CAN/US $ May11 100.32 May04 100.44 May13/11 103.00
BANK RATE % May08 1.25 May01 1.25 May10/11 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END May05/12(prel) Apr28/12(prel) May07/11
CANADA 60,517 55,999 62,161
EAST 14,250 14,264 14,551
WEST 46,267 41,735 47,610
WEEK END May12/12(est) May05/12(est) May14/11
US 639,000 623,000 650,200
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END May05/12 Apr28/12 May07/11
A 50,849 46,675 51,701
B 587 803 465
D 5,420 4,885 4,069
E 273 263 419
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END May05/12 Apr28/12 May07/11
A 1.7% 1.7% 2.8%
AA 35.6% 34.0% 43.6%
AAA 62.7% 64.2% 53.6%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END May05/12(prel) Apr28/12(prel) May07/11
STEERS 29,470 24,933 32,867
HEIFERS 22,789 23,293 20,415
COWS 7,928 7,427 8,360
BULLS 330 346 519
CALVES 4,777 4,704 4,825
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE May11/2012
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
JUN 115.15 -0.22 MAY 149.70 -2.85
AUG 117.70 -0.80 AUG 157.47 -0.63
OCT 122.60 -1.20 SEP 158.63 -0.60
DEC 125.50 -1.65 OCT 160.00 -0.18
FEB 127.10 -1.63 NOV 160.57 -0.43
APR 128.80 -1.32 JAN 161.20 +0.50
WEEK END May11/12 May04/12 May13/11
US FSP - US$/CWT 148.71 147.85 129.35
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL May04/12 Apr27/12 May06/11
EAST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 110.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.78 13.63 13.59
CURRENTNESS May05/12 Apr28/12 May07/11
WEST-A1% 48.5% 47.8% 56.1%
CAN-A1% 50.8% 50.1% 57.6%
FD:STR RATIO May04/12 Apr27/12 May06/11
ALTA BARLEY 19.2 20.0 22.9
May05/12 Apr28/12 May07/11
US CORN 18.9 19.0 16.4
AVG CARCASS WT May05/12 Apr28/12 May07/11
WEST STR-LBS 852.0 849.0 807.0
CAN STR-LBS 865.0 865.0 827.0
US CATTLE-LBS 780.0 781.0 760.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END May11/12 May04/12 May13/11
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 185.00 180.00 172.50
STR-HIGH 188.00 182.50 176.75
HFR-LOW 185.00 181.75 172.50
HFR-HIGH 186.75 181.75 177.50
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 110.50-113.25 107.25-110.25 102.50-104.00
AVERAGE N/A 109.29 103.69
VOLUME N/A 10,166 11,348
HFR-RANGE 111.00-113.25 109.00-110.25 103.25-103.25
AVERAGE N/A 109.55 103.26
VOLUME N/A 3,924 5,715
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
May11/12 May04/12 May13/11
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 103.21-116.25 100.82-111.46
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 120.00-123.00 113.00-115.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 100.42-114.18 101.31-112.89
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 120.00-123.00 112.00-114.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 65.00-79.00 65.00-77.00 70.00-78.00
SIOUX F* 84.00 83.38 87.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 130.00-142.75 130.00-143.75 110.00-118.00
PONOKA 131.00-139.00 128.00-139.00 110.00-125.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 110.00-124.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 133.00-147.00 106.00-122.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 142.00-152.50 142.00-155.25 125.00-136.00
PONOKA 138.00-152.50 140.00-158.00 125.00-140.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 120.00-135.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 148.50-160.25 132.75-138.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 160.00-169.75 160.00-173.25 145.00-154.50
PONOKA 161.00-171.00 155.00-170.00 135.00-155.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 130.00-152.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 165.00-175.50 170.00-180.50 153.00-165.00
PONOKA 170.00-176.50 165.00-180.00 145.00-160.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 135.00-158.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 130.00-184.00 125.00-156.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 120.00-133.00 130.00-140.00 110.00-130.50
PONOKA 133.00-141.00 127.00-140.00 112.00-120.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 110.00-128.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 150.00-157.00 150.00-159.00 130.00-140.00
PONOKA 154.00-167.00 145.00-160.00 130.00-140.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 120.00-142.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
** Alberta breakdown not available
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Apr27/2012
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 12,742 3,699 16,740
EAST 0 2,477 33 6,723
WEST 0 10,265 3,666 10,017
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING May11/12 May04/12 May13/11
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 185.61 169.23
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 184.41 167.71
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END May11/12 May04/12 May13/11
CHOICE 6-900 190.37 190.66 176.54
SELECT 6-900 184.71 186.37 170.80
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END May05/12(prel) Apr28/12(prel) May07/11
CANADA 394,054 402,658 404,952
EAST 231,905 239,100 238,177
WEST 162,149 163,558 166,775
AB/BC** 55,764 53,531 59,341
WEEK END May12/12(est) May05/12(est) May14/11
US 2,089,000 2,069,000 1,980,500
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END May10/12 May03/12 May12/11
ALTA AVG 1.387 1.407 1.531
ONT AVG N/A 1.685 1.828
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END May11/12 May04/12 May13/11
US $/CWT 78.26 76.59 92.29
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.488 1.455 1.709
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 80.55 78.22 93.08
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE May11/2012
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
MAY 79.53 -0.27 JUN .9990 -0.0048
JUN 85.30 +1.58 SEP .9969 -0.0046
JUL 85.15 -0.20 DEC .9947 -0.0042
AUG 85.65 -0.45 MAR .9922 -0.0040
OCT 79.15 -0.63 JUN .9898 -0.0035
DEC 76.58 -1.52 SEP .9868 -0.0043
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END May05/12 Apr28/12 May07/11
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 209.0 209.0 208.0
FD:HOG RATIO May04/12Apr27/12May06/11
US CORN 12.1 12.6 12.8
May04/12 Apr27/12 May06/11
ALTA BARLEY 9.0 9.5 12.1
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to May10/2012
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$) N/A N/A 56.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to May03/2012
CENTRAL ALTA 175.68-176.16
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