CAN/US $ Apr13 100.21 Apr06 100.73 Apr15/11 104.00
BANK RATE % Apr10 1.25 Apr03 1.25 Apr12/11 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr07/12(prel) Mar31/12(prel) Apr09/11
CANADA 41,747 54,403 52,167
EAST 11,653 14,474 14,895
WEST 30,094 39,929 37,272
WEEK END Apr14/12(est) Apr07/12(est) Apr16/11
US 582,000 622,000 645,000
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Apr07/12 Mar31/12 Apr09/11
A 31,464 42,388 41,448
B 577 724 392
D 6,497 7,691 2,984
E 296 364 326
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Apr07/12 Mar31/12 Apr09/11
A 1.4% 1.2% 2.4%
AA 31.8% 31.5% 35.7%
AAA 66.8% 67.3% 61.9%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Apr07/12(prel) Mar31/12(prel) Apr09/11
STEERS 17,696 20,685 19,918
HEIFERS 14,751 23,180 23,043
COWS 9,025 10,127 8,801
BULLS 275 411 405
CALVES 4,607 4,458 4,922
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Apr13/2012
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 120.53 +2.20 APR 150.53 +1.80
JUN 116.08 +0.25 MAY 151.53 +3.20
AUG 119.05 +0.58 AUG 155.22 +4.28
OCT 125.10 +1.13 SEP 156.72 +4.32
DEC 127.50 +1.53 OCT 157.78 +4.65
FEB 128.75 +1.92 NOV 158.18 +5.00
WEEK END Apr13/12 Apr06/12 Apr15/11
US FSP - US$/CWT 149.14 152.22 134.37
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Apr06/12 Mar30/12 Apr08/11
EAST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 112.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.12 13.26 13.61
CURRENTNESS Apr07/12 Mar31/12 Apr09/11
WEST-A1% 45.5% 44.1% 45.2%
CAN-A1% 46.9% 47.0% 49.9%
FD:STR RATIO Apr06/12 Mar30/12 Apr08/11
ALTA BARLEY 20.6 22.0 26.1
Apr07/12 Mar31/12 Apr09/11
US CORN 18.3 20.6 16.8
AVG CARCASS WT Apr07/12 Mar31/12 Apr09/11
WEST STR-LBS 867.0 869.0 831.0
CAN STR-LBS 884.0 881.0 851.0
US CATTLE-LBS 790.0 792.0 771.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Apr13/12 Apr06/12 Apr15/11
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 182.00 184.50 184.00
STR-HIGH 183.75 185.75 188.75
HFR-LOW 182.25 184.50 187.50
HFR-HIGH 183.50 184.50 189.50
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 109.00-112.25 N/A-N/A 110.00-114.25
AVERAGE N/A 109.75 110.99
VOLUME N/A 7,249 10,503
HFR-RANGE 109.00-109.00 110.00-110.00 112.20-112.50
AVERAGE N/A 109.97 110.79
VOLUME N/A 4,498 6,802
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Apr13/12 Apr06/12 Apr15/11
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 106.38-115.25 100.85-114.01
NEBRASKA* 123.00-123.50 121.00-123.00 118.00-119.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 105.01-117.61 95.80-112.04
NEBRASKA* 123.50-123.50 121.00-123.00 118.00-119.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 65.00-75.00 N/A-N/A 72.00-80.00
SIOUX F* 83.63 84.50 75.75
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 130.00-138.75 N/A-N/A 120.00-125.25
PONOKA 125.00-138.50 128.00-140.00 117.00-125.00
STRATHMOR 126.00-140.00 N/A-N/A 118.00-127.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 132.00-142.00 117.00-133.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 142.00-154.25 N/A-N/A 125.00-135.25
PONOKA 138.00-151.75 130.00-159.00 122.00-136.00
STRATHMOR 135.00-155.00 N/A-N/A 120.00-135.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 127.00-179.00 131.00-141.75
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 157.00-169.00 N/A-N/A 145.00-156.50
PONOKA 151.00-165.00 155.00-175.00 130.00-145.00
STRATHMOR 140.00-182.00 N/A-N/A 130.00-153.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 175.00-190.50 N/A-N/A 153.00-161.50
PONOKA 172.00-188.00 174.00-184.00 145.00-160.00
STRATHMOR 160.00-186.00 N/A-N/A 135.00-162.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 132.00-179.00 134.00-167.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 130.00-145.25 N/A-N/A 110.00-130.00
PONOKA 126.00-148.50 130.00-143.00 118.00-126.00
STRATHMOR 124.00-146.00 N/A-N/A 110.00-128.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 150.00-161.00 N/A-N/A 130.00-141.00
PONOKA 150.00-167.00 150.00-165.00 127.00-137.00
STRATHMOR 140.00-170.00 N/A-N/A 120.00-145.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
** Alberta breakdown not available
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Mar30/2012
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 14,536 6,227 17,760
EAST 0 2,284 33 6,730
WEST 0 12,252 6,194 11,030
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Apr13/12 Apr06/12 Apr15/11
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 182.41
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 180.22
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Apr13/12 Apr06/12 Apr15/11
CHOICE 6-900 177.79 N/A 188.89
SELECT 6-900 177.20 N/A 185.01
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr07/12(prel) Mar31/12(prel) Apr09/11
CANADA 357,862 410,162 402,393
EAST 217,770 240,539 234,618
WEST 140,092 169,623 167,775
AB/BC** 47,474 59,358 57,343
WEEK END Apr14/12(est) Apr07/12(est) Apr16/11
US 2,044,000 2,124,000 2,028,300
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Apr12/12 Apr05/12 Apr14/11
ALTA AVG 1.467 1.449 1.527
ONT AVG N/A 1.708 1.838
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Apr13/12 Apr06/12 Apr15/11
US $/CWT 80.41 83.85 91.82
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.531 1.588 1.684
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 77.01 78.73 95.90
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Apr13/2012
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 82.75 -1.75 JUN 1.0003 -0.0044
MAY 90.13 -4.10 SEP .9983 -0.0044
JUN 90.22 -3.30 DEC .9962 -0.0044
JUL 90.53 -2.77 MAR .9940 -0.0043
AUG 91.00 -2.85 JUN .9916 -0.0044
OCT 83.55 -1.80 SEP .9892 -0.0043
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Apr07/12 Mar31/12 Apr09/11
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 209.0 209.0 209.0
FD:HOG RATIO Apr06/12Mar30/12Apr08/11
US CORN 12.1 13.1 12.0
Apr06/12 Mar30/12 Apr08/11
ALTA BARLEY 9.9 10.3 12.6
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Apr12/2012
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO N/A- N/A N/A- N/A N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 81.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Apr05/2012
CENTRAL ALTA 182.40-184.32
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