CAN/US $ Mar14 101.32 Mar07 100.86 Mar16/07 85.18
BANK RATE % Mar11 3.75 Mar04 3.75 Mar13/07 4.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar08/08(prel) Mar01/08(prel) Mar10/07
CANADA 64,644 64,296 65,450
EAST 14,818 14,795 17,216
WEST 49,826 49,501 48,234
ALBERTA 45,157 44,788 43,151
WEEK END Mar15/08(est) Mar08/08(est) Mar17/07
US 641,000 640,000 631,300
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Mar08/08 Mar01/08 Mar10/07
A 46,341 45,024 46,655
B 594 598 1,435
D 5,342 6,428 6,044
E 359 253 579
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Mar08/08 Mar01/08 Mar10/07
A 2.1% 1.7% 3.3%
AA 37.4% 35.1% 45.0%
AAA 60.5% 63.2% 51.7%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Mar08/08(prel) Mar01/08(prel) Mar10/07
STEERS 25,850 26,270 24,591
HEIFERS 20,983 20,616 24,261
COWS 17,326 17,056 15,839
BULLS 485 354 759
CALVES 4,756 5,081 5,351
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Mar14/2008
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 90.50 -0.03 MAR 99.30 -1.30
JUN 90.95 -1.05 APR 102.50 -1.47
AUG 95.22 -1.10 MAY 105.13 -2.42
OCT 101.13 -0.53 AUG 109.15 -2.63
DEC 103.43 +0.25 SEP 110.30 -1.58
FEB 105.65 +0.73 OCT 110.20 -2.05
WEEK END Mar14/08 Mar07/08 Mar16/07
US FSP - US$/CWT 100.24 101.06 103.97
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Mar07/08 Feb29/08 Mar09/07
EAST-$/HEAD 76.56 78.21 103.94
WEST-$/HEAD 100.50 98.00 100.50
US-US$/CWT 10.89 10.90 9.78
CURRENTNESS Mar08/08 Mar01/08 Mar10/07
ALTA-A1% 60.1% 58.7% 58.3%
CAN-A1% 60.1% 58.9% 59.9%
FD:STR RATIO Mar07/08 Feb29/08 Mar09/07
ALTA BARLEY 17.7 18.6 24.4
Mar08/08 Mar01/08 Mar10/07
US CORN 17.4 17.4 24.9
AVG CARCASS WT Mar08/08 Mar01/08 Mar10/07
ALTA STR-LBS 828.0 841.0 831.0
CAN STR-LBS 850.0 855.0 842.0
US CATTLE-LBS 776.0 777.0 768.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Mar14/08 Mar07/08 Mar16/07
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 137.00 139.00 157.30
STR-HIGH 140.85 141.85 167.30
HFR-LOW 139.50 139.50 157.30
HFR-HIGH 139.85 141.85 166.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 79.30-84.15 81.75-84.70 96.00-103.25
AVERAGE N/A 84.68 98.96
VOLUME N/A 11,023 10,544
HFR-RANGE 81.60-84.15 82.30-84.20 95.50-102.90
AVERAGE N/A 83.64 98.17
VOLUME N/A 4,431 9,942
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Mar14/08 Mar07/08 Mar16/07
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 81.35-86.95 102.60-110.80
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 89.50-90.50 96.00-100.75
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 81.35-86.80 100.35-109.20
NEBRASKA* 89.00-89.00 90.00-90.50 97.00-100.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 35.00-45.00 38.00-49.00 33.00-42.00
SIOUX F* 62.75 63.00 52.75
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 80.00-86.25 80.00-87.50 95.00-106.25
PONOKA 81.75-85.50 83.00-86.00 98.00-105.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 91.50-102.25
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 83.00-93.00 95.00-108.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 85.00-90.50 85.00-94.25 100.00-110.00
PONOKA 84.50-93.00 83.00-92.00 94.00-102.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 70.00-110.75
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 91.50-110.50 95.50-117.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 96.00-103.50 96.00-104.25 110.00-123.75
PONOKA 90.00-100.50 92.00-96.50 110.00-121.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 95.00-125.50
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-111.25 105.00-113.50 115.00-126.50
PONOKA 104.00-110.00 100.00-107.00 118.00-128.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-129.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 94.00-113.00 111.00-134.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 75.00-83.75 75.00-88.50 92.00-103.25
PONOKA 78.00-83.00 78.00-83.75 102.00-111.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 54.00-100.25
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 85.00-93.00 85.00-93.00 100.00-111.50
PONOKA 82.00-91.00 85.00-90.50 105.00-112.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 51.00-112.25
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Mar07/2008
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 22,147 17,579 52,908
EAST 0 5,448 0 17,243
WEST 0 16,699 17,579 35,665
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Mar14/08 Mar07/08 Mar16/07
CALGARY-STRS 142-143 142-143 158-160
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 182.61
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 179.10
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Mar14/08 Mar07/08 Mar16/07
CHOICE 6-900 145.69 150.03 165.50
SELECT 6-900 143.86 147.03 155.20
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar08/08(prel) Mar01/08(prel) Mar10/07
CANADA 416,988 422,139 415,527
EAST 256,550 261,783 245,067
WEST 160,438 160,356 170,460
ALBERTA 55,967 55,988 59,755
WEEK END Mar15/08(est) Mar08/08(est) Mar17/07
US 2,269,000 2,227,000 2,133,900
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Mar13/08 Mar06/08 Mar15/07
ALTA AVG .940 .952 1.266
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.337
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Mar14/08 Mar07/08 Mar16/07
US $/CWT N/A 52.54 59.18
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 1.343 1.791
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 57.19 59.28 67.08
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Mar14/2008
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 55.02 -2.83 MAR 1.0142 +0.0060
MAY 65.65 -2.97 JUN 1.0121 +0.0059
JUN 70.13 -3.97 SEP 1.0108 +0.0060
JUL 74.50 -3.55 DEC 1.0091 +0.0061
AUG 75.40 -4.17 MAR 1.0077 +0.0057
OCT 71.35 -3.08 JUN 1.0063 +0.0053
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Mar08/08 Mar01/08 Mar10/07
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 203.0 203.0 202.0
FD:HOG RATIO Mar07/08Feb29/08Mar09/07
US CORN 9.9 10.7 15.8
Mar07/08 Feb29/08 Mar09/07
ALTA BARLEY 7.2 8.1 12.3
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar13/2008
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 153.90-187.00 188.69-312.50 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 120.00 43.50$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 100.80-123.84
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