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 (INNISFAIL)