CAN/US $ Apr05 98.13 Mar29 98.46 Apr06/12 100.73
BANK RATE % Apr02 1.25 Mar26 1.25 Apr03/12 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar30/13(prel) Mar23/13(prel) Mar31/12
CANADA 39,905 57,312 54,403
EAST 9,988 12,406 14,474
WEST 29,917 44,906 39,929
WEEK END Apr06/13(est) Mar30/13(est) Apr07/12
US 593,000 599,000 621,100
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Mar30/13 Mar23/13 Mar31/12
A 33,609 48,364 42,388
B 634 772 724
D 4,463 6,474 7,691
E 50 100 364
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Mar30/13 Mar23/13 Mar31/12
A 1.1% 1.2% 1.2%
AA 32.3% 32.6% 31.5%
AAA 66.6% 66.2% 67.3%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Mar30/13(prel) Mar23/13(prel) Mar31/12
STEERS 17,168 28,074 20,685
HEIFERS 17,640 22,087 23,180
COWS 5,057 7,051 10,127
BULLS 40 100 411
CALVES 3,783 4,201 4,458
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Apr05/2013
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
APR 126.03 -2.88 APR 142.57 -0.83
JUN 121.50 -2.88 MAY 144.30 -0.77
AUG 122.25 -2.95 AUG 151.20 -1.05
OCT 126.70 -2.83 SEP 152.70 -1.45
DEC 128.05 -2.65 OCT 154.00 -1.50
FEB 129.50 -1.65 NOV 154.57 -1.73
WEEK END Apr05/13 Mar29/13 Apr06/12
US FSP - US$/CWT 140.27 134.94 152.22
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Mar29/13 Mar22/13 Mar30/12
EAST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 14.16 14.25 13.26
CURRENTNESS Mar30/13 Mar23/13 Mar31/12
WEST-A1% 44.1% 46.4% 44.1%
CAN-A1% 47.5% 48.6% 47.0%
FD:STR RATIO Mar29/13 Mar22/13 Mar30/12
ALTA BARLEY 17.7 17.9 22.0
Mar30/13 Mar23/13 Mar31/12
US CORN 17.7 16.3 20.6
AVG CARCASS WT Mar30/13 Mar23/13 Mar31/12
WEST STR-LBS 896.0 875.0 869.0
CAN STR-LBS 904.0 885.0 881.0
US CATTLE-LBS 794.0 796.0 792.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Apr05/13 Mar29/13 Apr06/12
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 188.00 189.50 184.50
STR-HIGH 188.00 190.50 185.75
HFR-LOW 190.50 189.50 184.50
HFR-HIGH 190.50 190.50 184.50
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 113.25-113.25 N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
AVERAGE N/A 113.78 109.75
VOLUME N/A 4,332 7,249
HFR-RANGE 113.25-113.25 N/A-N/A 110.00-110.00
AVERAGE N/A 112.89 109.97
VOLUME N/A 3,835 4,498
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Apr05/13 Mar29/13 Apr06/12
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 109.70-124.25 106.38-115.25
NEBRASKA* 128.00-129.00 127.00-129.50 121.00-123.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 102.90-119.10 105.01-117.61
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 127.00-129.50 121.00-123.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 68.00-82.00 68.00-82.00 N/A-N/A
SIOUX F* 79.50 77.87 84.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 123.00-129.50 123.00-128.50 N/A-N/A
PONOKA 125.00-127.00 120.00-126.00 128.00-140.00
STRATHMOR 110.00-130.00 100.00-132.00 N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 118.00-133.00 132.00-142.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-136.00 125.00-136.00 N/A-N/A
PONOKA 135.00-137.00 124.00-137.00 130.00-159.00
STRATHMOR 110.00-142.00 100.00-137.00 N/A-N/A
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 131.75-148.00 127.00-179.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 138.00-151.00 138.00-152.00 N/A-N/A
PONOKA 145.00-147.00 132.00-148.00 155.00-175.00
STRATHMOR 125.00-158.00 100.00-152.00 N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 150.00-163.00 150.00-162.00 N/A-N/A
PONOKA 150.00-155.00 146.00-157.00 174.00-184.00
STRATHMOR 125.00-160.00 125.00-165.00 N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 114.00-158.00 132.00-179.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 110.00-121.00 110.00-118.00 N/A-N/A
PONOKA 120.00-125.00 114.00-125.00 130.00-143.00
STRATHMOR 100.00-127.00 100.00-127.00 N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 120.00-135.50 120.00-128.50 N/A-N/A
PONOKA 138.00-145.00 134.00-145.00 150.00-165.00
STRATHMOR 115.00-138.00 115.00-140.00 N/A-N/A
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
** Alberta breakdown not available
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Mar22/2013
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 18,651 7,877 14,612
EAST 0 5,011 33 5,629
WEST 0 13,640 7,844 8,983
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Apr05/13 Mar29/13 Apr06/12
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 172.21 184.45
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 171.14 183.10
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Apr05/13 Mar29/13 Apr06/12
CHOICE 6-900 191.29 189.82 N/A
SELECT 6-900 188.28 189.02 N/A
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Mar30/13(prel) Mar23/13(prel) Mar31/12
CANADA 385,365 411,215 408,551
EAST 238,407 245,889 239,022
WEST 146,958 165,326 169,529
AB/BC** 46,006 51,053 59,113
WEEK END Apr06/13(est) Mar30/13(est) Apr07/12
US 2,088,000 2,184,000 2,124,100
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Apr04/13 Mar28/13 Apr05/12
ALTA AVG N/A 1.343 1.449
ONT AVG N/A 1.594 1.708
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Apr05/13 Mar29/13 Apr06/12
US $/CWT 80.96 75.75 83.85
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.574 1.468 1.588
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 77.11 77.40 78.73
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Apr05/2013
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 80.03 -0.57 JUN .9811 -0.0010
MAY 86.90 -2.65 SEP .9791 -0.0010
JUN 89.70 -1.38 DEC .9773 -0.0010
JUL 89.55 -1.50 MAR .9753 -0.0010
AUG 89.67 -1.05 JUN .9734 -0.0010
OCT 81.35 -0.55 SEP .9713 -0.0011
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Mar30/13 Mar23/13 Mar31/12
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 208.0 208.0 209.0
FD:HOG RATIO Mar29/13Mar22/13Mar30/12
US CORN 10.5 9.4 13.1
Mar29/13 Mar22/13 Mar30/12
ALTA BARLEY 7.6 7.8 10.3
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Apr04/2013
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 139.24-163.06 164.07-198.25 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 55.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Mar28/2013
CENTRAL ALTA 103.20-113.76
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