CAN/US $ Mar27 80.70 Mar20 80.83 Mar28/08 98.22
BANK RATE % Mar24 .75 Mar17 .75 Mar25/08 3.75
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar21/09(prel) Mar14/09(prel) Mar22/08
CANADA 60,407 57,202 50,518
EAST 13,847 14,011 13,418
WEST 46,560 43,191 37,100
ALBERTA 42,478 39,136 33,524
WEEK END Mar28/09(est) Mar21/09(est) Mar29/08
US 600,000 615,000 617,400
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Mar21/09 Mar14/09 Mar22/08
A 49,406 46,539 36,777
B 801 704 451
D 4,372 3,796 4,132
E 165 110 314
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Mar21/09 Mar14/09 Mar22/08
A 1.6% 2.0% 1.8%
AA 39.2% 42.5% 38.5%
AAA 59.3% 55.5% 59.7%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Mar21/09(prel) Mar14/09(prel) Mar22/08
STEERS 25,717 24,461 19,331
HEIFERS 25,164 23,418 18,498
COWS 9,301 9,160 12,246
BULLS 225 163 443
CALVES 5,202 4,612 4,592
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Mar27/2009
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 84.33 -0.88 APR 93.13 -0.65
JUN 81.58 -1.27 MAY 94.30 -1.08
AUG 82.53 -1.55 AUG 96.90 -1.32
OCT 86.17 -1.55 SEP 97.72 -1.60
DEC 88.72 -1.33 OCT 97.83 -1.58
FEB 89.70 -1.60 NOV 98.20 -1.45
WEEK END Mar27/09 Mar20/09 Mar28/08
US FSP - US$/CWT 93.12 92.99 99.68
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Mar20/09 Mar13/09 Mar21/08
EAST-$/HEAD 61.46 61.46 76.56
WEST-$/HEAD 77.50 77.50 100.50
US-US$/CWT 5.70 5.93 10.75
CURRENTNESS Mar21/09 Mar14/09 Mar22/08
ALTA-A1% 56.0% 54.4% 56.9%
CAN-A1% 58.4% 55.9% 58.3%
FD:STR RATIO Mar20/09 Mar13/09 Mar21/08
ALTA BARLEY 26.0 25.7 18.0
Mar21/09 Mar14/09 Mar22/08
US CORN 21.1 21.6 18.2
AVG CARCASS WT Mar21/09 Mar14/09 Mar22/08
ALTA STR-LBS 830.0 826.0 844.0
CAN STR-LBS 838.0 838.0 856.0
US CATTLE-LBS 793.0 792.0 776.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Mar27/09 Mar20/09 Mar28/08
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 158.75 159.50 142.50
STR-HIGH 161.85 161.85 145.85
HFR-LOW 158.75 159.50 142.50
HFR-HIGH 161.85 161.85 142.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 93.25-96.00 93.50-96.00 84.50-87.50
AVERAGE N/A 94.93 87.28
VOLUME N/A 12,119 10,372
HFR-RANGE 91.35-95.45 92.65-96.00 85.00-87.30
AVERAGE N/A 94.30 86.38
VOLUME N/A 6,815 4,355
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Mar27/09 Mar20/09 Mar28/08
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 97.25-105.42 80.35-87.70
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 82.00-83.00 87.00-88.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 94.02-104.78 79.35-86.45
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 82.00-83.50 87.50-88.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 45.00-52.00 45.00-52.00 35.00-48.00
SIOUX F* 52.00 52.50 59.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 96.00-102.00 96.00-102.75 80.00-86.75
PONOKA 93.00-102.00 96.00-103.25 82.00-88.00
STRATHMOR 85.00-100.00 N/A-N/A 75.00-88.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 98.00-111.00 81.00-88.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-108.50 100.00-111.25 85.00-96.50
PONOKA 97.50-108.00 100.00-109.50 90.00-98.00
STRATHMOR 98.00-114.00 N/A-N/A 82.00-96.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 87.75-105.25 94.50-110.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 115.00-123.50 115.00-124.00 96.00-102.50
PONOKA 109.00-122.00 108.00-124.50 95.00-106.00
STRATHMOR 105.00-127.00 N/A-N/A 80.00-106.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 122.00-133.00 120.00-134.00 100.00-106.00
PONOKA 118.00-128.00 118.00-128.00 100.00-110.00
STRATHMOR 105.00-133.00 N/A-N/A 95.00-108.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 106.00-127.00 91.00-110.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 95.00-103.50 95.00-105.00 75.00-83.75
PONOKA 94.00-105.00 91.00-101.50 80.00-86.00
STRATHMOR 85.00-104.00 N/A-N/A 70.00-87.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 98.00-111.00 98.00-111.00 85.00-94.50
PONOKA 106.00-112.00 106.00-114.50 82.00-92.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-115.00 N/A-N/A 75.00-99.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Mar13/2009
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA N/A N/A N/A N/A
EAST N/A N/A N/A N/A
WEST N/A N/A N/A N/A
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Mar27/09 Mar20/09 Mar28/08
CALGARY-STRS 170-170 166-166 141-142
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 150.87
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 152.88
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Mar27/09 Mar20/09 Mar28/08
CHOICE 6-900 134.73 134.35 139.99
SELECT 6-900 134.33 133.93 139.11
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar21/09(prel) Mar14/09(prel) Mar22/08
CANADA 413,358 425,254 375,549
EAST 258,643 261,689 244,227
WEST 154,715 163,565 131,322
ALBERTA 45,137 49,450 48,186
WEEK END Mar28/09(est) Mar21/09(est) Mar29/08
US 2,213,000 2,155,000 2,262,800
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Mar26/09 Mar19/09 Mar27/08
ALTA AVG N/A 1.263 .950
ONT AVG N/A N/A .956
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Mar27/09 Mar20/09 Mar28/08
US $/CWT 57.06 54.81 54.54
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.823 1.748 1.431
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 57.54 59.49 56.50
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Mar27/2009
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 60.48 -1.27 JUN .8091 +0.0018
MAY 71.20 -2.10 SEP .8105 +0.0019
JUN 71.40 -2.38 DEC .8119 +0.0018
JUL 72.40 -2.15 MAR .8129 +0.0017
AUG 73.38 -1.22 JUN .8139 +0.0016
OCT 66.70 -1.17 SEP .8149 +0.0015
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Mar21/09 Mar14/09 Mar22/08
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 204.0 204.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO Mar20/09Mar13/09Mar21/08
US CORN 14.2 16.1 10.3
Mar20/09 Mar13/09 Mar21/08
ALTA BARLEY 12.5 13.5 6.9
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar26/2009
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 165.03-192.50 176.16-270.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 41.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar19/2009
CENTRAL ALTA 105.12-130.08
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