CAN/US $ Mar12 98.16 Mar05 97.22 Mar13/09 78.44
BANK RATE % Mar09 .50 Mar02 .50 Mar10/09 .75
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar06/10(prel) Feb27/10(prel) Mar07/09
CANADA 61,893 62,484 55,989
EAST 14,473 14,500 14,254
WEST 47,420 47,984 41,735
ALBERTA 47,253 47,835 37,731
WEEK END Mar13/10(est) Mar06/10(est) Mar14/09
US 621,000 617,000 624,800
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Mar06/10 Feb27/10 Mar07/09
A 48,751 48,443 44,622
B 500 564 702
D 5,208 5,221 4,208
E 290 298 116
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Mar06/10 Feb27/10 Mar07/09
A 2.0% 1.8% 2.0%
AA 40.6% 41.3% 45.4%
AAA 57.4% 56.8% 52.6%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Mar06/10(prel) Feb27/10(prel) Mar07/09
STEERS 29,006 27,962 26,220
HEIFERS 20,949 21,853 19,484
COWS 11,579 12,332 10,109
BULLS 359 337 176
CALVES 4,662 4,431 4,791
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Mar12/2010
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 95.10 +2.15 MAR 103.00 +0.80
JUN 92.80 +1.22 APR 105.97 +0.75
AUG 90.58 +0.38 MAY 107.30 +1.08
OCT 92.72 -0.08 AUG 109.18 +0.97
DEC 94.72 +0.27 SEP 108.65 +1.15
FEB 95.65 -0.05 OCT 108.55 +1.05
WEEK END Mar12/10 Mar05/10 Mar13/09
US FSP - US$/CWT 102.09 102.08 91.27
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Mar05/10 Feb26/10 Mar06/09
EAST-$/HEAD 92.00 92.00 61.46
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 77.00
US-US$/CWT 9.88 9.80 6.29
CURRENTNESS Mar06/10 Feb27/10 Mar07/09
ALTA-A1% 46.3% 44.7% 56.2%
CAN-A1% 47.6% 45.8% 57.9%
FD:STR RATIO Mar05/10 Feb26/10 Mar06/09
ALTA BARLEY 25.7 26.4 25.8
Mar06/10 Feb27/10 Mar07/09
US CORN 25.2 25.1 23.5
AVG CARCASS WT Mar06/10 Feb27/10 Mar07/09
ALTA STR-LBS 870.0 861.0 837.0
CAN STR-LBS 877.0 870.0 841.0
US CATTLE-LBS 775.0 775.0 791.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Mar12/10 Mar05/10 Mar13/09
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 141.50 140.50 156.00
STR-HIGH 143.85 141.85 156.85
HFR-LOW 142.50 140.50 154.00
HFR-HIGH 143.85 142.25 156.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 82.60-85.50 81.80-84.75 90.50-93.00
AVERAGE N/A 84.08 92.29
VOLUME N/A 8,439 10,729
HFR-RANGE 83.40-84.25 83.75-83.75 90.50-92.80
AVERAGE N/A 84.52 91.96
VOLUME N/A 4,539 10,169
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Mar12/10 Mar05/10 Mar13/09
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 82.84-91.36 95.24-102.24
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 88.00-91.00 80.00-81.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 82.14-89.26 92.42-101.35
NEBRASKA* 90.00-90.00 88.50-91.00 80.00-81.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 47.00-56.00 50.00-58.00 45.00-55.00
SIOUX F* 56.00 52.25 48.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 92.00-100.75 92.00-100.75 95.00-100.50
PONOKA 93.50-98.50 92.00-98.50 97.00-105.00
STRATHMOR 88.00-100.00 88.00-106.00 85.00-100.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 86.00-100.00 97.00-106.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-106.25 95.00-104.75 100.00-107.50
PONOKA 98.00-107.50 99.00-106.50 98.00-108.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-109.00 90.00-109.00 90.00-110.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 96.00-111.25 88.00-104.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-116.50 105.00-111.50 115.00-124.00
PONOKA 108.50-116.00 106.00-118.00 105.00-117.00
STRATHMOR 98.00-121.00 98.00-119.00 100.00-120.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 120.00-132.00 112.00-127.00 115.00-124.00
PONOKA 122.00-130.00 117.00-125.00 112.00-120.00
STRATHMOR 100.00-130.00 100.00-129.00 95.00-128.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 102.00-125.00 106.00-127.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 90.00-100.00 90.00-96.75 93.00-97.50
PONOKA 88.00-96.50 92.00-95.00 90.00-100.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-99.00 80.00-99.00 80.00-104.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 95.00-109.00 94.00-111.00 95.00-105.00
PONOKA 100.00-113.50 103.00-107.00 97.00-107.00
STRATHMOR 84.00-114.00 84.00-108.00 75.00-115.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Feb26/2010
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 26,488 4,061 21,995
EAST 0 3,519 0 10,208
WEST 0 22,969 4,061 11,787
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Mar12/10 Mar05/10 Mar13/09
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 162-164
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 155.27 180.17
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 157.13 176.89
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Mar12/10 Mar05/10 Mar13/09
CHOICE 6-900 149.40 150.34 135.70
SELECT 6-900 148.64 148.94 134.86
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar06/10(prel) Feb27/10(prel) Mar07/09
CANADA 429,858 423,486 431,344
EAST 258,017 254,903 267,322
WEST 171,841 168,583 164,022
ALBERTA 54,311 51,418 48,617
WEEK END Mar13/10(est) Mar06/10(est) Mar14/09
US 2,132,000 2,163,000 2,151,900
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Mar11/10 Mar04/10 Mar12/09
ALTA AVG 1.287 1.260 1.341
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.366
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Mar12/10 Mar05/10 Mar13/09
US $/CWT 70.34 72.23 57.40
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.367 1.417 1.396
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 73.83 74.93 57.34
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Mar12/2010
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 72.65 -0.45 MAR .9827 +0.0114
MAY 77.95 -1.08 JUN .9827 +0.0115
JUN 80.80 -1.08 SEP .9822 +0.0115
JUL 80.75 -1.20 DEC .9811 +0.0115
AUG 79.50 -2.20 MAR .9796 +0.0113
OCT 70.90 -1.15 JUN .9781 +0.0111
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Mar06/10 Feb27/10 Mar07/09
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 202.0 202.0 204.0
FD:HOG RATIO Mar05/10Feb26/10Mar06/09
US CORN 19.9 18.8 17.6
Mar05/10 Feb26/10 Mar06/09
ALTA BARLEY 14.0 13.8 12.9
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar11/2010
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 160.10-176.58 199.95-300.06 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 142.00 65.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar04/2010
CENTRAL ALTA 117.12-134.40
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