CAN/US $ Mar18 101.58 Mar11 102.73 Mar19/10 98.47
BANK RATE % Mar15 1.25 Mar08 1.25 Mar16/10 .50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar12/11(prel) Mar05/11(prel) Mar13/10
CANADA 50,869 49,991 62,193
EAST 13,517 15,215 15,302
WEST 37,352 34,776 46,891
ALBERTA N/A N/A 46,751
WEEK END Mar19/11(est) Mar12/11(est) Mar20/10
US 618,000 637,000 619,500
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Mar12/11 Mar05/11 Mar13/10
A 41,044 40,179 48,733
B 351 300 510
D 3,072 2,544 4,967
E 356 470 531
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Mar12/11 Mar05/11 Mar13/10
A 2.4% 2.2% 1.9%
AA 38.7% 37.8% 37.5%
AAA 58.9% 60.1% 60.6%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Mar12/11(prel) Mar05/11(prel) Mar13/10
STEERS 22,149 19,309 26,874
HEIFERS 20,083 21,816 23,174
COWS 8,218 8,339 11,553
BULLS 419 527 592
CALVES 4,657 4,763 4,953
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Mar18/2011
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 111.65 -5.47 MAR 128.00 -3.55
JUN 111.80 -5.15 APR 129.18 -5.35
AUG 114.15 -3.88 MAY 130.25 -6.10
OCT 118.00 -2.83 AUG 131.90 -5.72
DEC 118.63 -2.42 SEP 131.53 -5.25
FEB 118.60 -2.00 OCT 131.60 -5.00
WEEK END Mar18/11 Mar11/11 Mar19/10
US FSP - US$/CWT 128.82 129.25 103.82
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Mar11/11 Mar04/11 Mar12/10
EAST-$/HEAD 108.00 107.00 92.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.20 13.01 10.03
CURRENTNESS Mar12/11 Mar05/11 Mar13/10
WEST-A1% 47.1% 46.1% 44.7%
CAN-A1% 49.9% 49.3% 46.2%
FD:STR RATIO Mar11/11 Mar04/11 Mar12/10
ALTA BARLEY 25.5 24.3 25.9
Mar12/11 Mar05/11 Mar13/10
US CORN 18.3 16.0 26.7
AVG CARCASS WT Mar12/11 Mar05/11 Mar13/10
WEST STR-LBS 835.0 844.0 869.0
CAN STR-LBS 848.0 859.0 878.0
US CATTLE-LBS 775.0 778.0 772.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Mar18/11 Mar11/11 Mar19/10
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 182.00 181.00 144.50
STR-HIGH 182.85 184.10 147.85
HFR-LOW 182.50 181.00 144.50
HFR-HIGH 182.85 183.85 147.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 108.00-108.30 108.00-109.00 85.15-87.00
AVERAGE N/A 108.95 87.44
VOLUME N/A 5,977 8,825
HFR-RANGE 106.30-106.30 108.00-108.00 86.75-87.00
AVERAGE N/A 108.39 87.63
VOLUME N/A 5,322 4,950
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Mar18/11 Mar11/11 Mar19/10
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 95.57-108.43 81.21-89.25
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 117.00-119.00 94.00-96.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 93.06-107.64 80.99-88.36
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 117.00-119.00 95.00-96.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 68.00-82.00 67.00-78.00 47.00-58.00
SIOUX F* 78.00 73.50 61.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 120.00-127.00 117.00-126.25 92.00-100.00
PONOKA 118.00-126.50 110.00-126.00 89.00-93.25
STRATHMOR 118.00-127.00 118.00-129.00 88.00-97.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 108.00-126.00 86.00-101.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-135.00 125.00-135.00 95.00-106.75
PONOKA 127.00-137.00 118.00-136.75 95.00-101.00
STRATHMOR 115.00-138.00 115.00-138.00 90.00-104.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 126.50-137.50 99.00-115.75
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 135.00-150.00 135.00-150.50 105.00-120.50
PONOKA 137.00-150.00 135.00-156.00 101.00-113.00
STRATHMOR 130.00-159.00 130.00-148.00 98.00-118.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 153.00-166.00 153.00-169.00 115.00-125.00
PONOKA 150.00-164.00 145.00-169.00 113.00-119.50
STRATHMOR 135.00-160.00 135.00-160.00 100.00-130.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 125.00-162.00 101.00-122.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 110.00-125.00 110.00-125.00 90.00-95.00
PONOKA 114.00-123.00 110.00-128.00 88.00-94.00
STRATHMOR 110.00-133.00 110.00-129.00 80.00-96.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 130.00-151.00 130.00-148.00 98.00-111.00
PONOKA 128.00-137.00 140.00-155.00 100.00-108.50
STRATHMOR 120.00-141.00 120.00-141.00 84.00-114.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Mar04/2011
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 12,373 3,051 18,041
EAST 0 2,935 33 8,418
WEST 0 9,438 3,018 9,623
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Mar18/11 Mar11/11 Mar19/10
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 175.10 159.37
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 173.61 158.62
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Mar18/11 Mar11/11 Mar19/10
CHOICE 6-900 186.88 177.34 153.69
SELECT 6-900 185.42 176.21 152.01
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar12/11(prel) Mar05/11(prel) Mar13/10
CANADA 401,740 409,847 423,512
EAST 236,077 242,403 253,763
WEST 165,663 167,444 169,749
ALBERTA 50,468 49,465 53,204
WEEK END Mar19/11(est) Mar12/11(est) Mar20/10
US 2,138,000 2,155,000 2,165,600
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Mar17/11 Mar10/11 Mar18/10
ALTA AVG N/A 1.443 1.306
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.344
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Mar18/11 Mar11/11 Mar19/10
US $/CWT 79.20 79.95 68.55
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.487 1.485 1.328
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 92.56 91.06 73.66
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Mar18/2011
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 88.33 +0.17 JUN 1.0123 -0.0138
MAY 98.35 +0.00 SEP 1.0099 -0.0134
JUN 99.83 +0.33 DEC 1.0073 -0.0131
JUL 99.97 +0.85 MAR 1.0044 -0.0124
AUG 99.75 +0.10 JUN 1.0015 -0.0117
OCT 89.85 +0.95 SEP .9986 N/A
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Mar12/11 Mar05/11 Mar13/10
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 208.0 208.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO Mar11/11Mar04/11Mar12/10
US CORN 13.0 11.7 20.8
Mar11/11 Mar04/11 Mar12/10
ALTA BARLEY 12.3 12.1 14.7
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar17/2011
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 198.40-215.10 229.13-298.79 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 80.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar10/2011
CENTRAL ALTA 140.64-165.60
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