CAN/US $ Apr03 81.06 Mar27 80.70 Apr04/08 99.10
BANK RATE % Mar31 .75 Mar24 .75 Apr01/08 3.75
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar28/09(prel) Mar21/09(prel) Mar29/08
CANADA 56,265 60,407 57,004
EAST 13,640 13,847 14,043
WEST 42,625 46,560 42,961
ALBERTA 38,385 42,478 38,300
WEEK END Apr04/09(est) Mar28/09(est) Apr05/08
US 606,000 581,000 626,200
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Mar28/09 Mar21/09 Mar29/08
A 45,363 49,406 41,863
B 781 801 556
D 4,274 4,372 5,094
E 231 165 375
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Mar28/09 Mar21/09 Mar29/08
A 1.9% 1.6% 1.9%
AA 40.5% 39.2% 38.9%
AAA 57.6% 59.3% 59.3%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Mar28/09(prel) Mar21/09(prel) Mar29/08
STEERS 23,720 25,717 21,380
HEIFERS 23,168 25,164 21,857
COWS 9,093 9,301 13,313
BULLS 284 225 454
CALVES 4,974 5,202 4,681
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Apr03/2009
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 86.05 +1.72 APR 95.40 +2.28
JUN 84.17 +2.60 MAY 96.70 +2.40
AUG 84.80 +2.27 AUG 98.75 +1.85
OCT 88.53 +2.35 SEP 99.70 +1.98
DEC 90.20 +1.48 OCT 99.88 +2.05
FEB 91.40 +1.70 NOV 99.85 +1.65
WEEK END Apr03/09 Mar27/09 Apr04/08
US FSP - US$/CWT 94.99 93.12 98.72
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Mar27/09 Mar20/09 Mar28/08
EAST-$/HEAD 60.58 61.46 76.44
WEST-$/HEAD 77.50 77.50 101.50
US-US$/CWT 5.75 5.70 10.64
CURRENTNESS Mar28/09 Mar21/09 Mar29/08
ALTA-A1% 59.9% 56.0% 59.7%
CAN-A1% 61.0% 58.4% 60.8%
FD:STR RATIO Mar27/09 Mar20/09 Mar28/08
ALTA BARLEY 25.7 26.0 18.2
Mar28/09 Mar21/09 Mar29/08
US CORN 22.0 21.1 17.3
AVG CARCASS WT Mar28/09 Mar21/09 Mar29/08
ALTA STR-LBS 825.0 830.0 838.0
CAN STR-LBS 837.0 838.0 856.0
US CATTLE-LBS 793.0 793.0 776.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Apr03/09 Mar27/09 Apr04/08
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 163.50 158.75 139.00
STR-HIGH 164.85 161.85 141.70
HFR-LOW 163.50 158.75 139.50
HFR-HIGH 163.85 161.85 139.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 96.45-98.50 93.25-96.00 81.80-83.85
AVERAGE N/A 95.08 83.83
VOLUME N/A 10,741 7,173
HFR-RANGE 94.65-96.90 91.35-95.45 82.30-84.35
AVERAGE N/A 94.51 83.39
VOLUME N/A 6,232 4,551
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Apr03/09 Mar27/09 Apr04/08
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 93.11-100.71 80.65-87.15
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 82.50-83.50 85.50-88.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 92.22-102.21 81.90-87.20
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 83.00-84.00 86.00-86.75
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 49.00-57.00 45.00-52.00 35.00-44.00
SIOUX F* 54.50 52.00 58.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 96.00-103.00 96.00-102.00 82.00-88.00
PONOKA 93.00-103.25 93.00-102.00 77.00-87.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 85.00-100.00 75.00-87.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 97.00-110.00 80.00-88.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-110.50 100.00-108.50 85.00-96.00
PONOKA 98.00-111.75 97.50-108.00 85.00-98.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 98.00-114.00 82.00-96.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 89.00-104.35 94.00-112.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 115.00-121.50 115.00-123.50 96.00-104.25
PONOKA 110.00-123.00 109.00-122.00 90.00-105.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 105.00-127.00 90.00-106.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-132.00 122.00-133.00 100.00-110.75
PONOKA 118.00-132.50 118.00-128.00 92.00-110.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 105.00-133.00 95.00-108.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 112.00-130.00 80.00-107.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 95.00-105.00 95.00-103.50 78.00-87.00
PONOKA 93.00-105.00 94.00-105.00 81.00-88.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 85.00-104.00 70.00-87.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 100.00-113.75 98.00-111.00 85.00-95.00
PONOKA 105.00-114.50 106.00-112.00 86.00-92.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-115.00 75.00-99.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Mar20/2009
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 Apr03/09 Mar27/09 Apr04/08
CALGARY-STRS 170-170 170-170 143-145
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 151.06
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 153.09
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Apr03/09 Mar27/09 Apr04/08
CHOICE 6-900 135.20 134.73 138.07
SELECT 6-900 135.33 134.33 136.94
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar28/09(prel) Mar21/09(prel) Mar29/08
CANADA 411,846 413,358 408,211
EAST 254,139 258,643 243,201
WEST 157,707 154,715 165,010
ALBERTA 46,162 45,137 60,429
WEEK END Apr04/09(est) Mar28/09(est) Apr05/08
US 2,164,000 2,197,000 2,283,400
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Apr02/09 Mar26/09 Apr03/08
ALTA AVG 1.228 1.192 .971
ONT AVG N/A N/A .981
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Apr03/09 Mar27/09 Apr04/08
US $/CWT 56.53 57.06 55.36
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.798 1.823 1.440
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 56.94 58.63 56.90
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Apr03/2009
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 60.27 -0.20 JUN .8135 +0.0044
MAY 73.90 +2.70 SEP .8146 +0.0041
JUN 73.65 +2.25 DEC .8159 +0.0040
JUL 74.28 +1.88 MAR .8169 +0.0040
AUG 74.10 +0.72 JUN .8179 +0.0040
OCT 66.85 +0.15 SEP .8189 +0.0040
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Mar28/09 Mar21/09 Mar29/08
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 204.0 204.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO Mar27/09Mar20/09Mar28/08
US CORN 15.1 14.2 10.1
Mar27/09 Mar20/09 Mar28/08
ALTA BARLEY 11.7 12.4 7.2
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Apr02/2009
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 156.26-190.00 172.98-272.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 41.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar26/2009
CENTRAL ALTA 126.72-131.52
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