CAN/US $ Mar29 98.46 Mar22 97.80 Mar30/12 100.09
BANK RATE % Mar26 1.25 Mar19 1.25 Mar27/12 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar23/13(prel) Mar16/13(prel) Mar24/12
CANADA 57,312 51,536 58,531
EAST 12,406 12,112 15,075
WEST 44,906 39,424 43,456
WEEK END Mar30/13(est) Mar23/13(est) Mar31/12
US 478,000 601,000 602,400
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Mar23/13 Mar16/13 Mar24/12
A 48,364 42,158 46,280
B 772 640 715
D 6,474 7,275 7,210
E 100 71 391
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Mar23/13 Mar16/13 Mar24/12
A 1.2% 1.1% 1.2%
AA 32.6% 34.0% 32.1%
AAA 66.2% 64.9% 66.7%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Mar23/13(prel) Mar16/13(prel) Mar24/12
STEERS 28,074 25,019 23,187
HEIFERS 22,087 18,524 24,757
COWS 7,051 7,923 10,138
BULLS 100 70 449
CALVES 4,201 4,243 4,466
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Mar29/2013
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 128.90 +2.70 APR 143.40 +5.35
JUN 124.38 +3.20 MAY 145.07 +4.82
AUG 125.20 +2.35 AUG 152.25 +4.30
OCT 129.53 +2.60 SEP 154.15 +4.20
DEC 130.70 +2.40 OCT 155.50 +4.55
FEB 131.15 +1.95 NOV 156.30 +4.60
WEEK END Mar29/13 Mar22/13 Mar30/12
US FSP - US$/CWT 134.94 135.06 153.93
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Mar22/13 Mar15/13 Mar23/12
EAST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 14.25 13.96 13.71
CURRENTNESS Mar23/13 Mar16/13 Mar24/12
WEST-A1% 46.4% 46.0% 42.2%
CAN-A1% 48.6% 47.8% 44.4%
FD:STR RATIO Mar22/13 Mar15/13 Mar23/12
ALTA BARLEY 17.9 N/A 22.7
Mar23/13 Mar16/13 Mar24/12
US CORN 16.3 17.0 19.6
AVG CARCASS WT Mar23/13 Mar16/13 Mar24/12
WEST STR-LBS 875.0 885.0 887.0
CAN STR-LBS 885.0 896.0 888.0
US CATTLE-LBS 796.0 798.0 792.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Mar29/13 Mar22/13 Mar30/12
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 189.50 187.75 188.00
STR-HIGH 190.50 189.75 190.25
HFR-LOW 189.50 188.50 188.00
HFR-HIGH 190.50 189.75 189.00
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 115.25-116.00
AVERAGE N/A 113.24 114.83
VOLUME N/A 5,658 6,876
HFR-RANGE N/A-N/A 113.00-113.00 112.00-116.00
AVERAGE N/A 112.29 115.36
VOLUME N/A 5,179 4,999
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Mar29/13 Mar22/13 Mar30/12
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 102.54-123.30 104.96-122.87
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 124.00-125.50 126.00-127.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 105.55-119.05 107.21-119.85
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 123.00-125.50 124.00-127.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 68.00-82.00 68.00-79.00 65.00-75.00
SIOUX F* N/A 78.63 83.25
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 123.00-128.50 123.00-126.50 135.00-140.00
PONOKA 120.00-126.00 118.00-126.50 126.00-136.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 100.00-129.00 N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 115.00-140.00 117.00-143.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-136.00 125.00-134.00 140.00-148.50
PONOKA 124.00-137.00 124.00-133.00 138.00-155.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 100.00-138.00 N/A-N/A
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 128.00-141.85 145.00-162.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 138.00-152.00 138.00-152.00 157.00-165.25
PONOKA 132.00-148.00 129.00-145.00 155.00-172.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 100.00-150.00 N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 150.00-162.00 150.00-157.00 175.00-188.50
PONOKA 146.00-157.00 137.00-154.00 173.00-185.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 125.00-165.00 N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 126.00-158.00 143.00-185.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 110.00-118.00 110.00-118.00 130.00-135.50
PONOKA 114.00-125.00 114.00-123.00 129.00-142.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 100.00-129.00 N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 120.00-128.50 120.00-128.50 150.00-160.00
PONOKA 134.00-145.00 127.00-133.00 150.00-163.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 115.00-145.00 N/A-N/A
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
** Alberta breakdown not available
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Mar15/2013
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 19,700 7,733 15,795
EAST 0 5,528 31 6,245
WEST 0 14,172 7,702 9,550
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Mar29/13 Mar22/13 Mar30/12
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 175.23 187.84
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 174.36 184.82
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Mar29/13 Mar22/13 Mar30/12
CHOICE 6-900 N/A 193.57 184.65
SELECT 6-900 N/A 193.18 184.35
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar23/13(prel) Mar16/13(prel) Mar24/12
CANADA 411,215 412,377 408,436
EAST 245,889 242,252 238,342
WEST 165,326 170,125 170,094
AB/BC** 51,053 52,384 57,331
WEEK END Mar30/13(est) Mar23/13(est) Mar31/12
US 1,703,000 2,176,000 2,125,600
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Mar28/13 Mar21/13 Mar29/12
ALTA AVG N/A 1.363 1.486
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.750
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Mar29/13 Mar22/13 Mar30/12
US $/CWT 75.75 70.57 80.75
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.468 1.377 1.539
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 76.89 77.98 80.00
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Mar29/2013
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 80.60 +2.55 JUN .9821 +0.0062
MAY 89.55 +1.35 SEP .9801 +0.0061
JUN 91.08 +1.35 DEC .9783 +0.0061
JUL 91.05 +1.25 MAR .9763 +0.0060
AUG 90.72 +1.07 JUN .9744 +0.0059
OCT 81.90 +1.50 SEP .9724 +0.0059
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Mar23/13 Mar16/13 Mar24/12
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 208.0 207.0 209.0
FD:HOG RATIO Mar22/13Mar15/13Mar23/12
US CORN 9.4 9.8 12.8
Mar22/13 Mar15/13 Mar23/12
ALTA BARLEY 7.8 8.0 10.8
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar28/2013
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 129.54-157.43 149.27-230.79 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 54.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar21/2013
CENTRAL ALTA 103.20-116.64
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