CAN/US $ May28 95.25 May21 94.61 May29/09 91.23
BANK RATE % May25 .50 May18 .50 May26/09 .50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END May22/10(prel) May15/10(prel) May23/09
CANADA 63,664 74,760 55,750
EAST 14,802 17,058 11,447
WEST 48,862 57,702 44,303
ALBERTA 48,746 57,545 44,182
WEEK END May29/10(est) May22/10(est) May30/09
US 671,000 681,000 630,500
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END May22/10 May15/10 May23/09
A 51,701 61,538 47,147
B 867 970 521
D 5,111 5,142 3,014
E 536 538 119
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END May22/10 May15/10 May23/09
A 2.8% 3.1% 6.4%
AA 46.3% 44.4% 56.5%
AAA 50.9% 52.5% 37.1%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END May22/10(prel) May15/10(prel) May23/09
STEERS 33,972 37,231 32,338
HEIFERS 19,458 26,287 15,696
COWS 9,653 10,637 7,543
BULLS 581 605 173
CALVES 4,970 4,913 3,969
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE May28/2010
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
JUN 90.53 -0.85 AUG 108.43 -1.73
AUG 89.25 -1.38 SEP 108.50 -1.42
OCT 90.78 -1.10 OCT 108.15 -1.85
DEC 92.30 -1.00 NOV 107.85 -1.65
FEB 93.80 -0.80 JAN 106.00 -2.00
APR 95.00 -0.63 MAR 105.80 -1.45
WEEK END May28/10 May21/10 May29/09
US FSP - US$/CWT 108.41 111.03 100.52
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL May21/10 May14/10 May22/09
EAST-$/HEAD 97.00 97.00 49.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 77.50
US-US$/CWT 10.65 10.73 6.71
CURRENTNESS May22/10 May15/10 May23/09
ALTA-A1% 59.0% 56.5% 63.1%
CAN-A1% 59.3% 55.7% 63.0%
FD:STR RATIO May21/10 May14/10 May22/09
ALTA BARLEY 27.4 27.7 23.8
May22/10 May15/10 May23/09
US CORN 27.9 28.0 21.1
AVG CARCASS WT May22/10 May15/10 May23/09
ALTA STR-LBS 809.0 800.0 808.0
CAN STR-LBS 827.0 825.0 815.0
US CATTLE-LBS 753.0 754.0 769.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END May28/10 May21/10 May29/09
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 151.00 150.75 147.00
STR-HIGH 152.85 151.85 150.85
HFR-LOW 151.00 150.75 147.00
HFR-HIGH 152.85 151.85 150.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 89.25-92.50 89.35-91.50 88.75-90.45
AVERAGE N/A 90.71 89.53
VOLUME N/A 15,993 19,555
HFR-RANGE 87.25-90.10 90.00-91.50 88.35-90.45
AVERAGE N/A 90.27 89.20
VOLUME N/A 8,103 7,792
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
May28/10 May21/10 May29/09
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 87.59-98.51 90.46-104.97
NEBRASKA* 94.00-94.00 95.00-97.50 84.00-85.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 87.71-96.72 90.95-102.92
NEBRASKA* 94.00-94.00 96.00-97.50 84.00-85.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 55.00-63.00 55.00-66.00 50.00-56.00
SIOUX F* N/A 67.00 57.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-103.25 95.00-103.00 93.00-106.75
PONOKA 96.50-105.50 98.00-105.00 96.00-105.50
STRATHMOR 85.00-102.00 85.00-102.00 94.00-104.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 95.00-107.00 98.00-111.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 103.00-109.75 103.00-110.75 105.00-117.00
PONOKA 105.00-115.50 105.00-112.00 108.00-116.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-111.00 90.00-113.00 100.00-115.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 112.75-118.50 100.25-107.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 112.00-122.50 112.00-120.25 115.00-126.75
PONOKA 118.00-126.00 110.00-121.00 110.00-118.00
STRATHMOR 100.00-122.00 100.00-125.00 115.00-128.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 120.00-130.00 120.00-132.00 120.00-130.00
PONOKA 123.00-136.00 118.00-130.00 120.00-127.00
STRATHMOR 110.00-129.00 110.00-129.00 115.00-138.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 105.00-132.00 105.00-130.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 93.00-101.00 93.00-101.00 95.00-103.50
PONOKA 98.00-105.75 94.00-104.00 96.00-101.50
STRATHMOR 80.00-102.00 80.00-104.00 90.00-106.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 100.00-118.00 100.00-114.00 108.00-117.75
PONOKA 108.00-115.00 102.00-111.00 100.00-109.00
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 May14/2010
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 17,971 9,270 18,209
EAST 0 3,293 300 7,621
WEST 0 14,678 8,970 10,588
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING May28/10 May21/10 May29/09
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 171-171
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 176.08 177.80
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 171.04 166.23
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END May28/10 May21/10 May29/09
CHOICE 6-900 165.76 168.19 145.60
SELECT 6-900 158.97 162.88 139.41
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END May22/10(prel) May15/10(prel) May23/09
CANADA N/A 391,941 339,295
EAST N/A 229,665 208,253
WEST N/A 162,276 131,042
ALBERTA N/A 52,419 40,715
WEEK END May29/10(est) May22/10(est) May30/09
US 1,924,000 2,005,000 1,821,800
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END May27/10 May20/10 May28/09
ALTA AVG N/A 1.488 1.133
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.217
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END May28/10 May21/10 May29/09
US $/CWT 78.00 80.28 58.84
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.562 1.619 1.230
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 86.85 88.45 59.59
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE May28/2010
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
JUN 81.85 +0.40 JUN .9513 +0.0103
JUL 82.60 +0.32 SEP .9509 +0.0102
AUG 82.80 +0.47 DEC .9501 +0.0097
OCT 75.25 +0.70 MAR .9489 +0.0099
DEC 71.92 +1.63 JUN .9471 +0.0097
FEB 72.40 +1.40 SEP .9453 +0.0095
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END May22/10 May15/10 May23/09
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 204.0 204.0 204.0
FD:HOG RATIO May21/10May14/10May22/09
US CORN 23.7 23.6 14.2
May21/10 May14/10 May22/09
ALTA BARLEY 16.3 16.5 11.7
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to May27/2010
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$) N/A 139.00 59.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to May20/2010
CENTRAL ALTA 147.36-149.28
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