CAN/US $ Mar06 77.74 Feb27 80.28 Mar07/08 100.86
BANK RATE % Mar03 .75 Feb24 1.25 Mar04/08 3.75
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Feb28/09(prel) Feb21/09(prel) Mar01/08
CANADA 66,213 55,385 64,296
EAST 13,581 12,098 14,795
WEST 52,632 43,287 49,501
ALBERTA 47,738 39,187 44,788
WEEK END Mar07/09(est) Feb28/09(est) Mar08/08
US 603,000 618,000 647,100
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Feb28/09 Feb21/09 Mar01/08
A 51,242 41,356 45,024
B 637 646 598
D 5,500 4,300 6,428
E 139 130 253
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Feb28/09 Feb21/09 Mar01/08
A 1.8% 1.9% 1.7%
AA 42.4% 43.4% 35.1%
AAA 55.8% 54.8% 63.2%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Feb28/09(prel) Feb21/09(prel) Mar01/08
STEERS 27,926 21,779 26,270
HEIFERS 24,887 21,005 20,616
COWS 13,181 12,377 17,056
BULLS 219 224 354
CALVES 4,728 4,624 5,081
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Mar06/2009
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 82.45 -3.47 MAR 90.50 -2.10
JUN 81.08 -2.83 APR 90.63 -3.25
AUG 82.20 -2.02 MAY 92.25 -3.25
OCT 86.00 -2.22 AUG 95.95 -2.75
DEC 88.00 -1.92 SEP 96.80 -2.20
FEB 88.75 -2.17 OCT 96.70 -2.30
WEEK END Mar06/09 Feb27/09 Mar07/08
US FSP - US$/CWT N/A 91.57 101.06
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Feb27/09 Feb20/09 Feb29/08
EAST-$/HEAD 65.57 65.57 78.21
WEST-$/HEAD 77.00 77.00 98.00
US-US$/CWT 6.54 6.64 10.90
CURRENTNESS Feb28/09 Feb21/09 Mar01/08
ALTA-A1% 54.1% 52.0% 58.7%
CAN-A1% 55.8% 54.3% 58.9%
FD:STR RATIO Feb27/09 Feb20/09 Feb29/08
ALTA BARLEY 24.8 23.8 18.6
Feb28/09 Feb21/09 Mar01/08
US CORN 23.4 23.1 17.4
AVG CARCASS WT Feb28/09 Feb21/09 Mar01/08
ALTA STR-LBS 823.0 836.0 841.0
CAN STR-LBS 832.0 839.0 855.0
US CATTLE-LBS 790.0 789.0 777.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Mar06/09 Feb27/09 Mar07/08
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 151.00 148.00 139.00
STR-HIGH 153.20 150.00 141.85
HFR-LOW 151.00 148.00 139.50
HFR-HIGH 152.83 149.35 141.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 89.00-90.00 86.30-88.50 81.75-84.70
AVERAGE N/A 87.62 84.68
VOLUME N/A 9,308 11,023
HFR-RANGE 88.85-90.35 87.85-87.85 82.30-84.20
AVERAGE N/A 87.88 83.64
VOLUME N/A 5,935 4,431
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Mar06/09 Feb27/09 Mar07/08
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 90.90-102.03 81.35-86.95
NEBRASKA* 81.00-81.50 80.00-81.50 89.50-90.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 88.23-97.43 81.35-86.80
NEBRASKA* 81.00-81.50 80.00-81.50 90.00-90.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 45.00-55.00 45.00-55.00 38.00-49.00
SIOUX F* 48.25 45.50 63.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-101.50 95.00-100.00 80.00-87.50
PONOKA 97.00-104.00 95.00-102.00 83.00-86.00
STRATHMOR 85.00-100.00 N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 92.00-105.00 83.00-93.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-108.50 98.00-105.00 85.00-94.25
PONOKA 98.00-108.00 98.00-106.00 83.00-92.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-110.00 N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 83.50-102.25 91.50-110.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 110.00-123.00 105.00-112.00 96.00-104.25
PONOKA 106.00-119.00 110.00-117.00 92.00-96.50
STRATHMOR 100.00-120.00 N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 115.00-123.25 110.00-121.50 105.00-113.50
PONOKA 115.00-125.00 115.00-123.00 100.00-107.00
STRATHMOR 95.00-128.00 N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 105.00-124.00 94.00-113.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 90.00-96.00 90.00-95.50 75.00-88.50
PONOKA 89.00-98.00 90.00-96.00 78.00-83.75
STRATHMOR 80.00-98.00 N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 95.00-109.00 95.00-108.00 85.00-93.00
PONOKA 98.00-108.00 98.00-105.00 85.00-90.50
STRATHMOR 75.00-115.00 N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Feb27/2009
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 18,907 8,604 20,803
EAST 0 2,110 64 9,716
WEST 0 16,797 8,540 11,087
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Mar06/09 Feb27/09 Mar07/08
CALGARY-STRS 159-160 159-160 142-143
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 155.45
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 152.07
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Mar06/09 Feb27/09 Mar07/08
CHOICE 6-900 134.87 133.30 150.03
SELECT 6-900 133.30 132.00 147.03
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Feb28/09(prel) Feb21/09(prel) Mar01/08
CANADA 416,819 414,042 422,139
EAST 258,385 266,690 261,783
WEST 158,434 147,352 160,356
ALBERTA 46,988 51,473 55,988
WEEK END Mar07/09(est) Feb28/09(est) Mar08/08
US 2,228,000 2,179,000 2,231,300
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Mar05/09 Feb26/09 Mar06/08
ALTA AVG 1.240 1.225 .952
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.019
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Mar06/09 Feb27/09 Mar07/08
US $/CWT 62.29 54.45 52.54
CAN EQVT $/KG 2.066 1.748 1.343
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 55.26 56.31 59.28
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Mar06/2009
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 62.50 +1.60 MAR .7758 -0.0117
MAY 72.60 +1.25 JUN .7770 -0.0111
JUN 73.72 +1.20 SEP .7791 -0.0105
JUL 75.38 +1.03 DEC .7808 -0.0099
AUG 75.90 +1.35 MAR .7816 -0.0095
OCT 68.08 +1.17 JUN .7824 -0.0091
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Feb28/09 Feb21/09 Mar01/08
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 204.0 204.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO Feb27/09Feb20/09Feb29/08
US CORN 14.9 17.5 10.7
Feb27/09 Feb20/09 Feb29/08
ALTA BARLEY 12.6 13.4 8.1
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar05/2009
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 159.65-210.00 174.18-250.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 121.50 39.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Feb26/2009
CENTRAL ALTA 93.60-125.28
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