CAN/US $ Mar08 97.34 Mar01 97.23 Mar09/12 101.06
BANK RATE % Mar05 1.25 Feb26 1.25 Mar06/12 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar02/13(prel) Feb23/13(prel) Mar03/12
CANADA 51,105 43,068 57,415
EAST 12,212 9,926 14,719
WEST 38,893 33,142 42,696
WEEK END Mar09/13(est) Mar02/13(est) Mar10/12
US 595,000 563,000 632,300
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Mar02/13 Feb23/13 Mar03/12
A 39,462 33,191 44,694
B 734 477 622
D 9,465 8,290 8,452
E 35 74 247
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Mar02/13 Feb23/13 Mar03/12
A 1.2% 1.6% 1.1%
AA 35.4% 37.0% 38.8%
AAA 63.4% 61.4% 60.1%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Mar02/13(prel) Feb23/13(prel) Mar03/12
STEERS 25,197 21,575 23,999
HEIFERS 15,503 12,399 21,778
COWS 10,371 9,000 11,360
BULLS 34 94 278
CALVES 4,510 4,087 4,382
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Mar08/2013
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 127.55 -2.40 MAR 138.97 -2.58
JUN 123.38 -1.72 APR 141.35 -2.80
AUG 124.28 -1.45 MAY 143.85 -3.55
OCT 128.47 -1.75 AUG 150.55 -3.80
DEC 129.60 -2.00 SEP 152.55 -3.72
FEB 130.50 -1.90 OCT 153.82 -3.48
WEEK END Mar08/13 Mar01/13 Mar09/12
US FSP - US$/CWT 138.64 138.87 156.36
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Mar01/13 Feb22/13 Mar02/12
EAST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.97 13.84 13.30
CURRENTNESS Mar02/13 Feb23/13 Mar03/12
WEST-A1% 44.5% 47.9% 41.4%
CAN-A1% 47.5% 50.3% 43.9%
FD:STR RATIO Mar01/13 Feb22/13 Mar02/12
ALTA BARLEY 18.7 18.6 24.2
Mar02/13 Feb23/13 Mar03/12
US CORN 16.7 17.0 19.4
AVG CARCASS WT Mar02/13 Feb23/13 Mar03/12
WEST STR-LBS 889.0 887.0 893.0
CAN STR-LBS 890.0 893.0 889.0
US CATTLE-LBS 802.0 802.0 788.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Mar08/13 Mar01/13 Mar09/12
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 189.50 191.75 189.50
STR-HIGH 190.75 193.85 192.75
HFR-LOW 189.50 193.50 192.00
HFR-HIGH 190.75 193.85 192.00
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 115.25-115.75
AVERAGE N/A 116.02 114.83
VOLUME N/A 7,857 7,051
HFR-RANGE 112.25-115.00 115.75-115.75 115.25-115.75
AVERAGE N/A 115.42 115.07
VOLUME N/A 1,913 5,860
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Mar08/13 Mar01/13 Mar09/12
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 111.43-129.08 111.71-125.73
NEBRASKA* 128.00-128.00 127.00-128.50 126.00-127.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 110.85-123.03 107.77-123.44
NEBRASKA* 127.00-128.00 127.00-129.00 126.00-127.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 68.00-77.00 68.00-77.00 65.00-80.00
SIOUX F* 77.38 75.94 84.25
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 123.00-130.50 123.00-128.50 140.00-149.50
PONOKA 120.00-130.00 119.00-129.00 134.00-143.00
STRATHMOR 115.00-133.00 115.00-131.00 132.00-146.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 118.00-131.00 127.00-145.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-138.00 125.00-137.00 150.00-164.00
PONOKA 126.00-137.00 128.00-136.00 143.00-165.00
STRATHMOR 115.00-138.00 115.00-139.00 140.00-164.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 131.75-160.00 145.00-165.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 138.00-152.00 138.00-150.00 160.00-174.00
PONOKA 135.00-150.00 138.00-153.00 166.00-180.00
STRATHMOR 125.00-150.00 125.00-148.00 145.00-184.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 150.00-163.00 150.00-160.00 175.00-195.50
PONOKA 150.00-167.00 150.00-165.00 177.50-193.00
STRATHMOR 120.00-165.00 120.00-165.00 165.00-196.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 120.00-157.00 144.00-181.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 117.00-122.00 117.00-125.00 135.00-145.50
PONOKA 118.00-125.00 119.00-126.00 140.00-145.00
STRATHMOR 115.00-130.00 115.00-130.00 130.00-152.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 130.00-142.50 130.00-142.50 155.00-172.25
PONOKA 130.00-140.00 135.00-144.00 165.00-176.00
STRATHMOR 115.00-147.00 115.00-140.00 135.00-170.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
** Alberta breakdown not available
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Feb22/2013
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 16,080 6,151 16,031
EAST 0 5,010 33 5,013
WEST 0 11,070 6,118 11,018
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Mar08/13 Mar01/13 Mar09/12
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 173.15 188.08
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 172.61 185.16
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Mar08/13 Mar01/13 Mar09/12
CHOICE 6-900 195.02 185.49 196.65
SELECT 6-900 192.88 183.83 194.27
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar02/13(prel) Feb23/13(prel) Mar03/12
CANADA 420,845 398,109 419,584
EAST 250,468 240,849 245,060
WEST 170,377 157,260 174,524
AB/BC** 51,502 52,190 57,632
WEEK END Mar09/13(est) Mar02/13(est) Mar10/12
US 2,201,000 2,168,000 2,132,700
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Mar07/13 Feb28/13 Mar08/12
ALTA AVG N/A 1.427 1.548
ONT AVG N/A 1.730 1.800
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Mar08/13 Mar01/13 Mar09/12
US $/CWT 71.09 74.67 85.59
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.393 1.465 1.616
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 78.16 81.47 84.55
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Mar08/2013
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 82.03 +0.90 MAR .9718 +0.0000
MAY 90.13 +0.72 JUN .9698 -0.0001
JUN 91.70 +0.33 SEP .9680 -0.0002
JUL 92.00 +0.35 DEC .9660 -0.0004
AUG 92.05 +0.27 MAR .9640 -0.0005
OCT 83.25 +0.28 JUN .9620 -0.0004
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Mar02/13 Feb23/13 Mar03/12
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 207.0 207.0 209.0
FD:HOG RATIO Mar01/13Feb22/13Mar02/12
US CORN 10.3 10.7 13.2
Mar01/13 Feb22/13 Mar02/12
ALTA BARLEY 8.3 8.7 11.8
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar07/2013
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 156.17-169.54 175.18-232.08 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 55.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Feb28/2013
CENTRAL ALTA 114.24-122.40
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