CAN/US $ May14 96.67 May07 95.87 May15/09 85.06
BANK RATE % May11 .50 May04 .50 May12/09 .50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END May08/10(prel) May01/10(prel) May09/09
CANADA 70,670 63,520 60,965
EAST 15,360 16,655 14,309
WEST 55,310 46,865 46,656
ALBERTA 55,199 46,716 46,513
WEEK END May15/10(est) May08/10(est) May16/09
US 671,000 673,000 676,900
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END May08/10 May01/10 May09/09
A 59,419 51,267 50,140
B 566 690 641
D 4,140 5,211 3,887
E 442 589 205
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END May08/10 May01/10 May09/09
A 3.2% 3.5% 4.5%
AA 44.4% 44.5% 51.5%
AAA 52.4% 52.0% 44.0%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END May08/10(prel) May01/10(prel) May09/09
STEERS 39,153 28,893 31,599
HEIFERS 21,920 24,039 19,756
COWS 9,120 9,975 9,309
BULLS 477 613 301
CALVES 4,811 4,710 4,760
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE May14/2010
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
JUN 93.25 -2.65 MAY 110.22 -2.20
AUG 92.00 -2.20 AUG 112.97 -1.90
OCT 93.33 -2.80 SEP 112.65 -2.45
DEC 95.33 -1.88 OCT 112.50 -2.20
FEB 96.40 -1.85 NOV 112.05 -2.25
APR 97.13 -1.35 JAN 110.40 -1.90
WEEK END May14/10 May07/10 May15/09
US FSP - US$/CWT 112.55 112.96 99.37
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL May07/10 Apr30/10 May08/09
EAST-$/HEAD 97.00 93.00 49.25
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 77.50
US-US$/CWT 10.83 10.78 5.87
CURRENTNESS May08/10 May01/10 May09/09
ALTA-A1% 54.2% 53.1% 62.5%
CAN-A1% 54.0% 53.2% 62.0%
FD:STR RATIO May07/10 Apr30/10 May08/09
ALTA BARLEY 28.0 27.9 25.5
May08/10 May01/10 May09/09
US CORN 28.1 28.0 21.1
AVG CARCASS WT May08/10 May01/10 May09/09
ALTA STR-LBS 808.0 812.0 800.0
CAN STR-LBS 829.0 838.0 812.0
US CATTLE-LBS 757.0 760.0 774.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END May14/10 May07/10 May15/09
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 151.75 149.50 150.50
STR-HIGH 153.85 152.85 154.85
HFR-LOW 151.75 149.50 150.85
HFR-HIGH 153.85 152.85 154.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 90.50-93.00 88.45-92.00 87.15-91.00
AVERAGE N/A 91.59 89.75
VOLUME N/A 18,548 11,453
HFR-RANGE 89.75-92.50 88.75-91.80 88.75-89.75
AVERAGE N/A 90.94 88.76
VOLUME N/A 7,451 7,589
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
May14/10 May07/10 May15/09
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 87.31-94.52 93.49-104.47
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 98.50-101.00 84.50-86.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 84.41-94.05 93.15-103.44
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 99.00-100.00 85.00-86.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 55.00-66.00 52.00-60.00 50.00-55.00
SIOUX F* 69.75 69.00 60.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-104.00 95.00-103.75 96.00-106.00
PONOKA 95.00-104.00 91.00-91.00 92.00-107.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 85.00-100.00 98.00-108.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 93.00-106.00 95.00-110.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 103.00-109.75 103.00-109.50 100.00-114.50
PONOKA 100.00-110.00 98.00-104.00 105.00-120.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-110.00 105.00-118.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 116.00-124.00 96.00-112.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 112.00-126.25 112.00-118.25 115.00-123.00
PONOKA 108.00-118.00 105.00-117.00 115.00-125.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 100.00-119.00 115.00-128.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 120.00-136.00 115.00-130.00 120.00-127.50
PONOKA 110.00-125.00 115.00-123.00 120.00-131.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 110.00-129.00 115.00-138.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 100.00-125.00 104.00-130.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 93.00-102.00 90.00-97.25 95.00-106.50
PONOKA 85.00-98.00 92.00-95.00 98.00-106.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 80.00-97.00 95.00-108.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 100.00-110.00 100.00-117.00 105.00-114.25
PONOKA 100.00-112.00 100.00-105.25 107.00-113.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-110.00 95.00-115.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Apr30/2010
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 14,815 10,984 20,134
EAST 0 3,222 0 9,415
WEST 0 11,593 10,984 10,719
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING May14/10 May07/10 May15/09
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 175-175
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 176.80 186.40
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 175.54 177.21
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END May14/10 May07/10 May15/09
CHOICE 6-900 170.52 170.71 146.14
SELECT 6-900 166.30 167.56 142.93
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END May08/10(prel) May01/10(prel) May09/09
CANADA 394,439 396,909 380,747
EAST 231,966 237,000 243,520
WEST 162,473 159,909 137,227
ALBERTA 52,790 51,412 46,060
WEEK END May15/10(est) May08/10(est) May16/09
US 1,948,000 1,992,000 2,073,100
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END May13/10 May06/10 May14/09
ALTA AVG 1.502 1.472 1.186
ONT AVG N/A .966 1.223
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END May14/10 May07/10 May15/09
US $/CWT 81.65 85.16 63.22
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.611 1.695 1.418
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 91.81 90.00 60.66
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE May14/2010
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
MAY 88.20 -0.30 JUN .9690 +0.0099
JUN 83.55 -1.98 SEP .9687 +0.0096
JUL 83.83 -2.20 DEC .9675 +0.0090
AUG 83.50 -2.80 MAR .9658 +0.0087
OCT 75.28 -1.38 JUN .9635 +0.0085
DEC 71.70 -1.30 SEP .9612 +0.0083
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END May08/10 May01/10 May09/09
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 205.0 204.0 204.0
FD:HOG RATIO May07/10Apr30/10May08/09
US CORN 24.0 23.5 13.7
May07/10 Apr30/10 May08/09
ALTA BARLEY 16.4 15.8 11.2
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to May13/2010
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 141.06-198.55 210.54-275.62 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 142.50 50.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to May06/2010
CENTRAL ALTA 145.44-145.44
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