CAN/US $ Mar28 98.22 Mar21 97.38 Mar30/07 86.74
BANK RATE % Mar25 3.75 Mar18 3.75 Mar27/07 4.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar22/08(prel) Mar15/08(prel) Mar24/07
CANADA 50,539 65,593 66,902
EAST 13,439 14,886 16,542
WEST 37,100 50,707 48,733
ALBERTA 33,524 46,013 43,961
WEEK END Mar29/08(est) Mar22/08(est) Mar31/07
US 619,000 648,000 610,900
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Mar22/08 Mar15/08 Mar24/07
A 36,777 48,130 49,340
B 451 689 1,171
D 4,132 5,689 5,608
E 314 333 590
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Mar22/08 Mar15/08 Mar24/07
A 1.8% 1.6% 3.5%
AA 38.5% 36.3% 44.3%
AAA 59.7% 62.1% 52.2%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Mar22/08(prel) Mar15/08(prel) Mar24/07
STEERS 19,331 24,929 23,528
HEIFERS 18,498 25,025 27,750
COWS 12,267 15,214 14,717
BULLS 443 425 907
CALVES 4,592 4,961 5,033
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Mar28/2008
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 87.65 -3.02 APR 100.43 -3.60
JUN 87.88 -3.10 MAY 102.28 -5.07
AUG 92.67 -1.73 AUG 106.68 -4.13
OCT 98.53 -0.45 SEP 107.35 -4.05
DEC 101.20 -0.05 OCT 107.30 -3.70
FEB 102.75 -0.30 NOV 106.40 -3.90
WEEK END Mar28/08 Mar21/08 Mar30/07
US FSP - US$/CWT 99.68 99.28 105.59
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Mar21/08 Mar14/08 Mar23/07
EAST-$/HEAD 76.56 76.56 103.94
WEST-$/HEAD 100.50 100.50 101.00
US-US$/CWT 10.75 10.79 9.93
CURRENTNESS Mar22/08 Mar15/08 Mar24/07
ALTA-A1% 56.9% 59.0% 54.4%
CAN-A1% 58.3% 59.4% 58.4%
FD:STR RATIO Mar21/08 Mar14/08 Mar23/07
ALTA BARLEY 18.0 17.6 24.6
Mar22/08 Mar15/08 Mar24/07
US CORN 18.2 16.8 25.7
AVG CARCASS WT Mar22/08 Mar15/08 Mar24/07
ALTA STR-LBS 844.0 829.0 833.0
CAN STR-LBS 856.0 849.0 847.0
US CATTLE-LBS 776.0 776.0 765.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Mar28/08 Mar21/08 Mar30/07
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 142.50 142.50 160.00
STR-HIGH 145.85 142.85 166.35
HFR-LOW 142.50 142.50 160.00
HFR-HIGH 142.85 142.85 166.50
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 84.50-87.50 82.50-85.70 96.25-99.10
AVERAGE N/A 85.67 98.48
VOLUME N/A 10,877 9,355
HFR-RANGE 85.00-87.30 83.15-85.70 96.25-99.50
AVERAGE N/A 84.42 97.70
VOLUME N/A 4,968 6,726
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Mar28/08 Mar21/08 Mar30/07
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 78.05-83.55 97.85-106.95
NEBRASKA* 87.50-88.00 89.00-90.00 93.50-97.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 78.40-83.75 93.15-105.80
NEBRASKA* 88.00-88.00 89.00-90.50 96.00-97.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 35.00-48.00 35.00-45.00 33.00-40.00
SIOUX F* 59.00 58.00 54.75
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 80.00-86.75 80.00-86.25 98.00-107.25
PONOKA 82.00-88.00 78.00-85.75 98.00-105.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 75.00-86.00 100.00-107.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 80.00-89.00 102.00-112.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 85.00-96.50 85.00-93.75 100.00-116.75
PONOKA 90.00-98.00 85.00-93.00 103.00-113.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 82.00-95.00 100.00-108.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 91.00-111.00 103.50-115.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 96.00-102.50 96.00-102.50 113.00-124.50
PONOKA 95.00-106.00 95.00-104.00 110.00-125.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 80.00-103.00 105.00-119.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-106.00 100.00-107.25 120.00-130.75
PONOKA 100.00-110.00 100.00-108.50 118.00-135.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 95.00-105.00 101.00-125.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 84.00-109.00 110.00-129.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 75.00-83.75 75.00-83.75 92.00-105.75
PONOKA 80.00-86.00 74.00-83.50 94.00-102.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 70.00-84.00 85.00-99.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 85.00-94.50 85.00-91.50 100.00-114.00
PONOKA 82.00-92.00 80.00-88.50 102.00-114.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 75.00-95.00 97.00-110.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Mar21/2008
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 20,368 19,223 61,292
EAST 0 4,698 113 20,057
WEST 0 15,670 19,110 41,235
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Mar28/08 Mar21/08 Mar30/07
CALGARY-STRS 141-142 141-142 164-165
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 188.72
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 181.78
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Mar28/08 Mar21/08 Mar30/07
CHOICE 6-900 139.99 141.98 154.06
SELECT 6-900 139.11 140.56 144.92
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar22/08(prel) Mar15/08(prel) Mar24/07
CANADA 375,549 427,890 433,099
EAST 244,227 265,357 258,099
WEST 131,322 162,533 175,000
ALBERTA 48,186 57,577 58,275
WEEK END Mar29/08(est) Mar22/08(est) Mar31/07
US 2,258,000 2,306,000 2,090,400
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Mar27/08 Mar20/08 Mar29/07
ALTA AVG .933 .904 1.202
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.278
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Mar28/08 Mar21/08 Mar30/07
US $/CWT N/A 49.63 59.50
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 1.314 1.768
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 56.08 56.78 64.94
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Mar28/2008
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 58.10 +1.77 JUN .9800 +0.0098
MAY 68.58 +0.60 SEP .9784 +0.0097
JUN 70.38 -1.70 DEC .9767 +0.0096
JUL 72.80 -2.13 MAR .9750 +0.0097
AUG 73.45 -1.45 JUN .9730 +0.0097
OCT 68.72 -1.28 SEP .9710 +0.0097
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Mar22/08 Mar15/08 Mar24/07
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 203.0 203.0 202.0
FD:HOG RATIO Mar21/08Mar14/08Mar23/07
US CORN 10.3 9.5 14.9
Mar21/08 Mar14/08 Mar23/07
ALTA BARLEY 6.9 7.1 11.1
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar27/2008
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 147.08-175.00 189.14-325.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 39.50$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 116.16-117.60
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