CAN/US $ Mar20 80.83 Mar13 78.44 Mar21/08 97.38
BANK RATE % Mar17 .75 Mar10 .75 Mar18/08 3.75
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar14/09(prel) Mar07/09(prel) Mar15/08
CANADA 57,202 55,989 65,593
EAST 14,011 14,254 14,886
WEST 43,191 41,735 50,707
ALBERTA 39,136 37,731 46,013
WEEK END Mar21/09(est) Mar14/09(est) Mar22/08
US 615,000 623,000 643,500
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Mar14/09 Mar07/09 Mar15/08
A 46,539 44,622 48,130
B 704 702 689
D 3,796 4,208 5,689
E 110 116 333
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Mar14/09 Mar07/09 Mar15/08
A 2.0% 2.0% 1.6%
AA 42.5% 45.4% 36.3%
AAA 55.5% 52.6% 62.1%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Mar14/09(prel) Mar07/09(prel) Mar15/08
STEERS 24,461 26,220 24,929
HEIFERS 23,418 19,484 25,025
COWS 9,160 10,109 15,214
BULLS 163 176 425
CALVES 4,612 4,791 4,961
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Mar20/2009
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 85.20 +0.55 MAR 93.67 +1.72
JUN 82.85 +0.75 APR 93.78 +1.73
AUG 84.08 +1.17 MAY 95.38 +1.35
OCT 87.72 +1.17 AUG 98.22 +0.88
DEC 90.05 +1.17 SEP 99.33 +1.00
FEB 91.30 +1.33 OCT 99.40 +0.60
WEEK END Mar20/09 Mar13/09 Mar21/08
US FSP - US$/CWT 92.99 91.27 99.28
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Mar13/09 Mar06/09 Mar14/08
EAST-$/HEAD 61.46 61.46 76.56
WEST-$/HEAD 77.50 77.00 100.50
US-US$/CWT 5.93 6.29 10.79
CURRENTNESS Mar14/09 Mar07/09 Mar15/08
ALTA-A1% 54.4% 56.2% 59.0%
CAN-A1% 55.9% 57.9% 59.4%
FD:STR RATIO Mar13/09 Mar06/09 Mar14/08
ALTA BARLEY 25.7 25.8 17.6
Mar14/09 Mar07/09 Mar15/08
US CORN 21.6 23.5 16.8
AVG CARCASS WT Mar14/09 Mar07/09 Mar15/08
ALTA STR-LBS 826.0 837.0 829.0
CAN STR-LBS 838.0 841.0 849.0
US CATTLE-LBS 792.0 791.0 776.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Mar20/09 Mar13/09 Mar21/08
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 159.50 156.00 142.50
STR-HIGH 161.85 156.85 142.85
HFR-LOW 159.50 154.00 142.50
HFR-HIGH 161.85 156.85 142.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 93.50-96.00 90.50-93.00 82.50-85.70
AVERAGE N/A 92.29 85.67
VOLUME N/A 10,729 10,877
HFR-RANGE 92.65-96.00 90.50-92.80 83.15-85.70
AVERAGE N/A 91.96 84.42
VOLUME N/A 10,169 4,968
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Mar20/09 Mar13/09 Mar21/08
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 95.24-102.24 78.05-83.55
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 80.00-81.00 89.00-90.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 92.42-101.35 78.40-83.75
NEBRASKA* 82.00-83.00 80.00-81.50 89.00-90.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 45.00-52.00 45.00-55.00 35.00-45.00
SIOUX F* 52.50 48.00 58.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 96.00-102.75 95.00-100.50 80.00-86.25
PONOKA 96.00-103.25 97.00-105.00 78.00-85.75
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 85.00-100.00 75.00-86.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 97.00-106.00 80.00-89.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-111.25 100.00-107.50 85.00-93.75
PONOKA 100.00-109.50 98.00-108.00 85.00-93.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-110.00 82.00-95.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 88.00-104.00 91.00-111.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 115.00-124.00 115.00-124.00 96.00-102.50
PONOKA 108.00-124.50 105.00-117.00 95.00-104.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 100.00-120.00 80.00-103.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 120.00-134.00 115.00-124.00 100.00-107.25
PONOKA 118.00-128.00 112.00-120.00 100.00-108.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 95.00-128.00 95.00-105.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 106.00-127.00 84.00-109.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 95.00-105.00 93.00-97.50 75.00-83.75
PONOKA 91.00-101.50 90.00-100.00 74.00-83.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 80.00-104.00 70.00-84.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 98.00-111.00 95.00-105.00 85.00-91.50
PONOKA 106.00-114.50 97.00-107.00 80.00-88.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 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 Mar20/09 Mar13/09 Mar21/08
CALGARY-STRS 166-166 162-164 141-142
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 152.64
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 154.41
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Mar20/09 Mar13/09 Mar21/08
CHOICE 6-900 134.35 135.70 141.98
SELECT 6-900 133.93 134.86 140.56
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar14/09(prel) Mar07/09(prel) Mar15/08
CANADA 425,254 431,344 427,890
EAST 261,689 267,322 265,357
WEST 163,565 164,022 162,533
ALBERTA 49,450 48,617 57,577
WEEK END Mar21/09(est) Mar14/09(est) Mar22/08
US 2,155,000 2,146,000 2,302,700
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Mar19/09 Mar12/09 Mar20/08
ALTA AVG 1.263 1.341 .904
ONT AVG N/A N/A .951
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Mar20/09 Mar13/09 Mar21/08
US $/CWT 54.81 57.40 49.63
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.748 1.886 1.314
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 58.73 57.34 56.78
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Mar20/2009
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 61.75 -1.45 JUN .8073 +0.0219
MAY 73.30 -0.35 SEP .8086 +0.0216
JUN 73.78 -0.45 DEC .8101 +0.0213
JUL 74.55 -0.73 MAR .8112 +0.0212
AUG 74.60 -0.95 JUN .8123 +0.0211
OCT 67.88 -0.90 SEP .8134 N/A
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Mar14/09 Mar07/09 Mar15/08
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 204.0 204.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO Mar13/09Mar06/09Mar14/08
US CORN 16.1 17.6 9.5
Mar13/09 Mar06/09 Mar14/08
ALTA BARLEY 13.5 12.9 7.1
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar19/2009
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 161.45-205.00 155.02-340.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 120.00 40.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar12/2009
CENTRAL ALTA 122.88-126.24
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