CAN/US $ Mar23 86.21 Mar16 85.18 Mar24/06 85.66
BANK RATE % Mar20 4.50 Mar13 4.50 Mar21/06 4.00
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar17/07(prel) Mar10/07(prel) Mar18/06
CANADA 57,824 65,450 67,514
EAST 17,719 17,216 17,981
WEST 40,105 48,234 49,533
ALBERTA 35,587 43,151 43,107
WEEK END Mar24/07(est) Mar17/07(est) Mar25/06
US 640,000 631,000 584,900
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Mar17/07 Mar10/07 Mar18/06
A 42,424 46,655 50,414
B 1,157 1,435 932
D 4,878 6,044 4,916
E 606 579 552
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Mar17/07 Mar10/07 Mar18/06
A 3.5% 3.3% 2.2%
AA 43.6% 45.0% 45.9%
AAA 53.0% 51.7% 51.9%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Mar17/07(prel) Mar10/07(prel) Mar18/06
STEERS 21,370 24,591 25,932
HEIFERS 22,810 24,261 26,175
COWS 12,686 15,839 14,761
BULLS 958 759 646
CALVES 5,044 5,331 5,093
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Mar23/2007
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 98.10 +1.00 MAR 104.35 -0.47
JUN 94.70 +0.43 APR 105.12 -0.93
AUG 92.30 +0.60 MAY 106.72 -0.50
OCT 96.22 +0.50 AUG 108.22 +0.15
DEC 96.65 +0.85 SEP 105.95 -0.15
FEB 96.45 +0.65 OCT 107.05 +0.40
WEEK END Mar23/07 Mar16/07 Mar24/06
US FSP - US$/CWT 104.60 103.97 102.36
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Mar16/07 Mar09/07 Mar17/06
EAST-$/HEAD 103.94 103.94 90.29
WEST-$/HEAD 101.00 100.50 90.50
US-US$/CWT 9.81 9.78 7.98
CURRENTNESS Mar17/07 Mar10/07 Mar18/06
ALTA-A1% 58.9% 58.3% 56.9%
CAN-A1% 61.1% 59.9% 60.3%
FD:STR RATIO Mar16/07 Mar09/07 Mar17/06
ALTA BARLEY 25.7 24.4 37.2
Mar17/07 Mar10/07 Mar18/06
US CORN 26.7 24.9 46.3
AVG CARCASS WT Mar17/07 Mar10/07 Mar18/06
ALTA STR-LBS 830.0 831.0 859.0
CAN STR-LBS 840.0 842.0 860.0
US CATTLE-LBS 766.0 768.0 783.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Mar23/07 Mar16/07 Mar24/06
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 162.50 157.30 142.50
STR-HIGH 167.00 167.30 145.50
HFR-LOW 164.85 157.30 143.00
HFR-HIGH 167.00 166.85 145.00
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 96.50-102.00 96.00-103.25 86.00-87.75
AVERAGE N/A 98.96 87.20
VOLUME N/A 10,544 10,740
HFR-RANGE 96.40-100.50 95.50-102.90 85.20-88.25
AVERAGE N/A 98.17 87.39
VOLUME N/A 9,942 8,184
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Mar23/07 Mar16/07 Mar24/06
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO 99.75-107.75 102.60-110.80 87.55-98.80
NEBRASKA* 94.00-99.00 96.00-100.75 85.00-86.75
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO 95.00-105.80 100.35-109.20 82.20-97.75
NEBRASKA* 98.00-98.50 97.00-100.00 85.50-86.75
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 33.00-42.00 33.00-42.00 35.00-41.50
SIOUX F* 53.25 52.75 54.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-105.00 95.00-106.25 95.00-111.00
PONOKA 96.00-104.50 98.00-105.50 98.00-106.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-100.25 91.50-102.25 91.00-108.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 95.00-108.00 100.00-113.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-115.00 100.00-110.00 105.00-120.75
PONOKA 106.00-115.00 94.00-102.50 105.00-116.00
STRATHMOR N/A-113.25 70.00-110.75 101.00-120.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 95.50-117.00 N/A-N/A
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 113.00-124.50 110.00-123.75 110.00-134.75
PONOKA 114.00-125.00 110.00-121.00 115.00-135.00
STRATHMOR N/A-124.50 95.00-125.50 112.00-143.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 115.00-127.50 115.00-126.50 135.00-150.00
PONOKA 120.00-132.00 118.00-128.00 132.00-144.00
STRATHMOR N/A-133.50 N/A-129.00 126.00-148.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 111.00-134.00 115.00-143.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 92.00-103.25 92.00-103.25 98.00-110.00
PONOKA 95.00-102.00 102.00-111.00 100.00-108.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 54.00-100.25 88.00-106.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 100.00-114.00 100.00-111.50 115.00-128.00
PONOKA 100.00-112.00 105.00-112.00 112.00-130.00
STRATHMOR N/A-113.00 51.00-112.25 108.00-134.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Mar16/2007
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 23,877 10,823 55,200
EAST 0 2,377 0 20,077
WEST 0 21,500 10,823 35,123
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Mar23/07 Mar16/07 Mar24/06
CALGARY-STRS 165-173 158-160 147-150
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 168.31
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 161.42
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Mar23/07 Mar16/07 Mar24/06
CHOICE 6-900 165.50 165.50 142.22
SELECT 6-900 155.20 155.20 131.17
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar17/07(prel) Mar10/07(prel) Mar18/06
CANADA 430,481 415,527 441,691
EAST 256,089 245,067 256,154
WEST 174,392 170,460 185,537
ALBERTA 60,631 59,755 71,576
WEEK END Mar24/07(est) Mar17/07(est) Mar25/06
US 2,117,000 2,133,000 1,953,800
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Mar22/07 Mar15/07 Mar23/06
ALTA AVG 1.230 1.266 1.134
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.222
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Mar23/07 Mar16/07 Mar24/06
US $/CWT N/A 59.18 53.53
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 1.791 1.611
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 64.41 67.08 60.47
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Mar23/2007
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 63.57 -0.83 JUN .8636 +0.0109
MAY 73.27 -1.08 SEP .8657 +0.0108
JUN 73.77 -0.80 DEC .8678 N/A
JUL 74.85 -0.32 MAR .8699 +0.0108
AUG 74.82 -0.13 JUN .8720 +0.0108
OCT 67.90 +0.13 SEP .8741 N/A
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Mar17/07 Mar10/07 Mar18/06
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 202.0 202.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO Mar16/07Mar09/07Mar17/06
US CORN 15.8 15.8 30.7
Mar16/07 Mar09/07 Mar17/06
ALTA BARLEY 11.9 12.3 18.2
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar22/2007
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 151.83-182.50 188.21-311.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 111.00 48.25$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 115.20
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