CAN/US $ Apr12 98.68 Apr05 98.13 Apr13/12 100.21
BANK RATE % Apr09 1.25 Apr02 1.25 Apr10/12 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr06/13(prel) Mar30/13(prel) Apr07/12
CANADA 53,419 39,905 41,747
EAST 13,440 9,988 11,653
WEST 39,979 29,917 30,094
WEEK END Apr13/13(est) Apr06/13(est) Apr14/12
US 112,000 593,000 581,100
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Apr06/13 Mar30/13 Apr07/12
A 44,727 33,609 31,464
B 779 634 577
D 6,413 4,463 6,497
E 99 50 296
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Apr06/13 Mar30/13 Apr07/12
A 1.5% 1.1% 1.4%
AA 34.0% 32.3% 31.8%
AAA 64.5% 66.6% 66.8%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Apr06/13(prel) Mar30/13(prel) Apr07/12
STEERS 29,235 17,168 17,696
HEIFERS 17,133 17,640 14,751
COWS 6,983 5,057 9,025
BULLS 68 40 275
CALVES 3,769 3,783 4,607
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Apr12/2013
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 125.85 -0.18 APR 137.93 -4.65
JUN 120.75 -0.75 MAY 140.93 -3.38
AUG 121.40 -0.85 AUG 147.80 -3.40
OCT 125.10 -1.60 SEP 149.90 -2.80
DEC 126.72 -1.33 OCT 151.07 -2.93
FEB 127.80 -1.70 NOV 151.75 -2.82
WEEK END Apr12/13 Apr05/13 Apr13/12
US FSP - US$/CWT 138.18 140.27 149.14
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Apr05/13 Mar29/13 Apr06/12
EAST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 14.23 14.16 13.12
CURRENTNESS Apr06/13 Mar30/13 Apr07/12
WEST-A1% 44.9% 44.1% 45.5%
CAN-A1% 47.6% 47.5% 46.9%
FD:STR RATIO Apr05/13 Mar29/13 Apr06/12
ALTA BARLEY 17.6 17.7 20.6
Apr06/13 Mar30/13 Apr07/12
US CORN 19.5 17.7 18.3
AVG CARCASS WT Apr06/13 Mar30/13 Apr07/12
WEST STR-LBS 884.0 896.0 867.0
CAN STR-LBS 895.0 904.0 884.0
US CATTLE-LBS 794.0 794.0 790.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Apr12/13 Apr05/13 Apr13/12
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 185.75 188.00 182.00
STR-HIGH 188.50 188.00 183.75
HFR-LOW 188.00 190.50 182.25
HFR-HIGH 188.50 190.50 183.50
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE N/A-N/A 113.25-113.25 109.00-112.25
AVERAGE N/A 112.89 109.37
VOLUME N/A 4,954 9,278
HFR-RANGE 113.00-N/A 113.25-113.25 109.00-109.00
AVERAGE N/A 113.34 109.10
VOLUME N/A 3,373 4,639
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Apr12/13 Apr05/13 Apr13/12
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 102.47-120.65 101.80-119.74
NEBRASKA* 127.00-128.00 128.00-129.00 119.50-124.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 105.45-120.67 101.37-116.18
NEBRASKA* 126.50-128.00 N/A-N/A 120.00-123.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 68.00-79.00 68.00-82.00 65.00-75.00
SIOUX F* N/A 79.50 83.63
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 123.00-127.50 123.00-129.50 130.00-138.75
PONOKA 119.00-124.00 125.00-127.00 125.00-138.50
STRATHMOR 110.00-126.00 110.00-130.00 126.00-140.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 114.00-130.00 129.00-145.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-135.00 125.00-136.00 142.00-154.25
PONOKA 130.00-135.00 135.00-137.00 138.00-151.75
STRATHMOR 118.00-138.00 110.00-142.00 135.00-155.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 133.00-160.00 141.00-165.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 138.00-152.00 138.00-151.00 157.00-169.00
PONOKA 145.00-151.00 145.00-147.00 151.00-165.00
STRATHMOR 125.00-152.00 125.00-158.00 140.00-182.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 145.00-158.00 150.00-163.00 175.00-190.50
PONOKA 155.00-162.00 150.00-155.00 172.00-188.00
STRATHMOR 125.00-160.00 125.00-160.00 160.00-186.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 124.00-159.00 133.00-176.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 110.00-124.00 110.00-121.00 130.00-145.25
PONOKA 120.00-125.00 120.00-125.00 126.00-148.50
STRATHMOR 110.00-125.00 100.00-127.00 124.00-146.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 120.00-138.50 120.00-135.50 150.00-161.00
PONOKA 140.00-145.00 138.00-145.00 150.00-167.00
STRATHMOR 114.00-138.00 115.00-138.00 140.00-170.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
** Alberta breakdown not available
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Mar29/2013
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 20,134 7,450 16,611
EAST 0 5,368 31 5,907
WEST 0 14,766 7,419 10,704
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Apr12/13 Apr05/13 Apr13/12
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 170.03 182.28
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 171.14 181.90
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Apr12/13 Apr05/13 Apr13/12
CHOICE 6-900 N/A 191.29 177.79
SELECT 6-900 N/A 188.28 177.20
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Apr06/13(prel) Mar30/13(prel) Apr07/12
CANADA N/A 385,365 371,779
EAST N/A 238,407 231,266
WEST N/A 146,958 140,513
AB/BC** N/A 46,006 47,871
WEEK END Apr13/13(est) Apr06/13(est) Apr14/12
US 392,000 2,088,000 2,052,100
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Apr11/13 Apr04/13 Apr12/12
ALTA AVG 1.465 1.429 1.470
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.713
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Apr12/13 Apr05/13 Apr13/12
US $/CWT 79.32 80.96 80.41
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.533 1.574 1.531
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 77.30 77.11 78.33
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Apr12/2013
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
MAY 87.38 +0.47 JUN .9849 +0.0038
JUN 89.90 +0.20 SEP .9829 +0.0038
JUL 89.90 +0.35 DEC .9810 +0.0037
AUG 89.97 +0.30 MAR .9790 +0.0037
OCT 80.95 -0.40 JUN .9770 +0.0036
DEC 78.35 +0.05 SEP .9748 +0.0035
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Apr06/13 Mar30/13 Apr07/12
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 208.0 208.0 209.0
FD:HOG RATIO Apr05/13Mar29/13Apr06/12
US CORN 12.0 10.5 12.1
Apr05/13 Mar29/13 Apr06/12
ALTA BARLEY 8.1 7.6 9.9
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Apr11/2013
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 139.94-163.60 151.30-207.56 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 51.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Apr04/2013
CENTRAL ALTA N/A- N/A
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