CAN/US $ Mar01 97.23 Feb22 97.81 Mar02/12 101.13
BANK RATE % Feb26 1.25 Feb19 1.25 Feb28/12 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Feb23/13(prel) Feb16/13(prel) Feb25/12
CANADA 43,068 49,234 50,475
EAST 9,926 10,744 12,387
WEST 33,142 38,490 38,088
WEEK END Mar02/13(est) Feb23/13(est) Mar03/12
US 563,000 573,000 620,200
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Feb23/13 Feb16/13 Feb25/12
A 33,191 37,883 39,363
B 477 634 505
D 8,290 9,579 6,996
E 74 31 352
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Feb23/13 Feb16/13 Feb25/12
A 1.6% 1.1% 1.1%
AA 37.0% 37.6% 37.4%
AAA 61.4% 61.2% 61.5%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Feb23/13(prel) Feb16/13(prel) Feb25/12
STEERS 21,575 24,525 22,002
HEIFERS 12,399 14,176 18,006
COWS 9,000 10,496 10,077
BULLS 94 37 390
CALVES 4,087 4,068 4,384
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Mar01/2013
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 129.95 +1.72 MAR 141.55 +0.30
JUN 125.10 +0.63 APR 144.15 +0.38
AUG 125.72 +0.38 MAY 147.40 +0.28
OCT 130.22 +0.42 AUG 154.35 +0.07
DEC 131.60 +0.45 SEP 156.28 +0.28
FEB 132.40 +0.60 OCT 157.30 +0.23
WEEK END Mar01/13 Feb22/13 Mar02/12
US FSP - US$/CWT 138.87 140.62 156.42
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Feb22/13 Feb15/13 Feb24/12
EAST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.84 13.62 13.15
CURRENTNESS Feb23/13 Feb16/13 Feb25/12
WEST-A1% 47.9% 46.5% 42.1%
CAN-A1% 50.3% 49.1% 43.7%
FD:STR RATIO Feb22/13 Feb15/13 Feb24/12
ALTA BARLEY 18.6 18.6 24.6
Feb23/13 Feb16/13 Feb25/12
US CORN 17.0 17.1 20.1
AVG CARCASS WT Feb23/13 Feb16/13 Feb25/12
WEST STR-LBS 887.0 886.0 891.0
CAN STR-LBS 893.0 889.0 892.0
US CATTLE-LBS 802.0 802.0 788.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Mar01/13 Feb22/13 Mar02/12
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 191.75 191.50 192.50
STR-HIGH 193.85 191.50 192.50
HFR-LOW 193.50 188.00 195.50
HFR-HIGH 193.85 188.00 195.50
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE N/A-N/A 114.25-114.25 115.00-116.75
AVERAGE N/A 114.71 115.77
VOLUME N/A 9,569 8,849
HFR-RANGE 115.75-115.75 113.50-114.25 112.75-116.75
AVERAGE N/A 113.58 115.33
VOLUME N/A 2,575 7,441
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Mar01/13 Feb22/13 Mar02/12
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 109.42-127.45 111.71-127.22
NEBRASKA* 127.00-128.50 123.00-125.00 128.00-130.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 104.45-121.37 111.91-124.01
NEBRASKA* 127.00-129.00 123.00-125.00 128.00-130.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 68.00-77.00 60.00-72.00 65.00-80.00
SIOUX F* 75.94 77.38 83.75
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 123.00-128.50 123.00-130.50 140.00-150.00
PONOKA 119.00-129.00 125.00-130.00 138.00-146.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 110.00-130.00 130.00-149.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-137.00 125.00-137.00 150.00-162.50
PONOKA 128.00-136.00 130.00-135.00 148.00-161.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 130.50-150.75 147.00-172.35
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 138.00-150.00 138.00-150.00 160.00-172.75
PONOKA 138.00-153.00 145.00-150.00 160.00-169.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 150.00-160.00 150.00-160.00 175.00-190.50
PONOKA 150.00-165.00 155.00-160.00 175.00-193.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 115.00-154.00 146.00-188.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 117.00-125.00 117.00-123.00 135.00-145.50
PONOKA 119.00-126.00 118.00-123.00 138.00-146.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 130.00-142.50 130.00-139.50 155.00-172.00
PONOKA 135.00-144.00 138.00-143.00 165.00-177.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
** Alberta breakdown not available
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Feb15/2013
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 17,595 8,861 16,729
EAST 0 4,748 31 6,012
WEST 0 12,847 8,830 10,717
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Mar01/13 Feb22/13 Mar02/12
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 189.40
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 185.60
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Mar01/13 Feb22/13 Mar02/12
CHOICE 6-900 185.49 182.51 198.51
SELECT 6-900 183.83 180.45 194.56
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Feb23/13(prel) Feb16/13(prel) Feb25/12
CANADA 398,104 407,475 395,703
EAST 240,849 244,209 241,942
WEST 157,255 163,266 153,761
AB/BC** 52,190 51,668 57,759
WEEK END Mar02/13(est) Feb23/13(est) Mar03/12
US 2,168,000 2,066,000 2,153,100
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Feb28/13 Feb21/13 Mar01/12
ALTA AVG 1.427 1.486 1.551
ONT AVG N/A 1.797 1.802
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Mar01/13 Feb22/13 Mar02/12
US $/CWT 74.67 75.30 85.90
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.465 1.469 1.620
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 81.05 81.80 85.23
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Mar01/2013
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 81.13 -0.53 MAR .9718 -0.0051
MAY 89.40 -0.50 JUN .9699 -0.0051
JUN 91.38 +0.42 SEP .9682 -0.0049
JUL 91.65 +0.68 DEC .9664 -0.0049
AUG 91.78 +0.78 MAR .9645 -0.0046
OCT 82.97 +0.97 JUN .9624 -0.0044
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Feb23/13 Feb16/13 Feb25/12
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 207.0 207.0 208.0
FD:HOG RATIO Feb22/13Feb15/13Feb24/12
US CORN 10.7 11.5 13.5
Feb22/13 Feb15/13 Feb24/12
ALTA BARLEY 8.7 9.0 11.9
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Feb28/2013
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 144.67-156.66 163.26-222.89 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 57.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Feb21/2013
CENTRAL ALTA 115.68-115.68
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