CAN/US $ Jun04 95.09 May28 95.25 Jun05/09 89.72
BANK RATE % Jun01 .75 May25 .50 Jun02/09 .50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END May29/10(prel) May22/10(prel) May30/09
CANADA 61,621 63,664 58,468
EAST 13,577 14,802 12,380
WEST 48,044 48,862 46,088
ALBERTA 47,913 48,746 45,912
WEEK END Jun05/10(est) May29/10(est) Jun06/09
US 625,000 674,000 670,700
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END May29/10 May22/10 May30/09
A 50,853 51,701 48,250
B 719 867 806
D 4,373 5,111 3,897
E 372 536 159
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END May29/10 May22/10 May30/09
A 3.4% 2.8% 5.2%
AA 45.6% 46.3% 55.2%
AAA 50.9% 50.9% 39.6%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END May29/10(prel) May22/10(prel) May30/09
STEERS 32,324 33,972 34,059
HEIFERS 20,033 19,458 15,485
COWS 8,882 9,653 8,707
BULLS 382 581 217
CALVES 4,342 4,970 4,748
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jun04/2010
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
JUN 90.95 +0.42 AUG 108.88 +0.45
AUG 88.63 -0.63 SEP 108.90 +0.40
OCT 89.97 -0.80 OCT 108.80 +0.65
DEC 91.75 -0.55 NOV 108.50 +0.65
FEB 92.95 -0.85 JAN 107.40 +1.40
APR 94.38 -0.63 MAR 106.80 +1.00
WEEK END Jun04/10 May28/10 Jun05/09
US FSP - US$/CWT 108.01 108.41 98.75
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL May28/10 May21/10 May29/09
EAST-$/HEAD 97.00 97.00 49.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 73.50
US-US$/CWT 10.63 10.65 6.85
CURRENTNESS May29/10 May22/10 May30/09
ALTA-A1% 60.6% 59.0% 63.7%
CAN-A1% 60.3% 59.3% 63.5%
FD:STR RATIO May28/10 May21/10 May29/09
ALTA BARLEY 27.2 27.4 24.2
May29/10 May22/10 May30/09
US CORN 26.3 27.9 20.5
AVG CARCASS WT May29/10 May22/10 May30/09
ALTA STR-LBS 805.0 809.0 814.0
CAN STR-LBS 820.0 827.0 818.0
US CATTLE-LBS 753.0 753.0 769.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Jun04/10 May28/10 Jun05/09
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 147.25 151.00 142.50
STR-HIGH 150.85 152.85 143.85
HFR-LOW 147.25 151.00 142.60
HFR-HIGH 150.85 152.85 143.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 86.75-90.75 89.25-92.50 84.60-86.40
AVERAGE N/A 91.33 85.82
VOLUME N/A 15,746 13,763
HFR-RANGE 88.00-90.25 87.25-90.10 84.55-86.40
AVERAGE N/A 90.06 85.55
VOLUME N/A 9,071 9,900
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Jun04/10 May28/10 Jun05/09
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 91.50-101.06 88.55-103.37
NEBRASKA* 95.00-96.00 93.00-94.00 81.00-83.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 88.72-98.63 91.26-101.19
NEBRASKA* 95.00-95.50 93.50-94.00 78.00-83.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 55.00-63.00 55.00-63.00 40.00-48.00
SIOUX F* 68.00 N/A 49.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-103.25 95.00-103.25 93.00-101.75
PONOKA 94.00-104.00 96.50-105.50 100.00-107.50
STRATHMOR 85.00-102.00 85.00-102.00 90.00-104.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 94.00-108.00 96.00-105.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 103.00-110.00 103.00-109.75 105.00-113.00
PONOKA 104.00-110.00 105.00-115.50 102.00-114.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-111.00 90.00-111.00 95.00-115.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 105.00-119.35 94.25-115.25
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 112.00-120.50 112.00-122.50 112.00-121.75
PONOKA 118.00-122.00 118.00-126.00 106.00-116.50
STRATHMOR 100.00-122.00 100.00-122.00 110.00-122.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 120.00-132.25 120.00-130.00 118.00-124.50
PONOKA 124.00-131.50 123.00-136.00 112.00-126.50
STRATHMOR 110.00-129.00 110.00-129.00 115.00-130.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 99.00-129.00 103.00-128.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 95.00-104.00 93.00-101.00 95.00-105.00
PONOKA 98.00-104.25 98.00-105.75 93.00-101.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-102.00 80.00-102.00 90.00-106.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 100.00-116.00 100.00-118.00 108.00-119.25
PONOKA 105.00-113.00 108.00-115.00 99.00-109.00
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 May21/2010
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 17,612 7,124 19,324
EAST 0 2,878 88 8,834
WEST 0 14,734 7,036 10,490
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Jun04/10 May28/10 Jun05/09
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 170-170
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 173.55 176.34
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 168.55 165.70
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Jun04/10 May28/10 Jun05/09
CHOICE 6-900 162.48 165.76 141.39
SELECT 6-900 154.78 158.97 135.68
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END May29/10(prel) May22/10(prel) May30/09
CANADA 332,955 401,966 414,219
EAST 197,580 234,263 251,245
WEST 135,375 167,703 162,974
ALBERTA 42,940 52,526 48,965
WEEK END Jun05/10(est) May29/10(est) Jun06/09
US 1,791,000 1,924,000 2,092,900
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jun03/10 May27/10 Jun04/09
ALTA AVG 1.392 1.460 1.104
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.174
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Jun04/10 May28/10 Jun05/09
US $/CWT 76.19 78.00 54.88
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.528 1.562 1.167
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 84.78 87.47 56.46
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Jun04/2010
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
JUN 79.05 -2.80 JUN .9435 -0.0078
JUL 79.72 -2.88 SEP .9430 -0.0079
AUG 80.78 -2.02 DEC .9422 -0.0079
OCT 74.08 -1.17 MAR .9408 -0.0081
DEC 70.95 -0.97 JUN .9389 -0.0082
FEB 71.35 -1.05 SEP .9370 -0.0083
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END May29/10 May22/10 May30/09
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 204.0 204.0 204.0
FD:HOG RATIO May28/10May21/10May29/09
US CORN 21.5 23.7 14.0
May28/10 May21/10 May29/09
ALTA BARLEY 15.8 16.3 11.1
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jun03/2010
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 177.99-194.44 170.95-224.18 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 137.50 55.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to May27/2010
CENTRAL ALTA 141.60-152.16
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