CAN/US $ Jun08 96.79 Jun01 96.34 Jun10/11 102.38
BANK RATE % Jun05 1.25 May29 1.25 Jun07/11 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jun02/12(prel) May26/12(prel) Jun04/11
CANADA 53,057 52,368 55,211
EAST 11,954 11,554 13,274
WEST 41,103 40,814 41,937
WEEK END Jun09/12(est) Jun02/12(est) Jun11/11
US 652,000 596,000 680,800
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jun02/12 May26/12 Jun04/11
A 45,272 43,540 46,323
B 816 492 539
D 5,502 5,296 3,120
E 254 303 324
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jun02/12 May26/12 Jun04/11
A 2.1% 2.3% 3.6%
AA 41.4% 42.9% 47.2%
AAA 56.5% 54.8% 49.2%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jun02/12(prel) May26/12(prel) Jun04/11
STEERS 30,319 28,943 32,133
HEIFERS 16,203 15,765 15,223
COWS 6,298 7,324 7,463
BULLS 237 336 392
CALVES 4,488 3,908 4,751
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jun08/2012
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
JUN 119.88 +2.17 AUG 159.38 +2.00
AUG 120.83 +1.23 SEP 160.53 +1.85
OCT 125.25 +1.30 OCT 161.45 +1.70
DEC 128.63 +1.33 NOV 162.50 +1.53
FEB 130.68 +1.38 JAN 162.28 +1.47
APR 132.30 +1.40 MAR 162.50 +1.50
WEEK END Jun08/12 Jun01/12 Jun10/11
US FSP - US$/CWT 155.14 152.30 124.89
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jun01/12 May25/12 Jun03/11
EAST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 111.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.16 13.26 13.48
CURRENTNESS Jun02/12 May26/12 Jun04/11
WEST-A1% 46.5% 51.2% 59.3%
CAN-A1% 50.0% 53.4% 60.2%
FD:STR RATIO Jun01/12 May25/12 Jun03/11
ALTA BARLEY 20.9 20.7 21.3
Jun02/12 May26/12 Jun04/11
US CORN 20.6 20.1 13.9
AVG CARCASS WT Jun02/12 May26/12 Jun04/11
WEST STR-LBS 852.0 841.0 799.0
CAN STR-LBS 859.0 850.0 809.0
US CATTLE-LBS 778.0 776.0 760.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Jun08/12 Jun01/12 Jun10/11
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 191.50 189.50 165.00
STR-HIGH 192.75 190.85 166.85
HFR-LOW 191.00 190.75 165.00
HFR-HIGH 192.75 190.75 167.05
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 113.60-115.25 111.85-113.50 98.30-99.50
AVERAGE N/A 113.18 98.31
VOLUME N/A 12,467 13,033
HFR-RANGE 115.25-115.25 113.00-113.25 100.00-100.00
AVERAGE N/A 113.09 97.83
VOLUME N/A 4,540 9,834
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Jun08/12 Jun01/12 Jun10/11
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 111.70-121.13 94.71-108.23
NEBRASKA* 123.00-124.00 121.00-122.50 107.00-108.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 106.82-120.15 93.54-108.63
NEBRASKA* 122.50-123.50 121.00-122.00 108.00-108.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 70.00-85.00 70.00-88.00 60.00-75.00
SIOUX F* 81.25 85.25 79.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 130.00-150.25 130.00-148.25 110.00-117.50
PONOKA 132.00-148.50 130.00-144.00 109.00-116.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 122.00-144.00 110.00-122.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 135.00-148.00 104.00-121.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 155.00-167.75 155.00-169.75 120.00-129.50
PONOKA 149.00-158.00 145.00-160.00 117.00-128.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 126.00-154.00 110.00-128.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 148.50-165.00 122.50-129.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 160.00-180.75 160.00-179.75 140.00-146.75
PONOKA 158.00-166.00 155.00-175.00 130.00-146.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 135.00-178.00 130.00-148.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 170.00-192.50 170.00-184.50 147.00-153.75
PONOKA 170.00-185.00 165.00-180.00 140.00-146.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 150.00-203.00 130.00-155.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 143.00-186.00 122.00-145.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 120.00-144.75 120.00-145.75 115.00-120.00
PONOKA 142.00-149.00 135.00-148.00 115.00-130.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 124.00-142.00 108.00-120.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 160.00-175.50 160.00-187.50 130.00-138.00
PONOKA 152.00-166.00 145.00-168.00 130.00-137.00
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 May25/2012
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 10,378 3,343 15,695
EAST 0 2,176 34 5,707
WEST 0 8,202 3,309 9,988
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Jun08/12 Jun01/12 Jun10/11
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 193.50 165.36
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 194.33 162.77
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Jun08/12 Jun01/12 Jun10/11
CHOICE 6-900 197.10 196.83 174.08
SELECT 6-900 184.47 186.93 168.04
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jun02/12(prel) May26/12(prel) Jun04/11
CANADA 402,809 340,633 400,629
EAST 236,254 196,954 237,562
WEST 166,555 143,679 163,067
AB/BC** 56,578 47,897 58,998
WEEK END Jun09/12(est) Jun02/12(est) Jun11/11
US 2,004,000 1,827,000 2,000,200
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jun07/12 May31/12 Jun09/11
ALTA AVG 1.620 1.526 1.543
ONT AVG N/A 1.798 1.848
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Jun08/12 Jun01/12 Jun10/11
US $/CWT 88.53 85.98 91.41
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.745 1.703 1.703
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 84.80 80.99 89.19
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Jun08/2012
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
JUN 93.03 +2.30 JUN .9715 +0.0102
JUL 92.92 +1.35 SEP .9697 +0.0101
AUG 92.45 +1.15 DEC .9682 +0.0096
OCT 82.95 +0.00 MAR .9668 +0.0091
DEC 79.92 -0.08 JUN .9650 +0.0083
FEB 82.13 +0.53 SEP .9632 +0.0080
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jun02/12 May26/12 Jun04/11
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 208.0 209.0 207.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jun01/12May25/12Jun03/11
US CORN 14.3 13.4 12.0
Jun01/12 May25/12 Jun03/11
ALTA BARLEY 10.2 10.2 12.2
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jun07/2012
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 190.55-203.46 190.76-265.20 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 151.00 48.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to May31/2012
CENTRAL ALTA 156.00-162.24
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