CAN/US $ Mar30 100.09 Mar23 100.18 Apr01/11 103.85
BANK RATE % Mar27 1.25 Mar20 1.25 Mar29/11 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar24/12(prel) Mar17/12(prel) Mar26/11
CANADA 58,531 51,615 51,839
EAST 15,075 14,749 14,894
WEST 43,456 36,866 36,945
WEEK END Mar31/12(est) Mar24/12(est) Apr02/11
US 602,000 602,000 639,700
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Mar24/12 Mar17/12 Mar26/11
A 46,280 41,079 41,084
B 715 662 296
D 7,210 5,981 2,652
E 391 296 501
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Mar24/12 Mar17/12 Mar26/11
A 1.2% 1.3% 2.6%
AA 32.1% 34.7% 37.1%
AAA 66.7% 64.0% 60.3%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Mar24/12(prel) Mar17/12(prel) Mar26/11
STEERS 23,187 21,495 22,234
HEIFERS 24,757 20,745 20,158
COWS 10,138 9,008 8,893
BULLS 449 367 554
CALVES 4,466 4,402 4,702
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Mar30/2012
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 120.45 -4.05 APR 148.82 -3.60
JUN 116.15 -4.95 MAY 149.13 -4.35
AUG 119.68 -3.53 AUG 152.70 -3.45
OCT 125.60 -2.78 SEP 154.00 -2.80
DEC 127.10 -2.78 OCT 154.03 -2.78
FEB 127.85 -2.88 NOV 154.75 -2.22
WEEK END Mar30/12 Mar23/12 Apr01/11
US FSP - US$/CWT 153.93 154.05 134.43
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Mar23/12 Mar16/12 Mar25/11
EAST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 108.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.71 13.65 13.53
CURRENTNESS Mar24/12 Mar17/12 Mar26/11
WEST-A1% 42.2% 40.6% 50.6%
CAN-A1% 44.4% 44.2% 53.2%
FD:STR RATIO Mar23/12 Mar16/12 Mar25/11
ALTA BARLEY 22.7 22.6 25.4
Mar24/12 Mar17/12 Mar26/11
US CORN 19.6 18.8 16.9
AVG CARCASS WT Mar24/12 Mar17/12 Mar26/11
WEST STR-LBS 887.0 873.0 836.0
CAN STR-LBS 888.0 879.0 857.0
US CATTLE-LBS 792.0 791.0 772.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Mar30/12 Mar23/12 Apr01/11
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 188.00 193.75 194.00
STR-HIGH 190.25 193.75 196.75
HFR-LOW 188.00 193.75 192.00
HFR-HIGH 189.00 193.75 196.75
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 115.25-116.00 114.70-117.00 114.50-116.00
AVERAGE N/A 116.54 115.56
VOLUME N/A 6,306 8,111
HFR-RANGE 112.00-116.00 116.00-116.50 112.60-115.60
AVERAGE N/A 116.19 114.16
VOLUME N/A 7,983 6,056
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Mar30/12 Mar23/12 Apr01/11
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 112.67-130.02 102.21-114.02
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 127.00-128.00 120.00-125.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 109.12-122.32 95.48-110.06
NEBRASKA* 126.00-127.00 127.00-128.00 121.00-125.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE N/A-N/A 65.00-75.00 75.00-84.00
SIOUX F* 83.25 82.50 82.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE N/A-N/A 135.00-142.50 120.00-127.50
PONOKA 126.00-136.00 127.00-135.50 115.00-126.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 126.00-140.00 118.00-129.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 139.00-146.00 118.00-127.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE N/A-N/A 145.00-155.00 125.00-138.00
PONOKA 138.00-155.00 138.00-153.00 120.00-135.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 140.00-155.00 115.00-141.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 145.50-165.00 124.00-148.75
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE N/A-N/A 160.00-171.00 140.00-149.50
PONOKA 155.00-172.00 155.00-176.00 135.00-155.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 145.00-182.00 130.00-158.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE N/A-N/A 175.00-188.50 153.00-166.50
PONOKA 173.00-185.00 175.00-212.00 145.00-165.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 165.00-198.00 135.00-164.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 135.00-179.00 122.00-157.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE N/A-N/A 135.00-143.00 110.00-125.00
PONOKA 129.00-142.00 129.00-137.00 118.00-125.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 130.00-152.00 110.00-134.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE N/A-N/A 155.00-167.25 130.00-144.00
PONOKA 150.00-163.00 150.00-166.00 132.00-142.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 140.00-170.00 120.00-145.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
** Alberta breakdown not available
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Mar16/2012
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 15,074 6,833 15,686
EAST 0 2,815 33 6,007
WEST 0 12,259 6,800 9,679
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Mar30/12 Mar23/12 Apr01/11
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 190.49 181.27
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 187.43 179.92
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Mar30/12 Mar23/12 Apr01/11
CHOICE 6-900 184.65 189.62 188.06
SELECT 6-900 184.35 188.11 185.14
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar24/12(prel) Mar17/12(prel) Mar26/11
CANADA 410,107 412,524 407,524
EAST 239,801 242,756 242,336
WEST 170,306 169,768 165,188
AB/BC** 57,587 55,202 57,914
WEEK END Mar31/12(est) Mar24/12(est) Apr02/11
US 2,113,000 2,132,000 2,117,400
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Mar29/12 Mar22/12 Mar31/11
ALTA AVG 1.486 1.536 1.477
ONT AVG N/A 1.805 1.756
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Mar30/12 Mar23/12 Apr01/11
US $/CWT 80.75 82.73 89.06
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.539 1.575 1.636
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 79.97 80.50 94.35
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Mar30/2012
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 83.42 -1.60 JUN 1.0010 +0.0013
MAY 91.92 -1.83 SEP .9990 +0.0013
JUN 90.40 -1.82 DEC .9969 +0.0014
JUL 91.65 -0.85 MAR .9946 +0.0013
AUG 91.85 -1.65 JUN .9921 +0.0010
OCT 82.90 -2.05 SEP .9898 +0.0009
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Mar24/12 Mar17/12 Mar26/11
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 209.0 209.0 209.0
FD:HOG RATIO Mar23/12Mar16/12Mar25/11
US CORN 12.8 12.8 12.1
Mar23/12 Mar16/12 Mar25/11
ALTA BARLEY 10.9 11.0 12.1
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar29/2012
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 201.57-219.08 237.23-328.85 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 89.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar22/2012
CENTRAL ALTA 178.08-183.84
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