CAN/US $ Mar15 98.11 Mar08 97.34 Mar16/12 100.87
BANK RATE % Mar12 1.25 Mar05 1.25 Mar13/12 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar09/13(prel) Mar02/13(prel) Mar10/12
CANADA 51,836 51,105 54,917
EAST 12,057 12,212 14,665
WEST 39,779 38,893 40,252
WEEK END Mar16/13(est) Mar09/13(est) Mar17/12
US 606,000 595,000 617,900
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Mar09/13 Mar02/13 Mar10/12
A 40,707 39,462 43,257
B 603 734 619
D 9,160 9,465 7,469
E 73 35 332
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Mar09/13 Mar02/13 Mar10/12
A 1.4% 1.2% 1.2%
AA 34.1% 35.4% 37.7%
AAA 64.5% 63.4% 61.1%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Mar09/13(prel) Mar02/13(prel) Mar10/12
STEERS 25,925 25,197 23,497
HEIFERS 15,928 15,503 20,846
COWS 9,927 10,371 10,202
BULLS 56 34 372
CALVES 4,437 4,510 4,546
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Mar15/2013
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 125.78 -1.77 MAR 136.68 -2.30
JUN 121.30 -2.08 APR 139.10 -2.25
AUG 122.53 -1.75 MAY 141.07 -2.78
OCT 126.83 -1.65 AUG 148.03 -2.53
DEC 128.03 -1.57 SEP 150.03 -2.53
FEB 128.90 -1.60 OCT 151.40 -2.42
WEEK END Mar15/13 Mar08/13 Mar16/12
US FSP - US$/CWT 137.19 138.64 155.71
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Mar08/13 Mar01/13 Mar09/12
EAST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.92 13.97 13.52
CURRENTNESS Mar09/13 Mar02/13 Mar10/12
WEST-A1% 44.8% 44.5% 41.5%
CAN-A1% 47.9% 47.5% 43.7%
FD:STR RATIO Mar08/13 Mar01/13 Mar09/12
ALTA BARLEY 18.3 18.7 23.2
Mar09/13 Mar02/13 Mar10/12
US CORN 17.6 16.7 19.7
AVG CARCASS WT Mar09/13 Mar02/13 Mar10/12
WEST STR-LBS 892.0 889.0 892.0
CAN STR-LBS 896.0 890.0 895.0
US CATTLE-LBS 800.0 802.0 789.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Mar15/13 Mar08/13 Mar16/12
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW N/A 189.50 191.25
STR-HIGH N/A 190.75 192.75
HFR-LOW 188.75 189.50 190.50
HFR-HIGH 190.75 190.75 192.75
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 113.50-115.25
AVERAGE N/A 114.22 114.62
VOLUME N/A 7,604 8,150
HFR-RANGE 111.25-114.00 112.25-115.00 113.00-114.50
AVERAGE N/A 113.36 113.91
VOLUME N/A 4,739 7,961
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Mar15/13 Mar08/13 Mar16/12
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 98.80-123.22 109.67-122.89
NEBRASKA* 127.00-127.50 128.00-128.00 126.00-128.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 103.93-124.39 111.11-121.93
NEBRASKA* 127.00-127.50 127.00-128.00 124.00-127.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 68.00-79.00 68.00-77.00 65.00-75.00
SIOUX F* 78.00 77.38 81.75
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 123.00-129.50 123.00-130.50 140.00-147.50
PONOKA 120.00-129.00 120.00-130.00 132.00-138.00
STRATHMOR 115.00-129.00 115.00-133.00 126.00-140.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 125.00-135.00 130.00-150.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-142.00 125.00-138.00 150.00-161.00
PONOKA 129.00-136.50 126.00-137.00 140.00-154.00
STRATHMOR 115.00-138.00 115.00-138.00 140.00-158.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 135.00-149.25 149.25-174.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 138.00-152.00 138.00-152.00 160.00-170.00
PONOKA 135.00-150.00 135.00-150.00 157.00-174.00
STRATHMOR 125.00-150.00 125.00-150.00 145.00-182.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 150.00-162.00 150.00-163.00 175.00-192.50
PONOKA 145.00-159.00 150.00-167.00 172.00-200.00
STRATHMOR 125.00-165.00 120.00-165.00 165.00-198.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 126.00-159.00 141.00-176.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 117.00-127.00 117.00-122.00 135.00-145.50
PONOKA 118.00-127.00 118.00-125.00 129.00-143.00
STRATHMOR 115.00-129.00 115.00-130.00 130.00-154.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 125.00-135.50 130.00-142.50 155.00-166.25
PONOKA 135.00-143.00 130.00-140.00 166.00-178.00
STRATHMOR 115.00-145.00 115.00-147.00 135.00-168.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
** Alberta breakdown not available
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Mar01/2013
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 16,841 10,302 16,101
EAST 0 4,930 33 5,370
WEST 0 11,911 10,269 10,731
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Mar15/13 Mar08/13 Mar16/12
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 175.42 192.15
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 174.91 185.51
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Mar15/13 Mar08/13 Mar16/12
CHOICE 6-900 196.75 195.02 191.24
SELECT 6-900 195.27 192.88 189.81
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar09/13(prel) Mar02/13(prel) Mar10/12
CANADA 409,742 423,189 409,252
EAST 248,118 250,468 240,193
WEST 161,624 172,721 169,059
AB/BC** 53,527 53,846 57,142
WEEK END Mar16/13(est) Mar09/13(est) Mar17/12
US 2,203,000 2,201,000 2,179,500
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Mar14/13 Mar07/13 Mar15/12
ALTA AVG N/A 1.421 1.535
ONT AVG N/A 1.668 1.803
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Mar15/13 Mar08/13 Mar16/12
US $/CWT 73.07 71.09 86.21
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.421 1.393 1.630
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 77.54 79.61 83.53
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Mar15/2013
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 79.67 -2.35 MAR .9809 +0.0091
MAY 89.20 -0.92 JUN .9788 +0.0090
JUN 89.33 -2.38 SEP .9769 +0.0089
JUL 90.00 -2.00 DEC .9748 +0.0088
AUG 89.90 -2.15 MAR .9731 +0.0091
OCT 80.88 -2.38 JUN .9711 +0.0091
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Mar09/13 Mar02/13 Mar10/12
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 207.0 207.0 209.0
FD:HOG RATIO Mar08/13Mar01/13Mar09/12
US CORN 13.2 10.3 13.2
Mar08/13 Mar01/13 Mar09/12
ALTA BARLEY 8.3 8.3 11.4
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar14/2013
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 147.59-160.65 158.99-218.68 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 53.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar07/2013
CENTRAL ALTA 103.68-117.12
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