CAN/US $ Mar23 100.18 Mar16 100.87 Mar25/11 102.27
BANK RATE % Mar20 1.25 Mar13 1.25 Mar22/11 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar17/12(prel) Mar10/12(prel) Mar19/11
CANADA 51,615 54,917 53,591
EAST 14,749 14,665 15,099
WEST 36,866 40,252 38,492
WEEK END Mar24/12(est) Mar17/12(est) Mar26/11
US 605,000 619,000 632,900
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Mar17/12 Mar10/12 Mar19/11
A 41,079 43,257 41,265
B 662 619 430
D 5,981 7,469 4,868
E 296 332 595
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Mar17/12 Mar10/12 Mar19/11
A 1.3% 1.2% 2.7%
AA 34.7% 37.7% 40.5%
AAA 64.0% 61.1% 56.7%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Mar17/12(prel) Mar10/12(prel) Mar19/11
STEERS 21,495 23,497 19,066
HEIFERS 20,745 20,846 23,560
COWS 9,008 10,202 10,295
BULLS 367 372 670
CALVES 4,402 4,546 5,177
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Mar23/2012
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 124.50 -0.80 MAR 153.30 -0.10
JUN 121.10 -1.60 APR 152.43 -1.88
AUG 123.20 -1.33 MAY 153.47 -2.43
OCT 128.38 -1.50 AUG 156.15 -1.57
DEC 129.88 -1.53 SEP 156.80 -1.45
FEB 130.72 -1.45 OCT 156.80 -1.40
WEEK END Mar23/12 Mar16/12 Mar25/11
US FSP - US$/CWT 154.05 155.71 131.25
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Mar16/12 Mar09/12 Mar18/11
EAST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 108.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.65 13.52 13.47
CURRENTNESS Mar17/12 Mar10/12 Mar19/11
WEST-A1% 40.6% 41.5% 48.7%
CAN-A1% 44.2% 43.7% 52.1%
FD:STR RATIO Mar16/12 Mar09/12 Mar18/11
ALTA BARLEY 22.6 23.2 24.9
Mar17/12 Mar10/12 Mar19/11
US CORN 18.8 19.7 19.4
AVG CARCASS WT Mar17/12 Mar10/12 Mar19/11
WEST STR-LBS 873.0 892.0 834.0
CAN STR-LBS 879.0 895.0 850.0
US CATTLE-LBS 791.0 789.0 772.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Mar23/12 Mar16/12 Mar25/11
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 193.75 191.25 183.00
STR-HIGH 193.75 192.75 186.85
HFR-LOW 193.75 190.50 183.00
HFR-HIGH 193.75 192.75 186.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 114.70-117.00 113.50-115.25 109.00-109.00
AVERAGE N/A 114.62 110.04
VOLUME N/A 8,150 5,948
HFR-RANGE 116.00-116.50 113.00-114.50 N/A-N/A
AVERAGE N/A 113.91 108.57
VOLUME N/A 7,961 6,276
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Mar23/12 Mar16/12 Mar25/11
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 109.67-122.89 98.99-108.43
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 126.00-128.00 115.00-116.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 111.11-121.93 97.34-108.41
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 124.00-127.50 114.50-117.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 65.00-75.00 65.00-75.00 68.00-82.00
SIOUX F* 82.50 81.75 82.25
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 135.00-142.50 140.00-147.50 120.00-128.25
PONOKA 127.00-135.50 132.00-138.00 115.00-126.00
STRATHMOR 126.00-140.00 126.00-140.00 118.00-127.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 130.00-150.00 105.00-127.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 145.00-155.00 150.00-161.00 125.00-136.00
PONOKA 138.00-153.00 140.00-154.00 120.00-134.00
STRATHMOR 140.00-155.00 140.00-158.00 115.00-138.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 149.25-174.00 126.00-140.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 160.00-171.00 160.00-170.00 135.00-147.00
PONOKA 155.00-176.00 157.00-174.00 135.00-155.00
STRATHMOR 145.00-182.00 145.00-182.00 130.00-156.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 175.00-188.50 175.00-192.50 153.00-166.50
PONOKA 175.00-212.00 172.00-200.00 145.00-165.00
STRATHMOR 165.00-198.00 165.00-198.00 135.00-160.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 141.00-176.00 118.00-159.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 135.00-143.00 135.00-145.50 110.00-125.00
PONOKA 129.00-137.00 129.00-143.00 118.00-124.00
STRATHMOR 130.00-152.00 130.00-154.00 110.00-133.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 155.00-167.25 155.00-166.25 130.00-146.00
PONOKA 150.00-166.00 166.00-178.00 132.00-142.00
STRATHMOR 140.00-170.00 135.00-168.00 120.00-145.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
** Alberta breakdown not available
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Mar09/2012
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 14,124 5,972 15,263
EAST 0 2,477 56 5,824
WEST 0 11,647 5,916 9,439
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Mar23/12 Mar16/12 Mar25/11
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 192.15 179.09
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 185.51 176.47
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Mar23/12 Mar16/12 Mar25/11
CHOICE 6-900 189.62 191.24 187.66
SELECT 6-900 188.11 189.81 185.58
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar17/12(prel) Mar10/12(prel) Mar19/11
CANADA 396,953 410,855 414,509
EAST 242,756 241,535 246,795
WEST 154,197 169,320 167,714
AB/BC** 55,202 57,430 57,612
WEEK END Mar24/12(est) Mar17/12(est) Mar26/11
US 2,132,000 2,174,000 2,114,000
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Mar22/12 Mar15/12 Mar24/11
ALTA AVG 1.536 1.535 1.450
ONT AVG N/A 1.803 1.726
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Mar23/12 Mar16/12 Mar25/11
US $/CWT 82.73 86.21 83.64
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.575 1.630 1.560
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 79.67 83.53 93.06
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Mar23/2012
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 85.03 -0.85 JUN .9997 -0.0069
MAY 93.75 -0.65 SEP .9977 -0.0070
JUN 92.22 -1.38 DEC .9955 -0.0069
JUL 92.50 -1.28 MAR .9933 -0.0066
AUG 93.50 -1.30 JUN .9911 -0.0057
OCT 84.95 -0.67 SEP .9889 N/A
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Mar17/12 Mar10/12 Mar19/11
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 209.0 209.0 209.0
FD:HOG RATIO Mar16/12Mar09/12Mar18/11
US CORN 12.8 13.2 13.0
Mar16/12 Mar09/12 Mar18/11
ALTA BARLEY 11.0 11.4 12.2
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar22/2012
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 198.80-216.71 226.80-323.64 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A N/A
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar15/2012
CENTRAL ALTA 182.40-182.40
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