CAN/US $ Mar25 102.27 Mar18 101.58 Mar26/10 97.23
BANK RATE % Mar22 1.25 Mar15 1.25 Mar23/10 .50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar19/11(prel) Mar12/11(prel) Mar20/10
CANADA 53,591 50,869 62,125
EAST 15,099 13,517 15,055
WEST 38,492 37,352 47,070
ALBERTA N/A N/A 46,941
WEEK END Mar26/11(est) Mar19/11(est) Mar27/10
US 632,000 618,000 624,200
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Mar19/11 Mar12/11 Mar20/10
A 41,265 41,044 49,660
B 430 351 607
D 4,868 3,072 4,069
E 595 356 450
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Mar19/11 Mar12/11 Mar20/10
A 2.7% 2.4% 1.9%
AA 40.5% 38.7% 38.5%
AAA 56.7% 58.9% 59.6%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Mar19/11(prel) Mar12/11(prel) Mar20/10
STEERS 19,066 22,149 22,986
HEIFERS 23,560 20,083 28,130
COWS 10,295 8,218 10,511
BULLS 670 419 498
CALVES 5,177 4,657 5,090
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Mar25/2011
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 118.60 +6.95 MAR 131.90 +3.90
JUN 117.75 +5.95 APR 134.85 +5.67
AUG 119.25 +5.10 MAY 137.05 +6.80
OCT 122.60 +4.60 AUG 138.53 +6.63
DEC 123.40 +4.78 SEP 137.90 +6.38
FEB 123.25 +4.65 OCT 137.45 +5.85
WEEK END Mar25/11 Mar18/11 Mar26/10
US FSP - US$/CWT 131.25 128.82 106.32
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Mar18/11 Mar11/11 Mar19/10
EAST-$/HEAD 108.00 108.00 92.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.47 13.20 10.18
CURRENTNESS Mar19/11 Mar12/11 Mar20/10
WEST-A1% 48.7% 47.1% 43.6%
CAN-A1% 52.1% 49.9% 46.5%
FD:STR RATIO Mar18/11 Mar11/11 Mar19/10
ALTA BARLEY 24.9 25.5 26.8
Mar19/11 Mar12/11 Mar20/10
US CORN 19.4 18.3 26.0
AVG CARCASS WT Mar19/11 Mar12/11 Mar20/10
WEST STR-LBS 834.0 835.0 848.0
CAN STR-LBS 850.0 848.0 863.0
US CATTLE-LBS 772.0 775.0 768.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Mar25/11 Mar18/11 Mar26/10
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 183.00 182.00 147.00
STR-HIGH 186.85 182.85 152.85
HFR-LOW 183.00 182.50 147.00
HFR-HIGH 186.85 182.85 152.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 109.00-109.00 108.00-108.30 89.25-91.00
AVERAGE N/A 107.88 91.00
VOLUME N/A 9,192 9,167
HFR-RANGE N/A-N/A 106.30-106.30 88.50-91.60
AVERAGE N/A 106.39 91.00
VOLUME N/A 5,952 5,219
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Mar25/11 Mar18/11 Mar26/10
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 99.11-109.86 84.72-92.20
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 114.00-115.00 93.00-96.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 93.37-108.37 83.12-89.44
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 112.50-115.00 94.50-96.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 68.00-82.00 68.00-82.00 47.00-58.00
SIOUX F* 82.25 78.00 59.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 120.00-128.25 120.00-127.00 92.00-98.00
PONOKA 115.00-126.00 118.00-126.50 90.00-98.00
STRATHMOR 118.00-127.00 118.00-127.00 85.00-97.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 114.00-130.00 86.00-100.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-136.00 125.00-135.00 95.00-105.50
PONOKA 120.00-134.00 127.00-137.00 97.00-104.00
STRATHMOR 115.00-138.00 115.00-138.00 90.00-107.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 126.75-147.00 100.00-115.35
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 135.00-147.00 135.00-150.00 105.00-117.75
PONOKA 135.00-155.00 137.00-150.00 103.00-117.00
STRATHMOR 130.00-156.00 130.00-159.00 100.00-119.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 153.00-166.50 153.00-166.00 115.00-126.00
PONOKA 145.00-165.00 150.00-164.00 110.00-128.00
STRATHMOR 135.00-160.00 135.00-160.00 110.00-129.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 128.00-163.00 98.00-123.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 110.00-125.00 110.00-125.00 90.00-98.25
PONOKA 118.00-124.00 114.00-123.00 87.00-94.50
STRATHMOR 110.00-133.00 110.00-133.00 80.00-96.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 130.00-146.00 130.00-151.00 98.00-106.00
PONOKA 132.00-142.00 128.00-137.00 97.00-108.50
STRATHMOR 120.00-145.00 120.00-141.00 90.00-110.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Mar11/2011
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 14,268 1,750 19,512
EAST 0 3,172 35 7,800
WEST 0 11,096 1,715 11,712
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Mar25/11 Mar18/11 Mar26/10
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 165.30
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 164.84
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Mar25/11 Mar18/11 Mar26/10
CHOICE 6-900 187.66 186.88 161.73
SELECT 6-900 185.58 185.42 159.81
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar19/11(prel) Mar12/11(prel) Mar20/10
CANADA 415,915 401,740 419,201
EAST 248,175 236,077 251,239
WEST 167,740 165,663 167,962
ALBERTA 48,255 50,468 52,176
WEEK END Mar26/11(est) Mar19/11(est) Mar27/10
US 2,116,000 2,138,000 2,188,800
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Mar24/11 Mar17/11 Mar25/10
ALTA AVG 1.450 1.451 1.265
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.307
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Mar25/11 Mar18/11 Mar26/10
US $/CWT 83.64 79.20 66.05
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.560 1.487 1.296
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 93.53 91.91 72.39
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Mar25/2011
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 92.47 +4.15 JUN 1.0174 +0.0051
MAY 101.72 +3.38 SEP 1.0150 +0.0051
JUN 103.70 +3.88 DEC 1.0125 +0.0052
JUL 102.68 +2.70 MAR 1.0093 +0.0049
AUG 102.00 +2.25 JUN 1.0064 +0.0049
OCT 91.45 +1.60 SEP 1.0035 +0.0049
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Mar19/11 Mar12/11 Mar20/10
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 209.0 208.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO Mar18/11Mar11/11Mar19/10
US CORN 13.0 13.0 19.1
Mar18/11 Mar11/11 Mar19/10
ALTA BARLEY 12.2 12.3 14.5
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar24/2011
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 205.14-219.94 220.00-283.23 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 88.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar17/2011
CENTRAL ALTA 173.76-189.12
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