CAN/US $ Jan19 85.32 Jan12 85.46 Jan20/06 86.70
BANK RATE % Jan16 4.50 Jan09 4.50 Jan17/06 3.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan13/07(prel) Jan06/07(prel) Jan14/06
CANADA 64,950 51,562 62,029
EAST 19,063 14,001 18,810
WEST 45,887 37,561 43,219
ALBERTA 40,660 33,524 37,321
WEEK END Jan20/07(est) Jan13/07(est) Jan21/06
US 613,000 594,000 605,500
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jan13/07 Jan06/07 Jan14/06
A 45,381 37,252 44,231
B 871 712 693
D 7,245 5,331 5,526
E 506 440 536
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jan13/07 Jan06/07 Jan14/06
A 3.0% 2.3% 2.4%
AA 45.5% 43.3% 46.7%
AAA 51.5% 54.5% 51.0%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jan13/07(prel) Jan06/07(prel) Jan14/06
STEERS 25,422 22,534 25,564
HEIFERS 21,541 16,114 20,006
COWS 17,371 12,358 15,740
BULLS 616 556 719
CALVES 5,053 3,315 4,282
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jan19/2007
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
FEB 91.05 -0.75 JAN 95.00 +0.43
APR 93.07 -0.80 MAR 93.57 +0.62
JUN 89.07 -0.73 APR 95.57 +0.87
AUG 87.72 -0.50 MAY 96.52 +0.90
OCT 90.80 -0.32 AUG 99.30 +0.35
DEC 91.50 -0.17 SEP 98.15 +0.15
WEEK END Jan19/07 Jan12/07 Jan20/06
US FSP - US$/CWT 96.11 98.54 113.17
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jan12/07 Jan05/07 Jan13/06
EAST-$/HEAD 99.69 96.19 90.94
WEST-$/HEAD 99.00 98.50 92.50
US-US$/CWT 9.48 9.37 8.24
CURRENTNESS Jan13/07 Jan06/07 Jan14/06
ALTA-A1% 63.5% 59.4% 57.1%
CAN-A1% 61.8% 57.4% 59.1%
FD:STR RATIO Jan12/07 Jan05/07 Jan13/06
ALTA BARLEY 24.1 23.9 38.7
Jan13/07 Jan06/07 Jan14/06
US CORN 25.8 24.7 50.3
AVG CARCASS WT Jan13/07 Jan06/07 Jan14/06
ALTA STR-LBS 853.0 848.0 854.0
CAN STR-LBS 869.0 865.0 858.0
US CATTLE-LBS 790.0 788.0 777.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Jan19/07 Jan12/07 Jan20/06
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 145.00 145.00 157.50
STR-HIGH 149.00 149.00 162.05
HFR-LOW 146.00 145.00 156.50
HFR-HIGH 149.00 147.80 162.05
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 86.40-89.00 85.90-89.00 93.25-97.00
AVERAGE N/A 87.99 96.12
VOLUME N/A 17,420 14,946
HFR-RANGE 87.00-88.80 85.65-89.35 93.70-96.55
AVERAGE N/A 88.16 96.43
VOLUME N/A 5,638 9,622
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Jan19/07 Jan12/07 Jan20/06
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 85.75-94.15 96.70-106.00
NEBRASKA* 86.50-86.50 85.00-88.00 93.00-95.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 85.60-94.75 91.80-104.00
NEBRASKA* 86.00-87.00 85.00-87.50 93.00-95.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 28.00-37.00 30.00-34.00 30.00-35.00
SIOUX F* 51.00 49.50 54.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 92.00-95.75 92.00-101.00 110.00-123.75
PONOKA 92.00-95.50 93.00-100.00 110.00-124.00
STRATHMOR 85.00-99.00 N/A-N/A 95.00-121.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 95.00-108.00 96.00-125.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-98.50 95.00-102.50 115.00-127.00
PONOKA 91.00-97.50 93.00-100.00 110.00-128.00
STRATHMOR 88.00-100.00 88.00-100.00 112.00-130.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 91.00-108.50 105.00-127.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-103.00 100.00-112.00 120.00-142.00
PONOKA 95.00-104.75 99.00-110.00 121.00-142.00
STRATHMOR 85.00-108.00 90.00-107.00 110.00-141.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-120.00 100.00-121.50 140.00-157.00
PONOKA 107.00-115.00 105.00-120.00 131.00-145.00
STRATHMOR 100.00-118.00 100.00-110.00 125.00-147.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 108.00-127.00 114.00-156.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 88.00-94.75 88.00-96.00 110.00-122.50
PONOKA 88.00-93.50 85.00-95.00 110.00-116.00
STRATHMOR 85.00-96.00 85.00-92.00 106.00-118.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 95.00-103.00 95.00-110.00 120.00-135.00
PONOKA 88.00-96.00 92.00-104.00 125.00-135.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-101.00 80.00-98.00 110.00-136.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jan12/2007
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 15,136 4,767 65,455
EAST 0 3,033 0 19,719
WEST 0 12,103 4,767 45,736
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Jan19/07 Jan12/07 Jan20/06
CALGARY-STRS 146-149 146-147 162-162
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 174.38
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 168.84
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Jan19/07 Jan12/07 Jan20/06
CHOICE 6-900 154.56 152.50 156.80
SELECT 6-900 141.45 138.36 143.87
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan13/07(prel) Jan06/07(prel) Jan14/06
CANADA 440,636 318,780 482,692
EAST 268,050 175,712 294,870
WEST 172,586 143,068 187,822
ALBERTA 62,530 49,613 71,184
WEEK END Jan20/07(est) Jan13/07(est) Jan21/06
US 2,073,000 2,105,000 2,103,800
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jan18/07 Jan11/07 Jan19/06
ALTA AVG 1.171 1.166 1.067
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.179
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Jan19/07 Jan12/07 Jan20/06
US $/CWT N/A 57.80 55.34
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 1.744 1.645
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 64.13 62.54 60.55
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Jan19/2007
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
FEB 61.57 +1.20 MAR .8552 -0.0016
APR 65.60 +1.25 JUN .8575 -0.0016
MAY 73.20 +1.40 SEP .8599 -0.0016
JUN 74.82 +1.15 DEC .8623 -0.0016
JUL 73.85 +1.70 MAR .8647 -0.0016
AUG 72.75 +1.30 JUN .8671 -0.0016
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jan13/07 Jan06/07 Jan14/06
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 202.0 202.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jan12/07Jan05/07Jan13/06
US CORN 16.4 15.5 28.3
Jan12/07 Jan05/07 Jan13/06
ALTA BARLEY 11.6 11.8 17.3
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jan18/2007
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 132.85-161.00 147.96-254.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 44.50$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 115.20
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