CAN/US $ Mar07 100.86 Feb29 102.06 Mar09/07 85.38
BANK RATE % Mar04 3.75 Feb26 4.25 Mar06/07 4.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar01/08(prel) Feb23/08(prel) Mar03/07
CANADA 64,296 58,537 65,604
EAST 14,795 14,407 17,609
WEST 49,501 44,130 47,995
ALBERTA 44,788 40,214 43,256
WEEK END Mar08/08(est) Mar01/08(est) Mar10/07
US 640,000 630,000 633,800
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Mar01/08 Feb23/08 Mar03/07
A 45,024 41,220 46,888
B 598 514 1,277
D 6,428 5,196 6,165
E 253 229 662
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Mar01/08 Feb23/08 Mar03/07
A 1.7% 2.1% 3.9%
AA 35.1% 37.2% 45.6%
AAA 63.2% 60.7% 50.5%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Mar01/08(prel) Feb23/08(prel) Mar03/07
STEERS 26,270 20,883 24,432
HEIFERS 20,616 21,725 24,398
COWS 17,056 15,583 15,887
BULLS 354 346 887
CALVES 5,081 4,881 5,078
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Mar07/2008
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 90.53 -3.80 MAR 100.60 -3.05
JUN 92.00 -3.33 APR 103.97 -2.98
AUG 96.33 -2.25 MAY 107.55 -2.88
OCT 101.65 -1.85 AUG 111.78 -1.22
DEC 103.18 -1.42 SEP 111.88 -1.17
FEB 104.93 -0.03 OCT 112.25 -1.25
WEEK END Mar07/08 Feb29/08 Mar09/07
US FSP - US$/CWT 101.06 103.42 101.37
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Feb29/08 Feb22/08 Mar02/07
EAST-$/HEAD 78.21 78.00 103.94
WEST-$/HEAD 98.00 98.00 100.50
US-US$/CWT 10.90 10.80 9.79
CURRENTNESS Mar01/08 Feb23/08 Mar03/07
ALTA-A1% 58.7% 56.0% 61.1%
CAN-A1% 58.9% 57.6% 61.9%
FD:STR RATIO Feb29/08 Feb22/08 Mar02/07
ALTA BARLEY 18.6 18.2 24.6
Mar01/08 Feb23/08 Mar03/07
US CORN 17.4 18.0 22.8
AVG CARCASS WT Mar01/08 Feb23/08 Mar03/07
ALTA STR-LBS 841.0 850.0 833.0
CAN STR-LBS 855.0 862.0 841.0
US CATTLE-LBS 777.0 777.0 769.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Mar07/08 Feb29/08 Mar09/07
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 139.00 140.80 153.00
STR-HIGH 141.85 142.85 157.80
HFR-LOW 139.50 142.50 153.00
HFR-HIGH 141.85 142.85 159.00
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 81.75-84.70 80.45-85.25 90.00-95.00
AVERAGE N/A 85.27 93.40
VOLUME N/A 11,250 9,810
HFR-RANGE 82.30-84.20 82.75-84.95 90.00-94.65
AVERAGE N/A 84.58 93.46
VOLUME N/A 9,196 8,153
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Mar07/08 Feb29/08 Mar09/07
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 81.20-86.55 99.00-107.05
NEBRASKA* 89.50-89.50 92.00-93.50 95.00-99.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 80.05-85.85 96.70-104.85
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 91.00-93.50 97.00-99.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 38.00-49.00 34.00-43.50 33.00-40.00
SIOUX F* 63.00 64.00 53.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 80.00-87.50 80.00-88.00 95.00-105.00
PONOKA 83.00-86.00 82.00-86.50 95.00-102.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 75.00-88.00 85.00-104.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 82.00-93.00 104.00-108.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 85.00-94.25 85.00-92.50 100.00-111.25
PONOKA 83.00-92.00 85.00-90.00 100.00-108.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 82.00-92.00 93.00-110.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 94.50-113.00 97.00-115.75
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 96.00-104.25 96.00-104.00 110.00-120.00
PONOKA 92.00-96.50 90.00-97.00 110.00-118.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 80.00-105.00 100.00-117.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-113.50 105.00-112.00 115.00-126.50
PONOKA 100.00-107.00 97.00-108.00 118.00-129.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 95.00-110.00 100.00-128.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 96.00-113.00 110.00-132.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 75.00-88.50 75.00-85.50 92.00-103.00
PONOKA 78.00-83.75 79.00-83.50 92.00-97.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 70.00-86.00 85.00-102.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 85.00-93.00 85.00-99.00 100.00-109.50
PONOKA 85.00-90.50 84.00-89.75 103.00-111.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 75.00-95.00 90.00-112.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Feb29/2008
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 22,838 19,807 56,537
EAST 0 5,984 60 19,005
WEST 0 16,854 19,747 37,532
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Mar07/08 Feb29/08 Mar09/07
CALGARY-STRS 142-143 142-143 152-155
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 176.97
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 171.31
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Mar07/08 Feb29/08 Mar09/07
CHOICE 6-900 150.03 149.41 155.70
SELECT 6-900 147.03 146.67 147.49
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar01/08(prel) Feb23/08(prel) Mar03/07
CANADA 422,139 409,040 418,515
EAST 261,783 264,991 254,558
WEST 160,356 144,049 163,957
ALBERTA 55,988 57,681 59,254
WEEK END Mar08/08(est) Mar01/08(est) Mar10/07
US 2,227,000 2,187,000 2,123,100
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Mar06/08 Feb28/08 Mar08/07
ALTA AVG .952 1.014 1.302
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.371
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Mar07/08 Feb29/08 Mar09/07
US $/CWT N/A 56.94 59.53
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 1.438 1.797
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 59.46 60.45 68.32
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Mar07/2008
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 57.85 -2.10 MAR 1.0082 -0.0092
MAY 68.63 -2.17 JUN 1.0062 -0.0092
JUN 74.10 -2.25 SEP 1.0048 -0.0085
JUL 78.05 +0.20 DEC 1.0030 -0.0085
AUG 79.58 +0.98 MAR 1.0020 -0.0073
OCT 74.42 +1.38 JUN 1.0010 -0.0061
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Mar01/08 Feb23/08 Mar03/07
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 203.0 203.0 202.0
FD:HOG RATIO Feb29/08Feb22/08Mar02/07
US CORN 10.7 11.8 16.0
Feb29/08 Feb22/08 Mar02/07
ALTA BARLEY 8.1 8.0 12.7
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar06/2008
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 154.96-208.00 171.60-305.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 115.00 36.00$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 120.00-123.84
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