CAN/US $ Feb15 99.84 Feb08 100.09 Feb16/07 85.93
BANK RATE % Feb12 4.25 Feb05 4.25 Feb13/07 4.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Feb09/08(prel) Feb02/08(prel) Feb10/07
CANADA 64,612 58,368 66,319
EAST 14,839 15,154 17,636
WEST 49,773 43,214 48,683
ALBERTA 45,227 38,549 43,815
WEEK END Feb16/08(est) Feb09/08(est) Feb17/07
US 624,000 620,000 620,100
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Feb09/08 Feb02/08 Feb10/07
A 45,260 41,597 48,255
B 612 587 943
D 6,913 6,481 6,461
E 169 230 564
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Feb09/08 Feb02/08 Feb10/07
A 1.9% 2.0% 2.6%
AA 39.2% 43.4% 44.3%
AAA 59.0% 54.5% 53.1%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Feb09/08(prel) Feb02/08(prel) Feb10/07
STEERS 25,513 22,841 28,275
HEIFERS 21,261 19,868 21,556
COWS 17,587 15,254 15,757
BULLS 251 405 731
CALVES 5,139 5,169 5,122
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Feb15/2008
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
FEB 91.40 -0.80 MAR 104.63 -0.40
APR 93.97 -1.13 APR 108.05 -1.40
JUN 93.83 -0.38 MAY 110.80 -1.40
AUG 96.63 -0.20 AUG 112.20 -1.00
OCT 101.20 -0.35 SEP 112.60 -0.10
DEC 102.43 -0.23 OCT 112.40 -0.35
WEEK END Feb15/08 Feb08/08 Feb16/07
US FSP - US$/CWT 103.71 101.61 98.54
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Feb08/08 Feb01/08 Feb09/07
EAST-$/HEAD 78.00 78.25 104.44
WEST-$/HEAD 98.00 98.50 100.00
US-US$/CWT 10.44 10.30 9.63
CURRENTNESS Feb09/08 Feb02/08 Feb10/07
ALTA-A1% 56.5% 59.6% 61.5%
CAN-A1% 58.2% 59.6% 61.3%
FD:STR RATIO Feb08/08 Feb01/08 Feb09/07
ALTA BARLEY 17.4 17.3 24.6
Feb09/08 Feb02/08 Feb10/07
US CORN 18.6 18.9 23.8
AVG CARCASS WT Feb09/08 Feb02/08 Feb10/07
ALTA STR-LBS 845.0 841.0 839.0
CAN STR-LBS 854.0 854.0 854.0
US CATTLE-LBS 774.0 774.0 778.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Feb15/08 Feb08/08 Feb16/07
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 136.00 135.00 148.85
STR-HIGH 138.70 136.00 151.50
HFR-LOW 137.50 135.00 148.00
HFR-HIGH 137.85 136.00 151.30
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 79.75-81.90 79.25-81.90 88.15-92.75
AVERAGE N/A 81.33 90.25
VOLUME N/A 12,485 11,328
HFR-RANGE 79.50-82.55 78.00-82.25 87.25-92.00
AVERAGE N/A 80.94 89.81
VOLUME N/A 5,885 13,023
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Feb15/08 Feb08/08 Feb16/07
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 76.60-83.55 88.20-98.75
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 90.00-91.00 89.50-91.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 75.90-83.75 88.50-97.10
NEBRASKA* 89.50-90.00 90.00-91.00 89.00-91.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 32.00-41.50 32.00-40.00 33.00-40.00
SIOUX F* 63.00 62.50 52.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 80.00-88.00 80.00-85.00 95.00-103.75
PONOKA 83.00-88.75 80.00-86.50 95.00-103.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 75.00-88.00 85.00-100.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 85.00-92.00 94.00-105.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 85.00-90.50 80.00-89.75 100.00-112.00
PONOKA 86.00-94.00 82.00-89.50 98.00-108.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 78.00-94.00 93.00-108.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 97.75-113.25 90.50-111.10
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 93.00-104.50 88.00-99.75 110.00-118.00
PONOKA 88.00-102.00 85.00-95.00 105.00-116.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 80.00-105.00 100.00-117.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 96.00-112.50 96.00-111.00 115.00-125.50
PONOKA 90.00-108.00 88.00-104.00 110.00-125.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 85.00-112.00 100.00-121.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 97.00-109.00 113.00-128.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 75.00-82.75 75.00-81.00 92.00-100.00
PONOKA 76.00-82.00 76.00-82.00 92.00-97.75
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 70.00-86.00 85.00-98.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 85.00-91.75 85.00-93.50 100.00-110.00
PONOKA 80.00-91.00 80.00-87.00 100.00-112.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 75.00-95.00 90.00-114.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Feb08/2008
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 22,217 17,006 63,465
EAST 0 6,162 66 23,509
WEST 0 16,055 16,940 39,956
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Feb15/08 Feb08/08 Feb16/07
CALGARY-STRS 137-139 137-139 145-150
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 153.73 176.48
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 152.60 170.50
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Feb15/08 Feb08/08 Feb16/07
CHOICE 6-900 148.57 148.57 153.29
SELECT 6-900 143.10 143.10 145.48
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Feb09/08(prel) Feb02/08(prel) Feb10/07
CANADA 437,230 435,286 423,228
EAST 274,736 277,011 253,780
WEST 162,494 158,275 169,448
ALBERTA 60,404 55,325 59,183
WEEK END Feb16/08(est) Feb09/08(est) Feb17/07
US 2,234,000 2,210,000 2,007,200
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Feb14/08 Feb07/08 Feb15/07
ALTA AVG 1.002 .990 1.337
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.401
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Feb15/08 Feb08/08 Feb16/07
US $/CWT N/A 55.52 65.88
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 1.430 1.976
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 63.47 60.82 72.13
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Feb15/2008
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 64.20 -0.67 MAR .9904 -0.0083
MAY 73.00 -1.20 JUN .9883 -0.0083
JUN 78.65 +0.10 SEP .9864 -0.0083
JUL 79.15 -0.65 DEC .9844 -0.0084
AUG 78.72 -1.38 MAR .9824 -0.0085
OCT 72.00 -1.45 JUN .9804 -0.0086
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Feb09/08 Feb02/08 Feb10/07
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 205.0 206.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO Feb08/08Feb01/08Feb09/07
US CORN 11.9 11.3 17.1
Feb08/08 Feb01/08 Feb09/07
ALTA BARLEY 7.7 7.3 13.5
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Feb14/2008
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 148.23-193.00 151.44-250.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 36.50$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 115.20-125.76
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