CAN/US $ Apr02 99.26 Mar26 97.23 Apr03/09 81.06
BANK RATE % Mar30 .50 Mar23 .50 Mar31/09 .75
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar27/10(prel) Mar20/10(prel) Mar28/09
CANADA 62,092 62,125 56,265
EAST 14,852 15,055 13,640
WEST 47,240 47,070 42,625
ALBERTA 47,110 46,941 38,385
WEEK END Apr03/10(est) Mar27/10(est) Apr04/09
US 500,000 615,000 609,300
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Mar27/10 Mar20/10 Mar28/09
A 49,638 49,660 45,366
B 453 607 781
D 4,977 4,069 4,274
E 615 450 231
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Mar27/10 Mar20/10 Mar28/09
A 1.9% 1.9% 1.9%
AA 40.6% 38.5% 40.5%
AAA 57.5% 59.6% 57.6%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Mar27/10(prel) Mar20/10(prel) Mar28/09
STEERS 26,360 22,986 23,720
HEIFERS 24,503 28,130 23,168
COWS 10,573 10,511 9,093
BULLS 656 498 284
CALVES 4,641 5,090 4,974
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Apr02/2010
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 96.65 +2.63 APR 110.38 +3.17
JUN 93.53 +1.95 MAY 112.70 +4.55
AUG 91.97 +2.72 AUG 113.70 +3.90
OCT 94.70 +2.35 SEP 113.85 +4.15
DEC 96.65 +2.10 OCT 112.90 +4.05
FEB 97.70 +2.30 NOV 112.50 +3.85
WEEK END Apr02/10 Mar26/10 Apr03/09
US FSP - US$/CWT 107.43 106.32 94.99
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Mar26/10 Mar19/10 Mar27/09
EAST-$/HEAD 92.00 92.00 60.58
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 77.50
US-US$/CWT 10.19 10.18 5.75
CURRENTNESS Mar27/10 Mar20/10 Mar28/09
ALTA-A1% 47.8% 43.6% 59.9%
CAN-A1% 48.7% 46.5% 61.0%
FD:STR RATIO Mar26/10 Mar19/10 Mar27/09
ALTA BARLEY 27.9 26.8 25.7
Mar27/10 Mar20/10 Mar28/09
US CORN 27.9 26.0 22.0
AVG CARCASS WT Mar27/10 Mar20/10 Mar28/09
ALTA STR-LBS 847.0 848.0 825.0
CAN STR-LBS 862.0 863.0 837.0
US CATTLE-LBS 768.0 768.0 793.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Apr02/10 Mar26/10 Apr03/09
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 154.75 147.00 163.50
STR-HIGH 156.35 152.85 164.85
HFR-LOW 155.50 147.00 163.50
HFR-HIGH 156.35 152.85 163.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 91.30-92.80 89.25-91.00 96.45-98.50
AVERAGE N/A 91.00 97.06
VOLUME N/A 9,167 11,740
HFR-RANGE 90.55-91.40 88.50-91.60 94.65-96.90
AVERAGE N/A 91.00 95.89
VOLUME N/A 5,219 6,148
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Apr02/10 Mar26/10 Apr03/09
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 84.72-92.20 93.19-102.62
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 93.00-96.00 83.00-84.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 83.12-89.44 93.87-101.25
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 94.50-96.00 83.50-85.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 50.00-56.00 47.00-58.00 49.00-57.00
SIOUX F* 63.00 59.00 54.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 92.00-99.00 92.00-98.00 96.00-103.00
PONOKA 92.00-99.00 90.00-98.00 93.00-103.25
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 85.00-97.00 85.00-100.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 86.00-100.00 102.00-109.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-106.00 95.00-105.50 100.00-110.50
PONOKA 95.00-104.25 97.00-104.00 98.00-111.75
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-107.00 98.00-114.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 100.00-115.35 92.75-106.60
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-121.00 105.00-117.75 115.00-121.50
PONOKA 105.00-120.00 103.00-117.00 110.00-123.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 100.00-119.00 105.00-127.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 115.00-126.50 115.00-126.00 125.00-132.00
PONOKA 120.00-127.00 110.00-128.00 118.00-132.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 110.00-129.00 105.00-133.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 98.00-123.00 111.00-131.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 90.00-94.25 90.00-98.25 95.00-105.00
PONOKA 88.00-97.00 87.00-94.50 93.00-105.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 80.00-96.00 85.00-104.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 98.00-106.00 98.00-106.00 100.00-113.75
PONOKA 100.00-108.00 97.00-108.50 105.00-114.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-110.00 90.00-115.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Mar19/2010
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA N/A N/A N/A N/A
EAST N/A N/A N/A N/A
WEST N/A N/A N/A N/A
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Apr02/10 Mar26/10 Apr03/09
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 170-170
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 165.30 178.91
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 164.84 175.47
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Apr02/10 Mar26/10 Apr03/09
CHOICE 6-900 N/A 161.73 135.20
SELECT 6-900 N/A 159.81 135.33
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar27/10(prel) Mar20/10(prel) Mar28/09
CANADA 423,515 419,201 411,846
EAST 251,899 251,239 254,139
WEST 171,616 167,962 157,707
ALBERTA 54,464 52,176 46,162
WEEK END Apr03/10(est) Mar27/10(est) Apr04/09
US 1,723,000 2,188,000 2,162,800
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Apr01/10 Mar25/10 Apr02/09
ALTA AVG N/A 1.213 1.230
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.290
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Apr02/10 Mar26/10 Apr03/09
US $/CWT 70.94 66.05 56.53
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.363 1.296 1.330
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 74.14 72.39 56.49
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Apr02/2010
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 74.13 +4.45 JUN .9912 +0.0190
MAY 81.72 +5.17 SEP .9904 +0.0187
JUN 83.38 +5.35 DEC .9889 +0.0184
JUL 84.42 +6.08 MAR .9869 +0.0181
AUG 83.50 +5.53 JUN .9847 +0.0177
OCT 73.00 +4.80 SEP .9825 +0.0173
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Mar27/10 Mar20/10 Mar28/09
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 203.0 203.0 204.0
FD:HOG RATIO Mar26/10Mar19/10Mar27/09
US CORN 19.4 19.1 15.1
Mar26/10 Mar19/10 Mar27/09
ALTA BARLEY 13.5 13.9 11.7
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Apr01/2010
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 165.87-187.06 187.37-304.90 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 50.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar25/2010
CENTRAL ALTA 117.60-137.28
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