CAN/US $ Jan05 85.07 Dec29 85.81 Jan06/06 85.85
BANK RATE % Jan02 4.50 Dec26 4.50 Jan03/06 3.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Dec30/06(prel) Dec23/06(prel) Dec31/05
CANADA 42,702 62,468 49,635
EAST 9,699 18,545 10,385
WEST 33,003 43,923 39,250
ALBERTA 29,962 39,413 34,003
WEEK END Jan06/07(est) Dec30/06(est) Jan07/06
US 517,000 523,000 525,300
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Dec30/06 Dec23/06 Dec31/05
A 30,646 43,372 36,378
B 571 992 594
D 4,334 6,762 4,971
E 323 590 716
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Dec30/06 Dec23/06 Dec31/05
A 2.6% 2.9% 2.1%
AA 45.8% 42.8% 44.5%
AAA 51.6% 54.2% 53.5%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Dec30/06(prel) Dec23/06(prel) Dec31/05
STEERS 18,792 24,247 19,316
HEIFERS 12,781 20,905 18,271
COWS 10,719 16,441 11,214
BULLS 410 875 834
CALVES 3,520 5,542 4,121
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jan05/2007
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
FEB 92.57 +0.07 JAN 98.65 -0.95
APR 94.12 +0.35 MAR 97.65 -0.72
JUN 88.92 -0.38 APR 98.75 -0.15
AUG 87.80 -0.30 MAY 99.47 -0.23
OCT 90.02 -0.30 AUG 102.80 +0.50
DEC 90.82 -0.63 SEP 101.60 -0.65
WEEK END Jan05/07 Dec29/06 Jan06/06
US FSP - US$/CWT 99.18 98.80 115.11
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Dec29/06 Dec22/06 Dec30/05
EAST-$/HEAD N/A 96.19 91.54
WEST-$/HEAD N/A 98.50 N/A
US-US$/CWT 9.24 9.16 8.18
CURRENTNESS Dec30/06 Dec23/06 Dec31/05
ALTA-A1% 67.9% 62.5% 58.0%
CAN-A1% 65.1% 61.7% 59.0%
FD:STR RATIO Dec29/06 Dec22/06 Dec30/05
ALTA BARLEY N/A 24.2 N/A
Dec30/06 Dec23/06 Dec31/05
US CORN 24.3 25.3 49.6
AVG CARCASS WT Dec30/06 Dec23/06 Dec31/05
ALTA STR-LBS 846.0 854.0 839.0
CAN STR-LBS 861.0 870.0 851.0
US CATTLE-LBS 787.0 788.0 778.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Jan05/07 Dec29/06 Jan06/06
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 144.50 144.00 159.00
STR-HIGH 146.00 145.80 161.00
HFR-LOW 142.00 144.00 158.00
HFR-HIGH 145.80 145.35 160.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 84.60-88.70 85.00-87.75 93.00-96.65
AVERAGE N/A 86.83 95.86
VOLUME N/A 11,194 11,153
HFR-RANGE 85.00-88.70 84.65-87.75 95.10-96.95
AVERAGE N/A 87.13 96.72
VOLUME N/A 8,305 7,705
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Jan05/07 Dec29/06 Jan06/06
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 94.30-107.10
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 85.50-88.00 91.00-93.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 90.50-106.85
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 87.00-88.00 92.00-93.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 30.00-34.00 N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
SIOUX F* 50.00 N/A 53.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 92.00-96.25 N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
PONOKA 93.00-97.00 N/A-N/A 115.00-122.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 105.00-122.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 107.00-117.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 92.00-98.00 N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
PONOKA 92.00-99.00 N/A-N/A 116.00-127.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 112.00-126.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 107.50-124.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-103.75 N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
PONOKA 96.00-104.00 N/A-N/A 126.00-133.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 116.00-130.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-111.00 N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
PONOKA 103.00-115.00 N/A-N/A 132.00-144.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 115.00-136.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 111.00-135.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 88.00-94.00 N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
PONOKA 85.00-93.50 N/A-N/A 113.00-118.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 106.00-115.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 95.00-110.00 N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
PONOKA 88.00-96.00 N/A-N/A 120.00-127.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 108.00-124.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Dec22/2006
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 15,644 6,790 81,965
EAST 0 3,555 229 23,837
WEST 0 12,089 6,561 58,128
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Jan05/07 Dec29/06 Jan06/06
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A 141-144 162-164
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 173.71
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 166.78
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Jan05/07 Dec29/06 Jan06/06
CHOICE 6-900 146.26 143.44 155.58
SELECT 6-900 131.46 127.77 140.54
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Dec30/06(prel) Dec23/06(prel) Dec31/05
CANADA N/A 408,186 286,946
EAST N/A 255,484 156,810
WEST N/A 152,702 130,136
ALBERTA N/A 58,009 41,079
WEEK END Jan06/07(est) Dec30/06(est) Jan07/06
US 1,842,000 1,821,000 1,830,300
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jan04/07 Dec28/06 Jan05/06
ALTA AVG N/A 1.210 1.160
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.236
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Jan05/07 Dec29/06 Jan06/06
US $/CWT N/A 59.10 57.64
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 1.775 1.731
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 62.59 63.77 64.20
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Jan05/2007
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
FEB 60.40 -1.30 MAR .8543 -0.0059
APR 64.25 -1.27 JUN .8567 -0.0059
MAY 70.55 -0.45 SEP .8591 -0.0059
JUN 72.40 -1.05 DEC .8615 -0.0059
JUL 70.50 -1.50 MAR .8639 -0.0059
AUG 69.60 -1.07 JUN .8663 -0.0059
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Dec30/06 Dec23/06 Dec31/05
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 203.0 203.0 204.0
FD:HOG RATIO Dec29/06Dec22/06Dec30/05
US CORN 17.4 16.5 29.8
Dec29/06 Dec22/06 Dec30/05
ALTA BARLEY N/A 11.6 N/A
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jan04/2007
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 138.36-172.00 89.09-285.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A N/A
CENTRAL ALTA 120.00
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