CAN/US $ Mar05 97.22 Feb26 95.00 Mar06/09 77.74
BANK RATE % Mar02 .50 Feb23 .50 Mar03/09 .75
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Feb27/10(prel) Feb20/10(prel) Feb28/09
CANADA 62,484 55,184 66,213
EAST 14,500 12,819 13,581
WEST 47,984 42,365 52,632
ALBERTA 47,835 42,223 47,738
WEEK END Mar06/10(est) Feb27/10(est) Mar07/09
US 617,000 632,000 603,000
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Feb27/10 Feb20/10 Feb28/09
A 48,443 42,820 51,242
B 564 415 637
D 5,221 4,816 5,500
E 298 252 139
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Feb27/10 Feb20/10 Feb28/09
A 1.8% 1.7% 1.8%
AA 41.3% 41.2% 42.4%
AAA 56.8% 57.2% 55.8%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Feb27/10(prel) Feb20/10(prel) Feb28/09
STEERS 27,962 22,565 27,926
HEIFERS 21,853 21,442 24,887
COWS 12,332 10,871 13,181
BULLS 337 306 219
CALVES 4,431 4,866 4,728
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Mar05/2010
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 92.95 +1.03 MAR 102.20 +1.15
JUN 91.58 +1.17 APR 105.22 +2.72
AUG 90.20 +1.38 MAY 106.22 +2.77
OCT 92.80 +1.25 AUG 108.20 +2.95
DEC 94.45 +1.30 SEP 107.50 +2.72
FEB 95.70 +1.95 OCT 107.50 +2.80
WEEK END Mar05/10 Feb26/10 Mar06/09
US FSP - US$/CWT 102.08 101.36 91.77
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Feb26/10 Feb19/10 Feb27/09
EAST-$/HEAD 92.00 91.00 65.57
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 77.00
US-US$/CWT 9.80 9.68 6.54
CURRENTNESS Feb27/10 Feb20/10 Feb28/09
ALTA-A1% 44.7% 41.5% 54.1%
CAN-A1% 45.8% 44.1% 55.8%
FD:STR RATIO Feb26/10 Feb19/10 Feb27/09
ALTA BARLEY 26.4 25.4 24.8
Feb27/10 Feb20/10 Feb28/09
US CORN 25.1 26.6 23.4
AVG CARCASS WT Feb27/10 Feb20/10 Feb28/09
ALTA STR-LBS 861.0 861.0 823.0
CAN STR-LBS 870.0 867.0 832.0
US CATTLE-LBS 775.0 774.0 790.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Mar05/10 Feb26/10 Mar06/09
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 140.50 140.00 151.00
STR-HIGH 141.85 143.85 153.20
HFR-LOW 140.50 140.00 151.00
HFR-HIGH 142.25 143.85 152.83
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 81.80-84.75 82.25-85.00 89.00-90.00
AVERAGE N/A 84.05 89.79
VOLUME N/A 8,863 7,019
HFR-RANGE 83.75-83.75 83.25-84.25 88.85-90.35
AVERAGE N/A 84.67 89.54
VOLUME N/A 6,690 6,262
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Mar05/10 Feb26/10 Mar06/09
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 83.10-90.54 92.55-101.41
NEBRASKA* 89.00-89.00 88.75-91.50 81.00-81.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 81.84-89.02 91.53-100.70
NEBRASKA* 89.00-89.00 88.00-91.50 80.00-81.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 50.00-58.00 42.00-52.00 45.00-55.00
SIOUX F* 52.25 57.00 48.25
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 92.00-100.75 92.00-97.50 95.00-101.50
PONOKA 92.00-98.50 92.00-100.00 97.00-104.00
STRATHMOR 88.00-106.00 88.00-106.00 85.00-100.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 87.00-98.00 95.00-106.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-104.75 95.00-102.25 100.00-108.50
PONOKA 99.00-106.50 95.00-109.50 98.00-108.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-109.00 90.00-109.00 90.00-110.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 95.25-113.00 84.25-101.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-111.50 105.00-114.50 110.00-123.00
PONOKA 106.00-118.00 103.00-115.00 106.00-119.00
STRATHMOR 98.00-119.00 98.00-119.00 100.00-120.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 112.00-127.00 112.00-127.00 115.00-123.25
PONOKA 117.00-125.00 112.00-122.00 115.00-125.00
STRATHMOR 100.00-129.00 100.00-129.00 95.00-128.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 107.00-127.00 102.00-124.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 90.00-96.75 90.00-97.25 90.00-96.00
PONOKA 92.00-95.00 93.00-98.25 89.00-98.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-99.00 80.00-99.00 80.00-98.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 94.00-111.00 94.00-105.50 95.00-109.00
PONOKA 103.00-107.00 97.00-108.00 98.00-108.00
STRATHMOR 84.00-108.00 84.00-108.00 75.00-115.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Feb19/2010
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 24,854 6,372 20,932
EAST 0 3,080 0 9,740
WEST 0 21,774 6,372 11,192
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Mar05/10 Feb26/10 Mar06/09
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 159-160
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 151.63 175.98
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 153.95 174.26
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Mar05/10 Feb26/10 Mar06/09
CHOICE 6-900 150.34 149.62 134.87
SELECT 6-900 148.94 148.84 133.30
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Feb27/10(prel) Feb20/10(prel) Feb28/09
CANADA N/A 418,996 432,318
EAST N/A 260,901 267,183
WEST N/A 158,095 165,135
ALBERTA N/A 51,916 48,840
WEEK END Mar06/10(est) Feb27/10(est) Mar07/09
US 2,168,000 2,163,000 2,225,200
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Mar04/10 Feb25/10 Mar05/09
ALTA AVG N/A 1.213 1.242
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.292
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Mar05/10 Feb26/10 Mar06/09
US $/CWT 72.23 69.97 62.29
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.417 1.405 1.528
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 75.71 72.16 56.00
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Mar05/2010
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 73.10 +0.30 MAR .9713 +0.0206
MAY 79.03 +1.10 JUN .9712 +0.0206
JUN 81.88 +0.47 SEP .9707 +0.0203
JUL 81.95 +1.48 DEC .9696 +0.0200
AUG 81.70 +1.88 MAR .9683 +0.0198
OCT 72.05 +1.95 JUN .9670 +0.0196
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Feb27/10 Feb20/10 Feb28/09
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 202.0 203.0 204.0
FD:HOG RATIO Feb26/10Feb19/10Feb27/09
US CORN 18.8 18.7 14.9
Feb26/10 Feb19/10 Feb27/09
ALTA BARLEY 13.8 13.4 12.6
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar04/2010
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 170.79-183.64 197.50-263.42 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 71.75$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Feb25/2010
CENTRAL ALTA 128.64-132.96
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