CAN/US $ Mar16 100.87 Mar09 101.06 Mar18/11 101.58
BANK RATE % Mar13 1.25 Mar06 1.25 Mar15/11 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar10/12(prel) Mar03/12(prel) Mar12/11
CANADA 54,917 57,415 50,869
EAST 14,665 14,719 13,517
WEST 40,252 42,696 37,352
WEEK END Mar17/12(est) Mar10/12(est) Mar19/11
US 619,000 631,000 619,200
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Mar10/12 Mar03/12 Mar12/11
A 43,257 44,694 41,044
B 619 622 351
D 7,469 8,452 3,072
E 332 247 356
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Mar10/12 Mar03/12 Mar12/11
A 1.2% 1.1% 2.4%
AA 37.7% 38.8% 38.7%
AAA 61.1% 60.1% 58.9%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Mar10/12(prel) Mar03/12(prel) Mar12/11
STEERS 23,497 23,999 22,149
HEIFERS 20,846 21,778 20,083
COWS 10,202 11,360 8,218
BULLS 372 278 419
CALVES 4,546 4,382 4,657
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Mar16/2012
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 125.30 -0.73 MAR 153.40 -0.53
JUN 122.70 -0.90 APR 154.30 -1.55
AUG 124.53 -1.63 MAY 155.90 -1.25
OCT 129.88 -1.32 AUG 157.72 -1.20
DEC 131.40 -1.20 SEP 158.25 -0.68
FEB 132.18 -0.88 OCT 158.20 -1.00
WEEK END Mar16/12 Mar09/12 Mar18/11
US FSP - US$/CWT 155.71 156.36 128.82
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Mar09/12 Mar02/12 Mar11/11
EAST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 108.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.52 13.30 13.20
CURRENTNESS Mar10/12 Mar03/12 Mar12/11
WEST-A1% 41.5% 41.4% 47.1%
CAN-A1% 43.7% 43.9% 49.9%
FD:STR RATIO Mar09/12 Mar02/12 Mar11/11
ALTA BARLEY 23.2 24.2 25.5
Mar10/12 Mar03/12 Mar12/11
US CORN 19.7 19.4 18.3
AVG CARCASS WT Mar10/12 Mar03/12 Mar12/11
WEST STR-LBS 892.0 893.0 835.0
CAN STR-LBS 895.0 889.0 848.0
US CATTLE-LBS 789.0 788.0 775.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Mar16/12 Mar09/12 Mar18/11
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 191.25 189.50 182.00
STR-HIGH 192.75 192.75 182.85
HFR-LOW 190.50 192.00 182.50
HFR-HIGH 192.75 192.00 182.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 113.50-115.25 115.25-115.75 108.00-108.30
AVERAGE N/A 114.83 107.88
VOLUME N/A 7,051 9,192
HFR-RANGE 113.00-114.50 115.25-115.75 106.30-106.30
AVERAGE N/A 115.07 106.39
VOLUME N/A 5,860 5,952
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Mar16/12 Mar09/12 Mar18/11
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 111.71-125.73 99.11-109.86
NEBRASKA* 126.00-127.50 126.00-127.50 114.00-115.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 107.77-123.44 93.37-108.37
NEBRASKA* 124.00-127.50 126.00-127.50 112.50-115.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 65.00-75.00 65.00-80.00 68.00-82.00
SIOUX F* 81.75 84.25 78.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 140.00-147.50 140.00-149.50 120.00-127.00
PONOKA 132.00-138.00 134.00-143.00 118.00-126.50
STRATHMOR 126.00-140.00 132.00-146.00 118.00-127.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 127.00-145.00 114.00-130.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 150.00-161.00 150.00-164.00 125.00-135.00
PONOKA 140.00-154.00 143.00-165.00 127.00-137.00
STRATHMOR 140.00-158.00 140.00-164.00 115.00-138.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 145.00-165.00 126.75-147.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 160.00-170.00 160.00-174.00 135.00-150.00
PONOKA 157.00-174.00 166.00-180.00 137.00-150.00
STRATHMOR 145.00-182.00 145.00-184.00 130.00-159.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 175.00-192.50 175.00-195.50 153.00-166.00
PONOKA 172.00-200.00 177.50-193.00 150.00-164.00
STRATHMOR 165.00-198.00 165.00-196.00 135.00-160.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 144.00-181.00 128.00-163.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 135.00-145.50 135.00-145.50 110.00-125.00
PONOKA 129.00-143.00 140.00-145.00 114.00-123.00
STRATHMOR 130.00-154.00 130.00-152.00 110.00-133.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 155.00-166.25 155.00-172.25 130.00-151.00
PONOKA 166.00-178.00 165.00-176.00 128.00-137.00
STRATHMOR 135.00-168.00 135.00-170.00 120.00-141.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
** Alberta breakdown not available
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Mar02/2012
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 13,404 4,464 15,841
EAST 0 2,330 56 6,210
WEST 0 11,074 4,408 9,631
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Mar16/12 Mar09/12 Mar18/11
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 188.08 176.93
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 185.16 175.91
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Mar16/12 Mar09/12 Mar18/11
CHOICE 6-900 191.24 196.65 186.88
SELECT 6-900 189.81 194.27 185.42
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar10/12(prel) Mar03/12(prel) Mar12/11
CANADA 410,854 421,144 400,404
EAST 241,535 246,342 234,704
WEST 169,319 174,802 165,700
AB/BC** 57,429 57,928 58,700
WEEK END Mar17/12(est) Mar10/12(est) Mar19/11
US 2,174,000 2,132,000 2,139,800
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Mar15/12 Mar08/12 Mar17/11
ALTA AVG N/A 1.549 1.451
ONT AVG N/A 1.800 1.727
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Mar16/12 Mar09/12 Mar18/11
US $/CWT 86.21 85.59 79.20
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.630 1.616 1.487
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 82.70 84.55 91.91
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Mar16/2012
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 85.88 -1.95 MAR 1.0086 -0.0012
MAY 94.40 -1.30 JUN 1.0066 -0.0012
JUN 93.60 -1.73 SEP 1.0047 -0.0009
JUL 93.78 -1.63 DEC 1.0024 -0.0010
AUG 94.80 -1.67 MAR .9999 -0.0012
OCT 85.63 -1.47 JUN .9968 -0.0017
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Mar10/12 Mar03/12 Mar12/11
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 209.0 209.0 208.0
FD:HOG RATIO Mar09/12Mar02/12Mar11/11
US CORN 13.2 13.2 13.0
Mar09/12 Mar02/12 Mar11/11
ALTA BARLEY 11.4 11.8 12.3
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar15/2012
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 188.47-207.69 215.08-299.60 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 187.00 94.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar08/2012
CENTRAL ALTA 160.80-175.20
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