CAN/US $ Apr01 103.85 Mar25 102.27 Apr02/10 99.26
BANK RATE % Mar29 1.25 Mar22 1.25 Mar30/10 .50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar26/11(prel) Mar19/11(prel) Mar27/10
CANADA 51,839 53,591 62,092
EAST 14,894 15,099 14,852
WEST 36,945 38,492 47,240
ALBERTA N/A N/A 47,110
WEEK END Apr02/11(est) Mar26/11(est) Apr03/10
US 640,000 632,000 631,000
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Mar26/11 Mar19/11 Mar27/10
A 41,084 41,265 49,638
B 296 430 453
D 2,652 4,868 4,977
E 501 595 615
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Mar26/11 Mar19/11 Mar27/10
A 2.6% 2.7% 1.9%
AA 37.1% 40.5% 40.6%
AAA 60.3% 56.7% 57.5%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Mar26/11(prel) Mar19/11(prel) Mar27/10
STEERS 22,234 19,066 26,360
HEIFERS 20,158 23,560 24,503
COWS 8,893 10,295 10,573
BULLS 554 670 656
CALVES 4,702 5,177 4,641
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Apr01/2011
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 122.08 +3.48 APR 138.10 +3.25
JUN 121.25 +3.50 MAY 139.40 +2.35
AUG 122.60 +3.35 AUG 141.88 +3.35
OCT 126.00 +3.40 SEP 141.38 +3.47
DEC 126.08 +2.67 OCT 141.07 +3.63
FEB 125.20 +1.95 NOV 141.05 +3.95
WEEK END Apr01/11 Mar25/11 Apr02/10
US FSP - US$/CWT 134.43 131.25 107.43
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Mar25/11 Mar18/11 Mar26/10
EAST-$/HEAD 108.00 108.00 92.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.53 13.47 10.19
CURRENTNESS Mar26/11 Mar19/11 Mar27/10
WEST-A1% 50.6% 48.7% 47.8%
CAN-A1% 53.2% 52.1% 48.7%
FD:STR RATIO Mar25/11 Mar18/11 Mar26/10
ALTA BARLEY 25.4 24.9 27.9
Mar26/11 Mar19/11 Mar27/10
US CORN 16.9 19.4 27.9
AVG CARCASS WT Mar26/11 Mar19/11 Mar27/10
WEST STR-LBS 836.0 834.0 847.0
CAN STR-LBS 857.0 850.0 862.0
US CATTLE-LBS 772.0 772.0 767.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Apr01/11 Mar25/11 Apr02/10
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 194.00 183.00 154.75
STR-HIGH 196.75 186.85 156.35
HFR-LOW 192.00 183.00 155.50
HFR-HIGH 196.75 186.85 156.35
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 114.50-116.00 109.00-109.00 91.30-92.80
AVERAGE N/A 110.04 92.71
VOLUME N/A 5,948 8,998
HFR-RANGE 112.60-115.60 N/A-N/A 90.55-91.40
AVERAGE N/A 108.57 92.52
VOLUME N/A 6,276 5,113
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Apr01/11 Mar25/11 Apr02/10
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 98.99-108.43 83.59-90.00
NEBRASKA* 124.00-125.00 115.00-116.00 96.00-98.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 97.34-108.41 85.19-91.43
NEBRASKA* 125.00-125.00 114.50-117.00 95.00-98.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 75.00-84.00 68.00-82.00 50.00-56.00
SIOUX F* 82.50 82.25 63.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 120.00-127.50 120.00-128.25 92.00-99.00
PONOKA 115.00-126.00 115.00-126.00 92.00-99.00
STRATHMOR 118.00-129.00 118.00-127.00 N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 105.00-127.00 72.00-96.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-138.00 125.00-136.00 95.00-106.00
PONOKA 120.00-135.00 120.00-134.00 95.00-104.25
STRATHMOR 115.00-141.00 115.00-138.00 N/A-N/A
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 126.00-140.50 104.00-119.75
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 140.00-149.50 135.00-147.00 105.00-121.00
PONOKA 135.00-155.00 135.00-155.00 105.00-120.00
STRATHMOR 130.00-158.00 130.00-156.00 N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 153.00-166.50 153.00-166.50 115.00-126.50
PONOKA 145.00-165.00 145.00-165.00 120.00-127.00
STRATHMOR 135.00-164.00 135.00-160.00 N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 118.00-159.00 103.00-126.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 110.00-125.00 110.00-125.00 90.00-94.25
PONOKA 118.00-125.00 118.00-124.00 88.00-97.00
STRATHMOR 110.00-134.00 110.00-133.00 N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 130.00-144.00 130.00-146.00 98.00-106.00
PONOKA 132.00-142.00 132.00-142.00 100.00-108.00
STRATHMOR 120.00-145.00 120.00-145.00 N/A-N/A
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Mar18/2011
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 11,927 2,305 19,143
EAST 0 3,165 33 8,170
WEST 0 8,762 2,272 10,973
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Apr01/11 Mar25/11 Apr02/10
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 179.09 166.48
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 176.47 167.94
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Apr01/11 Mar25/11 Apr02/10
CHOICE 6-900 188.06 187.66 163.47
SELECT 6-900 185.14 185.58 160.86
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar26/11(prel) Mar19/11(prel) Mar27/10
CANADA 408,509 415,915 423,515
EAST 243,791 248,175 251,899
WEST 164,718 167,740 171,616
ALBERTA 48,595 48,255 54,464
WEEK END Apr02/11(est) Mar26/11(est) Apr03/10
US 2,128,000 2,116,000 2,164,500
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Mar31/11 Mar24/11 Apr01/10
ALTA AVG N/A 1.450 1.242
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.275
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Apr01/11 Mar25/11 Apr02/10
US $/CWT 89.06 83.64 70.94
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.636 1.560 1.363
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 94.12 93.06 73.25
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Apr01/2011
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 94.22 +1.75 JUN 1.0349 +0.0175
MAY 103.08 +1.35 SEP 1.0322 +0.0172
JUN 103.58 -0.13 DEC 1.0294 +0.0169
JUL 103.40 +0.73 MAR 1.0262 +0.0169
AUG 103.40 +1.40 JUN 1.0233 +0.0169
OCT 93.28 +1.83 SEP 1.0204 +0.0169
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Mar26/11 Mar19/11 Mar27/10
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 209.0 209.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO Mar25/11Mar18/11Mar26/10
US CORN 12.1 13.0 19.4
Mar25/11 Mar18/11 Mar26/10
ALTA BARLEY 12.1 12.2 14.1
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar31/2011
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 213.33-232.17 230.04-276.52 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 242.00 76.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar24/2011
CENTRAL ALTA 169.92-169.92
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