CAN/US $ Apr20 100.90 Apr13 100.21 Apr22/11 105.05
BANK RATE % Apr17 1.25 Apr10 1.25 Apr19/11 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr14/12(prel) Apr07/12(prel) Apr16/11
CANADA 58,109 41,747 56,719
EAST 13,540 11,653 14,261
WEST 44,569 30,094 42,458
WEEK END Apr21/12(est) Apr14/12(est) Apr23/11
US 598,000 582,000 648,600
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Apr14/12 Apr07/12 Apr16/11
A 46,963 31,464 45,498
B 568 577 318
D 7,076 6,497 3,525
E 468 296 599
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Apr14/12 Apr07/12 Apr16/11
A 1.1% 1.4% 2.4%
AA 31.1% 31.8% 38.8%
AAA 67.8% 66.8% 58.8%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Apr14/12(prel) Apr07/12(prel) Apr16/11
STEERS 24,238 17,696 24,859
HEIFERS 24,128 14,751 21,996
COWS 9,255 9,025 9,221
BULLS 488 275 643
CALVES 4,016 4,607 4,608
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Apr20/2012
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 120.55 +0.02 APR 150.13 -0.40
JUN 115.45 -0.63 MAY 151.90 +0.38
AUG 118.85 -0.20 AUG 155.32 +0.10
OCT 124.60 -0.50 SEP 157.10 +0.38
DEC 126.85 -0.65 OCT 157.90 +0.13
FEB 128.10 -0.65 NOV 159.25 +1.07
WEEK END Apr20/12 Apr13/12 Apr22/11
US FSP - US$/CWT 150.18 149.14 132.40
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Apr13/12 Apr06/12 Apr15/11
EAST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 112.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.23 13.12 13.72
CURRENTNESS Apr14/12 Apr07/12 Apr16/11
WEST-A1% 44.2% 45.5% 52.8%
CAN-A1% 47.0% 46.9% 54.3%
FD:STR RATIO Apr13/12 Apr06/12 Apr15/11
ALTA BARLEY 20.3 20.6 N/A
Apr14/12 Apr07/12 Apr16/11
US CORN 19.0 18.3 16.8
AVG CARCASS WT Apr14/12 Apr07/12 Apr16/11
WEST STR-LBS 875.0 867.0 822.0
CAN STR-LBS 882.0 884.0 843.0
US CATTLE-LBS 787.0 790.0 770.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Apr20/12 Apr13/12 Apr22/11
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 184.50 182.00 184.75
STR-HIGH 186.50 183.75 187.00
HFR-LOW 185.50 182.25 184.75
HFR-HIGH 185.75 183.50 186.75
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 109.00-111.25 109.00-112.25 108.00-110.50
AVERAGE N/A 109.37 109.30
VOLUME N/A 9,278 10,830
HFR-RANGE 111.00-111.25 109.00-109.00 108.80-109.95
AVERAGE N/A 109.10 109.02
VOLUME N/A 4,639 5,670
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Apr20/12 Apr13/12 Apr22/11
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 101.80-119.74 105.92-110.62
NEBRASKA* 123.00-125.00 119.50-124.00 117.50-120.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 101.37-116.18 102.55-110.42
NEBRASKA* 123.00-124.50 120.00-123.50 119.00-120.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 65.00-75.00 65.00-75.00 72.00-85.00
SIOUX F* N/A 83.63 79.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 130.00-145.75 130.00-138.75 116.00-122.25
PONOKA 129.00-139.50 125.00-138.50 114.00-118.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 126.00-140.00 N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 129.00-145.00 107.00-129.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 142.00-157.25 142.00-154.25 125.00-132.25
PONOKA 138.00-146.50 138.00-151.75 124.00-135.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 135.00-155.00 N/A-N/A
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 141.00-165.00 131.00-138.75
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 157.00-167.00 157.00-169.00 145.00-150.50
PONOKA 147.00-164.00 151.00-165.00 134.00-160.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 140.00-182.00 N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 170.00-178.50 175.00-190.50 153.00-162.50
PONOKA 165.00-180.00 172.00-188.00 150.00-168.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 160.00-186.00 N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 133.00-176.00 119.00-164.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 130.00-140.25 130.00-145.25 110.00-125.00
PONOKA 132.00-142.00 126.00-148.50 118.00-127.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 124.00-146.00 N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 150.00-158.00 150.00-161.00 130.00-141.00
PONOKA 145.00-160.00 150.00-167.00 130.00-142.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 140.00-170.00 N/A-N/A
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
** Alberta breakdown not available
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Apr06/2012
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 14,611 5,504 14,673
EAST 0 2,849 32 5,909
WEST 0 11,762 5,472 8,764
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Apr20/12 Apr13/12 Apr22/11
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 180.44 177.86
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 180.08 175.94
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Apr20/12 Apr13/12 Apr22/11
CHOICE 6-900 185.12 177.79 187.38
SELECT 6-900 183.12 177.20 182.20
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr14/12(prel) Apr07/12(prel) Apr16/11
CANADA 381,091 357,862 399,028
EAST 216,352 217,770 234,599
WEST 164,739 140,092 164,429
AB/BC** 55,586 47,474 57,008
WEEK END Apr21/12(est) Apr14/12(est) Apr23/11
US 2,084,000 2,044,000 2,060,500
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Apr19/12 Apr12/12 Apr21/11
ALTA AVG 1.447 1.470 1.581
ONT AVG N/A 1.713 1.868
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Apr20/12 Apr13/12 Apr22/11
US $/CWT 80.85 80.41 94.27
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.529 1.531 1.712
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 78.09 78.33 95.86
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Apr20/2012
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
MAY 87.50 -2.63 JUN 1.0057 +0.0054
JUN 87.40 -2.82 SEP 1.0034 +0.0051
JUL 87.95 -2.58 DEC 1.0010 +0.0048
AUG 88.50 -2.50 MAR .9982 +0.0042
OCT 81.15 -2.40 JUN .9953 +0.0037
DEC 78.80 -2.42 SEP .9924 +0.0032
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Apr14/12 Apr07/12 Apr16/11
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 209.0 209.0 208.0
FD:HOG RATIO Apr13/12Apr06/12Apr15/11
US CORN 12.2 12.1 12.4
Apr13/12 Apr06/12 Apr15/11
ALTA BARLEY 9.9 9.9 N/A
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Apr19/2012
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 211.35-229.46 235.68-310.62 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 81.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Apr12/2012
CENTRAL ALTA 167.52-167.52
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