CAN/US $ Mar09 85.38 Mar02 85.08 Mar10/06 86.17
BANK RATE % Mar06 4.50 Feb27 4.50 Mar07/06 4.00
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar03/07(prel) Feb24/07(prel) Mar04/06
CANADA 65,604 62,825 65,662
EAST 17,609 18,464 18,057
WEST 47,995 44,361 47,605
ALBERTA 43,256 40,484 40,948
WEEK END Mar10/07(est) Mar03/07(est) Mar11/06
US 632,000 625,000 616,700
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Mar03/07 Feb24/07 Mar04/06
A 46,888 46,019 48,226
B 1,277 1,120 867
D 6,165 5,481 5,270
E 662 450 699
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Mar03/07 Feb24/07 Mar04/06
A 3.9% 3.2% 2.0%
AA 45.6% 44.1% 43.1%
AAA 50.5% 52.7% 54.9%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Mar03/07(prel) Feb24/07(prel) Mar04/06
STEERS 24,432 24,065 23,698
HEIFERS 24,398 23,696 26,168
COWS 15,887 14,378 15,003
BULLS 887 686 793
CALVES 5,078 4,867 4,450
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Mar09/2007
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 101.45 +3.80 MAR 105.15 +1.25
JUN 98.60 +3.10 APR 106.62 +1.10
AUG 94.77 +2.12 MAY 108.80 +1.58
OCT 97.97 +1.52 AUG 109.37 +2.00
DEC 97.50 +1.15 SEP 107.75 +1.25
FEB 98.30 +0.90 OCT 108.25 +1.75
WEEK END Mar09/07 Mar02/07 Mar10/06
US FSP - US$/CWT 101.37 99.29 103.98
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Mar02/07 Feb23/07 Mar03/06
EAST-$/HEAD 103.94 104.44 90.29
WEST-$/HEAD 100.50 100.50 91.00
US-US$/CWT 9.79 9.72 8.06
CURRENTNESS Mar03/07 Feb24/07 Mar04/06
ALTA-A1% 61.1% 57.4% 51.0%
CAN-A1% 61.9% 58.7% 55.4%
FD:STR RATIO Mar02/07 Feb23/07 Mar03/06
ALTA BARLEY 24.6 24.6 38.8
Mar03/07 Feb24/07 Mar04/06
US CORN 22.8 21.9 44.7
AVG CARCASS WT Mar03/07 Feb24/07 Mar04/06
ALTA STR-LBS 833.0 839.0 868.0
CAN STR-LBS 841.0 852.0 870.0
US CATTLE-LBS 769.0 771.0 784.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Mar09/07 Mar02/07 Mar10/06
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 153.00 150.00 145.50
STR-HIGH 157.80 154.60 148.00
HFR-LOW 153.00 150.00 145.00
HFR-HIGH 159.00 153.30 148.00
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 90.00-95.00 90.15-93.50 86.00-89.00
AVERAGE N/A 92.23 88.18
VOLUME N/A 11,447 13,285
HFR-RANGE 90.00-94.65 90.75-92.20 85.85-89.00
AVERAGE N/A 91.21 88.27
VOLUME N/A 7,204 11,111
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Mar09/07 Mar02/07 Mar10/06
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 94.30-102.50 90.40-99.50
NEBRASKA* 95.00-99.00 90.00-93.00 84.00-86.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 94.25-100.20 87.40-98.15
NEBRASKA* 97.00-99.00 89.50-94.00 84.00-87.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 33.00-40.00 33.00-40.00 35.00-44.00
SIOUX F* 53.00 55.00 55.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-105.00 95.00-101.00 95.00-108.75
PONOKA 95.00-102.00 96.00-101.00 99.00-105.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 85.00-102.00 94.00-107.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 99.00-108.00 100.00-115.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-111.25 100.00-107.25 105.00-120.00
PONOKA 100.00-108.00 98.00-106.00 106.00-119.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 93.00-110.00 105.00-123.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 96.75-109.75 96.00-121.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 110.00-120.00 110.00-116.50 112.00-130.25
PONOKA 110.00-118.00 110.00-115.00 117.00-128.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 100.00-116.00 112.00-139.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 115.00-126.50 115.00-123.75 130.00-144.00
PONOKA 118.00-129.00 115.00-124.00 125.00-137.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 100.00-130.00 126.00-147.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 108.00-131.00 116.00-142.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 92.00-103.00 92.00-104.00 90.00-106.00
PONOKA 92.00-97.00 91.00-95.50 98.00-108.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 85.00-98.00 91.00-104.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 100.00-109.50 100.00-113.50 115.00-129.75
PONOKA 103.00-111.00 100.00-108.00 115.00-123.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-116.00 113.00-124.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Mar02/2007
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 21,276 8,514 49,449
EAST 0 2,470 0 20,460
WEST 0 18,806 8,514 28,989
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Mar09/07 Mar02/07 Mar10/06
CALGARY-STRS 152-155 150-152 152-154
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 172.86
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 165.25
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Mar09/07 Mar02/07 Mar10/06
CHOICE 6-900 155.70 149.29 148.22
SELECT 6-900 147.49 142.45 137.58
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar03/07(prel) Feb24/07(prel) Mar04/06
CANADA 418,515 422,110 429,295
EAST 254,558 259,436 254,467
WEST 163,957 162,674 174,828
ALBERTA 59,254 54,018 66,358
WEEK END Mar10/07(est) Mar03/07(est) Mar11/06
US 2,128,000 1,869,000 2,009,300
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Mar08/07 Mar01/07 Mar09/06
ALTA AVG 1.301 1.309 1.213
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.264
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Mar09/07 Mar02/07 Mar10/06
US $/CWT N/A 63.16 57.93
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 1.914 1.733
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 68.85 68.51 65.70
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Mar09/2007
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 67.95 +1.60 MAR .8532 +0.0030
MAY 77.35 +1.15 JUN .8553 +0.0029
JUN 78.75 +1.85 SEP .8578 +0.0032
JUL 78.77 +1.82 DEC .8599 +0.0032
AUG 78.25 +1.88 MAR .8620 +0.0032
OCT 70.72 +1.37 JUN .8641 +0.0032
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Mar03/07 Feb24/07 Mar04/06
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 202.0 203.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO Mar02/07Feb23/07Mar03/06
US CORN 16.0 15.3 30.4
Mar02/07 Feb23/07 Mar03/06
ALTA BARLEY 12.7 13.3 19.0
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar08/2007
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 140.25-197.00 166.61-250.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 47.50$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 115.20
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