CAN/US $ Apr08 104.54 Apr01 103.85 Apr09/10 99.45
BANK RATE % Apr05 1.25 Mar29 1.25 Apr06/10 .50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr02/11(prel) Mar26/11(prel) Apr03/10
CANADA 52,175 51,839 50,744
EAST 14,502 14,894 12,692
WEST 37,673 36,945 38,052
ALBERTA N/A N/A 37,964
WEEK END Apr09/11(est) Apr02/11(est) Apr10/10
US 631,000 640,000 619,300
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Apr02/11 Mar26/11 Apr03/10
A 41,113 41,084 40,245
B 352 296 423
D 3,963 2,652 3,967
E 510 501 473
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Apr02/11 Mar26/11 Apr03/10
A 2.0% 2.6% 1.8%
AA 36.2% 37.1% 39.3%
AAA 61.8% 60.3% 58.9%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Apr02/11(prel) Mar26/11(prel) Apr03/10
STEERS 21,831 22,234 19,988
HEIFERS 20,736 20,158 21,343
COWS 9,035 8,893 8,899
BULLS 573 554 514
CALVES 4,884 4,702 4,357
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Apr08/2011
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 118.83 -3.25 APR 134.60 -3.50
JUN 116.95 -4.30 MAY 135.50 -3.90
AUG 118.68 -3.92 AUG 138.55 -3.32
OCT 122.93 -3.08 SEP 138.85 -2.53
DEC 123.68 -2.40 OCT 138.57 -2.50
FEB 123.38 -1.83 NOV 137.72 -3.33
WEEK END Apr08/11 Apr01/11 Apr09/10
US FSP - US$/CWT 136.07 134.43 111.68
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Apr01/11 Mar25/11 Apr02/10
EAST-$/HEAD 108.00 108.00 92.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.53 13.53 10.22
CURRENTNESS Apr02/11 Mar26/11 Apr03/10
WEST-A1% 50.1% 50.6% 44.9%
CAN-A1% 52.8% 53.2% 46.9%
FD:STR RATIO Apr01/11 Mar25/11 Apr02/10
ALTA BARLEY 26.7 25.4 N/A
Apr02/11 Mar26/11 Apr03/10
US CORN 17.7 16.9 28.8
AVG CARCASS WT Apr02/11 Mar26/11 Apr03/10
WEST STR-LBS 831.0 836.0 845.0
CAN STR-LBS 854.0 857.0 864.0
US CATTLE-LBS 772.0 772.0 765.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Apr08/11 Apr01/11 Apr09/10
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 188.00 194.00 155.00
STR-HIGH 192.75 196.75 161.35
HFR-LOW 189.75 192.00 157.10
HFR-HIGH 196.50 196.75 161.35
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 113.00-113.00 114.50-116.00 93.20-96.25
AVERAGE N/A 115.56 95.75
VOLUME N/A 8,111 12,197
HFR-RANGE 113.00-115.20 112.60-115.60 93.30-95.75
AVERAGE N/A 114.16 95.06
VOLUME N/A 6,056 5,035
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Apr08/11 Apr01/11 Apr09/10
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 102.21-114.02 84.76-94.59
NEBRASKA* 124.00-124.00 120.00-125.50 100.00-101.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 95.48-110.06 83.12-92.69
NEBRASKA* 123.00-124.00 121.00-125.50 100.00-101.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 75.00-84.00 75.00-84.00 50.00-58.00
SIOUX F* 79.75 82.50 63.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 120.00-126.75 120.00-127.50 94.00-100.25
PONOKA 115.00-125.00 115.00-126.00 92.00-97.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 118.00-129.00 85.00-97.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 118.00-127.00 87.00-101.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-138.00 125.00-138.00 95.00-110.00
PONOKA 121.00-138.50 120.00-135.00 94.00-108.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 115.00-141.00 90.00-107.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 124.00-148.75 108.75-129.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 145.00-153.75 140.00-149.50 108.00-120.00
PONOKA 136.00-158.00 135.00-155.00 106.00-115.75
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 130.00-158.00 100.00-119.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 153.00-170.25 153.00-166.50 117.00-127.50
PONOKA 146.00-165.00 145.00-165.00 118.00-125.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 135.00-164.00 110.00-129.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 122.00-157.00 101.00-129.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 110.00-127.50 110.00-125.00 90.00-97.00
PONOKA 117.00-124.00 118.00-125.00 87.00-95.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 110.00-134.00 80.00-96.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 130.00-147.00 130.00-144.00 98.00-112.00
PONOKA 131.00-145.00 132.00-142.00 103.00-108.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 120.00-145.00 90.00-110.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Mar25/2011
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 14,516 2,193 20,284
EAST 0 3,210 33 8,541
WEST 0 11,306 2,160 11,743
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Apr08/11 Apr01/11 Apr09/10
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 181.27 167.33
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 179.92 168.18
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Apr08/11 Apr01/11 Apr09/10
CHOICE 6-900 191.36 188.06 164.80
SELECT 6-900 187.22 185.14 162.54
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr02/11(prel) Mar26/11(prel) Apr03/10
CANADA 403,254 408,509 384,760
EAST 239,929 243,791 245,622
WEST 163,325 164,718 139,138
ALBERTA 48,396 48,595 44,986
WEEK END Apr09/11(est) Apr02/11(est) Apr10/10
US 2,069,000 2,128,000 2,008,400
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Apr07/11 Mar31/11 Apr08/10
ALTA AVG N/A 1.477 1.277
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.300
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Apr08/11 Apr01/11 Apr09/10
US $/CWT 89.39 89.06 74.18
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.631 1.636 1.423
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 94.60 94.35 77.52
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Apr08/2011
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 93.15 -1.07 JUN 1.0428 +0.0079
MAY 100.97 -2.10 SEP 1.0399 +0.0077
JUN 100.65 -2.92 DEC 1.0366 +0.0072
JUL 100.40 -3.00 MAR 1.0332 +0.0070
AUG 100.88 -2.53 JUN 1.0298 +0.0065
OCT 92.85 -0.43 SEP 1.0264 +0.0060
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Apr02/11 Mar26/11 Apr03/10
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 209.0 209.0 204.0
FD:HOG RATIO Apr01/11Mar25/11Apr02/10
US CORN 12.7 12.1 20.6
Apr01/11 Mar25/11 Apr02/10
ALTA BARLEY 12.4 12.1 N/A
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Apr07/2011
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 218.50-241.59 238.87-299.37 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 75.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar31/2011
CENTRAL ALTA N/A- N/A
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