CAN/US $ Jan04 100.09 Dec28 102.20 Jan05/07 85.07
BANK RATE % Jan01 4.50 Dec25 4.50 Jan02/07 4.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Dec29/07(prel) Dec22/07(prel) Dec30/06
CANADA 39,549 62,266 42,702
EAST 7,652 14,882 9,699
WEST 31,897 47,384 33,003
ALBERTA 29,034 42,763 29,962
WEEK END Jan05/08(est) Dec29/07(est) Jan06/07
US 528,000 483,000 525,800
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Dec29/07 Dec22/07 Dec30/06
A 29,475 42,695 30,646
B 386 781 571
D 3,336 7,104 4,334
E 321 590 323
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Dec29/07 Dec22/07 Dec30/06
A 2.1% 2.0% 2.6%
AA 46.8% 47.8% 45.8%
AAA 51.1% 50.2% 51.6%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Dec29/07(prel) Dec22/07(prel) Dec30/06
STEERS 18,099 26,279 18,792
HEIFERS 12,078 17,745 12,781
COWS 8,912 17,430 10,719
BULLS 460 812 410
CALVES 3,617 5,077 3,520
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jan04/2008
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
FEB 94.55 -1.50 JAN 100.33 -4.00
APR 96.95 -1.38 MAR 103.35 -3.00
JUN 94.05 -0.73 APR 106.35 -2.23
AUG 95.42 -0.55 MAY 108.10 -1.85
OCT 99.50 -0.33 AUG 109.05 -1.40
DEC 100.33 +0.17 SEP 107.90 -1.72
WEEK END Jan04/08 Dec28/07 Jan05/07
US FSP - US$/CWT 99.59 103.77 99.18
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Dec28/07 Dec21/07 Dec29/06
EAST-$/HEAD N/A 79.79 96.19
WEST-$/HEAD N/A 99.50 98.50
US-US$/CWT 9.83 9.82 9.24
CURRENTNESS Dec29/07 Dec22/07 Dec30/06
ALTA-A1% 60.7% 64.7% 67.9%
CAN-A1% 58.5% 63.1% 65.1%
FD:STR RATIO Dec28/07 Dec21/07 Dec29/06
ALTA BARLEY N/A 19.6 N/A
Dec29/07 Dec22/07 Dec30/06
US CORN 21.0 21.9 24.3
AVG CARCASS WT Dec29/07 Dec22/07 Dec30/06
ALTA STR-LBS 841.0 843.0 846.0
CAN STR-LBS 859.0 862.0 861.0
US CATTLE-LBS 790.0 794.0 787.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Jan04/08 Dec28/07 Jan05/07
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 139.00 138.00 144.50
STR-HIGH 141.60 141.35 146.00
HFR-LOW 142.00 138.00 142.00
HFR-HIGH 142.00 138.00 145.80
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 80.85-83.25 84.01-84.35 84.60-88.70
AVERAGE N/A 84.01 87.34
VOLUME N/A 9,556 12,572
HFR-RANGE 82.75-84.35 83.75-84.65 85.00-88.70
AVERAGE N/A 83.80 87.33
VOLUME N/A 2,933 8,553
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Jan04/08 Dec28/07 Jan05/07
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 85.60-94.60
NEBRASKA* 93.00-94.00 91.00-92.00 87.00-88.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 82.95-94.40
NEBRASKA* 93.00-94.00 90.50-92.00 87.00-88.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 30.00-34.00
SIOUX F* 56.00 N/A 50.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 92.00-96.25
PONOKA N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 93.00-97.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 89.00-102.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 92.00-98.00
PONOKA 86.00-94.00 N/A-N/A 92.00-99.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 100.00-109.50 95.00-110.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 95.00-103.75
PONOKA 90.00-100.00 N/A-N/A 96.00-104.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 100.00-111.00
PONOKA 92.00-102.00 N/A-N/A 103.00-115.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 95.00-122.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 88.00-94.00
PONOKA 79.00-84.00 N/A-N/A 85.00-93.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 95.00-110.00
PONOKA 82.00-92.00 N/A-N/A 88.00-96.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Dec21/2007
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 21,915 15,998 82,753
EAST 0 6,298 114 29,671
WEST 0 15,617 15,884 53,082
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Jan04/08 Dec28/07 Jan05/07
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A 141-142 146-147
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 165.79
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 155.26
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Jan04/08 Dec28/07 Jan05/07
CHOICE 6-900 148.05 147.69 146.26
SELECT 6-900 136.97 136.11 131.46
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Dec29/07(prel) Dec22/07(prel) Dec30/06
CANADA N/A 407,892 247,091
EAST N/A 253,132 142,873
WEST N/A 154,760 104,218
ALBERTA N/A 70,547 34,765
WEEK END Jan05/08(est) Dec29/07(est) Jan06/07
US 2,009,000 1,763,000 1,844,700
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jan03/08 Dec27/07 Jan04/07
ALTA AVG N/A .917 1.190
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.286
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Jan04/08 Dec28/07 Jan05/07
US $/CWT N/A 49.06 57.65
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 1.238 1.747
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 56.15 58.48 63.28
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Jan04/2008
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
FEB 56.40 -0.90 MAR .9988 -0.0212
APR 61.90 -1.45 JUN .9985 -0.0211
MAY 68.92 -0.80 SEP .9980 -0.0211
JUN 72.40 -0.52 DEC .9969 -0.0214
JUL 71.72 -1.35 MAR .9958 -0.0217
AUG 71.38 -0.53 JUN .9947 -0.0220
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Dec29/07 Dec22/07 Dec30/06
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 205.0 205.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO Dec28/07Dec21/07Dec29/06
US CORN 11.5 12.3 17.4
Dec28/07 Dec21/07 Dec29/06
ALTA BARLEY N/A 8.2 N/A
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jan03/2008
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 139.21-159.00 179.38-312.50 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A N/A
CENTRAL ALTA 110.88-115.68
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