CAN/US $ Jun01 96.34 May25 97.23 Jun03/11 102.35
BANK RATE % May29 1.25 May22 1.25 May31/11 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END May26/12(prel) May19/12(prel) May28/11
CANADA 52,368 55,245 48,859
EAST 11,554 13,866 11,875
WEST 40,814 41,379 36,984
WEEK END Jun02/12(est) May26/12(est) Jun04/11
US 596,000 636,000 611,300
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END May26/12 May19/12 May28/11
A 43,540 46,236 41,654
B 492 692 395
D 5,296 5,194 2,378
E 303 298 308
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END May26/12 May19/12 May28/11
A 2.3% 1.9% 3.6%
AA 42.9% 38.7% 45.0%
AAA 54.8% 59.3% 51.4%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END May26/12(prel) May19/12(prel) May28/11
STEERS 28,943 26,240 28,017
HEIFERS 15,765 21,344 14,609
COWS 7,324 7,313 5,867
BULLS 336 348 366
CALVES 3,908 4,675 4,191
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jun01/2012
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
JUN 117.70 +0.05 AUG 157.38 -1.13
AUG 119.60 +0.50 SEP 158.68 -0.80
OCT 123.95 +0.45 OCT 159.75 -1.00
DEC 127.30 +0.50 NOV 160.97 -0.58
FEB 129.30 +0.73 JAN 160.80 -0.65
APR 130.90 +0.50 MAR 161.00 -2.00
WEEK END Jun01/12 May25/12 Jun03/11
US FSP - US$/CWT 152.30 152.33 124.33
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL May25/12 May18/12 May27/11
EAST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 111.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.26 13.61 13.61
CURRENTNESS May26/12 May19/12 May28/11
WEST-A1% 51.2% 47.1% 56.7%
CAN-A1% 53.4% 49.8% 58.1%
FD:STR RATIO May25/12 May18/12 May27/11
ALTA BARLEY 20.7 20.5 21.8
May26/12 May19/12 May28/11
US CORN 20.1 18.3 14.2
AVG CARCASS WT May26/12 May19/12 May28/11
WEST STR-LBS 841.0 841.0 818.0
CAN STR-LBS 850.0 853.0 827.0
US CATTLE-LBS 776.0 776.0 759.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Jun01/12 May25/12 Jun03/11
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 189.50 188.00 166.50
STR-HIGH 190.85 190.85 166.85
HFR-LOW 190.75 188.00 166.75
HFR-HIGH 190.75 190.85 166.75
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 111.85-113.50 112.35-114.00 96.70-99.50
AVERAGE N/A 113.09 98.13
VOLUME N/A 14,029 14,619
HFR-RANGE 113.00-113.25 114.00-114.00 97.05-97.05
AVERAGE N/A 112.46 97.44
VOLUME N/A 6,618 6,524
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Jun01/12 May25/12 Jun03/11
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 110.52-124.39 94.78-107.73
NEBRASKA* 121.00-122.00 121.00-123.00 104.00-107.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 109.12-121.62 94.33-107.86
NEBRASKA* 121.00-122.00 121.00-123.00 104.00-107.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 70.00-88.00 70.00-80.00 70.00-76.00
SIOUX F* 85.25 88.13 80.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 130.00-148.25 130.00-146.25 114.00-118.50
PONOKA 130.00-144.00 128.00-141.75 106.00-120.00
STRATHMOR 122.00-144.00 N/A-N/A 110.00-122.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 131.00-151.00 115.00-127.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 155.00-169.75 142.00-155.75 125.00-136.50
PONOKA 145.00-160.00 142.00-164.00 120.00-128.00
STRATHMOR 126.00-154.00 N/A-N/A 110.00-128.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 152.35-163.00 122.85-128.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 160.00-179.75 155.00-170.75 142.00-151.50
PONOKA 155.00-175.00 164.00-176.00 140.00-151.00
STRATHMOR 135.00-178.00 N/A-N/A 130.00-144.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 170.00-184.50 165.00-180.50 147.00-156.75
PONOKA 165.00-180.00 170.00-183.00 148.00-156.00
STRATHMOR 150.00-203.00 N/A-N/A 130.00-155.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 147.00-184.00 120.00-146.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 120.00-145.75 120.00-140.00 115.00-120.00
PONOKA 135.00-148.00 130.00-140.00 110.00-122.00
STRATHMOR 124.00-142.00 N/A-N/A 110.00-123.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 160.00-187.50 150.00-160.00 130.00-140.00
PONOKA 145.00-168.00 145.00-159.00 131.00-145.00
STRATHMOR 140.00-162.00 N/A-N/A 115.00-140.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
** Alberta breakdown not available
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING May18/2012
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 11,285 5,747 16,191
EAST 0 2,239 35 7,620
WEST 0 9,046 5,712 8,571
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Jun01/12 May25/12 Jun03/11
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 166.16
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 162.44
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Jun01/12 May25/12 Jun03/11
CHOICE 6-900 196.83 194.88 177.74
SELECT 6-900 186.93 186.69 172.41
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END May26/12(prel) May19/12(prel) May28/11
CANADA 340,623 404,992 344,289
EAST 196,954 239,154 201,304
WEST 143,669 165,838 142,985
AB/BC** 47,887 58,090 51,569
WEEK END Jun02/12(est) May26/12(est) Jun04/11
US 1,822,000 2,069,000 1,744,200
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END May31/12 May24/12 Jun02/11
ALTA AVG 1.524 1.540 1.557
ONT AVG N/A 1.766 1.882
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Jun01/12 May25/12 Jun03/11
US $/CWT 85.98 82.68 88.31
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.703 1.622 1.646
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 82.39 79.22 89.07
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Jun01/2012
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
JUN 90.72 +5.52 JUN .9613 -0.0096
JUL 91.58 +5.00 SEP .9596 -0.0094
AUG 91.30 +4.67 DEC .9586 -0.0086
OCT 82.95 +3.08 MAR .9577 -0.0080
DEC 80.00 +2.13 JUN .9567 -0.0070
FEB 81.60 +1.57 SEP .9552 -0.0069
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END May26/12 May19/12 May28/11
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 209.0 209.0 207.0
FD:HOG RATIO May25/12May18/12May27/11
US CORN 13.4 12.9 12.2
May25/12 May18/12 May27/11
ALTA BARLEY 10.2 9.5 12.7
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to May31/2012
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 203.73-227.76 211.53-255.50 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 151.00 58.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to May24/2012
CENTRAL ALTA 161.28-168.48
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