CAN/US $ Mar30 86.74 Mar23 86.21 Mar31/06 85.68
BANK RATE % Mar27 4.50 Mar20 4.50 Mar28/06 4.00
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar24/07(prel) Mar17/07(prel) Mar25/06
CANADA 64,653 57,824 64,146
EAST 16,542 17,719 19,238
WEST 48,111 40,105 44,908
ALBERTA 43,961 35,587 38,454
WEEK END Mar31/07(est) Mar24/07(est) Apr01/06
US 620,000 640,000 613,400
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Mar24/07 Mar17/07 Mar25/06
A 48,928 42,424 47,271
B 1,152 1,157 779
D 5,299 4,878 4,883
E 590 606 621
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Mar24/07 Mar17/07 Mar25/06
A 3.5% 3.5% 2.0%
AA 44.2% 43.6% 44.8%
AAA 52.3% 53.0% 53.2%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Mar24/07(prel) Mar17/07(prel) Mar25/06
STEERS 23,323 21,370 25,556
HEIFERS 27,458 22,810 23,763
COWS 13,049 12,686 14,050
BULLS 823 958 777
CALVES 5,033 5,044 4,859
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Mar30/2007
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 97.60 -0.50 APR 108.75 +3.63
JUN 94.87 +0.17 MAY 109.97 +3.25
AUG 92.25 -0.05 AUG 111.02 +2.80
OCT 96.35 +0.13 SEP 109.40 +3.45
DEC 96.57 -0.08 OCT 109.00 +1.95
FEB 96.35 -0.10 NOV 108.50 +2.10
WEEK END Mar30/07 Mar23/07 Mar31/06
US FSP - US$/CWT 105.59 104.60 103.22
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Mar23/07 Mar16/07 Mar24/06
EAST-$/HEAD 103.94 103.94 90.29
WEST-$/HEAD 101.00 101.00 90.50
US-US$/CWT 9.93 9.81 7.99
CURRENTNESS Mar24/07 Mar17/07 Mar25/06
ALTA-A1% 54.4% 58.9% 57.6%
CAN-A1% 58.3% 61.1% 60.4%
FD:STR RATIO Mar23/07 Mar16/07 Mar24/06
ALTA BARLEY 24.6 25.7 37.4
Mar24/07 Mar17/07 Mar25/06
US CORN 25.7 26.7 46.9
AVG CARCASS WT Mar24/07 Mar17/07 Mar25/06
ALTA STR-LBS 833.0 830.0 836.0
CAN STR-LBS 848.0 840.0 848.0
US CATTLE-LBS 765.0 766.0 782.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Mar30/07 Mar23/07 Mar31/06
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 160.00 162.50 140.00
STR-HIGH 166.35 167.00 144.30
HFR-LOW 160.00 164.85 140.00
HFR-HIGH 166.50 167.00 144.05
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 96.25-99.10 96.50-102.00 84.25-87.75
AVERAGE N/A 99.01 86.58
VOLUME N/A 12,989 13,366
HFR-RANGE 96.25-99.50 96.40-100.50 84.25-87.75
AVERAGE N/A 98.01 86.26
VOLUME N/A 8,614 8,976
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Mar30/07 Mar23/07 Mar31/06
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 99.75-107.75 87.90-97.60
NEBRASKA* 96.00-96.00 94.00-99.00 83.00-84.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 95.00-105.80 81.90-95.60
NEBRASKA* 96.00-96.00 97.00-98.50 83.00-84.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 33.00-40.00 33.00-42.00 35.00-40.00
SIOUX F* 54.75 53.25 55.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 98.00-107.25 95.00-105.00 95.00-108.00
PONOKA 98.00-105.50 96.00-104.50 93.00-104.50
STRATHMOR 100.00-107.00 90.00-100.25 91.00-106.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 99.00-113.00 105.00-113.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-116.75 100.00-115.00 105.00-119.50
PONOKA 103.00-113.00 106.00-115.00 105.00-120.00
STRATHMOR 100.00-108.00 N/A-113.25 101.00-114.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 97.00-116.50 90.00-117.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 113.00-124.50 113.00-124.50 120.00-134.50
PONOKA 110.00-125.00 114.00-125.00 115.00-132.00
STRATHMOR 105.00-119.00 N/A-124.50 110.00-133.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 120.00-130.75 115.00-127.50 130.00-147.00
PONOKA 118.00-135.00 120.00-132.00 125.00-145.00
STRATHMOR 101.00-125.00 N/A-133.50 130.00-131.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 112.00-132.00 115.00-143.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 92.00-105.75 92.00-103.25 95.00-107.00
PONOKA 94.00-102.00 95.00-102.00 95.00-106.00
STRATHMOR 85.00-99.00 69.00-99.75 88.00-100.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 100.00-114.00 100.00-114.00 120.00-133.00
PONOKA 102.00-114.00 100.00-112.00 116.00-132.00
STRATHMOR 97.00-110.00 N/A-113.00 108.00-123.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Mar23/2007
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 24,004 9,201 56,387
EAST 0 2,612 0 17,696
WEST 0 21,392 9,201 38,691
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Mar30/07 Mar23/07 Mar31/06
CALGARY-STRS 164-165 165-173 145-148
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 165.68
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 161.51
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Mar30/07 Mar23/07 Mar31/06
CHOICE 6-900 154.06 161.66 140.19
SELECT 6-900 144.92 151.58 129.44
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar24/07(prel) Mar17/07(prel) Mar25/06
CANADA 433,099 430,481 431,272
EAST 258,099 256,089 252,174
WEST 175,000 174,392 179,098
ALBERTA 58,275 60,631 68,838
WEEK END Mar31/07(est) Mar24/07(est) Apr01/06
US 2,097,000 2,106,000 1,983,400
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Mar29/07 Mar22/07 Mar30/06
ALTA AVG 1.200 1.229 1.091
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.192
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Mar30/07 Mar23/07 Mar31/06
US $/CWT N/A 57.13 53.79
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 1.708 1.618
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 64.41 65.11 59.63
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Mar30/2007
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 63.85 +0.28 JUN .8691 +0.0055
MAY 75.90 +2.63 SEP .8712 +0.0055
JUN 75.40 +1.63 DEC .8733 +0.0055
JUL 75.25 +0.40 MAR .8754 +0.0055
AUG 74.22 -0.60 JUN .8775 +0.0055
OCT 66.40 -1.50 SEP .8796 +0.0055
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Mar24/07 Mar17/07 Mar25/06
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 202.0 202.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO Mar23/07Mar16/07Mar24/06
US CORN 14.9 15.8 29.7
Mar23/07 Mar16/07 Mar24/06
ALTA BARLEY 11.1 11.9 17.7
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar29/2007
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 166.53-197.50 193.42-350.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 48.50$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 115.20
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