CAN/US $ Mar02 101.13 Feb24 100.12 Mar04/11 102.94
BANK RATE % Feb28 1.25 Feb21 1.25 Mar01/11 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Feb25/12(prel) Feb18/12(prel) Feb26/11
CANADA 50,475 53,248 48,739
EAST 12,387 13,181 13,201
WEST 38,088 40,067 35,538
WEEK END Mar03/12(est) Feb25/12(est) Mar05/11
US 621,000 592,000 644,500
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Feb25/12 Feb18/12 Feb26/11
A 39,363 40,802 36,504
B 505 611 227
D 6,996 7,942 4,469
E 352 501 421
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Feb25/12 Feb18/12 Feb26/11
A 1.1% 1.4% 2.1%
AA 37.4% 42.6% 38.4%
AAA 61.5% 55.9% 59.5%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Feb25/12(prel) Feb18/12(prel) Feb26/11
STEERS 22,002 24,218 20,704
HEIFERS 18,006 17,160 16,686
COWS 10,077 11,327 10,897
BULLS 390 543 452
CALVES 4,384 4,481 4,761
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Mar02/2012
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 129.95 +0.45 MAR 158.10 +0.42
JUN 127.28 -0.47 APR 161.32 +1.05
AUG 129.65 -0.55 MAY 162.85 +0.90
OCT 134.32 +0.17 AUG 164.03 +0.65
DEC 135.10 +0.47 SEP 163.50 +0.78
FEB 135.20 +0.30 OCT 163.50 +1.05
WEEK END Mar02/12 Feb24/12 Mar04/11
US FSP - US$/CWT 156.42 156.50 128.42
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Feb24/12 Feb17/12 Feb25/11
EAST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 106.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.15 12.98 12.91
CURRENTNESS Feb25/12 Feb18/12 Feb26/11
WEST-A1% 42.1% 49.5% 45.4%
CAN-A1% 43.7% 50.5% 48.3%
FD:STR RATIO Feb24/12 Feb17/12 Feb25/11
ALTA BARLEY 24.6 24.2 24.6
Feb25/12 Feb18/12 Feb26/11
US CORN 20.1 19.1 16.8
AVG CARCASS WT Feb25/12 Feb18/12 Feb26/11
WEST STR-LBS 891.0 877.0 840.0
CAN STR-LBS 892.0 879.0 852.0
US CATTLE-LBS 788.0 786.0 780.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Mar02/12 Feb24/12 Mar04/11
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 192.50 192.85 173.00
STR-HIGH 192.50 196.75 176.85
HFR-LOW 195.50 194.00 173.00
HFR-HIGH 195.50 196.75 176.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 115.00-116.75 114.00-117.25 104.10-105.30
AVERAGE N/A 115.88 104.08
VOLUME N/A 7,477 6,095
HFR-RANGE 112.75-116.75 117.25-118.00 104.25-105.50
AVERAGE N/A 116.30 103.35
VOLUME N/A 7,439 6,919
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Mar02/12 Feb24/12 Mar04/11
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 114.62-127.21 97.67-107.47
NEBRASKA* 128.00-130.00 126.50-128.50 111.00-113.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 109.81-123.09 97.10-107.11
NEBRASKA* 129.00-130.50 127.00-128.50 111.00-113.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 65.00-80.00 65.00-78.00 67.00-78.00
SIOUX F* 83.75 84.50 74.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 140.00-150.00 140.00-147.75 117.00-125.50
PONOKA 138.00-146.50 135.00-148.50 115.00-124.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 132.00-150.00 118.00-128.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 129.00-146.00 107.00-126.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 150.00-162.50 150.00-158.50 125.00-134.50
PONOKA 148.00-161.00 148.00-165.00 125.00-135.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 140.00-158.00 115.00-136.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 146.00-173.00 122.00-142.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 160.00-172.75 160.00-171.00 135.00-151.50
PONOKA 160.00-169.00 162.00-175.00 135.00-150.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 145.00-182.00 130.00-148.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 175.00-190.50 175.00-198.50 153.00-159.00
PONOKA 175.00-193.00 175.00-205.00 150.00-170.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 165.00-198.00 135.00-160.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 145.00-183.00 121.00-160.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 135.00-145.50 135.00-147.00 110.00-124.75
PONOKA 138.00-146.00 138.00-148.00 117.00-125.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 130.00-148.00 110.00-123.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 155.00-172.00 155.00-173.50 130.00-156.00
PONOKA 165.00-177.00 155.00-167.00 130.00-150.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 135.00-170.00 120.00-141.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
** Alberta breakdown not available
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Feb17/2012
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 12,702 3,705 16,628
EAST 0 1,872 34 6,982
WEST 0 10,830 3,671 9,646
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Mar02/12 Feb24/12 Mar04/11
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 188.30 169.25
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 183.52 167.29
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Mar02/12 Feb24/12 Mar04/11
CHOICE 6-900 198.51 195.42 172.67
SELECT 6-900 194.56 191.71 172.06
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Feb25/12(prel) Feb18/12(prel) Feb26/11
CANADA 395,659 414,611 394,773
EAST 241,904 244,014 241,901
WEST 153,755 170,597 152,872
AB/BC** 57,623 57,553 60,502
WEEK END Mar03/12(est) Feb25/12(est) Mar05/11
US 2,150,000 2,120,000 2,138,700
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Mar01/12 Feb23/12 Mar03/11
ALTA AVG 1.551 1.539 1.433
ONT AVG N/A 1.806 1.707
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Mar02/12 Feb24/12 Mar04/11
US $/CWT 85.90 86.86 81.98
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.620 1.655 1.519
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 85.13 85.76 91.35
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Mar02/2012
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 90.42 +0.70 MAR 1.0116 +0.0124
MAY 98.55 -0.17 JUN 1.0095 +0.0123
JUN 99.50 +0.33 SEP 1.0072 +0.0119
JUL 99.75 +0.55 DEC 1.0051 +0.0116
AUG 99.97 +1.13 MAR 1.0029 +0.0114
OCT 89.63 +0.72 JUN 1.0005 +0.0108
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Feb25/12 Feb18/12 Feb26/11
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 208.0 208.0 208.0
FD:HOG RATIO Feb24/12Feb17/12Feb25/11
US CORN 13.5 13.1 12.2
Feb24/12 Feb17/12 Feb25/11
ALTA BARLEY 11.9 12.0 12.3
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar01/2012
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 188.37-200.79 178.42-265.44 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 89.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Feb23/2012
CENTRAL ALTA 174.72-190.56
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