CAN/US $ Feb22 98.46 Feb15 99.84 Feb23/07 86.32
BANK RATE % Feb19 4.25 Feb12 4.25 Feb20/07 4.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Feb16/08(prel) Feb09/08(prel) Feb17/07
CANADA 59,201 64,612 68,746
EAST 14,785 14,839 17,787
WEST 44,416 49,773 50,959
ALBERTA 39,635 45,227 46,119
WEEK END Feb23/08(est) Feb16/08(est) Feb24/07
US 620,000 624,000 636,100
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Feb16/08 Feb09/08 Feb17/07
A 40,994 45,260 50,896
B 550 612 1,164
D 6,225 6,913 6,856
E 274 169 488
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Feb16/08 Feb09/08 Feb17/07
A 1.7% 1.9% 3.2%
AA 38.2% 39.2% 43.3%
AAA 60.1% 59.0% 53.5%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Feb16/08(prel) Feb09/08(prel) Feb17/07
STEERS 22,933 25,513 28,977
HEIFERS 19,764 21,261 23,800
COWS 16,127 17,587 15,322
BULLS 377 251 647
CALVES 4,938 5,139 5,169
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Feb22/2008
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
FEB 92.00 +0.60 MAR 103.93 -0.70
APR 93.97 +0.00 APR 107.30 -0.75
JUN 94.40 +0.58 MAY 110.65 -0.15
AUG 96.90 +0.28 AUG 112.00 -0.20
OCT 102.03 +0.83 SEP 112.13 -0.47
DEC 103.00 +0.58 OCT 112.25 -0.15
WEEK END Feb22/08 Feb15/08 Feb23/07
US FSP - US$/CWT 103.74 103.71 98.17
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Feb15/08 Feb08/08 Feb16/07
EAST-$/HEAD 78.00 78.00 104.44
WEST-$/HEAD 98.00 98.00 100.50
US-US$/CWT 10.57 10.44 9.67
CURRENTNESS Feb16/08 Feb09/08 Feb17/07
ALTA-A1% 56.0% 56.5% 59.6%
CAN-A1% 56.9% 58.2% 59.2%
FD:STR RATIO Feb15/08 Feb08/08 Feb16/07
ALTA BARLEY 17.9 17.4 25.1
Feb16/08 Feb09/08 Feb17/07
US CORN 18.9 18.6 24.9
AVG CARCASS WT Feb16/08 Feb09/08 Feb17/07
ALTA STR-LBS 843.0 845.0 841.0
CAN STR-LBS 859.0 854.0 854.0
US CATTLE-LBS 776.0 774.0 775.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Feb22/08 Feb15/08 Feb23/07
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 138.25 136.00 148.00
STR-HIGH 142.85 138.70 151.00
HFR-LOW 137.00 137.50 147.50
HFR-HIGH 142.80 137.85 150.30
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 80.25-85.00 79.75-81.90 88.00-91.00
AVERAGE N/A 81.91 89.90
VOLUME N/A 9,035 11,180
HFR-RANGE 82.00-84.70 79.50-82.55 88.00-91.00
AVERAGE N/A 81.66 88.07
VOLUME N/A 7,229 7,834
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Feb22/08 Feb15/08 Feb23/07
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 79.40-86.15 94.00-101.85
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 90.00-90.50 89.00-90.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 81.05-86.45 87.05-99.45
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 89.50-90.50 89.00-90.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 34.00-43.50 32.00-41.50 33.00-40.00
SIOUX F* 63.50 63.00 53.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 80.00-89.75 80.00-88.00 95.00-101.00
PONOKA 81.00-89.00 83.00-88.75 97.00-104.00
STRATHMOR 75.00-88.00 N/A-N/A 85.00-103.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 79.00-90.00 101.00-111.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 85.00-94.50 85.00-90.50 100.00-108.00
PONOKA 86.00-96.00 86.00-94.00 102.00-109.00
STRATHMOR 85.00-97.00 N/A-N/A 93.00-108.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 100.00-113.50 91.00-107.35
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 96.00-108.00 93.00-104.50 110.00-117.75
PONOKA 90.00-105.00 88.00-102.00 108.00-117.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-105.00 N/A-N/A 100.00-114.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-114.00 96.00-112.50 115.00-128.00
PONOKA 95.00-113.00 90.00-108.00 115.00-130.00
STRATHMOR 95.00-116.00 N/A-N/A 105.00-131.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 97.00-117.00 118.00-131.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 75.00-87.50 75.00-82.75 92.00-99.00
PONOKA 82.00-90.00 76.00-82.00 95.00-101.00
STRATHMOR 70.00-86.00 N/A-N/A 85.00-99.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 85.00-100.00 85.00-91.75 100.00-119.00
PONOKA 85.00-94.00 80.00-91.00 105.00-115.00
STRATHMOR 75.00-95.00 N/A-N/A 90.00-112.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Feb15/2008
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 24,280 15,915 54,924
EAST 0 6,402 0 22,285
WEST 0 17,878 15,915 32,639
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Feb22/08 Feb15/08 Feb23/07
CALGARY-STRS 139-140 137-139 148-152
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 173.30
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 168.47
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Feb22/08 Feb15/08 Feb23/07
CHOICE 6-900 149.39 148.57 152.24
SELECT 6-900 147.11 143.10 145.30
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Feb16/08(prel) Feb09/08(prel) Feb17/07
CANADA 424,503 437,230 417,426
EAST 265,436 274,736 243,238
WEST 159,067 162,494 174,188
ALBERTA 55,064 60,404 57,607
WEEK END Feb23/08(est) Feb16/08(est) Feb24/07
US 2,228,000 2,229,000 2,005,300
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Feb21/08 Feb14/08 Feb22/07
ALTA AVG 1.035 .996 1.343
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.421
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Feb22/08 Feb15/08 Feb23/07
US $/CWT N/A 58.66 63.83
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 1.515 1.906
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 60.68 62.92 70.46
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Feb22/2008
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 63.50 -0.70 MAR .9844 -0.0060
MAY 72.95 -0.05 JUN .9826 -0.0057
JUN 77.85 -0.80 SEP .9808 -0.0056
JUL 78.55 -0.60 DEC .9789 -0.0055
AUG 78.65 -0.07 MAR .9770 -0.0054
OCT 72.50 +0.50 JUN .9751 -0.0053
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Feb16/08 Feb09/08 Feb17/07
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 204.0 205.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO Feb15/08Feb08/08Feb16/07
US CORN 12.1 11.9 18.1
Feb15/08 Feb08/08 Feb16/07
ALTA BARLEY 7.9 7.7 13.5
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Feb21/2008
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO N/A- N/A N/A- N/A N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 40.00$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 100.32-120.48
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