CAN/US $ May07 95.87 Apr30 98.85 May08/09 86.35
BANK RATE % May04 .50 Apr27 .50 May05/09 .50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END May01/10(prel) Apr24/10(prel) May02/09
CANADA 63,520 71,241 58,290
EAST 16,655 15,255 13,424
WEST 46,865 55,986 44,866
ALBERTA 46,716 55,862 44,720
WEEK END May08/10(est) May01/10(est) May09/09
US 673,000 660,000 655,500
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END May01/10 Apr24/10 May02/09
A 51,267 58,970 47,258
B 690 768 602
D 5,211 4,194 4,543
E 589 495 205
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END May01/10 Apr24/10 May02/09
A 3.5% 3.0% 4.1%
AA 44.5% 42.8% 50.3%
AAA 52.0% 54.1% 45.6%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END May01/10(prel) Apr24/10(prel) May02/09
STEERS 28,893 30,561 29,186
HEIFERS 24,039 30,288 19,251
COWS 9,975 9,840 9,553
BULLS 613 552 300
CALVES 4,710 4,787 4,896
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE May07/2010
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
JUN 95.90 +1.68 MAY 112.43 -0.38
AUG 94.20 +0.67 AUG 114.88 -1.20
OCT 96.13 +0.47 SEP 115.10 -0.80
DEC 97.20 -0.22 OCT 114.70 -0.45
FEB 98.25 -0.03 NOV 114.30 -0.35
APR 98.47 +0.27 JAN 112.30 -0.20
WEEK END May07/10 Apr30/10 May08/09
US FSP - US$/CWT 112.96 113.53 99.71
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Apr30/10 Apr23/10 May01/09
EAST-$/HEAD 93.00 93.00 53.52
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 77.50
US-US$/CWT 10.78 10.74 5.85
CURRENTNESS May01/10 Apr24/10 May02/09
ALTA-A1% 53.1% 53.4% 62.2%
CAN-A1% 53.2% 53.2% 63.4%
FD:STR RATIO Apr30/10 Apr23/10 May01/09
ALTA BARLEY 27.9 27.3 27.1
May01/10 Apr24/10 May02/09
US CORN 28.0 28.2 22.8
AVG CARCASS WT May01/10 Apr24/10 May02/09
ALTA STR-LBS 812.0 830.0 801.0
CAN STR-LBS 838.0 846.0 814.0
US CATTLE-LBS 760.0 762.0 780.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END May07/10 Apr30/10 May08/09
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 149.50 149.50 152.50
STR-HIGH 152.85 150.00 156.85
HFR-LOW 149.50 149.50 152.50
HFR-HIGH 152.85 150.00 156.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 88.45-92.00 87.00-91.75 88.50-92.10
AVERAGE N/A 90.46 91.48
VOLUME N/A 10,526 10,829
HFR-RANGE 88.75-91.80 89.85-91.75 90.90-92.55
AVERAGE N/A 90.49 91.05
VOLUME N/A 6,428 3,452
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
May07/10 Apr30/10 May08/09
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 87.68-97.23 94.23-105.70
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 98.00-99.50 83.50-84.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 86.09-95.00 91.49-103.11
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 97.00-99.50 83.50-84.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 52.00-60.00 55.00-63.25 50.00-56.00
SIOUX F* 69.00 67.50 57.75
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-103.75 95.00-102.75 96.00-109.00
PONOKA 91.00-91.00 98.00-100.00 100.00-106.50
STRATHMOR 85.00-100.00 85.00-100.00 98.00-108.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 87.00-104.00 94.00-111.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 103.00-109.50 103.00-108.50 100.00-117.50
PONOKA 98.00-104.00 102.00-109.75 104.00-119.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-110.00 90.00-110.00 105.00-118.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 112.00-123.85 96.50-103.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 112.00-118.25 112.00-120.25 115.00-126.00
PONOKA 105.00-117.00 106.00-122.00 115.00-122.50
STRATHMOR 100.00-119.00 100.00-119.00 115.00-128.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 115.00-130.00 115.00-130.00 125.00-130.00
PONOKA 115.00-123.00 115.00-126.00 120.00-130.00
STRATHMOR 110.00-129.00 110.00-129.00 115.00-138.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 99.00-128.00 105.00-131.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 90.00-97.25 90.00-98.50 95.00-109.00
PONOKA 92.00-95.00 88.00-96.50 101.00-106.50
STRATHMOR 80.00-97.00 80.00-102.00 95.00-108.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 100.00-117.00 100.00-116.00 105.00-114.25
PONOKA 100.00-105.25 105.00-109.00 108.00-115.50
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 Apr23/2010
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 14,668 10,652 21,445
EAST 0 2,756 64 10,298
WEST 0 11,912 10,588 11,147
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING May07/10 Apr30/10 May08/09
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 179-179
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 185.17
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 178.39
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END May07/10 Apr30/10 May08/09
CHOICE 6-900 170.71 170.08 146.10
SELECT 6-900 167.56 167.13 143.51
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END May01/10(prel) Apr24/10(prel) May02/09
CANADA 396,909 408,786 398,199
EAST 237,000 240,903 243,691
WEST 159,909 167,883 154,508
ALBERTA 51,412 51,107 46,311
WEEK END May08/10(est) May01/10(est) May09/09
US 1,992,000 2,028,000 2,015,600
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END May06/10 Apr29/10 May07/09
ALTA AVG 1.472 1.412 1.109
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.226
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END May07/10 Apr30/10 May08/09
US $/CWT 85.16 82.57 57.59
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.695 1.593 1.272
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 89.45 89.97 57.10
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE May07/2010
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
MAY 88.50 -1.03 JUN .9591 -0.0243
JUN 85.53 -0.80 SEP .9591 -0.0236
JUL 86.03 -0.20 DEC .9585 -0.0223
AUG 86.30 -0.30 MAR .9571 -0.0210
OCT 76.65 -0.22 JUN .9550 -0.0200
DEC 73.00 -1.30 SEP .9529 -0.0190
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END May01/10 Apr24/10 May02/09
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 204.0 204.0 204.0
FD:HOG RATIO Apr30/10Apr23/10May01/09
US CORN 23.5 23.0 13.9
Apr30/10 Apr23/10 May01/09
ALTA BARLEY 15.8 14.7 12.6
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to May06/2010
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO N/A- N/A N/A- N/A N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 142.50 54.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Apr29/2010
CENTRAL ALTA 123.36-123.36
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