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
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