CAN/US $ Jan12 85.46 Jan05 85.07 Jan13/06 86.11
BANK RATE % Jan09 4.50 Jan02 4.50 Jan10/06 3.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan06/07(prel) Dec30/06(prel) Jan07/06
CANADA 51,562 42,702 51,780
EAST 14,001 9,699 14,389
WEST 37,561 33,003 37,391
ALBERTA 33,524 29,962 32,107
WEEK END Jan13/07(est) Jan06/07(est) Jan14/06
US 594,000 520,000 606,400
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jan06/07 Dec30/06 Jan07/06
A 37,252 30,646 36,852
B 712 571 598
D 5,331 4,334 4,786
E 440 323 493
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jan06/07 Dec30/06 Jan07/06
A 2.3% 2.6% 2.6%
AA 43.3% 45.8% 48.1%
AAA 54.5% 51.6% 49.3%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jan06/07(prel) Dec30/06(prel) Jan07/06
STEERS 22,534 18,792 19,055
HEIFERS 16,114 12,781 18,820
COWS 12,358 10,719 13,284
BULLS 556 410 621
CALVES 3,315 3,520 3,767
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jan12/2007
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
FEB 91.80 -0.77 JAN 94.57 -4.08
APR 93.87 -0.25 MAR 92.95 -4.70
JUN 89.80 +0.88 APR 94.70 -4.05
AUG 88.22 +0.42 MAY 95.62 -3.85
OCT 91.12 +1.10 AUG 98.95 -3.85
DEC 91.67 +0.85 SEP 98.00 -3.60
WEEK END Jan12/07 Jan05/07 Jan13/06
US FSP - US$/CWT 98.54 99.18 113.48
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jan05/07 Dec29/06 Jan06/06
EAST-$/HEAD 96.19 96.19 90.94
WEST-$/HEAD 98.50 98.50 90.00
US-US$/CWT 9.37 9.24 8.26
CURRENTNESS Jan06/07 Dec30/06 Jan07/06
ALTA-A1% 59.4% 67.9% 59.8%
CAN-A1% 57.4% 65.1% 61.3%
FD:STR RATIO Jan05/07 Dec29/06 Jan06/06
ALTA BARLEY 23.9 N/A 39.0
Jan06/07 Dec30/06 Jan07/06
US CORN 24.7 24.3 48.4
AVG CARCASS WT Jan06/07 Dec30/06 Jan07/06
ALTA STR-LBS 848.0 846.0 842.0
CAN STR-LBS 865.0 861.0 853.0
US CATTLE-LBS 788.0 787.0 776.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Jan12/07 Jan05/07 Jan13/06
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 145.00 144.50 156.50
STR-HIGH 149.00 146.00 158.20
HFR-LOW 145.00 142.00 156.25
HFR-HIGH 147.80 145.80 158.15
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 85.90-89.00 84.60-88.70 92.50-95.75
AVERAGE N/A 87.34 94.46
VOLUME N/A 12,572 11,089
HFR-RANGE 85.65-89.35 85.00-88.70 92.70-96.10
AVERAGE N/A 87.33 94.61
VOLUME N/A 8,553 6,164
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Jan12/07 Jan05/07 Jan13/06
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 85.60-94.60 94.90-106.40
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 87.00-88.50 91.00-95.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 82.95-94.40 88.60-105.15
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 87.00-88.00 91.00-93.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 30.00-34.00 30.00-34.00 30.00-38.00
SIOUX F* 49.50 50.00 51.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 92.00-101.00 92.00-96.25 115.00-124.00
PONOKA 93.00-100.00 93.00-97.00 118.00-125.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 95.00-120.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 89.00-102.00 101.00-120.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-102.50 92.00-98.00 115.00-126.50
PONOKA 93.00-100.00 92.00-99.00 119.00-126.00
STRATHMOR 88.00-100.00 N/A-N/A 112.00-122.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 95.00-110.50 105.60-130.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-112.00 95.00-103.75 122.00-132.50
PONOKA 99.00-110.00 96.00-104.00 123.00-134.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-107.00 N/A-N/A 110.00-132.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-121.50 100.00-111.00 134.00-150.00
PONOKA 105.00-120.00 103.00-115.00 133.00-150.00
STRATHMOR 100.00-110.00 N/A-N/A 125.00-137.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 95.00-122.00 110.00-138.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 88.00-96.00 88.00-94.00 108.00-118.50
PONOKA 85.00-95.00 85.00-93.50 113.00-119.00
STRATHMOR 85.00-92.00 N/A-N/A 106.00-115.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 95.00-110.00 95.00-110.00 120.00-134.00
PONOKA 92.00-104.00 88.00-96.00 118.00-127.50
STRATHMOR 80.00-98.00 N/A-N/A 110.00-125.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jan05/2007
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 8,572 3,531 59,884
EAST 0 1,886 119 17,206
WEST 0 6,686 3,412 42,678
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Jan12/07 Jan05/07 Jan13/06
CALGARY-STRS 146-147 146-147 165-165
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 176.18
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 168.07
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Jan12/07 Jan05/07 Jan13/06
CHOICE 6-900 152.50 146.26 154.06
SELECT 6-900 138.36 131.46 140.67
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan06/07(prel) Dec30/06(prel) Jan07/06
CANADA 318,780 247,091 373,009
EAST 175,712 142,873 216,152
WEST 143,068 104,218 156,857
ALBERTA 49,613 34,765 59,465
WEEK END Jan13/07(est) Jan06/07(est) Jan14/06
US 2,105,000 1,842,000 2,067,500
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jan11/07 Jan04/07 Jan12/06
ALTA AVG 1.159 1.190 1.162
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.219
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Jan12/07 Jan05/07 Jan13/06
US $/CWT N/A 57.65 51.22
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 1.747 1.533
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 62.48 63.28 61.61
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Jan12/2007
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
FEB 60.37 -0.03 MAR .8568 +0.0025
APR 64.35 +0.10 JUN .8591 +0.0024
MAY 71.80 +1.25 SEP .8615 +0.0024
JUN 73.67 +1.27 DEC .8639 +0.0024
JUL 72.15 +1.65 MAR .8663 +0.0024
AUG 71.45 +1.85 JUN .8687 +0.0024
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jan06/07 Dec30/06 Jan07/06
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 202.0 203.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jan05/07Dec29/06Jan06/06
US CORN 15.5 17.4 29.3
Jan05/07 Dec29/06 Jan06/06
ALTA BARLEY 11.8 N/A 17.1
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jan11/2007
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 131.46-178.00 101.77-267.50 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 100.00 44.00$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 115.20
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