CAN/US $ May04 100.44 Apr27 101.97 May06/11 103.98
BANK RATE % May01 1.25 Apr24 1.25 May03/11 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr28/12(prel) Apr21/12(prel) Apr30/11
CANADA 55,999 55,285 56,331
EAST 14,264 13,720 14,309
WEST 41,735 41,565 42,022
WEEK END May05/12(est) Apr28/12(est) May07/11
US 623,000 611,000 658,700
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Apr28/12 Apr21/12 Apr30/11
A 46,675 45,120 47,291
B 803 699 464
D 4,885 6,080 2,730
E 263 268 342
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Apr28/12 Apr21/12 Apr30/11
A 1.7% 1.4% 2.6%
AA 34.0% 32.4% 41.3%
AAA 64.2% 66.2% 56.1%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Apr28/12(prel) Apr21/12(prel) Apr30/11
STEERS 24,933 23,514 25,723
HEIFERS 23,293 22,844 23,076
COWS 7,427 8,662 7,123
BULLS 346 265 409
CALVES 4,704 4,591 4,554
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE May04/2012
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
JUN 115.38 +2.53 MAY 152.55 +3.78
AUG 118.50 +2.95 AUG 158.10 +6.03
OCT 123.80 +3.08 SEP 159.22 +6.03
DEC 127.15 +3.70 OCT 160.18 +5.70
FEB 128.72 +3.17 NOV 161.00 +5.03
APR 130.13 +3.28 JAN 160.70 +5.30
WEEK END May04/12 Apr27/12 May06/11
US FSP - US$/CWT 147.85 148.85 130.00
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Apr27/12 Apr20/12 Apr29/11
EAST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 112.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.63 13.42 13.71
CURRENTNESS Apr28/12 Apr21/12 Apr30/11
WEST-A1% 47.8% 47.8% 55.3%
CAN-A1% 50.1% 50.0% 56.9%
FD:STR RATIO Apr27/12 Apr20/12 Apr29/11
ALTA BARLEY 20.0 19.9 23.2
Apr28/12 Apr21/12 Apr30/11
US CORN 19.0 19.3 16.4
AVG CARCASS WT Apr28/12 Apr21/12 Apr30/11
WEST STR-LBS 849.0 872.0 791.0
CAN STR-LBS 865.0 880.0 824.0
US CATTLE-LBS 781.0 784.0 763.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END May04/12 Apr27/12 May06/11
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 180.00 183.00 176.00
STR-HIGH 182.50 185.75 177.85
HFR-LOW 181.75 185.75 177.00
HFR-HIGH 181.75 185.75 177.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 107.25-110.25 110.80-110.80 106.00-106.45
AVERAGE N/A 110.81 104.71
VOLUME N/A 13,098 11,451
HFR-RANGE 109.00-110.25 N/A-N/A 106.70-106.70
AVERAGE N/A 110.30 103.84
VOLUME N/A 7,381 5,130
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
May04/12 Apr27/12 May06/11
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 102.47-117.26 99.71-112.99
NEBRASKA* 120.00-120.00 119.00-122.00 115.00-117.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 103.64-116.01 100.60-111.56
NEBRASKA* 120.00-120.00 120.00-122.00 115.00-117.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 65.00-77.00 65.00-76.00 75.00-85.00
SIOUX F* N/A N/A 86.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 130.00-143.75 130.00-147.75 116.00-125.00
PONOKA 128.00-139.00 128.00-142.00 111.00-122.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 126.00-140.00 110.00-124.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 124.00-143.00 110.00-127.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 142.00-155.25 142.00-159.25 125.00-138.00
PONOKA 140.00-158.00 135.00-147.50 124.00-140.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 132.00-155.00 120.00-138.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 140.00-158.00 N/A-N/A
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 160.00-173.25 160.00-176.25 145.00-152.25
PONOKA 155.00-170.00 150.00-171.00 141.00-157.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 140.00-180.00 130.00-157.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 170.00-180.50 170.00-185.50 153.00-161.50
PONOKA 165.00-180.00 165.00-180.00 146.00-158.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 160.00-184.00 135.00-158.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 140.00-183.00 128.00-159.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 130.00-140.00 130.00-145.25 110.00-124.25
PONOKA 127.00-140.00 130.00-141.00 112.00-123.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 124.00-142.00 110.00-128.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 150.00-159.00 150.00-165.00 130.00-143.00
PONOKA 145.00-160.00 145.00-159.00 132.00-137.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 140.00-170.00 120.00-142.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
** Alberta breakdown not available
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Apr20/2012
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 14,012 4,276 15,949
EAST 0 2,931 33 5,666
WEST 0 11,081 4,243 10,283
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING May04/12 Apr27/12 May06/11
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 183.29 174.71
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 183.06 172.80
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END May04/12 Apr27/12 May06/11
CHOICE 6-900 190.66 190.00 180.27
SELECT 6-900 186.37 186.58 174.49
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr28/12(prel) Apr21/12(prel) Apr30/11
CANADA 402,658 408,185 378,676
EAST 239,100 241,293 212,172
WEST 163,558 166,892 166,504
AB/BC** 53,531 55,805 58,707
WEEK END May05/12(est) Apr28/12(est) May07/11
US 2,069,000 2,092,000 1,989,800
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END May03/12 Apr26/12 May05/11
ALTA AVG 1.407 1.450 1.531
ONT AVG N/A 1.696 1.846
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END May04/12 Apr27/12 May06/11
US $/CWT 76.59 79.26 88.76
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.455 1.483 1.628
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 78.86 77.11 91.10
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE May04/2012
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
MAY 79.80 -5.70 JUN 1.0038 -0.0146
JUN 83.72 -2.88 SEP 1.0015 -0.0145
JUL 85.35 -2.18 DEC .9989 -0.0144
AUG 86.10 -1.90 MAR .9962 -0.0139
OCT 79.78 -0.57 JUN .9933 -0.0137
DEC 78.10 -0.05 SEP .9911 -0.0123
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Apr28/12 Apr21/12 Apr30/11
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 209.0 209.0 208.0
FD:HOG RATIO Apr27/12Apr20/12Apr29/11
US CORN 12.6 12.7 12.6
Apr27/12 Apr20/12 Apr29/11
ALTA BARLEY 9.5 9.5 12.2
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to May03/2012
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 222.88-242.50 225.59-277.25 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 58.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Apr26/2012
CENTRAL ALTA 117.12-181.92
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