CAN/US $ May25 97.23 May18 97.94 May27/11 102.34
BANK RATE % May22 1.25 May15 1.25 May24/11 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END May19/12(prel) May12/12(prel) May21/11
CANADA 55,245 56,001 59,919
EAST 13,866 14,174 14,216
WEST 41,379 41,827 45,703
WEEK END May26/12(est) May19/12(est) May28/11
US 636,000 641,000 673,700
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END May19/12 May12/12 May21/11
A 46,236 46,149 49,954
B 692 742 566
D 5,194 5,653 3,922
E 298 335 451
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END May19/12 May12/12 May21/11
A 1.9% 1.8% 3.7%
AA 38.7% 36.2% 46.1%
AAA 59.3% 62.0% 50.1%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END May19/12(prel) May12/12(prel) May21/11
STEERS 26,240 27,765 32,072
HEIFERS 21,344 19,804 19,379
COWS 7,313 8,060 7,915
BULLS 348 372 553
CALVES 4,675 4,551 4,895
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE May25/2012
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
JUN 117.65 -1.88 AUG 158.50 -2.20
AUG 119.10 -2.83 SEP 159.47 -2.25
OCT 123.50 -2.80 OCT 160.75 -2.13
DEC 126.80 -1.80 NOV 161.55 -1.92
FEB 128.57 -1.45 JAN 161.45 -1.90
APR 130.40 -1.20 MAR 163.00 -0.70
WEEK END May25/12 May18/12 May27/11
US FSP - US$/CWT 152.33 148.38 124.96
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL May18/12 May11/12 May20/11
EAST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 110.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.61 13.78 13.60
CURRENTNESS May19/12 May12/12 May21/11
WEST-A1% 47.1% 45.1% 59.1%
CAN-A1% 49.8% 47.7% 59.7%
FD:STR RATIO May18/12 May11/12 May20/11
ALTA BARLEY 20.5 20.1 22.2
May19/12 May12/12 May21/11
US CORN 18.3 20.6 14.6
AVG CARCASS WT May19/12 May12/12 May21/11
WEST STR-LBS 841.0 857.0 803.0
CAN STR-LBS 853.0 867.0 816.0
US CATTLE-LBS 776.0 777.0 758.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END May25/12 May18/12 May27/11
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 188.00 186.50 165.00
STR-HIGH 190.85 187.85 169.50
HFR-LOW 188.00 187.00 164.50
HFR-HIGH 190.85 187.85 168.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 112.35-114.00 111.85-113.00 98.10-100.50
AVERAGE N/A 112.22 99.62
VOLUME N/A 14,054 16,352
HFR-RANGE 114.00-114.00 112.00-112.00 100.00-100.25
AVERAGE N/A 111.35 98.64
VOLUME N/A 6,898 6,732
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
May25/12 May18/12 May27/11
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 110.19-121.19 98.40-110.35
NEBRASKA* 121.00-123.00 123.00-125.00 104.00-107.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 103.97-117.63 99.80-107.15
NEBRASKA* 123.00-123.00 123.00-125.00 105.00-107.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 70.00-80.00 70.00-81.00 70.00-76.00
SIOUX F* 88.13 83.88 78.75
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 130.00-146.25 130.00-144.25 114.00-120.50
PONOKA 128.00-141.75 128.00-141.50 110.00-122.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 122.00-138.00 110.00-122.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 129.00-144.00 108.00-124.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 142.00-155.75 142.00-156.75 125.00-135.50
PONOKA 142.00-164.00 142.00-157.00 118.00-131.25
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 126.00-152.00 110.00-130.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 166.25-171.25 123.75-132.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 155.00-170.75 155.00-164.75 142.00-150.50
PONOKA 164.00-176.00 150.00-167.00 135.00-149.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 135.00-178.00 130.00-148.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 165.00-180.50 165.00-174.50 147.00-159.75
PONOKA 170.00-183.00 165.00-180.00 147.00-156.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 150.00-176.00 130.00-158.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 142.00-180.00 121.00-149.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 120.00-140.00 120.00-136.00 115.00-124.00
PONOKA 130.00-140.00 131.00-136.00 109.00-125.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 124.00-142.00 110.00-123.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 150.00-160.00 150.00-157.00 130.00-143.00
PONOKA 145.00-159.00 148.00-162.50 129.00-137.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 140.00-162.00 115.00-140.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
** Alberta breakdown not available
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING May11/2012
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 10,215 4,993 16,275
EAST 0 1,360 0 6,737
WEST 0 8,855 4,993 9,538
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING May25/12 May18/12 May27/11
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 190.51 167.94
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 189.71 163.87
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END May25/12 May18/12 May27/11
CHOICE 6-900 194.88 191.45 178.18
SELECT 6-900 186.69 186.05 172.83
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END May19/12(prel) May12/12(prel) May21/11
CANADA 402,569 403,489 404,643
EAST 239,154 237,158 238,110
WEST 163,415 166,331 166,533
AB/BC** 58,090 56,559 63,880
WEEK END May26/12(est) May19/12(est) May28/11
US 2,069,000 2,113,000 2,044,900
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END May24/12 May17/12 May26/11
ALTA AVG N/A 1.436 1.604
ONT AVG N/A 1.666 1.903
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END May25/12 May18/12 May27/11
US $/CWT 82.68 84.52 87.69
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.622 1.646 1.635
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 77.97 82.06 91.78
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE May25/2012
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
JUN 85.20 -2.22 JUN .9709 -0.0075
JUL 86.58 -2.00 SEP .9690 -0.0074
AUG 86.63 -2.28 DEC .9672 -0.0073
OCT 79.88 -1.53 MAR .9657 -0.0067
DEC 77.88 -1.30 JUN .9637 -0.0067
FEB 80.03 -0.88 SEP .9621 -0.0063
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END May19/12 May12/12 May21/11
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 209.0 209.0 208.0
FD:HOG RATIO May18/12May11/12May20/11
US CORN 12.9 12.8 13.0
May18/12 May11/12 May20/11
ALTA BARLEY 9.5 9.1 12.5
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to May24/2012
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 206.29-227.65 213.14-265.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 156.00 61.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to May17/2012
CENTRAL ALTA 166.56-172.32
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