CAN/US $ Mar19 98.47 Mar12 98.16 Mar20/09 80.83
BANK RATE % Mar16 .50 Mar09 .50 Mar17/09 .75
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar13/10(prel) Mar06/10(prel) Mar14/09
CANADA 62,193 61,893 57,202
EAST 15,302 14,473 14,011
WEST 46,891 47,420 43,191
ALBERTA 46,751 47,253 39,136
WEEK END Mar20/10(est) Mar13/10(est) Mar21/09
US 616,000 618,000 618,100
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Mar13/10 Mar06/10 Mar14/09
A 48,733 48,751 46,539
B 510 500 704
D 4,967 5,208 3,796
E 531 290 110
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Mar13/10 Mar06/10 Mar14/09
A 1.9% 2.0% 2.0%
AA 37.5% 40.6% 42.5%
AAA 60.6% 57.4% 55.5%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Mar13/10(prel) Mar06/10(prel) Mar14/09
STEERS 26,874 29,006 24,461
HEIFERS 23,174 20,949 23,418
COWS 11,553 11,579 9,160
BULLS 592 359 163
CALVES 4,953 4,662 4,612
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Mar19/2010
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 97.97 +2.88 MAR 104.80 +1.80
JUN 95.13 +2.33 APR 108.68 +2.70
AUG 92.47 +1.90 MAY 110.38 +3.08
OCT 94.45 +1.73 AUG 111.03 +1.85
DEC 96.40 +1.68 SEP 110.72 +2.07
FEB 97.22 +1.57 OCT 109.53 +0.98
WEEK END Mar19/10 Mar12/10 Mar20/09
US FSP - US$/CWT 103.82 102.09 92.99
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Mar12/10 Mar05/10 Mar13/09
EAST-$/HEAD 92.00 92.00 61.46
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 77.50
US-US$/CWT 10.03 9.88 5.93
CURRENTNESS Mar13/10 Mar06/10 Mar14/09
ALTA-A1% 44.7% 46.3% 54.4%
CAN-A1% 46.2% 47.6% 55.9%
FD:STR RATIO Mar12/10 Mar05/10 Mar13/09
ALTA BARLEY 25.9 25.7 25.7
Mar13/10 Mar06/10 Mar14/09
US CORN 26.7 25.2 21.6
AVG CARCASS WT Mar13/10 Mar06/10 Mar14/09
ALTA STR-LBS 869.0 870.0 826.0
CAN STR-LBS 878.0 877.0 838.0
US CATTLE-LBS 772.0 775.0 792.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Mar19/10 Mar12/10 Mar20/09
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 144.50 141.50 159.50
STR-HIGH 147.85 143.85 161.85
HFR-LOW 144.50 142.50 159.50
HFR-HIGH 147.85 143.85 161.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 85.15-87.00 82.60-85.50 93.50-96.00
AVERAGE N/A 84.70 94.93
VOLUME N/A 9,137 12,119
HFR-RANGE 86.75-87.00 83.40-84.25 92.65-96.00
AVERAGE N/A 85.22 94.30
VOLUME N/A 6,031 6,815
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Mar19/10 Mar12/10 Mar20/09
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 82.11-88.02 97.25-105.42
NEBRASKA* 95.00-95.00 90.00-93.00 82.00-83.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 79.89-88.21 94.02-104.78
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 90.00-94.00 82.00-83.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 47.00-58.00 47.00-56.00 45.00-52.00
SIOUX F* 61.50 56.00 52.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 92.00-100.00 92.00-100.75 96.00-102.75
PONOKA 89.00-93.25 93.50-98.50 96.00-103.25
STRATHMOR 88.00-97.00 88.00-100.00 N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 83.00-104.00 98.00-111.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-106.75 95.00-106.25 100.00-111.25
PONOKA 95.00-101.00 98.00-107.50 100.00-109.50
STRATHMOR 90.00-104.00 90.00-109.00 N/A-N/A
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 98.00-109.00 87.75-105.25
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-120.50 105.00-116.50 115.00-124.00
PONOKA 101.00-113.00 108.50-116.00 108.00-124.50
STRATHMOR 98.00-118.00 98.00-121.00 N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 115.00-125.00 120.00-132.00 120.00-134.00
PONOKA 113.00-119.50 122.00-130.00 118.00-128.00
STRATHMOR 100.00-130.00 100.00-130.00 N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 108.00-126.00 106.00-127.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 90.00-95.00 90.00-100.00 95.00-105.00
PONOKA 88.00-94.00 88.00-96.50 91.00-101.50
STRATHMOR 80.00-96.00 80.00-99.00 N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 98.00-111.00 95.00-109.00 98.00-111.00
PONOKA 100.00-108.50 100.00-113.50 106.00-114.50
STRATHMOR 84.00-114.00 84.00-114.00 N/A-N/A
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Mar05/2010
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 21,926 3,647 21,380
EAST 0 4,078 0 10,199
WEST 0 17,848 3,647 11,181
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Mar19/10 Mar12/10 Mar20/09
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 166-166
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 155.90 174.63
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 156.80 173.53
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Mar19/10 Mar12/10 Mar20/09
CHOICE 6-900 153.69 149.40 134.35
SELECT 6-900 152.01 148.64 133.93
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar13/10(prel) Mar06/10(prel) Mar14/09
CANADA N/A 429,858 425,254
EAST N/A 258,017 261,689
WEST N/A 171,841 163,565
ALBERTA N/A 54,311 49,450
WEEK END Mar20/10(est) Mar13/10(est) Mar21/09
US 2,166,000 2,132,000 2,157,700
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Mar18/10 Mar11/10 Mar19/09
ALTA AVG N/A 1.287 1.253
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.352
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Mar19/10 Mar12/10 Mar20/09
US $/CWT 68.55 70.34 54.81
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.328 1.367 1.293
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 73.82 74.25 59.49
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Mar19/2010
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 73.35 +0.70 JUN .9844 +0.0017
MAY 79.90 +1.95 SEP .9841 +0.0019
JUN 82.58 +1.78 DEC .9826 +0.0015
JUL 83.15 +2.40 MAR .9810 +0.0014
AUG 82.10 +2.60 JUN .9794 +0.0013
OCT 71.70 +0.80 SEP .9778 N/A
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Mar13/10 Mar06/10 Mar14/09
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 203.0 202.0 204.0
FD:HOG RATIO Mar12/10Mar05/10Mar13/09
US CORN 20.8 19.9 16.1
Mar12/10 Mar05/10 Mar13/09
ALTA BARLEY 14.3 14.0 13.5
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar18/2010
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 148.45-171.19 194.65-292.27 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 140.00 60.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar11/2010
CENTRAL ALTA 132.96-141.60
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