Weekly Livestock Market Review - May 25, 2012

The next weekly will be published on Friday, June 1, 2012
This information is collected by the Statistics and Data Development Branch

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
(INNISFAIL)