CAN/US $ Feb23 86.32 Feb16 85.93 Feb24/06 86.82
BANK RATE % Feb20 4.50 Feb13 4.50 Feb21/06 3.75
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Feb17/07(prel) Feb10/07(prel) Feb18/06
CANADA 68,746 66,319 63,068
EAST 17,787 17,636 18,201
WEST 50,959 48,683 44,867
ALBERTA 46,119 43,815 37,994
WEEK END Feb24/07(est) Feb17/07(est) Feb25/06
US 630,000 624,000 576,600
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Feb17/07 Feb10/07 Feb18/06
A 50,896 48,255 46,783
B 1,164 943 751
D 6,856 6,461 4,399
E 488 564 687
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Feb17/07 Feb10/07 Feb18/06
A 3.2% 2.6% 1.8%
AA 43.3% 44.3% 44.1%
AAA 53.5% 53.1% 54.1%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Feb17/07(prel) Feb10/07(prel) Feb18/06
STEERS 28,977 28,275 22,880
HEIFERS 23,800 21,556 25,370
COWS 15,322 15,757 13,996
BULLS 647 731 822
CALVES 5,169 5,122 4,681
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Feb23/2007
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
FEB 94.17 +0.27 MAR 99.32 -0.85
APR 96.17 -0.38 APR 101.92 +0.27
JUN 94.15 +1.10 MAY 103.42 +0.55
AUG 91.17 +1.20 AUG 103.40 +0.05
OCT 94.67 +0.77 SEP 102.40 +0.55
DEC 94.55 +0.95 OCT 102.70 -0.50
WEEK END Feb23/07 Feb16/07 Feb24/06
US FSP - US$/CWT 98.17 98.54 108.07
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Feb16/07 Feb09/07 Feb17/06
EAST-$/HEAD 104.44 104.44 90.19
WEST-$/HEAD 100.50 100.00 92.00
US-US$/CWT 9.67 9.63 8.09
CURRENTNESS Feb17/07 Feb10/07 Feb18/06
ALTA-A1% 59.6% 61.5% 53.9%
CAN-A1% 59.2% 61.3% 56.4%
FD:STR RATIO Feb16/07 Feb09/07 Feb17/06
ALTA BARLEY 25.1 24.6 37.5
Feb17/07 Feb10/07 Feb18/06
US CORN 24.9 23.8 N/A
AVG CARCASS WT Feb17/07 Feb10/07 Feb18/06
ALTA STR-LBS 841.0 839.0 860.0
CAN STR-LBS 854.0 854.0 858.0
US CATTLE-LBS 775.0 778.0 783.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Feb23/07 Feb16/07 Feb24/06
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 148.00 148.85 144.50
STR-HIGH 151.00 151.50 147.55
HFR-LOW 147.50 148.00 143.50
HFR-HIGH 150.30 151.30 147.55
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 88.00-91.00 88.15-92.75 85.00-89.00
AVERAGE N/A 90.25 87.86
VOLUME N/A 11,328 11,798
HFR-RANGE 88.00-91.00 87.25-92.00 83.00-89.00
AVERAGE N/A 89.81 88.04
VOLUME N/A 13,023 9,795
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Feb23/07 Feb16/07 Feb24/06
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 88.20-98.75 87.10-97.75
NEBRASKA* 89.00-90.00 89.50-91.00 87.00-90.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 88.50-97.10 86.10-98.95
NEBRASKA* 90.00-90.00 89.00-91.00 87.00-90.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 33.00-40.00 33.00-40.00 31.00-38.00
SIOUX F* 53.50 52.50 56.75
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-101.00 95.00-103.75 90.00-108.00
PONOKA 97.00-104.00 95.00-103.00 98.00-108.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 85.00-100.00 101.00-112.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 94.00-105.00 96.00-113.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-108.00 100.00-112.00 100.00-119.00
PONOKA 102.00-109.00 98.00-108.00 105.00-114.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 93.00-108.00 105.00-118.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 90.50-111.10 102.00-122.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 110.00-117.75 110.00-118.00 110.00-131.00
PONOKA 108.00-117.00 105.00-116.00 115.00-128.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 100.00-117.00 112.00-132.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 115.00-128.00 115.00-125.50 120.00-142.00
PONOKA 115.00-130.00 110.00-125.00 120.00-142.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 100.00-121.00 120.00-154.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 113.00-128.00 107.00-135.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 92.00-99.00 92.00-100.00 97.00-110.00
PONOKA 95.00-101.00 92.00-97.75 100.00-108.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 85.00-98.00 98.00-108.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 100.00-119.00 100.00-110.00 110.00-128.00
PONOKA 105.00-115.00 100.00-112.00 115.00-122.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-114.00 110.00-133.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Feb16/2007
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 21,405 11,375 54,020
EAST 0 3,589 0 18,489
WEST 0 17,816 11,375 35,531
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Feb23/07 Feb16/07 Feb24/06
CALGARY-STRS 148-152 145-150 151-154
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 173.80
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 167.40
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Feb23/07 Feb16/07 Feb24/06
CHOICE 6-900 152.24 153.29 153.21
SELECT 6-900 145.30 145.48 142.75
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Feb17/07(prel) Feb10/07(prel) Feb18/06
CANADA 417,426 423,228 436,694
EAST 243,238 253,780 257,011
WEST 174,188 169,448 179,683
ALBERTA 57,607 59,183 69,172
WEEK END Feb24/07(est) Feb17/07(est) Feb25/06
US 2,006,000 2,000,000 1,961,900
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Feb22/07 Feb15/07 Feb23/06
ALTA AVG 1.345 1.337 1.266
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.248
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Feb23/07 Feb16/07 Feb24/06
US $/CWT N/A 65.88 61.11
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 1.976 1.815
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 69.80 72.13 64.35
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Feb23/2007
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 66.75 -1.75 MAR .8631 +0.0031
MAY 76.67 -1.00 JUN .8654 +0.0031
JUN 76.40 -1.70 SEP .8678 +0.0031
JUL 76.47 -1.35 DEC .8702 +0.0031
AUG 76.27 -0.60 MAR .8726 +0.0031
OCT 69.60 +0.30 JUN .8750 +0.0031
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Feb17/07 Feb10/07 Feb18/06
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 203.0 203.0 204.0
FD:HOG RATIO Feb16/07Feb09/07Feb17/06
US CORN 18.1 17.1 30.9
Feb16/07 Feb09/07 Feb17/06
ALTA BARLEY 13.5 13.5 18.9
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Feb22/2007
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 131.91-187.00 169.87-247.50 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 46.50$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 115.20
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