CAN/US $ Apr30 98.85 Apr23 99.73 May01/09 84.23
BANK RATE % Apr27 .50 Apr20 .50 Apr28/09 .50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr24/10(prel) Apr17/10(prel) Apr25/09
CANADA 71,241 60,453 58,107
EAST 15,255 17,198 12,297
WEST 55,986 43,255 45,810
ALBERTA 55,862 43,129 42,465
WEEK END May01/10(est) Apr24/10(est) May02/09
US 660,000 641,000 665,500
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Apr24/10 Apr17/10 Apr25/09
A 58,970 49,015 46,931
B 768 668 589
D 4,194 4,241 4,634
E 495 478 361
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Apr24/10 Apr17/10 Apr25/09
A 3.0% 2.4% 3.7%
AA 42.8% 43.0% 47.7%
AAA 54.1% 54.6% 48.6%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Apr24/10(prel) Apr17/10(prel) Apr25/09
STEERS 30,561 28,368 27,983
HEIFERS 30,288 22,098 20,249
COWS 9,840 9,433 9,455
BULLS 552 554 420
CALVES 4,787 5,055 4,986
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Apr30/2010
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 99.92 +0.70 MAY 112.80 +0.22
JUN 94.22 -0.60 AUG 116.08 +0.50
AUG 93.53 +0.03 SEP 115.90 +0.70
OCT 95.65 -0.22 OCT 115.15 +0.60
DEC 97.42 +0.02 NOV 114.65 +0.25
FEB 98.28 -0.32 JAN 112.50 -0.70
WEEK END Apr30/10 Apr23/10 May01/09
US FSP - US$/CWT 113.53 112.39 99.52
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Apr23/10 Apr16/10 Apr24/09
EAST-$/HEAD 93.00 93.00 53.52
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 77.50
US-US$/CWT 10.74 10.52 5.95
CURRENTNESS Apr24/10 Apr17/10 Apr25/09
ALTA-A1% 53.4% 53.9% 64.1%
CAN-A1% 53.2% 53.7% 63.6%
FD:STR RATIO Apr23/10 Apr16/10 Apr24/09
ALTA BARLEY 27.3 27.9 27.8
Apr24/10 Apr17/10 Apr25/09
US CORN 28.2 28.1 23.9
AVG CARCASS WT Apr24/10 Apr17/10 Apr25/09
ALTA STR-LBS 830.0 834.0 793.0
CAN STR-LBS 846.0 853.0 810.0
US CATTLE-LBS 762.0 763.0 785.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Apr30/10 Apr23/10 May01/09
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 149.50 154.35 165.00
STR-HIGH 150.00 155.85 168.85
HFR-LOW 149.50 154.85 165.50
HFR-HIGH 150.00 155.85 168.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 87.00-91.75 89.75-90.95 96.00-97.50
AVERAGE N/A 91.50 97.49
VOLUME N/A 13,841 9,910
HFR-RANGE 89.85-91.75 89.25-92.75 94.25-94.25
AVERAGE N/A 91.40 96.95
VOLUME N/A 6,077 5,062
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Apr30/10 Apr23/10 May01/09
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 85.18-96.03 93.78-105.12
NEBRASKA* 99.50-99.50 98.00-100.50 85.50-87.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 86.20-93.64 94.19-103.70
NEBRASKA* 99.50-99.50 99.00-102.00 85.00-87.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 55.00-63.25 55.00-63.25 50.00-59.25
SIOUX F* 67.50 62.50 52.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-102.75 95.00-102.75 96.00-108.00
PONOKA 98.00-100.00 90.00-101.00 98.00-107.75
STRATHMOR 85.00-100.00 85.00-100.00 98.00-108.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 94.00-104.00 99.00-114.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 103.00-108.50 104.00-111.50 100.00-117.50
PONOKA 102.00-109.75 100.00-108.25 104.00-122.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-110.00 90.00-110.00 105.00-118.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 107.10-124.25 97.00-117.60
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 112.00-120.25 112.00-124.25 115.00-125.75
PONOKA 106.00-122.00 107.00-118.00 120.00-126.25
STRATHMOR 100.00-119.00 100.00-119.00 115.00-128.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 115.00-130.00 115.00-134.00 125.00-132.50
PONOKA 115.00-126.00 115.00-124.00 122.00-130.00
STRATHMOR 110.00-129.00 110.00-129.00 115.00-138.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 107.00-129.00 106.00-134.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 90.00-98.50 90.00-98.25 95.00-110.75
PONOKA 88.00-96.50 90.00-95.00 98.00-106.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-102.00 80.00-102.00 95.00-108.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 100.00-116.00 100.00-119.00 105.00-115.75
PONOKA 105.00-109.00 102.00-108.25 110.00-116.00
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 Apr16/2010
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 15,945 11,610 19,521
EAST 0 3,212 0 9,313
WEST 0 12,733 11,610 10,208
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Apr30/10 Apr23/10 May01/09
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 179-179
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 173.98 184.17
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 172.47 181.21
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Apr30/10 Apr23/10 May01/09
CHOICE 6-900 170.08 167.81 151.00
SELECT 6-900 167.13 165.20 148.05
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr24/10(prel) Apr17/10(prel) Apr25/09
CANADA 408,786 412,890 410,138
EAST 240,903 244,624 256,118
WEST 167,883 168,266 154,020
ALBERTA 51,107 52,270 45,469
WEEK END May01/10(est) Apr24/10(est) May02/09
US 2,028,000 2,073,000 2,045,600
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Apr29/10 Apr22/10 Apr30/09
ALTA AVG 1.412 1.362 1.243
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.338
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Apr30/10 Apr23/10 May01/09
US $/CWT 82.57 80.35 53.43
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.593 1.537 1.210
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 89.96 88.51 57.43
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Apr30/2010
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
MAY 89.53 +2.13 JUN .9834 -0.0165
JUN 86.33 +1.15 SEP .9827 -0.0162
JUL 86.22 +0.27 DEC .9808 -0.0159
AUG 86.60 +0.52 MAR .9781 -0.0156
OCT 76.88 -0.08 JUN .9750 -0.0155
DEC 74.30 +0.00 SEP .9719 -0.0154
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Apr24/10 Apr17/10 Apr25/09
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 204.0 204.0 204.0
FD:HOG RATIO Apr23/10Apr16/10Apr24/09
US CORN 23.0 22.3 16.7
Apr23/10 Apr16/10 Apr24/09
ALTA BARLEY 14.7 13.9 12.7
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Apr29/2010
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 204.51-221.04 221.09-252.64 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 140.00 55.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Apr22/2010
CENTRAL ALTA 143.52-149.76
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