WEEKLY LIVESTOCK MARKET REVIEW
CAN/US $ Feb25 101.95 Feb18 101.73 Feb26/10 95.00
BANK RATE % Feb22 1.25 Feb15 1.25 Feb23/10 .50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Feb19/11(prel) Feb12/11(prel) Feb20/10
CANADA 54,906 56,171 55,184
EAST 14,982 14,975 12,819
WEST 39,924 41,196 42,365
ALBERTA N/A N/A 42,223
WEEK END Feb26/11(est) Feb19/11(est) Feb27/10
US 642,000 651,000 635,500
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Feb19/11 Feb12/11 Feb20/10
A 41,003 43,684 42,820
B 326 327 415
D 5,775 4,759 4,816
E 319 275 252
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Feb19/11 Feb12/11 Feb20/10
A 1.7% 1.8% 1.7%
AA 38.4% 41.0% 41.2%
AAA 59.8% 57.2% 57.2%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Feb19/11(prel) Feb12/11(prel) Feb20/10
STEERS 22,962 26,496 22,565
HEIFERS 19,228 18,262 21,442
COWS 12,327 11,053 10,871
BULLS 389 360 306
CALVES 4,597 4,727 4,866
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Feb25/2011
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
FEB 112.03 +0.98 MAR 129.82 -0.25
APR 114.10 -1.05 APR 131.63 -0.13
JUN 115.85 -0.33 MAY 132.43 +0.18
AUG 117.53 -0.05 AUG 132.57 -0.23
OCT 120.40 +0.35 SEP 132.10 +0.10
DEC 120.25 +0.05 OCT 131.80 +0.20
WEEK END Feb25/11 Feb18/11 Feb26/10
US FSP - US$/CWT 128.60 128.78 101.36
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Feb18/11 Feb11/11 Feb19/10
EAST-$/HEAD 106.00 106.00 91.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 12.90 12.83 9.68
CURRENTNESS Feb19/11 Feb12/11 Feb20/10
WEST-A1% N/A% 46.6% 41.5%
CAN-A1% N/A% 50.7% 44.1%
FD:STR RATIO Feb18/11 Feb11/11 Feb19/10
ALTA BARLEY 24.9 25.2 25.4
Feb19/11 Feb12/11 Feb20/10
US CORN 15.5 15.8 26.6
AVG CARCASS WT Feb19/11 Feb12/11 Feb20/10
WEST STR-LBS N/A 831.0 861.0
CAN STR-LBS N/A 846.0 867.0
US CATTLE-LBS 781.0 782.0 774.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Feb25/11 Feb18/11 Feb26/10
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 174.55 176.50 140.00
STR-HIGH 176.85 179.85 143.85
HFR-LOW 175.86 177.85 140.00
HFR-HIGH 176.85 179.50 143.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 103.00-103.00 N/A-N/A 82.25-85.00
AVERAGE N/A 105.55 84.05
VOLUME N/A 6,745 8,863
HFR-RANGE N/A-N/A 104.50-104.50 83.25-84.25
AVERAGE N/A 104.86 84.67
VOLUME N/A 5,415 6,690
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Feb25/11 Feb18/11 Feb26/10
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 98.87-109.67 83.10-90.54
NEBRASKA* 110.00-112.50 109.00-111.00 88.75-91.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 95.08-106.50 81.84-89.02
NEBRASKA* 110.00-112.50 108.00-111.00 88.00-91.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 63.00-76.00 63.00-76.00 42.00-52.00
SIOUX F* 77.00 74.00 57.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 117.00-127.50 117.00-127.25 92.00-97.50
PONOKA 115.00-125.50 119.00-125.50 92.00-100.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 115.00-131.00 88.00-106.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 118.00-130.00 87.00-98.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-135.50 125.00-134.25 95.00-102.25
PONOKA 123.00-135.00 126.00-134.00 95.00-109.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 115.00-139.00 90.00-109.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 125.00-140.25 95.25-113.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 135.00-150.50 135.00-146.50 105.00-114.50
PONOKA 135.00-151.00 132.00-151.00 103.00-115.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 130.00-150.00 98.00-119.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 155.00-171.00 155.00-170.00 112.00-127.00
PONOKA 150.00-175.00 149.00-171.00 112.00-122.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 135.00-164.00 100.00-129.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 136.00-163.00 107.00-127.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 110.00-129.50 110.00-126.00 90.00-97.25
PONOKA 115.00-125.00 118.00-124.00 93.00-98.25
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 110.00-127.00 80.00-99.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 130.00-154.50 130.00-152.50 94.00-105.50
PONOKA 133.00-148.00 138.00-150.00 97.00-108.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 120.00-144.00 84.00-108.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Feb04/2011
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 12,358 1,114 20,859
EAST 0 3,142 33 9,602
WEST 0 9,216 1,081 11,257
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Feb25/11 Feb18/11 Feb26/10
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 151.63
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 153.95
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Feb25/11 Feb18/11 Feb26/10
CHOICE 6-900 169.90 167.75 149.62
SELECT 6-900 169.45 167.48 148.84
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Feb19/11(prel) Feb12/11(prel) Feb20/10
CANADA 418,758 419,222 418,996
EAST 260,760 252,619 260,901
WEST 157,998 166,603 158,095
ALBERTA 52,011 51,585 51,916
WEEK END Feb26/11(est) Feb19/11(est) Feb27/10
US 2,108,000 2,089,000 2,158,500
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Feb24/11 Feb17/11 Feb25/10
ALTA AVG N/A 1.480 1.254
ONT AVG N/A 1.691 1.285
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Feb25/11 Feb18/11 Feb26/10
US $/CWT 81.66 79.36 69.97
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.528 1.488 1.405
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT N/A 89.51 72.16
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Feb25/2011
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 90.20 -2.08 MAR 1.0221 +0.0091
MAY 99.05 -1.50 JUN 1.0200 +0.0091
JUN 101.45 -1.33 SEP 1.0172 +0.0092
JUL 100.78 -0.63 DEC 1.0143 +0.0095
AUG 100.00 -0.05 MAR 1.0114 +0.0098
OCT 88.70 -0.17 JUN 1.0085 +0.0101
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Feb19/11 Feb12/11 Feb20/10
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 208.0 209.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO Feb18/11Feb11/11Feb19/10
US CORN 11.2 12.9 18.7
Feb18/11 Feb11/11 Feb19/10
ALTA BARLEY 12.7 12.4 14.0
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Feb24/2011
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 195.26-208.90 210.08-291.40 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 91.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Feb17/2011
CENTRAL ALTA 151.68-159.84
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