CAN/US $ Jan11 98.05 Jan04 100.09 Jan12/07 85.46
BANK RATE % Jan08 4.50 Jan01 4.50 Jan09/07 4.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan05/08(prel) Dec29/07(prel) Jan06/07
CANADA 44,307 39,549 51,562
EAST 9,210 7,652 14,001
WEST 35,097 31,897 37,561
ALBERTA 31,315 29,034 33,524
WEEK END Jan12/08(est) Jan05/08(est) Jan13/07
US 631,000 533,000 599,500
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jan05/08 Dec29/07 Jan06/07
A 31,279 29,475 37,252
B 407 386 712
D 5,364 3,336 5,331
E 438 321 440
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jan05/08 Dec29/07 Jan06/07
A 1.9% 2.1% 2.3%
AA 44.1% 46.8% 43.3%
AAA 54.0% 51.1% 54.5%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jan05/08(prel) Dec29/07(prel) Jan06/07
STEERS 19,959 18,099 22,534
HEIFERS 11,888 12,078 16,114
COWS 11,994 8,912 12,358
BULLS 466 460 556
CALVES 3,275 3,617 3,315
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jan11/2008
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
FEB 91.35 -3.20 JAN 99.50 -0.83
APR 95.50 -1.45 MAR 102.50 -0.85
JUN 94.10 +0.05 APR 105.70 -0.65
AUG 96.55 +1.13 MAY 108.05 -0.05
OCT 101.28 +1.78 AUG 109.90 +0.85
DEC 102.28 +1.95 SEP 110.00 +2.10
WEEK END Jan11/08 Jan04/08 Jan12/07
US FSP - US$/CWT 98.82 99.59 98.54
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jan04/08 Dec28/07 Jan05/07
EAST-$/HEAD 79.79 79.79 96.19
WEST-$/HEAD 99.50 N/A 98.50
US-US$/CWT 9.86 9.83 9.37
CURRENTNESS Jan05/08 Dec29/07 Jan06/07
ALTA-A1% 61.0% 60.7% 59.4%
CAN-A1% 58.2% 58.5% 57.4%
FD:STR RATIO Jan04/08 Dec28/07 Jan05/07
ALTA BARLEY 17.6 N/A 23.9
Jan05/08 Dec29/07 Jan06/07
US CORN 20.5 21.0 24.7
AVG CARCASS WT Jan05/08 Dec29/07 Jan06/07
ALTA STR-LBS 853.0 841.0 848.0
CAN STR-LBS 877.0 859.0 865.0
US CATTLE-LBS 784.0 790.0 788.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Jan11/08 Jan04/08 Jan12/07
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 136.50 139.00 145.00
STR-HIGH 139.80 141.60 149.00
HFR-LOW 138.00 142.00 145.00
HFR-HIGH 139.80 142.00 147.80
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 79.25-82.75 80.85-83.25 85.90-89.00
AVERAGE N/A 82.23 87.99
VOLUME N/A 8,984 17,420
HFR-RANGE 80.15-83.60 82.75-84.35 85.65-89.35
AVERAGE N/A 84.19 88.16
VOLUME N/A 2,865 5,638
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Jan11/08 Jan04/08 Jan12/07
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 75.20-81.85 85.75-94.15
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 93.00-94.00 85.00-88.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 64.10-83.85 85.60-94.75
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 92.00-94.00 85.00-87.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 28.00-36.00 N/A-N/A 30.00-34.00
SIOUX F* 52.25 56.00 49.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 80.00-86.75 N/A-N/A 92.00-101.00
PONOKA 81.00-86.50 N/A-N/A 93.00-100.00
STRATHMOR 75.00-86.00 N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 78.00-87.00 95.00-108.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 82.00-91.25 N/A-N/A 95.00-102.50
PONOKA 83.00-89.00 86.00-94.00 93.00-100.00
STRATHMOR 78.00-88.00 N/A-N/A 88.00-100.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 93.25-105.50 91.00-108.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 88.00-98.00 N/A-N/A 100.00-112.00
PONOKA 84.00-95.00 90.00-100.00 99.00-110.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-94.00 N/A-N/A 90.00-107.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-108.00 N/A-N/A 100.00-121.50
PONOKA 85.00-100.00 92.00-102.00 105.00-120.00
STRATHMOR 85.00-100.00 N/A-N/A 100.00-110.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 83.00-103.00 108.00-127.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 74.00-80.50 N/A-N/A 88.00-96.00
PONOKA 74.00-80.00 79.00-84.00 85.00-95.00
STRATHMOR 70.00-83.00 N/A-N/A 85.00-92.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 80.00-86.75 N/A-N/A 95.00-110.00
PONOKA 75.00-87.00 82.00-92.00 92.00-104.00
STRATHMOR 75.00-90.00 N/A-N/A 80.00-98.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jan04/2008
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 12,580 4,347 62,917
EAST 0 4,010 344 21,570
WEST 0 8,570 4,003 41,347
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Jan11/08 Jan04/08 Jan12/07
CALGARY-STRS 143-144 N/A-N/A 146-147
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 169.61
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 161.51
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Jan11/08 Jan04/08 Jan12/07
CHOICE 6-900 149.24 148.05 152.50
SELECT 6-900 138.95 136.97 138.36
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan05/08(prel) Dec29/07(prel) Jan06/07
CANADA 300,791 239,897 318,780
EAST 186,936 144,761 175,712
WEST 113,855 95,136 143,068
ALBERTA 31,363 34,034 49,613
WEEK END Jan12/08(est) Jan05/08(est) Jan13/07
US 2,444,000 2,011,000 2,100,400
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jan10/08 Jan03/08 Jan11/07
ALTA AVG .814 .830 1.166
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.256
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Jan11/08 Jan04/08 Jan12/07
US $/CWT N/A 47.29 57.80
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 1.218 1.744
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 55.54 56.88 62.54
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Jan11/2008
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
FEB 54.00 -2.40 MAR .9801 -0.0187
APR 62.25 +0.35 JUN .9795 -0.0190
MAY 70.33 +1.40 SEP .9785 -0.0195
JUN 74.63 +2.22 DEC .9774 -0.0195
JUL 74.78 +3.05 MAR .9763 -0.0195
AUG 74.20 +2.83 JUN .9752 -0.0195
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jan05/08 Dec29/07 Jan06/07
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 204.0 205.0 202.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jan04/08Dec28/07Jan05/07
US CORN 10.8 11.5 15.5
Jan04/08 Dec28/07 Jan05/07
ALTA BARLEY 6.4 N/A 11.8
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jan10/2008
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 136.55-177.00 161.27-233.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 43.50$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 111.84-116.64
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