Weekly Livestock Market Review - April 6, 2012

The next weekly will be published on Friday, April 13, 2012
This information is collected by the Statistics and Data Development Branch

CAN/US $ Apr06 100.73 Mar30 100.09 Apr08/11 104.54
BANK RATE % Apr03  1.25 Mar27  1.25 Apr05/11  1.25

CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END  Mar31/12(prel)  Mar24/12(prel)  Apr02/11
CANADA      54,403          58,531          52,175
EAST        14,474          15,075          14,502
WEST        39,929          43,456          37,673
WEEK END  Apr07/12(est)   Mar31/12(est)   Apr09/11
US         498,000         602,000         630,400
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END  Mar31/12        Mar24/12        Apr02/11
A           42,388          46,280          41,113
B              724             715             352
D            7,691           7,210           3,963
E              364             391             510
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END  Mar31/12        Mar24/12        Apr02/11
A             1.2%            1.2%            2.0%
AA           31.5%           32.1%           36.2%
AAA          67.3%           66.7%           61.8%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END  Mar31/12(prel)  Mar24/12(prel)  Apr02/11
STEERS      20,685          23,187          21,831
HEIFERS     23,180          24,757          20,736
COWS        10,127          10,138           9,035
BULLS          411             449             573
CALVES       4,458           4,466           4,884

CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Apr06/2012
MTH   LIVE      CHG            MTH   FEEDER    CHG
APR  118.33   -2.13            APR  148.72   -0.10
JUN  115.83   -0.33            MAY  148.32   -0.80
AUG  118.47   -1.20            AUG  150.95   -1.75
OCT  123.97   -1.63            SEP  152.40   -1.60
DEC  125.97   -1.13            OCT  153.13   -0.90
FEB  126.83   -1.02            NOV  153.18   -1.57
WEEK END        Apr06/12     Mar30/12     Apr08/11
US FSP - US$/CWT  152.22       153.93       136.07

CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL     Mar30/12     Mar23/12     Apr01/11
  EAST-$/HEAD        N/A          N/A       108.00
  WEST-$/HEAD        N/A          N/A          N/A
  US-US$/CWT       13.26        13.71        13.53
CURRENTNESS     Mar31/12     Mar24/12     Apr02/11
  WEST-A1%         44.1%        42.2%        50.1%
  CAN-A1%          47.0%        44.4%        52.8%
FD:STR RATIO    Mar30/12     Mar23/12     Apr01/11
  ALTA BARLEY       22.0         22.7         26.7
                Mar31/12     Mar24/12     Apr02/11
  US CORN           20.6         19.6         17.7

AVG CARCASS WT  Mar31/12     Mar24/12     Apr02/11
  WEST STR-LBS     869.0        887.0        831.0
  CAN STR-LBS      881.0        888.0        854.0
  US CATTLE-LBS    792.0        792.0        772.0

CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END  Apr06/12        Mar30/12        Apr08/11
            ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW     184.50          188.00          188.00
STR-HIGH    185.75          190.25          192.75
HFR-LOW     184.50          188.00          189.75
HFR-HIGH    184.50          189.00          196.50
            ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE    N/A-N/A     115.25-116.00  113.00-113.00
AVERAGE        N/A          114.83          113.17
VOLUME         N/A           6,876           6,604
HFR-RANGE 110.00-110.00  112.00-116.00  113.00-115.20
AVERAGE        N/A          115.36          113.82
VOLUME         N/A           4,999           6,570

OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
          Apr06/12        Mar30/12        Apr08/11
          STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A     104.96-122.87  102.23-117.45
NEBRASKA* 121.00-123.00  126.00-127.00  123.50-125.50
          HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A     107.21-119.85  103.22-117.33
NEBRASKA* 121.00-123.00  124.00-127.50  123.00-125.50
          COWS - D1,2
CLYDE        N/A-N/A      65.00-75.00    75.00-84.00
SIOUX F*       N/A           83.25           79.75

          800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE        N/A-N/A     135.00-140.00  120.00-126.75
PONOKA    128.00-140.00  126.00-136.00  115.00-125.00
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A        N/A-N/A     118.00-127.00
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A     117.00-143.00  109.00-130.00
          700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE        N/A-N/A     140.00-148.50  125.00-138.00
PONOKA    130.00-159.00  138.00-155.00  121.00-138.50
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A        N/A-N/A     120.00-139.00
C.NEBRAS*    N/A-N/A     145.00-162.50  129.00-149.50
          600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE        N/A-N/A     157.00-165.25  145.00-153.75
PONOKA    155.00-175.00  155.00-172.00  136.00-158.00
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A        N/A-N/A     130.00-156.00
          500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE        N/A-N/A     175.00-188.50  153.00-170.25
PONOKA    174.00-184.00  173.00-185.00  146.00-165.00
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A        N/A-N/A     135.00-162.00
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A     143.00-185.00  129.00-159.00
          700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE        N/A-N/A     130.00-135.50  110.00-127.50
PONOKA    130.00-143.00  129.00-142.00  117.00-124.00
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A        N/A-N/A     110.00-132.00
          500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE        N/A-N/A     150.00-160.00  130.00-147.00
PONOKA    150.00-165.00  150.00-163.00  131.00-145.00
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A        N/A-N/A     120.00-145.00


NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
      ** Alberta breakdown not available

PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Mar23/2012
CATTLE       FROM US     TO US     TO US     TO US
                SLTR      SLTR       FDR      HOGS
CANADA             0    15,463     4,471    16,101
EAST               0     2,278        32     6,295
WEST               0    13,185     4,439     9,806

BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING     Apr06/12     Mar30/12     Apr08/11
CALGARY-STRS     N/A-N/A      N/A-N/A      N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA       N/A       187.84       183.90
CDA CUTOUT AA/A      N/A       184.82       183.02

US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END        Apr06/12     Mar30/12     Apr08/11
CHOICE 6-900         N/A       184.65       191.36
SELECT 6-900         N/A       184.35       187.22

HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END  Mar31/12(prel)  Mar24/12(prel)  Apr02/11
CANADA         N/A         410,107         402,725
EAST           N/A         239,801         239,359
WEST           N/A         170,306         163,366
AB/BC**        N/A          57,587          57,526
WEEK END  Apr07/12(est)   Mar31/12(est)   Apr09/11
US       1,667,000       2,113,000       2,063,000

HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END  Apr05/12        Mar29/12        Apr07/11
ALTA AVG       N/A           1.486           1.504
ONT AVG        N/A             N/A           1.800
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END        Apr06/12     Mar30/12     Apr08/11
US $/CWT           83.85        80.75        89.39
CAN EQVT $/KG      1.588        1.539        1.631
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT           78.15        80.00        94.64
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT       CAN/US$ CLOSE Apr06/2012
MTH   LEAN      CHG            MTH   FUTURES   CHG
APR   84.50   +1.08            JUN  1.0047 +0.0037
MAY   94.22   +2.30            SEP  1.0027 +0.0037
JUN   93.53   +3.13            DEC  1.0006 +0.0037
JUL   93.30   +1.65            MAR   .9983 +0.0037
AUG   93.85   +2.00            JUN   .9960 +0.0039
OCT   85.35   +2.45            SEP   .9935 +0.0037
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END            Mar31/12   Mar24/12   Apr02/11
  AV DRSD WT US-LBS    209.0      209.0      209.0
FD:HOG RATIO        Mar30/12Mar23/12Apr01/11
  US CORN               13.1       12.8       12.7
                    Mar30/12   Mar23/12   Apr01/11
  ALTA BARLEY           10.3       10.9       12.4
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Apr05/2012
             MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS     SHEEP
             (95-109 LBS)     (<80 LBS)    (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO      203.51-220.93  251.00-335.73     N/A
TEXAS (US$)        N/A           N/A      89.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar29/2012
CENTRAL ALTA 167.04-167.04
(INNISFAIL)