CAN/US $ Mar22 97.80 Mar15 98.11 Mar23/12 100.18
BANK RATE % Mar19 1.25 Mar12 1.25 Mar20/12 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar16/13(prel) Mar09/13(prel) Mar17/12
CANADA 51,536 51,836 51,615
EAST 12,112 12,057 14,749
WEST 39,424 39,779 36,866
WEEK END Mar23/13(est) Mar16/13(est) Mar24/12
US 601,000 606,000 602,900
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Mar16/13 Mar09/13 Mar17/12
A 42,158 40,707 41,079
B 640 603 662
D 7,275 9,160 5,981
E 71 73 296
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Mar16/13 Mar09/13 Mar17/12
A 1.1% 1.4% 1.3%
AA 34.0% 34.1% 34.7%
AAA 64.9% 64.5% 64.0%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Mar16/13(prel) Mar09/13(prel) Mar17/12
STEERS 25,019 25,925 21,495
HEIFERS 18,524 15,928 20,745
COWS 7,923 9,927 9,008
BULLS 70 56 367
CALVES 4,243 4,437 4,402
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Mar22/2013
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 126.20 +0.42 MAR 134.65 -2.03
JUN 121.18 -0.13 APR 138.05 -1.05
AUG 122.85 +0.32 MAY 140.25 -0.82
OCT 126.93 +0.10 AUG 147.95 -0.08
DEC 128.30 +0.28 SEP 149.95 -0.08
FEB 129.20 +0.30 OCT 150.95 -0.45
WEEK END Mar22/13 Mar15/13 Mar23/12
US FSP - US$/CWT 135.06 137.19 154.05
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Mar15/13 Mar08/13 Mar16/12
EAST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.96 13.92 13.65
CURRENTNESS Mar16/13 Mar09/13 Mar17/12
WEST-A1% 46.0% 44.8% 40.6%
CAN-A1% 47.8% 47.9% 44.2%
FD:STR RATIO Mar15/13 Mar08/13 Mar16/12
ALTA BARLEY N/A 18.3 22.6
Mar16/13 Mar09/13 Mar17/12
US CORN 17.0 17.6 18.8
AVG CARCASS WT Mar16/13 Mar09/13 Mar17/12
WEST STR-LBS 885.0 892.0 873.0
CAN STR-LBS 896.0 896.0 879.0
US CATTLE-LBS 798.0 800.0 791.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Mar22/13 Mar15/13 Mar23/12
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 187.75 N/A 193.75
STR-HIGH 189.75 N/A 193.75
HFR-LOW 188.50 188.75 193.75
HFR-HIGH 189.75 190.75 193.75
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 114.70-117.00
AVERAGE N/A N/A 116.54
VOLUME N/A 6,374 6,306
HFR-RANGE 113.00-113.00 111.25-114.00 116.00-116.50
AVERAGE N/A 113.34 116.19
VOLUME N/A 5,621 7,983
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Mar22/13 Mar15/13 Mar23/12
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 110.80-122.85 112.67-130.02
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 126.00-127.50 127.00-128.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 100.37-119.98 109.12-122.32
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 126.00-127.50 127.00-128.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 68.00-79.00 68.00-79.00 65.00-75.00
SIOUX F* 78.63 78.00 82.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 123.00-126.50 123.00-129.50 135.00-142.50
PONOKA 118.00-126.50 120.00-129.00 127.00-135.50
STRATHMOR 100.00-129.00 115.00-129.00 126.00-140.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 116.00-140.00 139.00-146.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-134.00 125.00-142.00 145.00-155.00
PONOKA 124.00-133.00 129.00-136.50 138.00-153.00
STRATHMOR 100.00-138.00 115.00-138.00 140.00-155.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 130.00-150.75 145.50-165.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 138.00-152.00 138.00-152.00 160.00-171.00
PONOKA 129.00-145.00 135.00-150.00 155.00-176.00
STRATHMOR 100.00-150.00 125.00-150.00 145.00-182.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 150.00-157.00 150.00-162.00 175.00-188.50
PONOKA 137.00-154.00 145.00-159.00 175.00-212.00
STRATHMOR 125.00-165.00 125.00-165.00 165.00-198.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 120.00-158.00 135.00-179.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 110.00-118.00 117.00-127.00 135.00-143.00
PONOKA 114.00-123.00 118.00-127.00 129.00-137.00
STRATHMOR 100.00-129.00 115.00-129.00 130.00-152.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 120.00-128.50 125.00-135.50 155.00-167.25
PONOKA 127.00-133.00 135.00-143.00 150.00-166.00
STRATHMOR 115.00-145.00 115.00-145.00 140.00-170.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
** Alberta breakdown not available
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Mar08/2013
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 17,940 8,280 15,368
EAST 0 5,286 31 6,584
WEST 0 12,654 8,249 8,784
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Mar22/13 Mar15/13 Mar23/12
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 176.59 190.49
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 176.37 187.43
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Mar22/13 Mar15/13 Mar23/12
CHOICE 6-900 193.57 196.75 189.62
SELECT 6-900 193.18 195.27 188.11
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar16/13(prel) Mar09/13(prel) Mar17/12
CANADA 412,261 409,845 410,883
EAST 242,252 248,118 241,356
WEST 170,009 161,727 169,527
AB/BC** 52,268 53,630 54,925
WEEK END Mar23/13(est) Mar16/13(est) Mar24/12
US 2,176,000 2,203,000 2,132,000
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Mar21/13 Mar14/13 Mar22/12
ALTA AVG 1.363 1.383 1.536
ONT AVG N/A 1.662 1.805
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Mar22/13 Mar15/13 Mar23/12
US $/CWT 70.57 73.07 82.73
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.377 1.421 1.575
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 77.28 78.45 80.50
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Mar22/2013
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 78.05 -1.63 JUN .9759 -0.0029
MAY 88.20 -1.00 SEP .9740 -0.0029
JUN 89.72 +0.40 DEC .9722 -0.0026
JUL 89.80 -0.20 MAR .9703 -0.0028
AUG 89.65 -0.25 JUN .9685 -0.0026
OCT 80.40 -0.47 SEP .9665 N/A
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Mar16/13 Mar09/13 Mar17/12
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 207.0 207.0 209.0
FD:HOG RATIO Mar15/13Mar08/13Mar16/12
US CORN 9.8 13.2 12.8
Mar15/13 Mar08/13 Mar16/12
ALTA BARLEY 8.0 8.3 11.0
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar21/2013
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 153.48-163.35 162.34-245.15 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 54.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar14/2013
CENTRAL ALTA 111.36-114.24
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