Weekly Livestock Market Review - April 20, 2012

The next weekly will be published on Friday, April 27, 2012
This information is collected by the Statistics and Data Development Branch

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
(INNISFAIL)