CAN/US $ Mar04 102.94 Feb25 101.95 Mar05/10 97.22
BANK RATE % Mar01 1.25 Feb22 1.25 Mar02/10 .50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Feb26/11(prel) Feb19/11(prel) Feb27/10
CANADA 48,739 54,906 62,484
EAST 13,201 14,982 14,500
WEST 35,538 39,924 47,984
ALBERTA N/A N/A 47,835
WEEK END Mar05/11(est) Feb26/11(est) Mar06/10
US 643,000 652,000 620,600
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Feb26/11 Feb19/11 Feb27/10
A 36,504 41,003 48,443
B 227 326 564
D 4,469 5,775 5,221
E 421 319 298
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Feb26/11 Feb19/11 Feb27/10
A 2.1% 1.7% 1.8%
AA 38.4% 38.4% 41.3%
AAA 59.5% 59.8% 56.8%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Feb26/11(prel) Feb19/11(prel) Feb27/10
STEERS 20,704 22,962 27,962
HEIFERS 16,686 19,228 21,853
COWS 10,897 12,327 12,332
BULLS 452 389 337
CALVES 4,761 4,597 4,431
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Mar04/2011
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 114.05 -0.05 MAR 129.95 +0.13
JUN 115.05 -0.80 APR 131.82 +0.20
AUG 117.05 -0.48 MAY 133.38 +0.95
OCT 120.13 -0.28 AUG 134.72 +2.15
DEC 120.47 +0.22 SEP 133.85 +1.75
FEB 120.78 +1.00 OCT 133.65 +1.85
WEEK END Mar04/11 Feb25/11 Mar05/10
US FSP - US$/CWT 128.42 128.60 102.08
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Feb25/11 Feb18/11 Feb26/10
EAST-$/HEAD 106.00 106.00 92.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 12.91 12.90 9.80
CURRENTNESS Feb26/11 Feb19/11 Feb27/10
WEST-A1% 45.4% 42.5% 44.7%
CAN-A1% 48.3% 46.4% 45.8%
FD:STR RATIO Feb25/11 Feb18/11 Feb26/10
ALTA BARLEY 24.6 24.9 26.4
Feb26/11 Feb19/11 Feb27/10
US CORN 16.8 15.5 25.1
AVG CARCASS WT Feb26/11 Feb19/11 Feb27/10
WEST STR-LBS 840.0 839.0 861.0
CAN STR-LBS 852.0 848.0 870.0
US CATTLE-LBS 780.0 781.0 775.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Mar04/11 Feb25/11 Mar05/10
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 173.00 174.50 140.50
STR-HIGH 176.85 176.85 141.85
HFR-LOW 173.00 175.85 140.50
HFR-HIGH 176.85 176.85 142.25
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 104.10-105.30 103.00-103.00 81.80-84.75
AVERAGE N/A 104.27 84.08
VOLUME N/A 6,325 8,439
HFR-RANGE 104.25-105.50 N/A-N/A 83.75-83.75
AVERAGE N/A 103.42 84.52
VOLUME N/A 4,801 4,539
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Mar04/11 Feb25/11 Mar05/10
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 96.40-108.90 82.84-91.36
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 110.00-112.50 88.00-91.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 95.03-106.19 82.14-89.26
NEBRASKA* 112.00-112.00 110.00-112.50 88.50-91.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 67.00-78.00 63.00-76.00 50.00-58.00
SIOUX F* 74.00 77.00 52.25
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 117.00-125.50 117.00-127.50 92.00-100.75
PONOKA 115.00-124.00 115.00-125.50 92.00-98.50
STRATHMOR 118.00-128.00 115.00-129.00 88.00-106.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 114.00-127.00 86.00-100.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-134.50 125.00-135.50 95.00-104.75
PONOKA 125.00-135.00 123.00-135.00 99.00-106.50
STRATHMOR 115.00-136.00 115.00-136.00 90.00-109.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 120.00-138.85 96.00-111.25
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 135.00-151.50 135.00-150.50 105.00-111.50
PONOKA 135.00-150.00 135.00-151.00 106.00-118.00
STRATHMOR 130.00-148.00 130.00-148.00 98.00-119.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 153.00-159.00 155.00-171.00 112.00-127.00
PONOKA 150.00-170.00 150.00-175.00 117.00-125.00
STRATHMOR 135.00-160.00 135.00-164.00 100.00-129.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 134.00-161.00 102.00-125.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 110.00-124.75 110.00-129.50 90.00-96.75
PONOKA 117.00-125.00 115.00-125.00 92.00-95.00
STRATHMOR 110.00-123.00 110.00-125.00 80.00-99.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 130.00-156.00 130.00-154.50 94.00-111.00
PONOKA 130.00-150.00 133.00-148.00 103.00-107.00
STRATHMOR 120.00-141.00 120.00-144.00 84.00-108.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Feb18/2011
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 14,812 3,183 18,680
EAST 0 3,110 32 8,406
WEST 0 11,702 3,151 10,274
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Mar04/11 Feb25/11 Mar05/10
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 166.14 155.27
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 165.60 157.13
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Mar04/11 Feb25/11 Mar05/10
CHOICE 6-900 172.67 169.90 150.34
SELECT 6-900 172.06 169.45 148.94
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Feb26/11(prel) Feb19/11(prel) Feb27/10
CANADA 395,446 412,161 423,486
EAST 242,497 245,440 254,903
WEST 152,949 166,721 168,583
ALBERTA 51,263 50,906 51,418
WEEK END Mar05/11(est) Feb26/11(est) Mar06/10
US 2,140,000 2,108,000 2,162,100
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Mar03/11 Feb24/11 Mar04/10
ALTA AVG N/A 1.438 1.295
ONT AVG N/A 1.732 1.290
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Mar04/11 Feb25/11 Mar05/10
US $/CWT 81.98 81.66 72.23
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.519 1.528 1.417
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 91.25 91.75 74.93
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Mar04/2011
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 88.47 -1.73 MAR 1.0282 +0.0061
MAY 98.22 -0.83 JUN 1.0261 +0.0061
JUN 101.05 -0.40 SEP 1.0234 +0.0062
JUL 100.83 +0.05 DEC 1.0204 +0.0061
AUG 99.40 -0.60 MAR 1.0170 +0.0056
OCT 88.95 +0.25 JUN 1.0136 +0.0051
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Feb26/11 Feb19/11 Feb27/10
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 208.0 208.0 202.0
FD:HOG RATIO Feb25/11Feb18/11Feb26/10
US CORN 12.2 11.2 18.8
Feb25/11 Feb18/11 Feb26/10
ALTA BARLEY 12.3 12.6 14.3
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar03/2011
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO N/A- N/A N/A- N/A N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 78.75$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Feb24/2011
CENTRAL ALTA N/A- N/A
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