.25 108.00-121.25 115.00-124.75
PONOKA 107.00-118.00 109.00-117.00 114.00-128.00
STRATHMOR 100.00-119.00 100.00-117.00 115.00-128.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 115.00-134.00 115.00-128.00 125.00-130.50
PONOKA 115.00-124.00 115.00-129.00 125.00-133.50
STRATHMOR 110.00-129.00 110.00-129.00 115.00-138.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 107.00-128.00 109.00-132.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 90.00-98.25 90.00-96.75 95.00-107.00
PONOKA 90.00-95.00 92.00-97.75 98.00-105.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-102.00 80.00-96.00 95.00-108.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 100.00-119.00 100.00-110.25 105.00-116.50
PONOKA 102.00-108.25 104.00-112.00 106.00-116.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-110.00 90.00-110.00 95.00-115.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Apr09/2010
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 16,167 8,041 19,238
EAST 0 3,147 3 9,089
WEST 0 13,020 8,038 10,149
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Apr23/10 Apr16/10 Apr24/09
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 179-179
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 170.01 188.09
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 168.82 185.62
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Apr23/10 Apr16/10 Apr24/09
CHOICE 6-900 167.81 166.77 152.83
SELECT 6-900 165.20 164.30 150.65
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr17/10(prel) Apr10/10(prel) Apr18/09
CANADA 412,890 391,080 391,851
EAST 244,624 223,107 232,293
WEST 168,266 167,973 159,558
ALBERTA 52,270 54,438 45,779
WEEK END Apr24/10(est) Apr17/10(est) Apr25/09
US 2,073,000 2,032,000 2,137,200
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Apr22/10 Apr15/10 Apr23/09
ALTA AVG 1.363 1.281 1.253
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.302
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Apr23/10 Apr16/10 Apr24/09
US $/CWT 80.35 80.24 61.82
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.537 1.553 1.426
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 90.30 82.82 59.70
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Apr23/2010
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
MAY 87.40 +0.98 JUN .9999 +0.0146
JUN 85.17 -0.98 SEP .9989 +0.0143
JUL 85.95 -0.25 DEC .9967 +0.0140
AUG 86.08 -0.17 MAR .9937 +0.0137
OCT 76.95 -0.50 JUN .9905 +0.0132
DEC 74.30 +0.25 SEP .9873 +0.0127
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Apr17/10 Apr10/10 Apr18/09
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 204.0 204.0 204.0
FD:HOG RATIO Apr16/10Apr09/10Apr17/09
US CORN 22.3 21.9 15.4
Apr16/10 Apr09/10 Apr17/09
ALTA BARLEY 13.9 13.9 11.7
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Apr22/2010
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 169.56-204.78 223.53-267.02 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 142.50 56.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Apr15/2010
CENTRAL ALTA 145.92-145.92
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