CAN/US $ Apr22 105.05 Apr15 104.00 Apr23/10 99.73
BANK RATE % Apr19 1.25 Apr12 1.25 Apr20/10 .50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr16/11(prel) Apr09/11(prel) Apr17/10
CANADA 56,719 52,167 60,453
EAST 14,261 14,895 17,198
WEST 42,458 37,272 43,255
ALBERTA N/A N/A 43,129
WEEK END Apr23/11(est) Apr16/11(est) Apr24/10
US 507,000 640,000 646,800
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Apr16/11 Apr09/11 Apr17/10
A 45,498 41,448 49,015
B 318 392 668
D 3,525 2,984 4,241
E 599 326 478
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Apr16/11 Apr09/11 Apr17/10
A 2.4% 2.4% 2.4%
AA 38.8% 35.7% 43.0%
AAA 58.8% 61.9% 54.6%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Apr16/11(prel) Apr09/11(prel) Apr17/10
STEERS 24,859 19,918 28,368
HEIFERS 21,996 23,043 22,098
COWS 9,221 8,801 9,433
BULLS 643 405 554
CALVES 4,608 4,922 5,055
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Apr22/2011
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 118.40 +1.00 APR 132.28 +0.13
JUN 115.22 -0.08 MAY 132.97 -0.33
AUG 116.68 -0.58 AUG 136.95 +0.42
OCT 121.47 -0.35 SEP 138.10 +1.20
DEC 122.88 +0.00 OCT 138.20 +1.30
FEB 123.05 +0.33 NOV 138.20 +1.20
WEEK END Apr22/11 Apr15/11 Apr23/10
US FSP - US$/CWT 132.40 134.37 112.39
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Apr15/11 Apr08/11 Apr16/10
EAST-$/HEAD 112.00 112.00 93.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.72 13.61 10.52
CURRENTNESS Apr16/11 Apr09/11 Apr17/10
WEST-A1% 52.8% 45.2% 53.9%
CAN-A1% 54.3% 49.9% 53.7%
FD:STR RATIO Apr15/11 Apr08/11 Apr16/10
ALTA BARLEY N/A 26.1 27.9
Apr16/11 Apr09/11 Apr17/10
US CORN 16.8 16.8 28.1
AVG CARCASS WT Apr16/11 Apr09/11 Apr17/10
WEST STR-LBS 822.0 831.0 834.0
CAN STR-LBS 843.0 851.0 853.0
US CATTLE-LBS 770.0 771.0 763.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Apr22/11 Apr15/11 Apr23/10
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 184.75 184.00 154.35
STR-HIGH 187.00 188.75 155.85
HFR-LOW 184.75 187.50 154.85
HFR-HIGH 186.75 189.50 155.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 108.00-110.50 110.00-114.25 89.75-90.95
AVERAGE N/A 110.99 91.50
VOLUME N/A 10,503 13,841
HFR-RANGE 108.80-109.95 112.20-112.50 89.25-92.75
AVERAGE N/A 110.79 91.40
VOLUME N/A 6,802 6,077
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Apr22/11 Apr15/11 Apr23/10
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 100.85-114.01 85.18-96.03
NEBRASKA* 119.50-119.50 118.00-119.50 98.00-100.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 95.80-112.04 86.20-93.64
NEBRASKA* 119.50-119.50 118.00-119.50 99.00-102.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 72.00-85.00 72.00-80.00 55.00-63.25
SIOUX F* 79.50 75.75 62.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 116.00-122.25 120.00-125.25 95.00-102.75
PONOKA 114.00-118.00 117.00-125.00 90.00-101.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 118.00-127.00 85.00-100.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 117.00-133.00 94.00-104.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-132.25 125.00-135.25 104.00-111.50
PONOKA 124.00-135.00 122.00-136.00 100.00-108.25
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 120.00-135.00 90.00-110.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 131.00-141.75 107.10-124.25
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 145.00-150.50 145.00-156.50 112.00-124.25
PONOKA 134.00-160.00 130.00-145.00 107.00-118.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 130.00-153.00 100.00-119.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 153.00-162.50 153.00-161.50 115.00-134.00
PONOKA 150.00-168.00 145.00-160.00 115.00-124.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 135.00-162.00 110.00-129.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 134.00-167.00 107.00-129.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 110.00-125.00 110.00-130.00 90.00-98.25
PONOKA 118.00-127.00 118.00-126.00 90.00-95.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 110.00-128.00 80.00-102.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 130.00-141.00 130.00-141.00 100.00-119.00
PONOKA 130.00-142.50 127.00-137.00 102.00-108.25
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 Apr08/2011
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 14,444 2,631 16,443
EAST 0 3,391 35 7,681
WEST 0 11,053 2,596 8,762
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Apr22/11 Apr15/11 Apr23/10
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 173.98
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 172.47
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Apr22/11 Apr15/11 Apr23/10
CHOICE 6-900 N/A 188.89 167.81
SELECT 6-900 N/A 185.01 165.20
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr16/11(prel) Apr09/11(prel) Apr17/10
CANADA N/A 402,618 412,890
EAST N/A 234,941 244,624
WEST N/A 167,677 168,266
ALBERTA N/A 48,250 52,270
WEEK END Apr23/11(est) Apr16/11(est) Apr24/10
US 1,625,000 2,028,000 2,062,600
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Apr21/11 Apr14/11 Apr22/10
ALTA AVG N/A 1.527 1.396
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.437
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Apr22/11 Apr15/11 Apr23/10
US $/CWT 94.27 91.82 80.35
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.712 1.684 1.537
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 95.06 95.90 88.51
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Apr22/2011
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
MAY 102.05 -0.38 JUN 1.0491 +0.0095
JUN 100.05 -1.03 SEP 1.0463 +0.0092
JUL 100.33 -0.80 DEC 1.0431 +0.0090
AUG 100.25 -1.10 MAR 1.0397 +0.0088
OCT 92.05 -0.40 JUN 1.0362 +0.0087
DEC 88.47 -0.28 SEP 1.0327 +0.0086
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Apr16/11 Apr09/11 Apr17/10
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 208.0 209.0 204.0
FD:HOG RATIO Apr15/11Apr08/11Apr16/10
US CORN 12.4 12.0 22.3
Apr15/11 Apr08/11 Apr16/10
ALTA BARLEY N/A 12.6 14.3
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Apr21/2011
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 201.47-232.41 217.02-274.63 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 66.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Apr14/2011
CENTRAL ALTA 193.44-193.44
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