CAN/US $ Feb09 85.19 Feb02 84.47 Feb10/06 86.64
BANK RATE % Feb06 4.50 Jan30 4.50 Feb07/06 3.75
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Feb03/07(prel) Jan27/07(prel) Feb04/06
CANADA 67,535 67,717 64,488
EAST 18,600 18,784 18,882
WEST 48,935 48,933 45,606
ALBERTA 43,744 43,830 38,725
WEEK END Feb10/07(est) Feb03/07(est) Feb11/06
US 623,000 645,000 584,600
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Feb03/07 Jan27/07 Feb04/06
A 47,644 47,984 45,729
B 1,004 1,077 964
D 6,858 6,499 6,325
E 602 550 516
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Feb03/07 Jan27/07 Feb04/06
A 3.0% 2.7% 2.0%
AA 45.7% 44.3% 44.2%
AAA 51.3% 53.0% 53.8%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Feb03/07(prel) Jan27/07(prel) Feb04/06
STEERS 29,445 26,373 24,218
HEIFERS 19,929 23,354 23,091
COWS 17,265 17,264 16,448
BULLS 896 726 731
CALVES 4,902 4,727 4,941
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Feb09/2007
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
FEB 93.20 +2.15 MAR 98.77 +3.15
APR 94.80 +0.33 APR 100.27 +2.52
JUN 91.92 +0.97 MAY 101.70 +2.50
AUG 89.05 -0.20 AUG 102.92 +1.97
OCT 92.80 +0.40 SEP 101.80 +2.00
DEC 92.60 +0.25 OCT 102.20 +2.00
WEEK END Feb09/07 Feb02/07 Feb10/06
US FSP - US$/CWT 97.57 94.42 110.61
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Feb02/07 Jan26/07 Feb03/06
EAST-$/HEAD 104.44 99.69 90.19
WEST-$/HEAD 100.00 100.00 95.00
US-US$/CWT 9.64 9.66 8.15
CURRENTNESS Feb03/07 Jan27/07 Feb04/06
ALTA-A1% 61.5% 61.5% 53.2%
CAN-A1% 60.6% 60.7% 56.0%
FD:STR RATIO Feb02/07 Jan26/07 Feb03/06
ALTA BARLEY 23.8 23.8 N/A
Feb03/07 Jan27/07 Feb04/06
US CORN 23.2 22.9 47.0
AVG CARCASS WT Feb03/07 Jan27/07 Feb04/06
ALTA STR-LBS 850.0 845.0 848.0
CAN STR-LBS 860.0 860.0 855.0
US CATTLE-LBS 781.0 784.0 778.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Feb09/07 Feb02/07 Feb10/06
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 143.50 144.50 143.50
STR-HIGH 148.35 146.20 148.25
HFR-LOW 143.50 144.85 145.00
HFR-HIGH 148.50 146.00 147.55
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 85.50-91.60 85.40-87.75 84.75-90.00
AVERAGE N/A 87.00 88.52
VOLUME N/A 15,249 12,022
HFR-RANGE 86.50-89.60 85.00-87.75 84.75-90.00
AVERAGE N/A 86.22 88.46
VOLUME N/A 8,776 9,228
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Feb09/07 Feb02/07 Feb10/06
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 85.70-94.70 92.55-101.55
NEBRASKA* 89.00-91.00 85.50-87.00 88.00-91.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 85.10-93.00 75.65-95.45
NEBRASKA* 89.00-90.50 85.50-87.50 87.00-90.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 28.00-37.00 28.00-36.00 27.00-38.00
SIOUX F* 52.50 48.00 55.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-101.00 88.00-96.25 100.00-111.00
PONOKA 95.00-100.00 89.00-97.85 104.00-109.00
STRATHMOR 85.00-99.00 85.00-99.00 101.00-108.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 94.00-103.00 107.00-118.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-104.25 95.00-103.00 105.00-118.00
PONOKA 98.00-106.50 95.00-101.50 106.00-118.00
STRATHMOR 93.00-104.00 91.00-99.00 105.00-119.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 90.25-105.40 99.25-124.25
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-114.00 100.00-114.00 115.00-134.00
PONOKA 103.00-115.00 95.00-103.25 114.00-133.00
STRATHMOR 100.00-113.00 95.00-105.00 112.00-135.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-119.50 105.00-119.50 130.00-155.00
PONOKA 113.00-120.00 105.00-115.00 139.00-152.00
STRATHMOR 100.00-120.00 100.00-110.00 120.00-142.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 104.00-118.00 110.00-141.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 88.00-99.50 85.00-95.75 100.00-111.75
PONOKA 92.00-96.50 88.00-94.00 100.00-112.00
STRATHMOR 88.00-91.00 80.00-91.00 98.00-110.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 95.00-107.00 95.00-104.75 115.00-132.00
PONOKA 100.00-115.00 98.00-105.00 120.00-131.00
STRATHMOR 95.00-102.00 80.00-100.00 110.00-125.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Feb02/2007
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 21,439 12,508 47,608
EAST 0 4,139 66 15,642
WEST 0 17,300 12,442 31,966
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Feb09/07 Feb02/07 Feb10/06
CALGARY-STRS 145-147 145-147 157-158
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 172.15
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 164.30
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Feb09/07 Feb02/07 Feb10/06
CHOICE 6-900 143.34 143.06 145.92
SELECT 6-900 136.69 134.91 135.61
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Feb03/07(prel) Jan27/07(prel) Feb04/06
CANADA 433,224 441,321 434,758
EAST 263,160 267,899 259,770
WEST 170,064 173,422 174,988
ALBERTA 59,465 59,472 64,917
WEEK END Feb10/07(est) Feb03/07(est) Feb11/06
US 1,952,000 2,045,000 2,020,200
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Feb08/07 Feb01/07 Feb09/06
ALTA AVG 1.335 1.283 1.101
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.127
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Feb09/07 Feb02/07 Feb10/06
US $/CWT N/A 64.37 58.94
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 1.964 1.754
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 70.53 64.75 57.80
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Feb09/2007
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
FEB 66.27 +0.92 MAR .8544 +0.0100
APR 66.85 -1.45 JUN .8567 +0.0100
MAY 74.97 -0.78 SEP .8591 +0.0100
JUN 76.50 -1.47 DEC .8615 +0.0100
JUL 75.97 -1.03 MAR .8639 +0.0100
AUG 74.30 -1.10 JUN .8663 +0.0100
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Feb03/07 Jan27/07 Feb04/06
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 204.0 204.0 205.0
FD:HOG RATIO Feb02/07Jan26/07Feb03/06
US CORN 17.4 16.2 26.7
Feb02/07 Jan26/07 Feb03/06
ALTA BARLEY 12.7 12.3 N/A
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Feb08/2007
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 135.74-180.00 168.13-244.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 115.00 43.50$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 115.20
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