CAN/US $ Jan26 84.76 Jan19 85.32 Jan27/06 87.15
BANK RATE % Jan23 4.50 Jan16 4.50 Jan24/06 3.75
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan20/07(prel) Jan13/07(prel) Jan21/06
CANADA 68,003 64,950 65,813
EAST 18,455 19,063 18,595
WEST 49,548 45,887 47,218
ALBERTA 44,423 40,660 40,432
WEEK END Jan27/07(est) Jan20/07(est) Jan28/06
US 632,000 610,000 608,500
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jan20/07 Jan13/07 Jan21/06
A 49,123 45,381 47,709
B 914 871 970
D 6,644 7,245 5,928
E 539 506 601
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jan20/07 Jan13/07 Jan21/06
A 2.5% 3.0% 2.8%
AA 45.0% 45.5% 46.2%
AAA 52.4% 51.5% 51.0%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jan20/07(prel) Jan13/07(prel) Jan21/06
STEERS 31,282 25,422 26,986
HEIFERS 19,206 21,541 22,560
COWS 16,873 17,371 15,504
BULLS 642 616 763
CALVES 4,887 5,053 5,000
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jan26/2007
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
FEB 90.22 -0.83 MAR 94.10 +0.53
APR 93.57 +0.50 APR 96.45 +0.88
JUN 89.70 +0.63 MAY 97.32 +0.80
AUG 88.02 +0.30 AUG 99.40 +0.10
OCT 91.22 +0.42 SEP 98.15 +0.00
DEC 91.30 -0.20 OCT 99.10 +1.10
WEEK END Jan26/07 Jan19/07 Jan27/06
US FSP - US$/CWT 94.11 96.11 113.37
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jan19/07 Jan12/07 Jan20/06
EAST-$/HEAD 99.69 99.69 90.94
WEST-$/HEAD 99.50 99.00 92.50
US-US$/CWT 9.59 9.48 8.25
CURRENTNESS Jan20/07 Jan13/07 Jan21/06
ALTA-A1% 64.7% 63.5% 59.0%
CAN-A1% 63.5% 61.8% 59.9%
FD:STR RATIO Jan19/07 Jan12/07 Jan20/06
ALTA BARLEY 24.2 24.1 40.5
Jan20/07 Jan13/07 Jan21/06
US CORN 23.0 25.8 53.5
AVG CARCASS WT Jan20/07 Jan13/07 Jan21/06
ALTA STR-LBS 844.0 853.0 853.0
CAN STR-LBS 857.0 869.0 860.0
US CATTLE-LBS 788.0 790.0 777.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Jan26/07 Jan19/07 Jan27/06
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 144.75 145.00 155.00
STR-HIGH 147.25 149.00 157.20
HFR-LOW 144.85 146.00 155.00
HFR-HIGH 146.00 149.00 157.00
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 84.60-87.55 86.40-89.00 92.55-96.50
AVERAGE N/A 88.43 94.82
VOLUME N/A 14,056 10,152
HFR-RANGE 86.00-87.25 87.00-88.80 92.80-96.50
AVERAGE N/A 88.36 95.23
VOLUME N/A 8,148 8,484
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Jan26/07 Jan19/07 Jan27/06
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 85.65-94.90 95.35-105.50
NEBRASKA* 84.50-86.00 85.50-87.00 91.00-94.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 86.15-93.35 95.15-104.60
NEBRASKA* 85.00-86.50 86.00-87.00 92.50-94.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 28.00-36.00 28.00-37.00 28.00-35.00
SIOUX F* 50.50 51.00 53.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 88.00-94.25 92.00-95.75 108.00-117.25
PONOKA 92.00-95.50 92.00-95.50 105.00-116.00
STRATHMOR 85.00-99.00 85.00-99.00 90.00-117.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 95.00-106.00 98.00-130.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-102.50 95.00-98.50 115.00-127.00
PONOKA 90.00-98.00 91.00-97.50 112.00-123.00
STRATHMOR 88.00-99.00 88.00-100.00 108.00-128.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 90.25-104.50 100.50-123.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-106.50 95.00-103.00 125.00-142.50
PONOKA 94.00-101.50 95.00-104.75 122.00-138.00
STRATHMOR 85.00-106.00 85.00-108.00 112.00-138.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-117.00 100.00-120.00 140.00-155.00
PONOKA 107.00-115.00 107.00-115.00 140.00-157.00
STRATHMOR 110.00-113.00 100.00-118.00 120.00-144.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 102.00-123.00 111.00-152.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 85.00-91.00 88.00-94.75 105.00-118.00
PONOKA 86.00-91.00 88.00-93.50 105.00-117.50
STRATHMOR 80.00-91.00 85.00-96.00 106.00-113.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 95.00-109.00 95.00-103.00 120.00-136.00
PONOKA 90.00-97.50 88.00-96.00 122.00-133.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-101.00 80.00-101.00 110.00-136.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jan19/2007
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 19,027 6,598 59,495
EAST 0 3,342 0 18,523
WEST 0 15,685 6,598 40,972
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Jan26/07 Jan19/07 Jan27/06
CALGARY-STRS 145-149 146-149 160-165
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 177.54
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 168.97
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Jan26/07 Jan19/07 Jan27/06
CHOICE 6-900 149.37 154.56 155.95
SELECT 6-900 138.27 141.45 143.34
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan20/07(prel) Jan13/07(prel) Jan21/06
CANADA 447,169 440,636 461,145
EAST 274,586 268,050 275,164
WEST 172,583 172,586 185,981
ALBERTA 59,829 62,530 71,301
WEEK END Jan27/07(est) Jan20/07(est) Jan28/06
US 2,083,000 2,073,000 2,028,700
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jan25/07 Jan18/07 Jan26/06
ALTA AVG 1.244 1.169 1.113
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.158
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Jan26/07 Jan19/07 Jan27/06
US $/CWT N/A 60.30 52.30
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 1.822 1.547
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 64.14 63.62 59.65
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Jan26/2007
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
FEB 63.87 +2.30 MAR .8483 -0.0069
APR 67.85 +2.25 JUN .8506 -0.0069
MAY 74.80 +1.60 SEP .8530 -0.0069
JUN 76.87 +2.05 DEC .8554 -0.0069
JUL 74.97 +1.12 MAR .8578 -0.0069
AUG 73.75 +1.00 JUN .8602 -0.0069
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jan20/07 Jan13/07 Jan21/06
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 203.0 202.0 204.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jan19/07Jan12/07Jan20/06
US CORN 15.6 16.4 30.2
Jan19/07 Jan12/07 Jan20/06
ALTA BARLEY 11.6 11.6 16.3
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jan25/2007
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 126.95-157.00 168.04-240.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 43.75$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 115.20
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