CAN/US $ May13 103.00 May06 103.98 May14/10 96.67
BANK RATE % May10 1.25 May03 1.25 May11/10 .50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END May07/11(prel) Apr30/11(prel) May08/10
CANADA 62,161 56,331 70,670
EAST 14,551 14,309 15,360
WEST 47,610 42,022 55,310
ALBERTA N/A N/A 55,199
WEEK END May14/11(est) May07/11(est) May15/10
US 653,000 657,000 677,800
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END May07/11 Apr30/11 May08/10
A 51,701 47,291 59,419
B 465 464 566
D 4,069 2,730 4,140
E 419 342 442
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END May07/11 Apr30/11 May08/10
A 2.8% 2.6% 3.2%
AA 43.6% 41.3% 44.4%
AAA 53.6% 56.1% 52.4%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END May07/11(prel) Apr30/11(prel) May08/10
STEERS 32,867 25,723 39,153
HEIFERS 20,415 23,076 21,920
COWS 8,360 7,123 9,120
BULLS 519 409 477
CALVES 4,825 4,554 4,811
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE May13/2011
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
JUN 109.00 -0.85 MAY 128.70 -0.43
AUG 110.55 -1.03 AUG 132.45 -0.33
OCT 115.50 -1.45 SEP 133.03 -0.57
DEC 117.80 -1.23 OCT 133.78 -0.60
FEB 118.40 -0.92 NOV 133.80 -0.20
APR 119.00 -1.35 JAN 132.90 -0.60
WEEK END May13/11 May06/11 May14/10
US FSP - US$/CWT 129.35 130.00 112.55
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL May06/11 Apr29/11 May07/10
EAST-$/HEAD 110.00 112.00 97.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.59 13.71 10.83
CURRENTNESS May07/11 Apr30/11 May08/10
WEST-A1% 56.1% 55.3% 54.2%
CAN-A1% 57.6% 56.9% 54.0%
FD:STR RATIO May06/11 Apr29/11 May07/10
ALTA BARLEY 22.9 23.2 28.0
May07/11 Apr30/11 May08/10
US CORN 16.4 16.4 28.1
AVG CARCASS WT May07/11 Apr30/11 May08/10
WEST STR-LBS 807.0 791.0 808.0
CAN STR-LBS 827.0 824.0 829.0
US CATTLE-LBS 760.0 763.0 757.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END May13/11 May06/11 May14/10
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 172.50 176.00 151.75
STR-HIGH 176.75 177.85 153.85
HFR-LOW 172.50 177.00 151.75
HFR-HIGH 177.50 177.85 153.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 102.50-104.00 106.00-106.45 90.50-93.00
AVERAGE N/A 104.71 91.80
VOLUME N/A 11,451 12,793
HFR-RANGE 103.25-103.25 106.70-106.70 89.75-92.50
AVERAGE N/A 103.84 91.31
VOLUME N/A 5,130 10,357
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
May13/11 May06/11 May14/10
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 99.71-112.99 87.23-95.26
NEBRASKA* 114.00-115.00 115.00-117.00 100.00-101.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 100.60-111.56 85.76-95.53
NEBRASKA* 112.00-114.50 115.00-117.00 100.00-101.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 70.00-78.00 75.00-85.00 55.00-66.00
SIOUX F* 87.00 86.00 69.75
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 110.00-118.00 116.00-125.00 95.00-104.00
PONOKA 110.00-125.00 111.00-122.00 95.00-104.00
STRATHMOR 110.00-124.00 110.00-124.00 85.00-100.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 110.00-127.00 94.00-107.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-136.00 125.00-138.00 103.00-109.75
PONOKA 125.00-140.00 124.00-140.00 100.00-110.00
STRATHMOR 120.00-135.00 120.00-138.00 90.00-110.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 110.00-131.75
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 145.00-154.50 145.00-152.25 112.00-126.25
PONOKA 135.00-155.00 141.00-157.00 108.00-118.00
STRATHMOR 130.00-152.00 130.00-157.00 100.00-119.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 153.00-165.00 153.00-161.50 120.00-136.00
PONOKA 145.00-160.00 146.00-158.00 110.00-125.00
STRATHMOR 135.00-158.00 135.00-158.00 110.00-129.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 128.00-159.00 107.00-129.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 110.00-130.50 110.00-124.25 93.00-102.00
PONOKA 112.00-120.00 112.00-123.00 85.00-98.00
STRATHMOR 110.00-128.00 110.00-128.00 80.00-97.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 130.00-140.00 130.00-143.00 100.00-110.00
PONOKA 130.00-140.00 132.00-137.00 100.00-112.00
STRATHMOR 120.00-142.00 120.00-142.00 90.00-110.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Apr29/2011
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 10,395 3,408 15,473
EAST 0 3,131 33 6,507
WEST 0 7,264 3,375 8,966
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING May13/11 May06/11 May14/10
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 177.45
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 171.98
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END May13/11 May06/11 May14/10
CHOICE 6-900 176.54 180.27 170.52
SELECT 6-900 170.80 174.49 166.30
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END May07/11(prel) Apr30/11(prel) May08/10
CANADA 404,053 378,944 394,439
EAST 237,847 212,486 231,966
WEST 166,206 166,458 162,473
ALBERTA 49,510 49,275 52,790
WEEK END May14/11(est) May07/11(est) May15/10
US 1,978,000 1,989,000 1,958,100
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END May12/11 May05/11 May13/10
ALTA AVG 1.531 1.531 1.552
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.631
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END May13/11 May06/11 May14/10
US $/CWT 92.29 88.76 81.65
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.709 1.628 1.611
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 95.35 91.10 90.90
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE May13/2011
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
MAY 92.85 -0.50 JUN 1.0321 +0.0013
JUN 94.55 +2.17 SEP 1.0295 +0.0013
JUL 93.85 +1.25 DEC 1.0266 +0.0013
AUG 94.47 +0.52 MAR 1.0232 +0.0011
OCT 87.75 +0.47 JUN 1.0197 +0.0008
DEC 84.70 +0.65 SEP 1.0162 +0.0005
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END May07/11 Apr30/11 May08/10
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 208.0 208.0 205.0
FD:HOG RATIO May06/11Apr29/11May07/10
US CORN 12.8 12.6 24.0
May06/11 Apr29/11 May07/10
ALTA BARLEY 12.1 12.2 16.8
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to May12/2011
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 210.92-243.49 225.57-269.62 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 64.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to May05/2011
CENTRAL ALTA N/A- N/A
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