CAN/US $ Mar16 85.18 Mar09 85.38 Mar17/06 86.30
BANK RATE % Mar13 4.50 Mar06 4.50 Mar14/06 4.00
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar10/07(prel) Mar03/07(prel) Mar11/06
CANADA 65,450 65,604 68,039
EAST 17,216 17,609 18,818
WEST 48,234 47,995 49,221
ALBERTA 43,151 43,256 42,431
WEEK END Mar17/07(est) Mar10/07(est) Mar18/06
US 631,000 632,000 623,400
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Mar10/07 Mar03/07 Mar11/06
A 46,655 46,888 51,082
B 1,435 1,277 951
D 6,044 6,165 5,111
E 579 662 672
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Mar10/07 Mar03/07 Mar11/06
A 3.3% 3.9% 2.3%
AA 45.0% 45.6% 43.3%
AAA 51.7% 50.5% 54.4%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Mar10/07(prel) Mar03/07(prel) Mar11/06
STEERS 24,591 24,432 25,113
HEIFERS 24,261 24,398 27,631
COWS 15,839 15,887 14,539
BULLS 759 887 756
CALVES 5,331 5,078 5,086
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Mar16/2007
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 97.10 -4.35 MAR 104.82 -0.33
JUN 94.27 -4.33 APR 106.05 -0.57
AUG 91.70 -3.07 MAY 107.22 -1.58
OCT 95.72 -2.25 AUG 108.07 -1.30
DEC 95.80 -1.70 SEP 106.10 -1.65
FEB 95.80 -2.50 OCT 106.65 -1.60
WEEK END Mar16/07 Mar09/07 Mar17/06
US FSP - US$/CWT 103.97 101.37 102.78
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Mar09/07 Mar02/07 Mar10/06
EAST-$/HEAD 103.94 103.94 90.29
WEST-$/HEAD 100.50 100.50 91.00
US-US$/CWT 9.78 9.79 8.04
CURRENTNESS Mar10/07 Mar03/07 Mar11/06
ALTA-A1% 58.3% 61.1% 52.0%
CAN-A1% 59.9% 61.9% 56.9%
FD:STR RATIO Mar09/07 Mar02/07 Mar10/06
ALTA BARLEY 24.4 24.6 38.2
Mar10/07 Mar03/07 Mar11/06
US CORN 24.9 22.8 45.3
AVG CARCASS WT Mar10/07 Mar03/07 Mar11/06
ALTA STR-LBS 831.0 833.0 848.0
CAN STR-LBS 842.0 841.0 852.0
US CATTLE-LBS 768.0 769.0 783.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Mar16/07 Mar09/07 Mar17/06
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 157.30 153.00 142.00
STR-HIGH 167.30 157.80 146.00
HFR-LOW 157.30 153.00 142.50
HFR-HIGH 166.85 159.00 146.00
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 96.00-103.25 90.00-95.00 85.00-88.50
AVERAGE N/A 93.40 86.71
VOLUME N/A 9,810 13,424
HFR-RANGE 95.50-102.90 90.00-94.65 84.00-88.25
AVERAGE N/A 93.46 86.83
VOLUME N/A 8,153 8,634
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Mar16/07 Mar09/07 Mar17/06
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 99.00-107.05 86.20-95.70
NEBRASKA* 97.00-100.75 95.00-99.00 85.00-85.66
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 96.70-104.85 79.55-95.25
NEBRASKA* 98.00-100.00 97.00-99.00 85.00-86.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 33.00-42.00 33.00-40.00 33.00-40.00
SIOUX F* 52.75 53.00 55.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-106.25 95.00-105.00 90.00-105.50
PONOKA 98.00-105.50 95.00-102.00 95.00-103.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 85.00-104.00 91.00-105.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 104.00-108.00 98.00-113.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-110.00 100.00-111.25 105.00-119.50
PONOKA 94.00-102.50 100.00-108.00 103.00-114.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 93.00-110.00 101.00-123.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 97.00-115.75 99.50-119.35
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 110.00-123.75 110.00-120.00 110.00-131.00
PONOKA 110.00-121.00 110.00-118.00 116.00-126.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 100.00-117.00 112.00-137.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 115.00-126.50 115.00-126.50 120.00-146.00
PONOKA 118.00-128.00 118.00-129.00 124.00-135.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 100.00-128.00 126.00-147.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 110.00-132.00 111.00-140.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 92.00-103.25 92.00-103.00 95.00-108.75
PONOKA 102.00-111.00 92.00-97.00 97.00-106.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 85.00-102.00 88.00-104.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 100.00-111.50 100.00-109.50 110.00-128.00
PONOKA 105.00-112.00 103.00-111.00 108.00-120.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-112.00 108.00-124.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Mar09/2007
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 18,927 11,454 54,962
EAST 0 2,426 0 17,640
WEST 0 16,501 11,454 37,322
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Mar16/07 Mar09/07 Mar17/06
CALGARY-STRS 158-160 152-155 149-152
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 169.61
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 162.59
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Mar16/07 Mar09/07 Mar17/06
CHOICE 6-900 165.50 155.70 145.11
SELECT 6-900 155.20 147.49 133.90
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar10/07(prel) Mar03/07(prel) Mar11/06
CANADA 415,527 418,515 431,196
EAST 245,067 254,558 259,347
WEST 170,460 163,957 171,849
ALBERTA 59,755 59,254 59,723
WEEK END Mar17/07(est) Mar10/07(est) Mar18/06
US 2,133,000 2,128,000 2,014,500
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Mar15/07 Mar08/07 Mar16/06
ALTA AVG 1.266 1.302 1.171
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.258
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Mar16/07 Mar09/07 Mar17/06
US $/CWT N/A 59.53 56.41
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 1.797 1.685
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 65.49 68.32 62.54
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Mar16/2007
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 64.40 -3.55 MAR .8505 -0.0027
MAY 74.35 -3.00 JUN .8527 -0.0026
JUN 74.57 -4.18 SEP .8549 -0.0029
JUL 75.17 -3.60 MAR .8591 -0.0029
AUG 74.95 -3.30 JUN .8612 -0.0029
OCT 67.77 -2.95 JUN .8612 -0.0029
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Mar10/07 Mar03/07 Mar11/06
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 202.0 202.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO Mar09/07Mar02/07Mar10/06
US CORN 15.8 16.0 30.7
Mar09/07 Mar02/07 Mar10/06
ALTA BARLEY 12.3 12.7 19.1
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar15/2007
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 134.76-180.00 167.81-282.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 111.00 47.50$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 115.20
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