CAN/US $ Apr15 104.00 Apr08 104.54 Apr16/10 98.54
BANK RATE % Apr12 1.25 Apr05 1.25 Apr13/10 .50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr09/11(prel) Apr02/11(prel) Apr10/10
CANADA 52,167 52,175 54,916
EAST 14,895 14,502 14,361
WEST 37,272 37,673 40,555
ALBERTA N/A N/A 40,466
WEEK END Apr16/11(est) Apr09/11(est) Apr17/10
US 640,000 631,000 643,100
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Apr09/11 Apr02/11 Apr10/10
A 41,448 41,113 44,720
B 392 352 441
D 2,984 3,963 3,901
E 326 510 541
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Apr09/11 Apr02/11 Apr10/10
A 2.4% 2.0% 2.0%
AA 35.7% 36.2% 38.5%
AAA 61.9% 61.8% 59.6%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Apr09/11(prel) Apr02/11(prel) Apr10/10
STEERS 19,918 21,831 23,269
HEIFERS 23,043 20,736 22,567
COWS 8,801 9,035 8,506
BULLS 405 573 574
CALVES 4,922 4,884 4,681
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Apr15/2011
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 117.40 -1.42 APR 132.15 -2.45
JUN 115.30 -1.65 MAY 133.30 -2.20
AUG 117.25 -1.42 AUG 136.53 -2.03
OCT 121.83 -1.10 SEP 136.90 -1.95
DEC 122.88 -0.80 OCT 136.90 -1.67
FEB 122.72 -0.65 NOV 137.00 -0.72
WEEK END Apr15/11 Apr08/11 Apr16/10
US FSP - US$/CWT 134.37 136.07 113.45
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Apr08/11 Apr01/11 Apr09/10
EAST-$/HEAD 112.00 108.00 93.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.61 13.53 10.24
CURRENTNESS Apr09/11 Apr02/11 Apr10/10
WEST-A1% 45.2% 50.1% 47.2%
CAN-A1% 49.9% 52.8% 49.8%
FD:STR RATIO Apr08/11 Apr01/11 Apr09/10
ALTA BARLEY 26.1 26.7 29.3
Apr09/11 Apr02/11 Apr10/10
US CORN 16.8 17.7 29.7
AVG CARCASS WT Apr09/11 Apr02/11 Apr10/10
WEST STR-LBS 831.0 831.0 843.0
CAN STR-LBS 851.0 854.0 862.0
US CATTLE-LBS 771.0 772.0 764.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Apr15/11 Apr08/11 Apr16/10
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 184.00 188.00 154.00
STR-HIGH 188.75 192.75 156.85
HFR-LOW 187.50 189.75 154.00
HFR-HIGH 189.50 196.50 156.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 110.00-114.25 113.00-113.00 90.00-94.00
AVERAGE N/A 113.17 93.62
VOLUME N/A 6,604 11,784
HFR-RANGE 112.20-112.50 113.00-115.20 91.50-93.25
AVERAGE N/A 113.82 92.79
VOLUME N/A 6,570 5,106
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Apr15/11 Apr08/11 Apr16/10
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 102.23-117.45 84.91-93.48
NEBRASKA* 118.00-119.50 123.50-125.50 98.00-100.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 103.22-117.33 84.76-93.62
NEBRASKA* 118.00-119.00 123.00-125.50 99.00-100.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 72.00-80.00 75.00-84.00 50.00-60.00
SIOUX F* 75.75 79.75 67.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 120.00-125.25 120.00-126.75 95.00-100.50
PONOKA 117.00-125.00 115.00-125.00 92.00-102.75
STRATHMOR 118.00-127.00 118.00-127.00 85.00-100.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 109.00-130.00 100.00-106.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-135.25 125.00-138.00 100.00-108.50
PONOKA 122.00-136.00 121.00-138.50 97.00-108.00
STRATHMOR 120.00-135.00 120.00-139.00 90.00-110.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 129.00-149.50 106.00-127.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 145.00-156.50 145.00-153.75 108.00-121.25
PONOKA 130.00-145.00 136.00-158.00 109.00-117.00
STRATHMOR 130.00-153.00 130.00-156.00 100.00-117.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 153.00-161.50 153.00-170.25 115.00-128.00
PONOKA 145.00-160.00 146.00-165.00 115.00-129.00
STRATHMOR 135.00-162.00 135.00-162.00 110.00-129.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 129.00-159.00 107.00-128.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 110.00-130.00 110.00-127.50 90.00-96.75
PONOKA 118.00-126.00 117.00-124.00 92.00-97.75
STRATHMOR 110.00-128.00 110.00-132.00 80.00-96.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 130.00-141.00 130.00-147.00 100.00-110.25
PONOKA 127.00-137.00 131.00-145.00 104.00-112.00
STRATHMOR 120.00-145.00 120.00-145.00 90.00-110.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Apr01/2011
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 12,974 3,049 19,179
EAST 0 3,139 34 7,701
WEST 0 9,835 3,015 11,478
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Apr15/11 Apr08/11 Apr16/10
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 183.90 170.01
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 183.02 168.82
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Apr15/11 Apr08/11 Apr16/10
CHOICE 6-900 188.89 191.36 166.77
SELECT 6-900 185.01 187.22 164.30
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr09/11(prel) Apr02/11(prel) Apr10/10
CANADA 402,618 403,254 391,080
EAST 234,941 239,929 223,107
WEST 167,677 163,325 167,973
ALBERTA 48,250 48,396 54,438
WEEK END Apr16/11(est) Apr09/11(est) Apr17/10
US 2,028,000 2,069,000 2,017,900
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Apr14/11 Apr07/11 Apr15/10
ALTA AVG 1.527 1.504 1.321
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.375
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Apr15/11 Apr08/11 Apr16/10
US $/CWT 91.82 89.39 80.24
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.684 1.631 1.553
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 96.57 94.64 82.82
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Apr15/2011
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
MAY 102.43 +1.45 JUN 1.0396 -0.0032
JUN 101.08 +0.42 SEP 1.0371 -0.0028
JUL 101.13 +0.72 DEC 1.0341 -0.0025
AUG 101.35 +0.47 MAR 1.0309 -0.0023
OCT 92.45 -0.40 JUN 1.0275 -0.0023
DEC 88.75 -0.72 SEP 1.0241 -0.0023
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Apr09/11 Apr02/11 Apr10/10
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 209.0 209.0 204.0
FD:HOG RATIO Apr08/11Apr01/11Apr09/10
US CORN 12.0 12.7 21.9
Apr08/11 Apr01/11 Apr09/10
ALTA BARLEY 12.6 12.4 14.2
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Apr14/2011
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 214.64-244.11 238.97-300.05 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 75.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Apr07/2011
CENTRAL ALTA 146.40-186.24
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