CAN/US $ Feb02 84.47 Jan26 84.76 Feb03/06 87.18
BANK RATE % Jan30 4.50 Jan23 4.50 Jan31/06 3.75
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan27/07(prel) Jan20/07(prel) Jan28/06
CANADA 67,717 68,003 64,920
EAST 18,784 18,455 19,513
WEST 48,933 49,548 45,407
ALBERTA 43,830 44,423 38,544
WEEK END Feb03/07(est) Jan27/07(est) Feb04/06
US 645,000 632,000 595,700
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jan27/07 Jan20/07 Jan28/06
A 47,984 49,123 45,164
B 1,077 914 1,008
D 6,497 6,644 5,889
E 550 539 640
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jan27/07 Jan20/07 Jan28/06
A 2.7% 2.5% 2.5%
AA 44.3% 45.0% 46.1%
AAA 53.0% 52.4% 51.4%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jan27/07(prel) Jan20/07(prel) Jan28/06
STEERS 26,373 31,282 24,438
HEIFERS 23,354 19,206 22,400
COWS 17,264 16,873 17,231
BULLS 726 642 853
CALVES 4,727 4,887 4,837
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Feb02/2007
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
FEB 91.05 +0.83 MAR 95.62 +1.52
APR 94.47 +0.90 APR 97.75 +1.30
JUN 90.95 +1.25 MAY 99.20 +1.88
AUG 89.25 +1.23 AUG 100.95 +1.55
OCT 92.40 +1.18 SEP 99.80 +1.65
DEC 92.35 +1.05 OCT 100.20 +1.10
WEEK END Feb02/07 Jan26/07 Feb03/06
US FSP - US$/CWT 94.42 94.11 111.20
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jan26/07 Jan19/07 Jan27/06
EAST-$/HEAD 99.69 99.69 90.94
WEST-$/HEAD 100.00 99.50 97.50
US-US$/CWT 9.66 9.59 8.19
CURRENTNESS Jan27/07 Jan20/07 Jan28/06
ALTA-A1% 61.5% 64.7% 52.2%
CAN-A1% 60.7% 63.5% 55.3%
FD:STR RATIO Jan26/07 Jan19/07 Jan27/06
ALTA BARLEY 23.8 24.2 40.0
Jan27/07 Jan20/07 Jan28/06
US CORN 22.9 23.0 N/A
AVG CARCASS WT Jan27/07 Jan20/07 Jan28/06
ALTA STR-LBS 845.0 844.0 857.0
CAN STR-LBS 860.0 857.0 862.0
US CATTLE-LBS 784.0 788.0 778.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Feb02/07 Jan26/07 Feb03/06
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 144.50 144.75 149.00
STR-HIGH 146.20 147.25 154.50
HFR-LOW 144.85 144.85 148.00
HFR-HIGH 146.00 146.00 153.00
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 85.40-87.75 84.60-87.55 89.30-94.00
AVERAGE N/A 87.13 92.05
VOLUME N/A 13,403 14,645
HFR-RANGE 85.00-87.75 86.00-87.25 88.50-93.00
AVERAGE N/A 82.06 90.41
VOLUME N/A 7,767 10,370
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Feb02/07 Jan26/07 Feb03/06
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 85.50-94.15 94.65-102.80
NEBRASKA* 85.50-86.00 85.00-86.00 90.00-91.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 83.05-92.45 90.10-102.30
NEBRASKA* 85.50-86.00 85.00-86.50 89.00-91.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 28.00-36.00 28.00-36.00 27.00-36.00
SIOUX F* 48.00 50.50 55.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 88.00-96.25 88.00-94.25 105.00-115.75
PONOKA 89.00-97.85 92.00-95.50 108.00-116.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 85.00-99.00 90.00-112.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 90.00-103.00 107.00-120.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-103.00 95.00-102.50 115.00-126.50
PONOKA 95.00-101.50 90.00-98.00 112.00-122.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 88.00-99.00 108.00-123.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 84.25-104.00 105.00-123.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-114.00 95.00-106.50 125.00-138.00
PONOKA 95.00-103.25 94.00-101.50 127.00-136.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 85.00-106.00 112.00-139.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-119.50 100.00-117.00 140.00-155.00
PONOKA 105.00-115.00 107.00-115.00 135.00-158.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 100.00-113.00 120.00-153.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 95.00-122.00 107.00-141.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 85.00-95.75 85.00-91.00 105.00-118.00
PONOKA 88.00-94.00 86.00-91.00 105.00-116.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 80.00-91.00 106.00-119.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 95.00-104.75 95.00-109.00 120.00-137.00
PONOKA 98.00-105.00 90.00-97.50 124.00-143.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 80.00-101.00 110.00-137.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jan26/2007
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA N/A N/A N/A N/A
EAST N/A N/A N/A N/A
WEST N/A N/A N/A N/A
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Feb02/07 Jan26/07 Feb03/06
CALGARY-STRS 145-147 145-149 160-165
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 175.19
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 167.10
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Feb02/07 Jan26/07 Feb03/06
CHOICE 6-900 143.06 149.37 151.25
SELECT 6-900 134.91 138.27 139.00
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan27/07(prel) Jan20/07(prel) Jan28/06
CANADA 441,321 447,169 450,192
EAST 267,899 274,586 266,191
WEST 173,422 172,583 184,001
ALBERTA 59,472 59,829 70,245
WEEK END Feb03/07(est) Jan27/07(est) Feb04/06
US 2,045,000 2,083,000 2,036,900
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Feb01/07 Jan25/07 Feb02/06
ALTA AVG 1.283 1.244 1.054
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.144
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Feb02/07 Jan26/07 Feb03/06
US $/CWT N/A 62.43 51.43
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 1.899 1.521
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 64.70 64.31 57.57
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Feb02/2007
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
FEB 65.35 +1.48 MAR .8444 -0.0039
APR 68.30 +0.45 JUN .8467 -0.0039
MAY 75.75 +0.95 SEP .8491 -0.0039
JUN 77.97 +1.10 DEC .8515 -0.0039
JUL 77.00 +2.03 MAR .8539 -0.0039
AUG 75.40 +1.65 JUN .8563 -0.0039
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jan27/07 Jan20/07 Jan28/06
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 204.0 203.0 205.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jan26/07Jan19/07Jan27/06
US CORN 16.2 15.6 26.6
Jan26/07 Jan19/07 Jan27/06
ALTA BARLEY 12.3 11.6 17.0
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Feb01/2007
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 145.33-200.00 148.49-262.50 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 44.50$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 115.20
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