CAN/US $ May20 102.72 May13 103.00 May21/10 94.61
BANK RATE % May17 1.25 May10 1.25 May18/10 .50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END May14/11(prel) May07/11(prel) May15/10
CANADA 55,921 62,161 74,760
EAST 14,183 14,551 17,058
WEST 41,738 47,610 57,702
ALBERTA N/A N/A 57,545
WEEK END May21/11(est) May14/11(est) May22/10
US 654,000 653,000 684,600
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END May14/11 May07/11 May15/10
A 47,277 51,701 61,538
B 392 465 970
D 3,052 4,069 5,142
E 261 419 538
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END May14/11 May07/11 May15/10
A 2.7% 2.8% 3.1%
AA 44.8% 43.6% 44.4%
AAA 52.5% 53.6% 52.5%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END May14/11(prel) May07/11(prel) May15/10
STEERS 29,882 32,867 37,231
HEIFERS 18,724 20,415 26,287
COWS 6,975 8,360 10,637
BULLS 340 519 605
CALVES 4,485 4,825 4,913
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE May20/2011
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
JUN 104.97 -4.03 MAY 125.45 -3.25
AUG 107.10 -3.45 AUG 125.75 -6.70
OCT 113.58 -1.92 SEP 127.08 -5.95
DEC 116.83 -0.97 OCT 128.13 -5.65
FEB 117.90 -0.50 NOV 128.75 -5.05
APR 118.75 -0.25 JAN 128.05 -4.85
WEEK END May20/11 May13/11 May21/10
US FSP - US$/CWT 128.02 129.35 111.03
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL May13/11 May06/11 May14/10
EAST-$/HEAD 110.00 110.00 97.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.56 13.59 10.73
CURRENTNESS May14/11 May07/11 May15/10
WEST-A1% 58.9% 56.1% 56.5%
CAN-A1% 59.9% 57.6% 55.7%
FD:STR RATIO May13/11 May06/11 May14/10
ALTA BARLEY 22.8 22.9 27.7
May14/11 May07/11 May15/10
US CORN 16.8 16.4 28.0
AVG CARCASS WT May14/11 May07/11 May15/10
WEST STR-LBS 812.0 807.0 800.0
CAN STR-LBS 830.0 827.0 825.0
US CATTLE-LBS 758.0 760.0 754.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END May20/11 May13/11 May21/10
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 170.00 172.50 150.75
STR-HIGH 172.85 176.75 151.85
HFR-LOW 170.00 172.50 150.75
HFR-HIGH 172.75 177.50 151.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 101.50-102.50 102.50-104.00 89.35-91.50
AVERAGE N/A 103.69 90.71
VOLUME N/A 11,348 15,993
HFR-RANGE 102.50-102.75 103.25-103.25 90.00-91.50
AVERAGE N/A 103.26 90.27
VOLUME N/A 5,715 8,103
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
May20/11 May13/11 May21/10
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 100.82-111.46 87.59-98.51
NEBRASKA* 109.00-109.00 113.00-115.00 95.00-97.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 101.31-112.89 87.71-96.72
NEBRASKA* 108.00-109.00 112.00-114.50 96.00-97.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 70.00-81.00 70.00-78.00 55.00-66.00
SIOUX F* 79.00 87.00 67.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 114.00-122.50 110.00-118.00 95.00-103.00
PONOKA 110.00-122.25 110.00-125.00 98.00-105.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 110.00-124.00 85.00-102.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 106.00-122.00 95.00-107.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-133.00 125.00-136.00 103.00-110.75
PONOKA 118.00-130.00 125.00-140.00 105.00-112.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 120.00-135.00 90.00-113.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 132.75-138.00 112.75-118.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 145.00-151.50 145.00-154.50 112.00-120.25
PONOKA 145.00-156.00 135.00-155.00 110.00-121.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 130.00-152.00 100.00-125.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 153.00-165.00 153.00-165.00 120.00-132.00
PONOKA 150.00-158.00 145.00-160.00 118.00-130.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 135.00-158.00 110.00-129.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 125.00-156.00 105.00-132.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 115.00-130.00 110.00-130.50 93.00-101.00
PONOKA 108.00-123.00 112.00-120.00 94.00-104.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 110.00-128.00 80.00-104.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 130.00-139.00 130.00-140.00 100.00-114.00
PONOKA 128.00-135.00 130.00-140.00 102.00-111.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 120.00-142.00 90.00-110.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING May06/2011
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 8,144 1,605 19,032
EAST 0 2,091 35 7,713
WEST 0 6,053 1,570 11,319
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING May20/11 May13/11 May21/10
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 176.08
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 171.04
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END May20/11 May13/11 May21/10
CHOICE 6-900 176.83 176.54 168.19
SELECT 6-900 172.12 170.80 162.88
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END May14/11(prel) May07/11(prel) May15/10
CANADA 382,614 404,053 391,941
EAST 223,289 237,847 229,665
WEST 159,325 166,206 162,276
ALBERTA 47,377 49,510 52,419
WEEK END May21/11(est) May14/11(est) May22/10
US 2,021,000 1,978,000 2,011,100
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END May19/11 May12/11 May20/10
ALTA AVG N/A 1.531 1.544
ONT AVG N/A 1.828 1.637
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END May20/11 May13/11 May21/10
US $/CWT 96.70 92.29 80.28
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.796 1.709 1.619
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 95.52 93.08 88.45
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE May20/2011
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
JUN 91.97 -2.58 JUN 1.0282 -0.0039
JUL 92.33 -1.52 SEP 1.0258 -0.0037
AUG 93.50 -0.97 DEC 1.0233 -0.0033
OCT 86.50 -1.25 MAR 1.0203 -0.0029
DEC 84.10 -0.60 JUN 1.0169 -0.0028
FEB 85.35 -0.75 SEP 1.0135 -0.0027
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END May14/11 May07/11 May15/10
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 208.0 208.0 204.0
FD:HOG RATIO May13/11May06/11May14/10
US CORN 13.4 12.8 23.6
May13/11 May06/11 May14/10
ALTA BARLEY 12.2 12.1 17.0
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to May19/2011
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 214.33-245.19 217.70-258.65 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 59.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to May12/2011
CENTRAL ALTA 182.88-193.92
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