CAN/US $ Mar09 101.06 Mar02 101.13 Mar11/11 102.73
BANK RATE % Mar06 1.25 Feb28 1.25 Mar08/11 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar03/12(prel) Feb25/12(prel) Mar05/11
CANADA 57,294 50,475 49,991
EAST 14,598 12,387 15,215
WEST 42,696 38,088 34,776
WEEK END Mar10/12(est) Mar03/12(est) Mar12/11
US 631,000 621,000 637,900
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Mar03/12 Feb25/12 Mar05/11
A 44,694 39,363 40,179
B 622 505 300
D 8,452 6,996 2,544
E 247 352 470
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Mar03/12 Feb25/12 Mar05/11
A 1.1% 1.1% 2.2%
AA 38.8% 37.4% 37.8%
AAA 60.1% 61.5% 60.1%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Mar03/12(prel) Feb25/12(prel) Mar05/11
STEERS 23,999 22,002 19,309
HEIFERS 21,778 18,006 21,816
COWS 11,239 10,077 8,339
BULLS 278 390 527
CALVES 2,823 4,384 4,763
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Mar09/2012
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 126.03 -3.92 MAR 153.93 -4.17
JUN 123.60 -3.68 APR 155.85 -5.47
AUG 126.15 -3.50 MAY 157.15 -5.70
OCT 131.20 -3.13 AUG 158.93 -5.10
DEC 132.60 -2.50 SEP 158.93 -4.57
FEB 133.05 -2.15 OCT 159.20 -4.30
WEEK END Mar09/12 Mar02/12 Mar11/11
US FSP - US$/CWT 156.36 156.42 129.25
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Mar02/12 Feb24/12 Mar04/11
EAST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 107.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.30 13.15 13.01
CURRENTNESS Mar03/12 Feb25/12 Mar05/11
WEST-A1% 41.4% 42.1% 46.1%
CAN-A1% 43.9% 43.7% 49.3%
FD:STR RATIO Mar02/12 Feb24/12 Mar04/11
ALTA BARLEY 24.2 24.6 24.3
Mar03/12 Feb25/12 Mar05/11
US CORN 19.4 20.1 16.0
AVG CARCASS WT Mar03/12 Feb25/12 Mar05/11
WEST STR-LBS 893.0 891.0 844.0
CAN STR-LBS 889.0 892.0 859.0
US CATTLE-LBS 788.0 788.0 778.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Mar09/12 Mar02/12 Mar11/11
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 189.50 192.50 181.00
STR-HIGH 192.75 192.50 184.10
HFR-LOW 192.00 195.50 181.00
HFR-HIGH 192.00 195.50 183.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 115.25-115.75 115.00-116.75 108.00-109.00
AVERAGE N/A 115.77 108.95
VOLUME N/A 8,849 5,977
HFR-RANGE 115.25-115.75 112.75-116.75 108.00-108.00
AVERAGE N/A 115.33 108.39
VOLUME N/A 7,441 5,322
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Mar09/12 Mar02/12 Mar11/11
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 111.71-127.22 95.57-108.43
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 128.00-130.00 117.00-119.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 111.91-124.01 93.06-107.64
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 128.00-130.50 117.00-119.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 65.00-80.00 65.00-80.00 67.00-78.00
SIOUX F* 84.25 83.75 73.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 140.00-149.50 140.00-150.00 117.00-126.25
PONOKA 134.00-143.00 138.00-146.50 110.00-126.00
STRATHMOR 132.00-146.00 N/A-N/A 118.00-129.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 130.00-149.00 108.00-126.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 150.00-164.00 150.00-162.50 125.00-135.00
PONOKA 143.00-165.00 148.00-161.00 118.00-136.75
STRATHMOR 140.00-164.00 N/A-N/A 115.00-138.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 147.00-172.35 126.50-137.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 160.00-174.00 160.00-172.75 135.00-150.50
PONOKA 166.00-180.00 160.00-169.00 135.00-156.00
STRATHMOR 145.00-184.00 N/A-N/A 130.00-148.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 175.00-195.50 175.00-190.50 153.00-169.00
PONOKA 177.50-193.00 175.00-193.00 145.00-169.00
STRATHMOR 165.00-196.00 N/A-N/A 135.00-160.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 146.00-188.00 125.00-162.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 135.00-145.50 135.00-145.50 110.00-125.00
PONOKA 140.00-145.00 138.00-146.00 110.00-128.00
STRATHMOR 130.00-152.00 N/A-N/A 110.00-129.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 155.00-172.25 155.00-172.00 130.00-148.00
PONOKA 165.00-176.00 165.00-177.00 140.00-155.00
STRATHMOR 135.00-170.00 N/A-N/A 120.00-141.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
** Alberta breakdown not available
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Feb24/2012
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 12,598 4,880 15,593
EAST 0 2,528 32 5,604
WEST 0 10,070 4,848 9,989
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Mar09/12 Mar02/12 Mar11/11
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 189.40 175.10
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 185.60 173.61
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Mar09/12 Mar02/12 Mar11/11
CHOICE 6-900 196.65 198.51 177.34
SELECT 6-900 194.27 194.56 176.21
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar03/12(prel) Feb25/12(prel) Mar05/11
CANADA 413,252 395,732 413,442
EAST 238,450 241,904 246,040
WEST 174,802 153,828 167,402
AB/BC** 57,928 57,696 58,490
WEEK END Mar10/12(est) Mar03/12(est) Mar12/11
US 2,132,000 2,150,000 2,147,800
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Mar08/12 Mar01/12 Mar10/11
ALTA AVG N/A 1.551 1.444
ONT AVG N/A 1.802 1.715
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Mar09/12 Mar02/12 Mar11/11
US $/CWT 85.59 85.90 79.95
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.616 1.620 1.485
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 83.53 85.23 91.06
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Mar09/2012
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 87.83 -2.60 MAR 1.0098 -0.0018
MAY 95.70 -2.85 JUN 1.0078 -0.0017
JUN 95.33 -4.17 SEP 1.0056 -0.0016
JUL 95.40 -4.35 DEC 1.0034 -0.0017
AUG 96.47 -3.50 MAR 1.0011 -0.0018
OCT 87.10 -2.53 JUN .9985 -0.0020
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Mar03/12 Feb25/12 Mar05/11
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 209.0 208.0 208.0
FD:HOG RATIO Mar02/12Feb24/12Mar04/11
US CORN 13.2 13.5 11.7
Mar02/12 Feb24/12 Mar04/11
ALTA BARLEY 11.8 11.9 12.1
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar08/2012
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 184.08-201.05 222.78-274.03 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 96.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar01/2012
CENTRAL ALTA 176.16-180.48
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