CAN/US $ May27 102.34 May20 102.72 May28/10 95.25
BANK RATE % May24 1.25 May17 1.25 May25/10 .50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END May21/11(prel) May14/11(prel) May22/10
CANADA 59,919 55,921 63,664
EAST 14,216 14,183 14,802
WEST 45,703 41,738 48,862
ALBERTA N/A N/A 48,746
WEEK END May28/11(est) May21/11(est) May29/10
US 672,000 654,000 676,100
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END May21/11 May14/11 May22/10
A 49,954 47,277 51,701
B 566 392 867
D 3,922 3,052 5,111
E 451 261 536
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END May21/11 May14/11 May22/10
A 3.7% 2.7% 2.8%
AA 46.1% 44.8% 46.3%
AAA 50.1% 52.5% 50.9%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END May21/11(prel) May14/11(prel) May22/10
STEERS 32,072 29,882 33,972
HEIFERS 19,379 18,724 19,458
COWS 7,915 6,975 9,653
BULLS 553 340 581
CALVES 4,895 4,485 4,970
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE May27/2011
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
JUN 104.10 -0.88 AUG 122.72 -3.03
AUG 105.05 -2.05 SEP 124.25 -2.83
OCT 110.60 -2.98 OCT 125.10 -3.03
DEC 114.50 -2.33 NOV 125.83 -2.92
FEB 115.95 -1.95 JAN 125.00 -3.05
APR 117.15 -1.60 MAR 124.40 -4.20
WEEK END May27/11 May20/11 May28/10
US FSP - US$/CWT 124.96 128.02 108.41
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL May20/11 May13/11 May21/10
EAST-$/HEAD 110.00 110.00 97.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.60 13.56 10.65
CURRENTNESS May21/11 May14/11 May22/10
WEST-A1% 59.1% 58.9% 59.0%
CAN-A1% 59.7% 59.9% 59.3%
FD:STR RATIO May20/11 May13/11 May21/10
ALTA BARLEY 22.2 22.8 27.4
May21/11 May14/11 May22/10
US CORN 14.6 16.8 27.9
AVG CARCASS WT May21/11 May14/11 May22/10
WEST STR-LBS 803.0 812.0 809.0
CAN STR-LBS 816.0 830.0 827.0
US CATTLE-LBS 758.0 758.0 753.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END May27/11 May20/11 May28/10
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 165.00 170.00 151.00
STR-HIGH 169.50 172.85 152.85
HFR-LOW 164.50 170.00 151.00
HFR-HIGH 168.85 172.75 152.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 98.10-100.50 101.50-102.50 89.25-92.50
AVERAGE N/A 101.59 91.33
VOLUME N/A 15,607 15,746
HFR-RANGE 100.00-100.25 102.50-102.75 87.25-90.10
AVERAGE N/A 100.90 90.06
VOLUME N/A 6,453 9,071
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
May27/11 May20/11 May28/10
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 96.50-111.65 91.50-101.06
NEBRASKA* 107.50-107.50 106.75-109.50 93.00-94.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 100.85-112.15 88.72-98.63
NEBRASKA* 107.50-107.50 108.00-112.00 93.50-94.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 70.00-76.00 70.00-81.00 55.00-63.00
SIOUX F* 78.75 79.00 N/A
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 114.00-120.50 114.00-122.50 95.00-103.25
PONOKA 110.00-122.00 110.00-122.25 96.50-105.50
STRATHMOR 110.00-122.00 110.00-124.00 85.00-102.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 111.00-128.00 94.00-108.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-135.50 125.00-133.00 103.00-109.75
PONOKA 118.00-131.25 118.00-130.00 105.00-115.50
STRATHMOR 110.00-130.00 120.00-135.00 90.00-111.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 120.25-135.00 105.00-119.35
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 142.00-150.50 145.00-151.50 112.00-122.50
PONOKA 135.00-149.00 145.00-156.00 118.00-126.00
STRATHMOR 130.00-148.00 130.00-150.00 100.00-122.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 147.00-159.75 153.00-165.00 120.00-130.00
PONOKA 147.00-156.00 150.00-158.00 123.00-136.00
STRATHMOR 130.00-158.00 130.00-158.00 110.00-129.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 121.00-149.00 99.00-129.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 115.00-124.00 115.00-130.00 93.00-101.00
PONOKA 109.00-125.00 108.00-123.00 98.00-105.75
STRATHMOR 110.00-123.00 110.00-128.00 80.00-102.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 130.00-143.00 130.00-139.00 100.00-118.00
PONOKA 129.00-137.00 128.00-135.00 108.00-115.00
STRATHMOR 115.00-140.00 115.00-140.00 90.00-110.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING May13/2011
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 9,272 2,080 17,187
EAST 0 2,222 35 7,238
WEST 0 7,050 2,045 9,949
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING May27/11 May20/11 May28/10
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 168.70 173.55
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 165.20 168.55
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END May27/11 May20/11 May28/10
CHOICE 6-900 178.18 176.83 165.76
SELECT 6-900 172.83 172.12 158.97
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END May21/11(prel) May14/11(prel) May22/10
CANADA N/A 382,614 401,966
EAST N/A 223,289 234,263
WEST N/A 159,325 167,703
ALBERTA N/A 47,377 52,526
WEEK END May28/11(est) May21/11(est) May29/10
US 2,031,000 2,021,000 1,933,900
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END May26/11 May19/11 May27/10
ALTA AVG N/A 1.575 1.539
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.616
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END May27/11 May20/11 May28/10
US $/CWT 87.69 96.70 78.00
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.635 1.796 1.562
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 90.04 97.01 87.47
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE May27/2011
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
JUN 88.92 -3.05 JUN 1.0235 -0.0047
JUL 88.60 -3.73 SEP 1.0210 -0.0048
AUG 90.22 -3.28 DEC 1.0186 -0.0047
OCT 84.25 -2.25 MAR 1.0159 -0.0044
DEC 82.35 -1.75 JUN 1.0127 -0.0042
FEB 84.20 -1.15 SEP 1.0095 -0.0040
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END May21/11 May14/11 May22/10
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 208.0 208.0 204.0
FD:HOG RATIO May20/11May13/11May21/10
US CORN 13.0 13.4 23.7
May20/11 May13/11 May21/10
ALTA BARLEY 12.5 12.2 16.9
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to May26/2011
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 205.06-228.72 195.18-226.33 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 122.00 56.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to May19/2011
CENTRAL ALTA 171.84-171.84
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