CAN/US $ Mar13 78.44 Mar06 77.74 Mar14/08 101.32
BANK RATE % Mar10 .75 Mar03 .75 Mar11/08 3.75
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar07/09(prel) Feb28/09(prel) Mar08/08
CANADA 55,989 66,213 64,644
EAST 14,254 13,581 14,818
WEST 41,735 52,632 49,826
ALBERTA 37,731 47,738 45,157
WEEK END Mar14/09(est) Mar07/09(est) Mar15/08
US 623,000 603,000 638,000
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Mar07/09 Feb28/09 Mar08/08
A 44,622 51,242 46,341
B 702 637 594
D 4,208 5,500 5,342
E 116 139 359
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Mar07/09 Feb28/09 Mar08/08
A 2.0% 1.8% 2.1%
AA 45.4% 42.4% 37.4%
AAA 52.6% 55.8% 60.5%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Mar07/09(prel) Feb28/09(prel) Mar08/08
STEERS 26,220 27,926 25,850
HEIFERS 19,484 24,887 20,983
COWS 10,109 13,181 17,326
BULLS 176 219 485
CALVES 4,791 4,728 4,756
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Mar13/2009
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 84.65 +2.20 MAR 91.95 +1.45
JUN 82.10 +1.02 APR 92.05 +1.42
AUG 82.90 +0.70 MAY 94.03 +1.78
OCT 86.55 +0.55 AUG 97.35 +1.40
DEC 88.88 +0.88 SEP 98.33 +1.53
FEB 89.97 +1.22 OCT 98.80 +2.10
WEEK END Mar13/09 Mar06/09 Mar14/08
US FSP - US$/CWT N/A N/A 100.24
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Mar06/09 Feb27/09 Mar07/08
EAST-$/HEAD 61.46 65.57 76.56
WEST-$/HEAD 77.00 77.00 100.50
US-US$/CWT 6.29 6.54 10.89
CURRENTNESS Mar07/09 Feb28/09 Mar08/08
ALTA-A1% 56.2% 54.1% 60.1%
CAN-A1% 57.9% 55.8% 60.1%
FD:STR RATIO Mar06/09 Feb27/09 Mar07/08
ALTA BARLEY 25.8 24.8 17.7
Mar07/09 Feb28/09 Mar08/08
US CORN 23.5 23.4 17.4
AVG CARCASS WT Mar07/09 Feb28/09 Mar08/08
ALTA STR-LBS 837.0 823.0 828.0
CAN STR-LBS 841.0 832.0 850.0
US CATTLE-LBS 791.0 790.0 776.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Mar13/09 Mar06/09 Mar14/08
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 156.00 151.00 137.00
STR-HIGH 156.85 153.20 140.85
HFR-LOW 154.00 151.00 139.50
HFR-HIGH 156.85 152.83 139.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 90.50-93.00 89.00-90.00 79.30-84.15
AVERAGE N/A 89.79 84.13
VOLUME N/A 7,019 15,510
HFR-RANGE 90.50-92.80 88.85-90.35 81.60-84.15
AVERAGE N/A 89.54 82.74
VOLUME N/A 6,262 4,100
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Mar13/09 Mar06/09 Mar14/08
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 92.55-101.41 79.25-84.25
NEBRASKA* 80.00-81.00 81.00-81.50 89.00-90.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 91.53-100.70 79.50-84.45
NEBRASKA* 80.00-81.50 80.00-81.50 89.00-90.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 45.00-55.00 45.00-55.00 35.00-45.00
SIOUX F* 48.00 48.25 62.75
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-100.50 95.00-101.50 80.00-86.25
PONOKA 97.00-105.00 97.00-104.00 81.75-85.50
STRATHMOR 85.00-100.00 85.00-100.00 75.00-88.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 95.00-106.00 83.00-90.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-107.50 100.00-108.50 85.00-90.50
PONOKA 98.00-108.00 98.00-108.00 84.50-93.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-110.00 90.00-110.00 82.00-92.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 84.25-101.00 97.50-114.25
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 115.00-124.00 110.00-123.00 96.00-103.50
PONOKA 105.00-117.00 106.00-119.00 90.00-100.50
STRATHMOR 100.00-120.00 100.00-120.00 80.00-104.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 115.00-124.00 115.00-123.25 105.00-111.25
PONOKA 112.00-120.00 115.00-125.00 104.00-110.00
STRATHMOR 95.00-128.00 95.00-128.00 95.00-108.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 102.00-124.00 102.00-117.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 93.00-97.50 90.00-96.00 75.00-83.75
PONOKA 90.00-100.00 89.00-98.00 78.00-83.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-104.00 80.00-98.00 70.00-86.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 95.00-105.00 95.00-109.00 85.00-93.00
PONOKA 97.00-107.00 98.00-108.00 82.00-91.00
STRATHMOR 75.00-115.00 75.00-115.00 75.00-95.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Mar06/2009
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 17,574 12,088 20,470
EAST 0 2,377 0 9,575
WEST 0 15,197 12,088 10,895
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Mar13/09 Mar06/09 Mar14/08
CALGARY-STRS 162-164 159-160 142-143
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 153.89
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 153.91
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Mar13/09 Mar06/09 Mar14/08
CHOICE 6-900 135.70 134.87 145.69
SELECT 6-900 134.86 133.30 143.86
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar07/09(prel) Feb28/09(prel) Mar08/08
CANADA 431,344 432,318 416,988
EAST 267,322 267,183 256,550
WEST 164,022 165,135 160,438
ALBERTA 48,617 48,840 55,967
WEEK END Mar14/09(est) Mar07/09(est) Mar15/08
US 2,156,000 2,223,000 2,275,900
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Mar12/09 Mar05/09 Mar13/08
ALTA AVG 1.340 1.242 .942
ONT AVG N/A N/A .980
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Mar13/09 Mar06/09 Mar14/08
US $/CWT 57.40 62.29 50.40
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.886 2.066 1.282
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 59.55 56.00 57.73
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Mar13/2009
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 63.20 +0.70 MAR .7845 +0.0087
MAY 73.65 +1.05 JUN .7854 +0.0084
JUN 74.22 +0.50 SEP .7870 +0.0079
JUL 75.28 -0.10 DEC .7888 +0.0080
AUG 75.55 -0.35 MAR .7900 +0.0084
OCT 68.78 +0.70 JUN .7912 +0.0088
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Mar07/09 Feb28/09 Mar08/08
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 204.0 204.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO Mar06/09Feb27/09Mar07/08
US CORN 17.6 14.9 9.9
Mar06/09 Feb27/09 Mar07/08
ALTA BARLEY 12.9 12.6 7.2
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar12/2009
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$) N/A 121.00 39.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar05/2009
CENTRAL ALTA 83.04-123.36
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