CAN/US $ May06 103.98 Apr29 105.42 May07/10 95.87
BANK RATE % May03 1.25 Apr26 1.25 May04/10 .50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr30/11(prel) Apr23/11(prel) May01/10
CANADA 56,331 51,538 63,520
EAST 14,309 12,588 16,655
WEST 42,022 38,950 46,865
ALBERTA N/A N/A 46,716
WEEK END May07/11(est) Apr30/11(est) May08/10
US 657,000 615,000 675,500
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Apr30/11 Apr23/11 May01/10
A 47,291 40,884 51,267
B 464 375 690
D 2,730 3,772 5,211
E 342 442 589
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Apr30/11 Apr23/11 May01/10
A 2.6% 2.8% 3.5%
AA 41.3% 39.6% 44.5%
AAA 56.1% 57.6% 52.0%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Apr30/11(prel) Apr23/11(prel) May01/10
STEERS 25,723 22,367 28,893
HEIFERS 23,076 19,885 24,039
COWS 7,123 8,754 9,975
BULLS 409 532 613
CALVES 4,554 4,279 4,710
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE May06/2011
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
JUN 109.85 -3.50 MAY 129.13 -2.78
AUG 111.58 -4.13 AUG 132.78 -3.17
OCT 116.95 -3.77 SEP 133.60 -3.33
DEC 119.03 -3.88 OCT 134.38 -2.93
FEB 119.33 -3.88 NOV 134.00 -3.22
APR 120.35 -3.25 JAN 133.50 -2.10
WEEK END May06/11 Apr29/11 May07/10
US FSP - US$/CWT 130.00 133.39 112.96
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Apr29/11 Apr22/11 Apr30/10
EAST-$/HEAD 112.00 112.00 93.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.71 13.72 10.78
CURRENTNESS Apr30/11 Apr23/11 May01/10
WEST-A1% 55.3% 54.1% 53.1%
CAN-A1% 56.9% 55.6% 53.2%
FD:STR RATIO Apr29/11 Apr22/11 Apr30/10
ALTA BARLEY 23.2 24.4 27.9
Apr30/11 Apr23/11 May01/10
US CORN 16.4 16.2 28.0
AVG CARCASS WT Apr30/11 Apr23/11 May01/10
WEST STR-LBS 791.0 805.0 812.0
CAN STR-LBS 824.0 829.0 838.0
US CATTLE-LBS 763.0 766.0 760.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END May06/11 Apr29/11 May07/10
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 176.00 180.75 149.50
STR-HIGH 177.85 181.75 152.85
HFR-LOW 177.00 180.75 149.50
HFR-HIGH 177.85 181.75 152.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 106.00-106.45 106.30-108.50 88.45-92.00
AVERAGE N/A 106.94 91.59
VOLUME N/A 11,705 18,548
HFR-RANGE 106.70-106.70 108.30-108.30 88.75-91.80
AVERAGE N/A 106.23 90.94
VOLUME N/A 6,346 7,451
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
May06/11 Apr29/11 May07/10
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 104.43-114.64 87.31-94.52
NEBRASKA* 115.00-115.00 116.00-117.50 98.50-101.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 101.05-111.78 84.41-94.05
NEBRASKA* 115.00-115.00 116.00-117.50 99.00-100.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 75.00-85.00 72.00-83.00 52.00-60.00
SIOUX F* 86.00 84.50 69.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 116.00-125.00 116.00-123.50 95.00-103.75
PONOKA 111.00-122.00 113.00-118.50 91.00-91.00
STRATHMOR 110.00-124.00 110.00-124.00 85.00-100.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 114.00-130.00 93.00-106.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-138.00 125.00-142.00 103.00-109.50
PONOKA 124.00-140.00 120.00-131.00 98.00-104.00
STRATHMOR 120.00-138.00 120.00-138.00 90.00-110.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 127.00-149.85 116.00-124.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 145.00-152.25 145.00-157.25 112.00-118.25
PONOKA 141.00-157.00 130.00-140.00 105.00-117.00
STRATHMOR 130.00-157.00 130.00-155.00 100.00-119.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 153.00-161.50 153.00-162.50 115.00-130.00
PONOKA 146.00-158.00 145.00-167.00 115.00-123.00
STRATHMOR 135.00-158.00 135.00-162.00 110.00-129.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 118.00-163.00 100.00-125.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 110.00-124.25 110.00-121.25 90.00-97.25
PONOKA 112.00-123.00 115.00-124.50 92.00-95.00
STRATHMOR 110.00-128.00 110.00-128.00 80.00-97.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 130.00-143.00 130.00-142.00 100.00-117.00
PONOKA 132.00-137.00 131.00-141.00 100.00-105.25
STRATHMOR 120.00-142.00 120.00-145.00 90.00-110.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Apr22/2011
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 10,801 3,013 19,750
EAST 0 3,301 33 8,869
WEST 0 7,500 2,980 10,881
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING May06/11 Apr29/11 May07/10
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 179.04 176.80
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 177.08 175.54
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END May06/11 Apr29/11 May07/10
CHOICE 6-900 180.27 184.56 170.71
SELECT 6-900 174.49 178.73 167.56
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr30/11(prel) Apr23/11(prel) May01/10
CANADA 378,944 361,131 396,909
EAST 212,486 222,827 237,000
WEST 166,458 138,304 159,909
ALBERTA 49,275 42,501 51,412
WEEK END May07/11(est) Apr30/11(est) May08/10
US 1,989,000 1,950,000 1,991,500
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END May05/11 Apr28/11 May06/10
ALTA AVG 1.531 1.551 1.512
ONT AVG N/A N/A .966
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END May06/11 Apr29/11 May07/10
US $/CWT 88.76 92.23 85.16
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.628 1.669 1.695
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 90.44 93.39 90.00
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE May06/2011
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
MAY 93.35 -1.93 JUN 1.0308 -0.0254
JUN 92.38 -2.85 SEP 1.0282 -0.0253
JUL 92.60 -3.80 DEC 1.0253 -0.0250
AUG 93.95 -3.27 MAR 1.0221 -0.0249
OCT 87.28 -1.75 JUN 1.0189 -0.0250
DEC 84.05 -1.17 SEP 1.0157 -0.0251
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Apr30/11 Apr23/11 May01/10
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 208.0 208.0 204.0
FD:HOG RATIO Apr29/11Apr22/11Apr30/10
US CORN 12.6 12.6 23.5
Apr29/11 Apr22/11 Apr30/10
ALTA BARLEY 12.2 12.8 16.2
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to May05/2011
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 228.90-267.37 221.01-246.67 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 66.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Apr28/2011
CENTRAL ALTA 169.44-191.52
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