CAN/US $ Feb20 79.74 Feb13 80.43 Feb22/08 98.46
BANK RATE % Feb17 1.25 Feb10 1.25 Feb19/08 4.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Feb14/09(prel) Feb07/09(prel) Feb16/08
CANADA 63,622 61,105 59,201
EAST 14,359 14,475 14,785
WEST 49,263 46,630 44,416
ALBERTA 44,020 41,245 39,635
WEEK END Feb21/09(est) Feb14/09(est) Feb23/08
US 615,000 614,000 621,200
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Feb14/09 Feb07/09 Feb16/08
A 47,565 44,519 40,994
B 577 559 550
D 5,879 6,328 6,225
E 79 127 274
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Feb14/09 Feb07/09 Feb16/08
A 2.2% 2.0% 1.7%
AA 47.5% 46.8% 38.2%
AAA 50.3% 51.2% 60.1%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Feb14/09(prel) Feb07/09(prel) Feb16/08
STEERS 27,235 24,476 22,933
HEIFERS 21,505 21,127 19,764
COWS 14,727 15,286 16,127
BULLS 155 216 377
CALVES 5,031 5,006 4,938
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Feb20/2009
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
FEB 80.67 -3.38 MAR 88.38 -6.10
APR 83.42 -3.58 APR 89.83 -5.65
JUN 81.55 -3.25 MAY 91.65 -5.50
AUG 81.78 -3.63 AUG 95.00 -4.45
OCT 85.55 -3.15 SEP 95.30 -4.70
DEC 87.55 -3.28 OCT 95.30 -4.50
WEEK END Feb20/09 Feb13/09 Feb22/08
US FSP - US$/CWT 92.89 94.82 103.74
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Feb13/09 Feb06/09 Feb15/08
EAST-$/HEAD 65.57 65.64 78.00
WEST-$/HEAD 77.50 77.50 98.00
US-US$/CWT 6.89 6.95 10.57
CURRENTNESS Feb14/09 Feb07/09 Feb16/08
ALTA-A1% 57.6% 58.5% 56.0%
CAN-A1% 57.5% 58.3% 56.9%
FD:STR RATIO Feb13/09 Feb06/09 Feb15/08
ALTA BARLEY 23.8 23.6 17.9
Feb14/09 Feb07/09 Feb16/08
US CORN 23.5 23.3 18.9
AVG CARCASS WT Feb14/09 Feb07/09 Feb16/08
ALTA STR-LBS 834.0 823.0 843.0
CAN STR-LBS 841.0 828.0 859.0
US CATTLE-LBS 786.0 782.0 776.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Feb20/09 Feb13/09 Feb22/08
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 144.00 145.00 138.25
STR-HIGH 146.85 147.00 142.85
HFR-LOW 144.00 145.00 137.00
HFR-HIGH 146.85 147.00 142.80
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 84.00-86.00 86.35-87.50 80.25-85.00
AVERAGE N/A 86.93 84.99
VOLUME N/A 9,890 11,918
HFR-RANGE 85.00-86.30 86.00-87.30 82.00-84.70
AVERAGE N/A 86.66 83.49
VOLUME N/A 6,200 5,855
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Feb20/09 Feb13/09 Feb22/08
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 91.30-105.09 81.09-85.85
NEBRASKA* 77.00-78.00 78.00-82.00 89.00-91.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 88.55-103.29 79.75-86.05
NEBRASKA* 77.50-80.00 79.00-81.50 90.00-91.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 45.00-55.00 40.00-50.00 34.00-43.50
SIOUX F* 45.50 50.00 63.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-101.00 95.00-102.75 80.00-89.75
PONOKA 95.00-104.00 93.00-104.00 81.00-89.00
STRATHMOR 85.00-104.00 85.00-102.00 75.00-88.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 89.00-103.00 87.00-95.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 98.00-104.00 98.00-106.00 85.00-94.50
PONOKA 96.00-107.00 98.00-109.00 86.00-96.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-107.00 90.00-105.00 85.00-97.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 87.00-103.00 96.75-113.75
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-113.75 105.00-112.00 96.00-108.00
PONOKA 109.00-117.50 106.00-117.00 90.00-105.00
STRATHMOR 92.00-114.00 92.00-111.00 80.00-105.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 110.00-123.50 110.00-120.00 105.00-114.00
PONOKA 117.00-125.00 110.00-126.00 95.00-113.00
STRATHMOR 95.00-128.00 95.00-122.00 95.00-116.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 98.00-122.00 88.00-112.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 90.00-97.50 85.00-94.50 75.00-87.50
PONOKA 85.00-97.00 87.00-98.00 82.00-90.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-98.00 80.00-94.00 70.00-86.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 95.00-108.00 92.00-104.00 85.00-100.00
PONOKA 98.00-106.50 95.00-106.00 85.00-94.00
STRATHMOR 75.00-105.00 75.00-100.00 75.00-95.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Feb13/2009
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 17,227 9,509 20,764
EAST 0 3,352 22 10,641
WEST 0 13,875 9,487 10,123
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Feb20/09 Feb13/09 Feb22/08
CALGARY-STRS 157-160 157-159 139-140
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 172.19 156.28
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 169.35 155.11
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Feb20/09 Feb13/09 Feb22/08
CHOICE 6-900 134.76 136.32 149.39
SELECT 6-900 134.27 134.81 147.11
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Feb14/09(prel) Feb07/09(prel) Feb16/08
CANADA 416,874 431,831 424,503
EAST 273,555 268,857 265,436
WEST 143,319 162,974 159,067
ALBERTA 50,649 47,810 55,064
WEEK END Feb21/09(est) Feb14/09(est) Feb23/08
US 2,214,000 2,236,000 2,205,400
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Feb19/09 Feb12/09 Feb21/08
ALTA AVG 1.316 1.210 1.038
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.069
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Feb20/09 Feb13/09 Feb22/08
US $/CWT 57.14 61.26 58.58
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.847 1.963 1.534
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 57.00 58.08 61.49
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Feb20/2009
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 57.95 -5.80 MAR .8006 -0.0041
MAY 69.50 -5.40 JUN .8012 -0.0040
JUN 70.97 -5.98 SEP .8020 -0.0041
JUL 71.58 -6.52 DEC .8027 -0.0042
AUG 71.05 -5.40 MAR .8029 -0.0042
OCT 63.35 -5.50 JUN .8031 -0.0042
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Feb14/09 Feb07/09 Feb16/08
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 204.0 205.0 204.0
FD:HOG RATIO Feb13/09Feb06/09Feb15/08
US CORN 17.0 11.4 12.1
Feb13/09 Feb06/09 Feb15/08
ALTA BARLEY 12.0 12.3 7.9
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Feb19/2009
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 165.00-197.00 169.32-240.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 38.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Feb12/2009
CENTRAL ALTA 104.16-124.32
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