CAN/US $ Feb29 102.06 Feb22 98.46 Mar02/07 85.08
BANK RATE % Feb26 4.25 Feb19 4.25 Feb27/07 4.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Feb23/08(prel) Feb16/08(prel) Feb24/07
CANADA 58,537 59,201 62,825
EAST 14,407 14,785 18,464
WEST 44,130 44,416 44,361
ALBERTA 40,214 39,635 40,484
WEEK END Mar01/08(est) Feb23/08(est) Mar03/07
US 630,000 620,000 623,400
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Feb23/08 Feb16/08 Feb24/07
A 41,220 40,994 46,019
B 514 550 1,120
D 5,196 6,225 5,481
E 229 274 450
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Feb23/08 Feb16/08 Feb24/07
A 2.1% 1.7% 3.2%
AA 37.2% 38.2% 44.1%
AAA 60.7% 60.1% 52.7%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Feb23/08(prel) Feb16/08(prel) Feb24/07
STEERS 20,883 22,933 24,065
HEIFERS 21,725 19,764 23,696
COWS 15,583 16,127 14,378
BULLS 346 377 686
CALVES 4,881 4,938 4,867
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Feb29/2008
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
FEB 92.97 +0.97 MAR 103.65 -0.27
APR 94.33 +0.35 APR 106.95 -0.35
JUN 95.33 +0.92 MAY 110.43 -0.23
AUG 98.58 +1.67 AUG 113.00 +1.00
OCT 103.50 +1.47 SEP 113.05 +0.92
DEC 104.60 +1.60 OCT 113.50 +1.25
WEEK END Feb29/08 Feb22/08 Mar02/07
US FSP - US$/CWT 103.42 103.74 99.29
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Feb22/08 Feb15/08 Feb23/07
EAST-$/HEAD 78.00 78.00 104.44
WEST-$/HEAD 98.00 98.00 100.50
US-US$/CWT 10.80 10.57 9.72
CURRENTNESS Feb23/08 Feb16/08 Feb24/07
ALTA-A1% 56.0% 56.0% 57.4%
CAN-A1% 57.6% 56.9% 58.7%
FD:STR RATIO Feb22/08 Feb15/08 Feb23/07
ALTA BARLEY 18.2 17.9 24.6
Feb23/08 Feb16/08 Feb24/07
US CORN 18.0 18.9 21.9
AVG CARCASS WT Feb23/08 Feb16/08 Feb24/07
ALTA STR-LBS 850.0 843.0 839.0
CAN STR-LBS 862.0 859.0 852.0
US CATTLE-LBS 777.0 776.0 771.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Feb29/08 Feb22/08 Mar02/07
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 140.80 138.25 150.00
STR-HIGH 142.85 142.85 154.60
HFR-LOW 142.50 137.00 150.00
HFR-HIGH 142.85 142.80 153.30
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 80.45-85.25 80.25-85.00 90.15-93.50
AVERAGE N/A 84.99 92.23
VOLUME N/A 11,918 11,447
HFR-RANGE 82.75-84.95 82.00-84.70 90.75-92.20
AVERAGE N/A 83.49 91.21
VOLUME N/A 5,855 7,204
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Feb29/08 Feb22/08 Mar02/07
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 81.09-85.85 94.30-102.50
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 89.00-91.50 90.00-93.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 79.75-86.05 94.25-100.20
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 90.00-91.50 89.50-94.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 34.00-43.50 34.00-43.50 33.00-40.00
SIOUX F* 64.00 63.50 55.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 80.00-88.00 80.00-89.75 95.00-101.00
PONOKA 82.00-86.50 81.00-89.00 96.00-101.00
STRATHMOR 75.00-88.00 75.00-88.00 85.00-102.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 87.00-95.00 99.00-108.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 85.00-92.50 85.00-94.50 100.00-107.25
PONOKA 85.00-90.00 86.00-96.00 98.00-106.00
STRATHMOR 82.00-92.00 85.00-97.00 93.00-110.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 96.75-113.75 96.75-109.75
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 96.00-104.00 96.00-108.00 110.00-116.50
PONOKA 90.00-97.00 90.00-105.00 110.00-115.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-105.00 80.00-105.00 100.00-116.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-112.00 105.00-114.00 115.00-123.75
PONOKA 97.00-108.00 95.00-113.00 115.00-124.00
STRATHMOR 95.00-110.00 95.00-116.00 100.00-130.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 88.00-112.00 108.00-131.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 75.00-85.50 75.00-87.50 92.00-104.00
PONOKA 79.00-83.50 82.00-90.00 91.00-95.50
STRATHMOR 70.00-86.00 70.00-86.00 85.00-98.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 85.00-99.00 85.00-100.00 100.00-113.50
PONOKA 84.00-89.75 85.00-94.00 100.00-108.00
STRATHMOR 75.00-95.00 75.00-95.00 90.00-116.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Feb22/2008
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 22,868 17,401 65,912
EAST 0 6,430 0 25,140
WEST 0 16,438 17,401 40,772
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Feb29/08 Feb22/08 Mar02/07
CALGARY-STRS 142-143 139-140 150-152
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 174.46
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 169.66
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Feb29/08 Feb22/08 Mar02/07
CHOICE 6-900 149.41 149.39 149.29
SELECT 6-900 146.67 147.11 142.45
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Feb23/08(prel) Feb16/08(prel) Feb24/07
CANADA 409,040 424,503 422,110
EAST 264,991 265,436 259,436
WEST 144,049 159,067 162,674
ALBERTA 57,681 55,064 54,018
WEEK END Mar01/08(est) Feb23/08(est) Mar03/07
US 2,187,000 2,228,000 1,889,700
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Feb28/08 Feb21/08 Mar01/07
ALTA AVG 1.016 1.038 1.309
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.382
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Feb29/08 Feb22/08 Mar02/07
US $/CWT N/A 58.58 63.16
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 1.534 1.914
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 60.05 61.49 68.51
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Feb29/2008
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 59.95 -3.55 MAR 1.0174 +0.0330
MAY 70.80 -2.15 JUN 1.0154 +0.0328
JUN 76.35 -1.50 SEP 1.0133 +0.0325
JUL 77.85 -0.70 DEC 1.0115 +0.0326
AUG 78.60 -0.05 MAR 1.0093 +0.0323
OCT 73.05 +0.55 JUN 1.0071 +0.0320
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Feb23/08 Feb16/08 Feb24/07
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 203.0 204.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO Feb22/08Feb15/08Feb23/07
US CORN 11.8 12.1 15.3
Feb22/08 Feb15/08 Feb23/07
ALTA BARLEY 8.0 7.9 13.3
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Feb28/2008
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 147.12-182.00 170.05-300.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 36.00$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 82.56-123.36
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