CAN/US $ Apr29 105.42 Apr22 105.05 Apr30/10 98.85
BANK RATE % Apr26 1.25 Apr19 1.25 Apr27/10 .50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr23/11(prel) Apr16/11(prel) Apr24/10
CANADA 51,538 56,719 71,241
EAST 12,588 14,261 15,255
WEST 38,950 42,458 55,986
ALBERTA N/A N/A 55,862
WEEK END Apr30/11(est) Apr23/11(est) May01/10
US 615,000 649,000 662,200
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Apr23/11 Apr16/11 Apr24/10
A 40,884 45,498 58,970
B 375 318 768
D 3,772 3,525 4,194
E 442 599 495
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Apr23/11 Apr16/11 Apr24/10
A 2.8% 2.4% 3.0%
AA 39.6% 38.8% 42.8%
AAA 57.6% 58.8% 54.1%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Apr23/11(prel) Apr16/11(prel) Apr24/10
STEERS 22,367 24,859 30,561
HEIFERS 19,885 21,996 30,288
COWS 8,754 9,221 9,840
BULLS 532 643 552
CALVES 4,279 4,608 4,787
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Apr29/2011
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 117.05 -1.35 MAY 131.90 -1.07
JUN 113.35 -1.88 AUG 135.95 -1.00
AUG 115.70 -0.97 SEP 136.93 -1.17
OCT 120.72 -0.75 OCT 137.30 -0.90
DEC 122.90 +0.03 NOV 137.22 -0.97
FEB 123.20 +0.15 JAN 135.60 -0.90
WEEK END Apr29/11 Apr22/11 Apr30/10
US FSP - US$/CWT 133.39 132.40 113.53
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Apr22/11 Apr15/11 Apr23/10
EAST-$/HEAD 112.00 112.00 93.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.72 13.72 10.74
CURRENTNESS Apr23/11 Apr16/11 Apr24/10
WEST-A1% 54.1% 52.8% 53.4%
CAN-A1% 55.6% 54.3% 53.2%
FD:STR RATIO Apr22/11 Apr15/11 Apr23/10
ALTA BARLEY 24.4 N/A 27.3
Apr23/11 Apr16/11 Apr24/10
US CORN 16.2 16.8 28.2
AVG CARCASS WT Apr23/11 Apr16/11 Apr24/10
WEST STR-LBS 805.0 822.0 830.0
CAN STR-LBS 829.0 843.0 846.0
US CATTLE-LBS 766.0 770.0 762.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Apr29/11 Apr22/11 Apr30/10
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 180.75 184.75 149.50
STR-HIGH 181.75 187.00 150.00
HFR-LOW 180.75 184.75 149.50
HFR-HIGH 181.75 186.75 150.00
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 106.30-108.50 108.00-110.50 87.00-91.75
AVERAGE N/A 109.30 90.46
VOLUME N/A 10,830 10,526
HFR-RANGE 108.30-108.30 108.80-109.95 89.85-91.75
AVERAGE N/A 109.02 90.49
VOLUME N/A 5,670 6,428
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Apr29/11 Apr22/11 Apr30/10
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 105.92-110.62 87.68-97.23
NEBRASKA* 117.00-117.00 117.50-120.00 98.00-99.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 102.55-110.42 86.09-95.00
NEBRASKA* 117.00-117.00 119.00-120.00 97.00-99.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 72.00-83.00 72.00-85.00 55.00-63.25
SIOUX F* 84.50 79.50 67.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 116.00-123.50 116.00-122.25 95.00-102.75
PONOKA 113.00-118.50 114.00-118.00 98.00-100.00
STRATHMOR 110.00-124.00 N/A-N/A 85.00-100.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 107.00-129.00 87.00-104.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-142.00 125.00-132.25 103.00-108.50
PONOKA 120.00-131.00 124.00-135.00 102.00-109.75
STRATHMOR 120.00-138.00 N/A-N/A 90.00-110.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 131.00-138.75 112.00-123.85
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 145.00-157.25 145.00-150.50 112.00-120.25
PONOKA 130.00-140.00 134.00-160.00 106.00-122.00
STRATHMOR 130.00-155.00 N/A-N/A 100.00-119.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 153.00-162.50 153.00-162.50 115.00-130.00
PONOKA 145.00-167.00 150.00-168.00 115.00-126.00
STRATHMOR 135.00-162.00 N/A-N/A 110.00-129.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 119.00-164.00 99.00-128.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 110.00-121.25 110.00-125.00 90.00-98.50
PONOKA 115.00-124.50 118.00-127.00 88.00-96.50
STRATHMOR 110.00-128.00 N/A-N/A 80.00-102.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 130.00-142.00 130.00-141.00 100.00-116.00
PONOKA 131.00-141.00 130.00-142.50 105.00-109.00
STRATHMOR 120.00-145.00 N/A-N/A 90.00-110.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Apr15/2011
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 13,313 2,903 17,598
EAST 0 3,103 35 7,932
WEST 0 10,210 2,868 9,666
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Apr29/11 Apr22/11 Apr30/10
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 177.86 175.49
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 175.94 172.97
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Apr29/11 Apr22/11 Apr30/10
CHOICE 6-900 184.56 187.38 170.08
SELECT 6-900 178.73 182.20 167.13
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr23/11(prel) Apr16/11(prel) Apr24/10
CANADA 361,131 399,107 408,786
EAST 222,827 234,915 240,903
WEST 138,304 164,192 167,883
ALBERTA 42,501 47,879 51,107
WEEK END Apr30/11(est) Apr23/11(est) May01/10
US 1,950,000 2,056,000 2,021,800
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Apr28/11 Apr21/11 Apr29/10
ALTA AVG 1.551 1.581 1.452
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.508
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Apr29/11 Apr22/11 Apr30/10
US $/CWT 92.23 94.27 82.57
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.669 1.712 1.593
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 93.31 95.86 89.97
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Apr29/2011
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
MAY 95.28 -6.77 JUN 1.0562 +0.0071
JUN 95.22 -4.83 SEP 1.0535 +0.0072
JUL 96.40 -3.92 DEC 1.0503 +0.0072
AUG 97.22 -3.03 MAR 1.0470 +0.0073
OCT 89.03 -3.02 JUN 1.0439 +0.0077
DEC 85.22 -3.25 SEP 1.0408 +0.0081
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Apr23/11 Apr16/11 Apr24/10
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 208.0 208.0 204.0
FD:HOG RATIO Apr22/11Apr15/11Apr23/10
US CORN 12.6 12.4 23.0
Apr22/11 Apr15/11 Apr23/10
ALTA BARLEY 12.8 N/A 15.1
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Apr28/2011
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 222.06-244.22 224.97-290.54 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 195.00 70.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Apr21/2011
CENTRAL ALTA 170.88-191.04
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