CAN/US $ Mar21 97.38 Mar14 101.32 Mar23/07 86.21
BANK RATE % Mar18 3.75 Mar11 3.75 Mar20/07 4.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar15/08(prel) Mar08/08(prel) Mar17/07
CANADA 65,593 64,644 57,824
EAST 14,886 14,818 17,719
WEST 50,707 49,826 40,105
ALBERTA 46,013 45,157 35,587
WEEK END Mar22/08(est) Mar15/08(est) Mar24/07
US 503,000 641,000 636,300
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Mar15/08 Mar08/08 Mar17/07
A 48,130 46,341 42,424
B 689 594 1,157
D 5,689 5,342 4,878
E 333 359 606
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Mar15/08 Mar08/08 Mar17/07
A 1.6% 2.1% 3.5%
AA 36.3% 37.4% 43.6%
AAA 62.1% 60.5% 53.0%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Mar15/08(prel) Mar08/08(prel) Mar17/07
STEERS 24,929 25,850 21,370
HEIFERS 25,025 20,983 22,810
COWS 15,214 17,326 12,686
BULLS 425 485 958
CALVES 4,961 4,756 5,044
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Mar21/2008
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 90.67 +0.17 MAR 99.13 -0.17
JUN 90.97 +0.02 APR 104.03 +1.53
AUG 94.40 -0.82 MAY 107.35 +2.22
OCT 98.97 -2.15 AUG 110.80 +1.65
DEC 101.25 -2.17 SEP 111.40 +1.10
FEB 103.05 -2.60 OCT 111.00 +0.80
WEEK END Mar21/08 Mar14/08 Mar23/07
US FSP - US$/CWT 99.28 100.24 104.60
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Mar14/08 Mar07/08 Mar16/07
EAST-$/HEAD 76.56 76.56 103.94
WEST-$/HEAD 100.50 100.50 101.00
US-US$/CWT 10.79 10.89 9.81
CURRENTNESS Mar15/08 Mar08/08 Mar17/07
ALTA-A1% 59.0% 60.1% 58.9%
CAN-A1% 59.4% 60.1% 61.1%
FD:STR RATIO Mar14/08 Mar07/08 Mar16/07
ALTA BARLEY 17.6 17.7 25.7
Mar15/08 Mar08/08 Mar17/07
US CORN 16.8 17.4 26.7
AVG CARCASS WT Mar15/08 Mar08/08 Mar17/07
ALTA STR-LBS 829.0 828.0 830.0
CAN STR-LBS 849.0 850.0 840.0
US CATTLE-LBS 776.0 776.0 766.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Mar21/08 Mar14/08 Mar23/07
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 142.50 137.00 162.50
STR-HIGH 142.85 140.85 167.00
HFR-LOW 142.50 139.50 164.85
HFR-HIGH 142.85 139.85 167.00
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 82.50-85.70 79.30-84.15 96.50-102.00
AVERAGE N/A 84.13 99.01
VOLUME N/A 15,510 12,989
HFR-RANGE 83.15-85.70 81.60-84.15 96.40-100.50
AVERAGE N/A 82.74 98.01
VOLUME N/A 4,100 8,614
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Mar21/08 Mar14/08 Mar23/07
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 79.25-84.25 99.75-107.75
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 89.00-90.00 94.00-99.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 79.50-84.45 95.00-105.80
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 89.00-90.00 97.00-98.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 35.00-45.00 35.00-45.00 33.00-42.00
SIOUX F* 58.00 62.75 53.25
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 80.00-86.25 80.00-86.25 95.00-105.00
PONOKA 78.00-85.75 81.75-85.50 96.00-104.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 75.00-88.00 90.00-100.25
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 83.00-90.00 99.00-113.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 85.00-93.75 85.00-90.50 100.00-115.00
PONOKA 85.00-93.00 84.50-93.00 106.00-115.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 82.00-92.00 N/A-113.25
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 97.50-114.25 97.00-116.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 96.00-102.50 96.00-103.50 113.00-124.50
PONOKA 95.00-104.00 90.00-100.50 114.00-125.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 80.00-104.00 N/A-124.50
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-107.25 105.00-111.25 115.00-127.50
PONOKA 100.00-108.50 104.00-110.00 120.00-132.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 95.00-108.00 N/A-133.50
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 102.00-117.00 112.00-132.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 75.00-83.75 75.00-83.75 92.00-103.25
PONOKA 74.00-83.50 78.00-83.00 95.00-102.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 70.00-86.00 69.00-99.75
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 85.00-91.50 85.00-93.00 100.00-114.00
PONOKA 80.00-88.50 82.00-91.00 100.00-112.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 75.00-95.00 N/A-113.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Mar14/2008
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA N/A N/A N/A N/A
EAST N/A N/A N/A N/A
WEST N/A N/A N/A N/A
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Mar21/08 Mar14/08 Mar23/07
CALGARY-STRS 141-142 142-143 165-173
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 190.12
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 181.16
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Mar21/08 Mar14/08 Mar23/07
CHOICE 6-900 N/A 145.69 161.66
SELECT 6-900 N/A 143.86 151.58
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar15/08(prel) Mar08/08(prel) Mar17/07
CANADA N/A 416,988 430,481
EAST N/A 256,550 256,089
WEST N/A 160,438 174,392
ALBERTA N/A 55,967 60,631
WEEK END Mar22/08(est) Mar15/08(est) Mar24/07
US 1,724,000 2,269,000 2,100,600
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Mar20/08 Mar13/08 Mar22/07
ALTA AVG N/A .940 1.229
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.313
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Mar21/08 Mar14/08 Mar23/07
US $/CWT N/A 50.40 57.13
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 1.282 1.708
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 56.25 57.73 65.11
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Mar21/2008
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 56.33 +1.30 JUN .9702 -0.0419
MAY 67.97 +2.32 SEP .9687 -0.0421
JUN 72.08 +1.95 DEC .9671 -0.0420
JUL 74.92 +0.42 MAR .9653 -0.0424
AUG 74.90 -0.50 JUN .9633 -0.0430
OCT 70.00 -1.35 SEP .9613 N/A
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Mar15/08 Mar08/08 Mar17/07
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 203.0 203.0 202.0
FD:HOG RATIO Mar14/08Mar07/08Mar16/07
US CORN 9.5 9.9 15.8
Mar14/08 Mar07/08 Mar16/07
ALTA BARLEY 7.1 7.2 11.9
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar20/2008
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 128.26-167.00 151.21-290.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 39.75$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 107.04-126.24
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