CAN/US $ Feb26 95.00 Feb19 95.97 Feb27/09 80.28
BANK RATE % Feb23 .50 Feb16 .50 Feb24/09 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Feb20/10(prel) Feb13/10(prel) Feb21/09
CANADA 55,184 59,262 55,385
EAST 12,819 14,733 12,098
WEST 42,365 44,529 43,287
ALBERTA 42,223 44,393 39,187
WEEK END Feb27/10(est) Feb20/10(est) Feb28/09
US 632,000 620,000 618,800
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Feb20/10 Feb13/10 Feb21/09
A 42,820 44,745 41,356
B 415 772 646
D 4,816 5,469 4,300
E 252 172 130
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Feb20/10 Feb13/10 Feb21/09
A 1.7% 1.5% 1.9%
AA 41.2% 40.8% 43.4%
AAA 57.2% 57.7% 54.8%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Feb20/10(prel) Feb13/10(prel) Feb21/09
STEERS 22,565 26,650 21,779
HEIFERS 21,442 19,626 21,005
COWS 10,871 12,767 12,377
BULLS 306 219 224
CALVES 4,866 4,548 4,624
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Feb26/2010
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
FEB 90.30 -2.48 MAR 101.05 -1.55
APR 91.92 -1.38 APR 102.50 -1.50
JUN 90.40 -0.47 MAY 103.45 -1.08
AUG 88.83 -0.50 AUG 105.25 -0.60
OCT 91.55 +0.13 SEP 104.78 -0.97
DEC 93.15 +0.50 OCT 104.70 -0.63
WEEK END Feb26/10 Feb19/10 Feb27/09
US FSP - US$/CWT 101.36 101.62 91.57
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Feb19/10 Feb12/10 Feb20/09
EAST-$/HEAD 91.00 91.00 65.57
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 77.00
US-US$/CWT 9.68 9.62 6.64
CURRENTNESS Feb20/10 Feb13/10 Feb21/09
ALTA-A1% 41.5% 47.2% 52.0%
CAN-A1% 44.1% 46.7% 54.3%
FD:STR RATIO Feb19/10 Feb12/10 Feb20/09
ALTA BARLEY 25.4 24.9 23.8
Feb20/10 Feb13/10 Feb21/09
US CORN 26.6 24.5 23.1
AVG CARCASS WT Feb20/10 Feb13/10 Feb21/09
ALTA STR-LBS 861.0 862.0 836.0
CAN STR-LBS 867.0 871.0 839.0
US CATTLE-LBS 774.0 774.0 789.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Feb26/10 Feb19/10 Feb27/09
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 140.00 137.50 148.00
STR-HIGH 143.85 139.00 150.00
HFR-LOW 140.00 138.85 148.00
HFR-HIGH 143.85 138.85 149.35
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 82.25-85.00 80.00-83.00 86.30-88.50
AVERAGE N/A 81.29 87.62
VOLUME N/A 15,963 9,308
HFR-RANGE 83.25-84.25 80.00-82.00 87.85-87.85
AVERAGE N/A 81.93 87.88
VOLUME N/A 4,893 5,935
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Feb26/10 Feb19/10 Feb27/09
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 79.31-92.26 90.90-102.03
NEBRASKA* 89.00-89.50 89.00-90.00 80.00-81.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 75.48-87.89 88.23-97.43
NEBRASKA* 89.00-89.50 90.00-96.00 80.00-81.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 42.00-52.00 40.00-50.00 45.00-55.00
SIOUX F* 57.00 54.00 45.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 92.00-97.50 92.00-97.50 95.00-100.00
PONOKA 92.00-100.00 95.00-101.00 95.00-102.00
STRATHMOR 88.00-106.00 80.00-99.00 N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 92.00-105.00 92.00-105.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-102.25 95.00-102.25 98.00-105.00
PONOKA 95.00-109.50 98.00-107.00 98.00-106.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-109.00 90.00-105.00 N/A-N/A
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 97.25-107.25 83.50-102.25
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-114.50 105.00-114.50 105.00-112.00
PONOKA 103.00-115.00 108.00-118.00 110.00-117.00
STRATHMOR 98.00-119.00 98.00-112.00 N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 112.00-127.00 112.00-127.00 110.00-121.50
PONOKA 112.00-122.00 114.00-125.00 115.00-123.00
STRATHMOR 100.00-129.00 100.00-120.00 N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 105.00-123.00 105.00-124.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 90.00-97.25 85.00-95.25 90.00-95.50
PONOKA 93.00-98.25 90.00-97.00 90.00-96.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-99.00 80.00-97.00 N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 94.00-105.50 94.00-105.50 95.00-108.00
PONOKA 97.00-108.00 98.00-105.00 98.00-105.00
STRATHMOR 84.00-108.00 84.00-103.00 N/A-N/A
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Feb12/2010
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 23,320 4,395 21,711
EAST 0 3,194 0 9,377
WEST 0 20,126 4,395 12,334
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Feb26/10 Feb19/10 Feb27/09
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 159-160
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 148.05 171.03
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 147.77 171.11
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Feb26/10 Feb19/10 Feb27/09
CHOICE 6-900 149.62 144.58 133.30
SELECT 6-900 148.84 142.81 132.00
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Feb20/10(prel) Feb13/10(prel) Feb21/09
CANADA 418,996 436,538 414,042
EAST 260,901 263,278 266,690
WEST 158,095 173,260 147,352
ALBERTA 51,916 54,621 51,473
WEEK END Feb27/10(est) Feb20/10(est) Feb28/09
US 2,163,000 2,163,000 2,178,600
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Feb25/10 Feb18/10 Feb26/09
ALTA AVG 1.213 1.185 1.229
ONT AVG N/A 1.273 1.317
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Feb26/10 Feb19/10 Feb27/09
US $/CWT 69.97 66.59 54.45
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.405 1.324 1.294
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 73.39 69.24 56.31
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Feb26/2010
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 72.80 +3.15 MAR .9507 -0.0104
MAY 77.92 +1.83 JUN .9506 -0.0104
JUN 81.40 +2.20 SEP .9504 -0.0104
JUL 80.47 +1.60 DEC .9496 -0.0106
AUG 79.83 +2.05 MAR .9485 -0.0108
OCT 70.10 +1.60 JUN .9474 -0.0110
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Feb20/10 Feb13/10 Feb21/09
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 203.0 204.0 204.0
FD:HOG RATIO Feb19/10Feb12/10Feb20/09
US CORN 18.7 18.4 17.5
Feb19/10 Feb12/10 Feb20/09
ALTA BARLEY 13.4 13.8 13.4
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Feb25/2010
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 177.14-191.38 208.54-268.44 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 70.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Feb18/2010
CENTRAL ALTA 115.20-119.52
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