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All prices quoted in Canadian $ unless otherwise stated.
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SLAUGHTER CATTLE
Choice Steers & Heifers Select Steers & Heifers D1,2 Cows D3 Cows Bulls ($/cwt) $ Winnipeg
77.00 -78.50 73.00 -77.00 37.00 -43.00 30.00 -38.00 50.00 -64.00
FEEDER CATTLE (Price ranges for feeders refer to top-quality animals only)
Steers
Heifers
SLAUGHTER CATTLE ($/cwt)
Grade A Steers Grade A Heifers D1, 2 Cows D3 Cows Bulls
Steers
Heifers (901+ lbs.) (801-900 lbs.) (701-800 lbs.) (601-700 lbs.) (501-600 lbs.) (401-500 lbs.) (901+ lbs.) (801-900 lbs.) (701-800 lbs.) (601-700 lbs.) (501-600 lbs.) (401-500 lbs.)
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(1,000+ lbs.) (850+ lbs.)
(901+ lbs.) (801-900 lbs.) (701-800 lbs.) (601-700 lbs.) (501-600 lbs.) (401-500 lbs.) (901+ lbs.) (801-900 lbs.) (701-800 lbs.) (601-700 lbs.) (501-600 lbs.) (401-500 lbs.) $
$ Date: March 5, 2010 U. S. Direct
Futures (March 4, 2010) in U. S.
Fed Cattle April 2010 June 2010 August 2010 October 2010 December 2010 February 2011 Close 93.02 91.67 90.20 92.82 94.35 95.47
Cattle Slaughter
Canada East West
Manitoba U. S.
Week Ending February 27, 2010 62,484 14,500 47,984 149 632,000 Change Feeder Cattle +1.27 March 2010 +1.37 April 2010 +1.55 May 2010 +1.45 August 2010 +1.73 September 2010 +1.92 October 2010
Previous Year
66,213 13,581 52,632 4,894
619,000
85.00 -96.00 88.00 -100.25 92.00 -102.75 100.00 -112.00 105.00 -124.50 110.00 -127.00
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87.00 -97.25 90.00 -102.25 92.00 -111.00 95.00 -116.00
Alberta South
$ 81.80 -84.75 83.75 -83.75 45.00 -60.50 33.00 -55.00 62.85 -62.85 $ 80.00 -97.00 88.00 -104.00 92.00 -111.00 98.00 -120.00
108.00 -133.00 110.00 -136.00
$ 77.00 -94.00 80.00 -98.00
82.00 -100.00 89.00 -109.00 94.00 -112.00 95.00 -118.00
Cattle Grades (Canada)
Prime AAA AA A B D E
Week Ending February 27, 2010 687 27,536 20,014 893 564 5,221 298 91.75
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Ontario
$ 81.27 -91.36 79.61 -89.26 38.34 -53.47 38.34 -53.47 51.35 -66.25 $ 90.81 -103.97
86.08 -99.66 91.88 -109.19 97.15 -118.19
101.92 -124.55 108.03 -129.26
$ 81.62 -93.85 77.25 -90.95 81.40 -97.46
83.47 -102.50 88.88 -107.82 93.28 -114.88
Close 102.52 105.12 106.10 108.12 107.47 107.20 Change +1.62 +2.87 +3.00 +3.42 +2.90 +2.95
Previous Year 839 28,599 21,735 908 637 5,500 139
