CAN/US $ Mar26 97.23 Mar19 98.47 Mar27/09 80.70
BANK RATE % Mar23 .50 Mar16 .50 Mar24/09 .75
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar20/10(prel) Mar13/10(prel) Mar21/09
CANADA 62,125 62,193 60,407
EAST 15,055 15,302 13,847
WEST 47,070 46,891 46,560
ALBERTA 46,941 46,751 42,478
WEEK END Mar27/10(est) Mar20/10(est) Mar28/09
US 615,000 616,000 584,500
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Mar20/10 Mar13/10 Mar21/09
A 49,660 48,733 49,406
B 607 510 801
D 4,069 4,967 4,372
E 450 531 165
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Mar20/10 Mar13/10 Mar21/09
A 1.9% 1.9% 1.6%
AA 38.5% 37.5% 39.2%
AAA 59.6% 60.6% 59.3%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Mar20/10(prel) Mar13/10(prel) Mar21/09
STEERS 22,986 26,874 25,717
HEIFERS 28,130 23,174 25,164
COWS 10,511 11,553 9,301
BULLS 498 592 225
CALVES 5,090 4,953 5,202
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Mar26/2010
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 94.03 -3.95 APR 107.20 -1.47
JUN 91.58 -3.55 MAY 108.15 -2.22
AUG 89.25 -3.22 AUG 109.80 -1.23
OCT 92.35 -2.10 SEP 109.70 -1.02
DEC 94.55 -1.85 OCT 108.85 -0.68
FEB 95.40 -1.82 NOV 108.65 -0.82
WEEK END Mar26/10 Mar19/10 Mar27/09
US FSP - US$/CWT 106.32 103.82 93.12
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Mar19/10 Mar12/10 Mar20/09
EAST-$/HEAD 92.00 92.00 61.46
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 77.50
US-US$/CWT 10.18 10.03 5.70
CURRENTNESS Mar20/10 Mar13/10 Mar21/09
ALTA-A1% 43.6% 44.7% 56.0%
CAN-A1% 46.5% 46.2% 58.4%
FD:STR RATIO Mar19/10 Mar12/10 Mar20/09
ALTA BARLEY 26.8 25.9 26.0
Mar20/10 Mar13/10 Mar21/09
US CORN 26.0 26.7 21.1
AVG CARCASS WT Mar20/10 Mar13/10 Mar21/09
ALTA STR-LBS 848.0 869.0 830.0
CAN STR-LBS 863.0 878.0 838.0
US CATTLE-LBS 768.0 772.0 793.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Mar26/10 Mar19/10 Mar27/09
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 147.00 144.50 158.75
STR-HIGH 152.85 147.85 161.85
HFR-LOW 147.00 144.50 158.75
HFR-HIGH 152.85 147.85 161.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 89.25-91.00 85.15-87.00 93.25-96.00
AVERAGE N/A 87.44 95.08
VOLUME N/A 8,825 10,741
HFR-RANGE 88.50-91.60 86.75-87.00 91.35-95.45
AVERAGE N/A 87.63 94.51
VOLUME N/A 4,950 6,232
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Mar26/10 Mar19/10 Mar27/09
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 81.21-89.25 93.11-100.71
NEBRASKA* 95.00-95.00 94.00-96.00 82.50-83.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 80.99-88.36 92.22-102.21
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 95.00-96.00 83.00-84.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 47.00-58.00 47.00-58.00 45.00-52.00
SIOUX F* 59.00 61.50 52.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 92.00-98.00 92.00-100.00 96.00-102.00
PONOKA 90.00-98.00 89.00-93.25 93.00-102.00
STRATHMOR 85.00-97.00 88.00-97.00 85.00-100.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 86.00-101.00 97.00-110.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-105.50 95.00-106.75 100.00-108.50
PONOKA 97.00-104.00 95.00-101.00 97.50-108.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-107.00 90.00-104.00 98.00-114.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 99.00-115.75 89.00-104.35
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-117.75 105.00-120.50 115.00-123.50
PONOKA 103.00-117.00 101.00-113.00 109.00-122.00
STRATHMOR 100.00-119.00 98.00-118.00 105.00-127.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 115.00-126.00 115.00-125.00 122.00-133.00
PONOKA 110.00-128.00 113.00-119.50 118.00-128.00
STRATHMOR 110.00-129.00 100.00-130.00 105.00-133.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 101.00-122.00 112.00-130.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 90.00-98.25 90.00-95.00 95.00-103.50
PONOKA 87.00-94.50 88.00-94.00 94.00-105.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-96.00 80.00-96.00 85.00-104.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 98.00-106.00 98.00-111.00 98.00-111.00
PONOKA 97.00-108.50 100.00-108.50 106.00-112.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-110.00 84.00-114.00 90.00-115.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Mar12/2010
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 26,803 3,073 18,226
EAST 0 4,409 0 8,481
WEST 0 22,394 3,073 9,745
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Mar26/10 Mar19/10 Mar27/09
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 170-170
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 159.37 175.17
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 158.62 175.74
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Mar26/10 Mar19/10 Mar27/09
CHOICE 6-900 161.73 153.69 134.73
SELECT 6-900 159.81 152.01 134.33
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar20/10(prel) Mar13/10(prel) Mar21/09
CANADA 419,201 423,512 413,358
EAST 251,239 253,763 258,643
WEST 167,962 169,749 154,715
ALBERTA 52,176 53,204 45,137
WEEK END Mar27/10(est) Mar20/10(est) Mar28/09
US 2,188,000 2,166,000 2,197,200
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Mar25/10 Mar18/10 Mar26/09
ALTA AVG 1.213 1.249 1.192
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.265
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Mar26/10 Mar19/10 Mar27/09
US $/CWT 66.05 68.55 57.06
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.296 1.328 1.349
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 70.76 73.66 58.63
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Mar26/2010
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 69.67 -3.67 JUN .9722 -0.0122
MAY 76.55 -3.35 SEP .9717 -0.0124
JUN 78.03 -4.55 DEC .9705 -0.0121
JUL 78.35 -4.80 MAR .9688 -0.0122
AUG 77.97 -4.13 JUN .9670 -0.0124
OCT 68.20 -3.50 SEP .9652 -0.0126
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Mar20/10 Mar13/10 Mar21/09
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 203.0 203.0 204.0
FD:HOG RATIO Mar19/10Mar12/10Mar20/09
US CORN 19.1 20.8 14.2
Mar19/10 Mar12/10 Mar20/09
ALTA BARLEY 13.9 14.3 12.4
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar25/2010
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 164.06-174.66 207.68-307.45 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 53.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar18/2010
CENTRAL ALTA 129.12-135.84
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