CAN/US $ Feb27 80.28 Feb20 79.74 Feb29/08 102.06
BANK RATE % Feb24 1.25 Feb17 1.25 Feb26/08 4.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Feb21/09(prel) Feb14/09(prel) Feb23/08
CANADA 55,385 63,622 58,537
EAST 12,098 14,359 14,407
WEST 43,287 49,263 44,130
ALBERTA 39,187 44,020 40,214
WEEK END Feb28/09(est) Feb21/09(est) Mar01/08
US 618,000 615,000 632,100
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Feb21/09 Feb14/09 Feb23/08
A 41,356 47,565 41,220
B 646 577 514
D 4,300 5,879 5,196
E 130 79 229
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Feb21/09 Feb14/09 Feb23/08
A 1.9% 2.2% 2.1%
AA 43.4% 47.5% 37.2%
AAA 54.8% 50.3% 60.7%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Feb21/09(prel) Feb14/09(prel) Feb23/08
STEERS 21,779 27,235 20,883
HEIFERS 21,005 21,505 21,725
COWS 12,377 14,727 15,583
BULLS 224 155 346
CALVES 4,624 5,031 4,881
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Feb27/2009
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
FEB 82.53 +1.85 MAR 92.60 +4.22
APR 85.92 +2.50 APR 93.88 +4.05
JUN 83.90 +2.35 MAY 95.50 +3.85
AUG 84.22 +2.45 AUG 98.70 +3.70
OCT 88.22 +2.67 SEP 99.00 +3.70
DEC 89.92 +2.38 OCT 99.00 +3.70
WEEK END Feb27/09 Feb20/09 Feb29/08
US FSP - US$/CWT N/A 92.89 103.42
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Feb20/09 Feb13/09 Feb22/08
EAST-$/HEAD 65.57 65.57 78.00
WEST-$/HEAD 77.00 77.50 98.00
US-US$/CWT 6.64 6.89 10.80
CURRENTNESS Feb21/09 Feb14/09 Feb23/08
ALTA-A1% 52.0% 57.6% 56.0%
CAN-A1% 54.3% 57.5% 57.6%
FD:STR RATIO Feb20/09 Feb13/09 Feb22/08
ALTA BARLEY 23.8 23.8 18.2
Feb21/09 Feb14/09 Feb23/08
US CORN 23.1 23.5 18.0
AVG CARCASS WT Feb21/09 Feb14/09 Feb23/08
ALTA STR-LBS 836.0 834.0 850.0
CAN STR-LBS 839.0 841.0 862.0
US CATTLE-LBS 789.0 786.0 777.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Feb27/09 Feb20/09 Feb29/08
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 148.00 144.00 140.80
STR-HIGH 150.00 146.85 142.85
HFR-LOW 148.00 144.00 142.50
HFR-HIGH 149.35 146.85 142.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 86.30-88.50 84.00-86.00 80.45-85.25
AVERAGE N/A 85.10 85.27
VOLUME N/A 9,148 11,250
HFR-RANGE 87.85-N/A 85.00-86.30 82.75-84.95
AVERAGE N/A 85.86 84.58
VOLUME N/A 5,905 9,196
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Feb27/09 Feb20/09 Feb29/08
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 92.56-100.89 81.20-86.55
NEBRASKA* 80.00-80.00 77.00-78.00 92.00-93.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 88.09-100.00 80.05-85.85
NEBRASKA* 80.00-81.00 77.50-80.00 91.00-93.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE N/A-N/A 45.00-55.00 34.00-43.50
SIOUX F* 45.50 45.50 64.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-100.00 95.00-101.00 80.00-88.00
PONOKA 95.00-102.00 95.00-104.00 82.00-86.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 85.00-104.00 75.00-88.00
ONTARIO 96.00-105.00 N/A-N/A 82.00-93.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 98.00-105.00 98.00-104.00 85.00-92.50
PONOKA 98.00-106.00 96.00-107.00 85.00-90.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-107.00 82.00-92.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 75.50-101.00 94.50-113.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-112.00 105.00-113.75 96.00-104.00
PONOKA 110.00-117.00 109.00-117.50 90.00-97.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 92.00-114.00 80.00-105.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 110.00-121.50 110.00-123.50 105.00-112.00
PONOKA 115.00-123.00 117.00-125.00 97.00-108.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 95.00-128.00 95.00-110.00
ONTARIO 94.00-120.00 N/A-N/A 96.00-113.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 90.00-95.50 90.00-97.50 75.00-85.50
PONOKA 90.00-96.00 85.00-97.00 79.00-83.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 80.00-98.00 70.00-86.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 95.00-108.00 95.00-108.00 85.00-99.00
PONOKA 98.00-105.00 98.00-106.50 84.00-89.75
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 75.00-105.00 75.00-95.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Feb20/2009
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 16,019 8,327 20,577
EAST 0 3,722 18 9,620
WEST 0 12,297 8,309 10,957
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Feb27/09 Feb20/09 Feb29/08
CALGARY-STRS 159-160 157-160 142-143
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 155.56
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 154.83
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Feb27/09 Feb20/09 Feb29/08
CHOICE 6-900 133.30 134.76 149.41
SELECT 6-900 132.00 134.27 146.67
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Feb21/09(prel) Feb14/09(prel) Feb23/08
CANADA 414,042 416,874 409,040
EAST 266,690 273,555 264,991
WEST 147,352 143,319 144,049
ALBERTA 51,473 50,649 57,681
WEEK END Feb28/09(est) Feb21/09(est) Mar01/08
US 2,179,000 2,214,000 2,191,100
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Feb26/09 Feb19/09 Feb28/08
ALTA AVG N/A 1.316 1.014
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.035
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Feb27/09 Feb20/09 Feb29/08
US $/CWT 54.45 57.14 56.94
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.748 1.847 1.438
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 56.35 57.00 60.45
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Feb27/2009
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 60.90 +2.95 MAR .7875 -0.0131
MAY 71.35 +1.85 JUN .7881 -0.0131
JUN 72.53 +1.55 SEP .7896 -0.0124
JUL 74.35 +2.77 DEC .7907 -0.0120
AUG 74.55 +3.50 MAR .7911 -0.0118
OCT 66.90 +3.55 JUN .7915 -0.0116
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Feb21/09 Feb14/09 Feb23/08
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 204.0 204.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO Feb20/09Feb13/09Feb22/08
US CORN 17.5 17.0 11.8
Feb20/09 Feb13/09 Feb22/08
ALTA BARLEY 13.4 12.0 8.0
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Feb26/2009
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO N/A- N/A N/A- N/A N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 38.75$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Feb19/2009
CENTRAL ALTA 79.68-127.20
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