CAN/US $ May21 94.61 May14 96.67 May22/09 89.02
BANK RATE % May18 .50 May11 .50 May19/09 .50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END May15/10(prel) May08/10(prel) May16/09
CANADA 74,760 70,670 60,233
EAST 17,058 15,360 13,979
WEST 57,702 55,310 46,254
ALBERTA 57,545 55,199 46,100
WEEK END May22/10(est) May15/10(est) May23/09
US 681,000 671,000 685,000
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END May15/10 May08/10 May16/09
A 61,538 59,419 49,994
B 970 566 682
D 5,142 4,140 3,455
E 538 442 242
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END May15/10 May08/10 May16/09
A 3.1% 3.2% 4.8%
AA 44.4% 44.4% 52.7%
AAA 52.5% 52.4% 42.5%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END May15/10(prel) May08/10(prel) May16/09
STEERS 37,231 39,153 30,239
HEIFERS 26,287 21,920 21,020
COWS 10,637 9,120 8,673
BULLS 605 477 301
CALVES 4,913 4,811 5,120
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE May21/2010
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
JUN 91.38 -1.88 MAY 108.75 -1.47
AUG 90.63 -1.38 AUG 110.15 -2.82
OCT 91.88 -1.45 SEP 109.93 -2.73
DEC 93.30 -2.03 OCT 110.00 -2.50
FEB 94.60 -1.80 NOV 109.50 -2.55
APR 95.63 -1.50 JAN 108.00 -2.40
WEEK END May21/10 May14/10 May22/09
US FSP - US$/CWT 111.03 112.55 98.92
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL May14/10 May07/10 May15/09
EAST-$/HEAD 97.00 97.00 49.25
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 104.00
US-US$/CWT 10.73 10.83 6.36
CURRENTNESS May15/10 May08/10 May16/09
ALTA-A1% 56.5% 54.2% 63.6%
CAN-A1% 55.7% 54.0% 63.0%
FD:STR RATIO May14/10 May07/10 May15/09
ALTA BARLEY 27.7 28.0 25.0
May15/10 May08/10 May16/09
US CORN 28.0 28.1 20.8
AVG CARCASS WT May15/10 May08/10 May16/09
ALTA STR-LBS 800.0 808.0 809.0
CAN STR-LBS 825.0 829.0 820.0
US CATTLE-LBS 754.0 757.0 771.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END May21/10 May14/10 May22/09
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 150.75 151.75 149.50
STR-HIGH 151.85 153.85 150.85
HFR-LOW 150.75 151.75 149.85
HFR-HIGH 151.85 153.85 150.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 89.35-91.50 90.50-93.00 88.65-91.50
AVERAGE N/A 91.80 89.27
VOLUME N/A 12,793 17,863
HFR-RANGE 90.00-91.50 89.75-92.50 89.25-91.35
AVERAGE N/A 91.31 89.25
VOLUME N/A 10,357 8,795
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
May21/10 May14/10 May22/09
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 87.23-95.26 95.83-103.83
NEBRASKA* 96.00-96.00 100.00-101.00 85.00-86.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 85.76-95.53 89.32-104.31
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 100.00-101.00 85.00-86.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 55.00-66.00 55.00-66.00 50.00-58.00
SIOUX F* 67.00 69.75 60.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-103.00 95.00-104.00 93.00-104.75
PONOKA 98.00-105.00 95.00-104.00 98.00-108.00
STRATHMOR 85.00-102.00 85.00-100.00 98.00-108.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 94.00-107.00 98.00-111.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 103.00-110.75 103.00-109.75 100.00-116.75
PONOKA 105.00-112.00 100.00-110.00 118.00-123.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-113.00 90.00-110.00 105.00-118.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 110.00-131.75 95.00-109.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 112.00-120.25 112.00-126.25 115.00-126.75
PONOKA 110.00-121.00 108.00-118.00 118.00-127.00
STRATHMOR 100.00-125.00 100.00-119.00 115.00-128.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 120.00-132.00 120.00-136.00 120.00-130.00
PONOKA 118.00-130.00 110.00-125.00 124.00-131.50
STRATHMOR 110.00-129.00 110.00-129.00 115.00-138.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 107.00-129.00 106.00-127.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 93.00-101.00 93.00-102.00 95.00-106.50
PONOKA 94.00-104.00 85.00-98.00 97.00-105.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-104.00 80.00-97.00 95.00-108.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 100.00-114.00 100.00-110.00 105.00-112.75
PONOKA 102.00-111.00 100.00-112.00 103.00-114.00
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 May07/2010
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 14,823 9,247 18,719
EAST 0 3,067 0 8,400
WEST 0 11,756 9,247 10,319
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING May21/10 May14/10 May22/09
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 175-175
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 177.45 182.32
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 171.98 172.95
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END May21/10 May14/10 May22/09
CHOICE 6-900 N/A 170.52 147.03
SELECT 6-900 N/A 166.30 141.91
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END May15/10(prel) May08/10(prel) May16/09
CANADA 391,941 394,439 410,634
EAST 229,665 231,966 250,923
WEST 162,276 162,473 159,711
ALBERTA 52,419 52,790 48,584
WEEK END May22/10(est) May15/10(est) May23/09
US 2,016,000 1,948,000 2,065,900
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END May20/10 May13/10 May21/09
ALTA AVG 1.488 1.502 1.206
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.290
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END May21/10 May14/10 May22/09
US $/CWT 80.28 81.65 56.30
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.619 1.611 1.206
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 87.53 90.90 59.70
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE May21/2010
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
JUN 81.45 -2.10 JUN .9410 -0.0280
JUL 82.28 -1.55 SEP .9407 -0.0280
AUG 82.33 -1.17 DEC .9404 -0.0271
OCT 74.55 -0.73 MAR .9390 -0.0268
DEC 70.30 -1.40 JUN .9374 -0.0261
FEB 71.00 -1.15 SEP .9358 -0.0254
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END May15/10 May08/10 May16/09
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 204.0 205.0 204.0
FD:HOG RATIO May14/10May07/10May15/09
US CORN 23.6 24.0 15.7
May14/10 May07/10 May15/09
ALTA BARLEY 16.5 16.4 12.0
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to May20/2010
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 168.28-221.34 196.07-246.32 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 141.50 61.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to May13/2010
CENTRAL ALTA 139.68-144.48
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