CAN/US $ Feb08 100.09 Feb01 100.57 Feb09/07 85.19
BANK RATE % Feb05 4.25 Jan29 4.25 Feb06/07 4.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Feb02/08(prel) Jan26/08(prel) Feb03/07
CANADA 58,368 61,782 67,535
EAST 15,154 15,636 18,600
WEST 43,214 46,146 48,935
ALBERTA 38,549 41,409 43,744
WEEK END Feb09/08(est) Feb02/08(est) Feb10/07
US 620,000 613,000 620,600
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Feb02/08 Jan26/08 Feb03/07
A 41,597 41,279 47,644
B 587 590 1,004
D 6,481 7,230 6,858
E 230 286 602
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Feb02/08 Jan26/08 Feb03/07
A 2.0% 2.4% 3.0%
AA 43.4% 43.5% 45.7%
AAA 54.5% 54.1% 51.3%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Feb02/08(prel) Jan26/08(prel) Feb03/07
STEERS 22,841 26,196 29,445
HEIFERS 19,868 16,134 19,929
COWS 15,254 18,987 17,265
BULLS 405 465 896
CALVES 5,169 4,900 4,902
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Feb08/2008
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
FEB 92.20 +1.98 MAR 105.03 -0.42
APR 95.10 +1.05 APR 109.45 +0.08
JUN 94.20 +0.25 MAY 112.20 +0.30
AUG 96.83 +0.13 AUG 113.20 +0.67
OCT 101.55 +0.17 SEP 112.70 +0.70
DEC 102.65 +0.40 OCT 112.75 +1.25
WEEK END Feb08/08 Feb01/08 Feb09/07
US FSP - US$/CWT 101.61 99.63 97.57
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Feb01/08 Jan25/08 Feb02/07
EAST-$/HEAD 78.25 77.93 104.44
WEST-$/HEAD 98.50 98.50 100.00
US-US$/CWT 10.30 10.16 9.64
CURRENTNESS Feb02/08 Jan26/08 Feb03/07
ALTA-A1% 59.6% 63.0% 61.5%
CAN-A1% 59.6% 60.9% 60.6%
FD:STR RATIO Feb01/08 Jan25/08 Feb02/07
ALTA BARLEY 17.3 17.3 23.8
Feb02/08 Jan26/08 Feb03/07
US CORN 18.9 19.4 23.2
AVG CARCASS WT Feb02/08 Jan26/08 Feb03/07
ALTA STR-LBS 841.0 852.0 850.0
CAN STR-LBS 854.0 868.0 860.0
US CATTLE-LBS 774.0 778.0 781.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Feb08/08 Feb01/08 Feb09/07
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 135.00 130.25 143.50
STR-HIGH 136.00 136.00 148.35
HFR-LOW 135.00 130.25 143.50
HFR-HIGH 136.00 136.00 148.50
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 79.25-81.90 79.50-81.05 85.50-91.60
AVERAGE N/A 81.03 88.50
VOLUME N/A 11,015 11,772
HFR-RANGE 78.00-82.25 80.70-81.70 86.50-89.60
AVERAGE N/A 80.68 87.34
VOLUME N/A 3,868 8,943
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Feb08/08 Feb01/08 Feb09/07
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 74.70-81.70 87.35-95.85
NEBRASKA* 90.50-90.50 86.00-89.00 88.00-91.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 75.50-81.70 84.35-95.55
NEBRASKA* 90.50-90.50 87.00-89.00 89.00-90.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 32.00-40.00 28.00-35.00 28.00-37.00
SIOUX F* 62.50 61.00 52.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 80.00-85.00 80.00-84.75 95.00-101.00
PONOKA 80.00-86.50 N/A-N/A 95.00-100.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 75.00-88.00 85.00-99.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 79.00-94.00 92.00-105.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 80.00-89.75 80.00-86.75 95.00-104.25
PONOKA 82.00-89.50 N/A-N/A 98.00-106.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 78.00-88.00 93.00-104.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 95.00-110.50 92.00-112.25
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 88.00-99.75 85.00-93.00 100.00-114.00
PONOKA 85.00-95.00 N/A-N/A 103.00-115.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 80.00-98.00 100.00-113.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 96.00-111.00 93.00-102.00 105.00-119.50
PONOKA 88.00-104.00 N/A-N/A 113.00-120.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 85.00-100.00 100.00-120.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 90.00-110.00 111.00-124.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 75.00-81.00 72.00-77.75 88.00-99.50
PONOKA 76.00-82.00 N/A-N/A 92.00-96.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 70.00-85.00 88.00-91.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 85.00-93.50 80.00-80.25 95.00-107.00
PONOKA 80.00-87.00 N/A-N/A 100.00-115.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 75.00-90.00 95.00-102.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Feb01/2008
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 22,304 13,334 73,438
EAST 0 5,012 0 22,100
WEST 0 17,292 13,334 51,338
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Feb08/08 Feb01/08 Feb09/07
CALGARY-STRS 137-139 138-140 145-147
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 169.83
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 163.83
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Feb08/08 Feb01/08 Feb09/07
CHOICE 6-900 148.57 143.44 143.34
SELECT 6-900 143.10 137.40 136.69
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Feb02/08(prel) Jan26/08(prel) Feb03/07
CANADA 435,286 449,060 433,224
EAST 277,011 283,484 263,160
WEST 158,275 165,576 170,064
ALBERTA 55,325 61,250 59,465
WEEK END Feb09/08(est) Feb02/08(est) Feb10/07
US 2,210,000 2,270,000 1,958,300
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Feb07/08 Jan31/08 Feb08/07
ALTA AVG .985 .942 1.335
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.368
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Feb08/08 Feb01/08 Feb09/07
US $/CWT N/A 54.89 65.50
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 1.407 1.982
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 61.16 59.32 68.37
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Feb08/2008
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
FEB 58.08 -1.80 MAR .9987 -0.0068
APR 64.88 -1.80 JUN .9966 -0.0071
MAY 74.20 -0.75 SEP .9947 -0.0069
JUN 78.55 -1.25 DEC .9928 -0.0071
JUL 79.80 -0.10 MAR .9909 -0.0071
AUG 80.10 +0.30 JUN .9890 -0.0071
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Feb02/08 Jan26/08 Feb03/07
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 206.0 205.0 204.0
FD:HOG RATIO Feb01/08Jan25/08Feb02/07
US CORN 11.3 11.4 17.4
Feb01/08 Jan25/08 Feb02/07
ALTA BARLEY 7.3 7.2 12.7
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Feb07/2008
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 135.72-185.00 153.40-252.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 37.00$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 120.48-123.84
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