CAN/US $ Jan18 97.13 Jan11 98.05 Jan19/07 85.32
BANK RATE % Jan15 4.50 Jan08 4.50 Jan16/07 4.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan12/08(prel) Jan05/08(prel) Jan13/07
CANADA 63,323 44,307 64,950
EAST 15,611 9,210 19,063
WEST 47,712 35,097 45,887
ALBERTA 42,833 31,315 40,660
WEEK END Jan19/08(est) Jan12/08(est) Jan20/07
US 651,000 634,000 620,000
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jan12/08 Jan05/08 Jan13/07
A 43,686 31,279 45,401
B 502 407 871
D 6,766 5,364 7,245
E 355 438 506
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jan12/08 Jan05/08 Jan13/07
A 1.9% 1.9% 3.0%
AA 45.3% 44.1% 45.5%
AAA 52.8% 54.0% 51.5%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jan12/08(prel) Jan05/08(prel) Jan13/07
STEERS 26,555 19,959 25,431
HEIFERS 18,126 11,888 21,604
COWS 18,186 11,994 17,253
BULLS 456 466 662
CALVES 5,013 3,275 5,053
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jan18/2008
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
FEB 91.00 -0.35 JAN 97.67 -1.83
APR 94.25 -1.25 MAR 102.30 -0.20
JUN 93.28 -0.82 APR 105.93 +0.22
AUG 96.05 -0.50 MAY 108.13 +0.08
OCT 100.20 -1.08 AUG 109.90 +0.00
DEC 101.30 -0.98 SEP 109.80 -0.20
WEEK END Jan18/08 Jan11/08 Jan19/07
US FSP - US$/CWT 97.31 98.82 96.11
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jan11/08 Jan04/08 Jan12/07
EAST-$/HEAD 77.79 79.79 99.69
WEST-$/HEAD 98.50 99.50 99.00
US-US$/CWT 9.89 9.86 9.48
CURRENTNESS Jan12/08 Jan05/08 Jan13/07
ALTA-A1% 61.7% 61.0% 63.5%
CAN-A1% 60.2% 58.2% 61.8%
FD:STR RATIO Jan11/08 Jan04/08 Jan12/07
ALTA BARLEY 17.9 17.6 24.1
Jan12/08 Jan05/08 Jan13/07
US CORN 20.7 20.5 25.8
AVG CARCASS WT Jan12/08 Jan05/08 Jan13/07
ALTA STR-LBS 848.0 853.0 853.0
CAN STR-LBS 862.0 877.0 869.0
US CATTLE-LBS 782.0 784.0 790.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Jan18/08 Jan11/08 Jan19/07
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 135.00 136.50 145.00
STR-HIGH 136.55 139.80 149.00
HFR-LOW 135.00 138.00 146.00
HFR-HIGH 136.55 139.80 149.00
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 78.00-81.00 79.25-82.75 86.40-89.00
AVERAGE N/A 82.75 88.43
VOLUME N/A 13,611 14,056
HFR-RANGE 78.25-82.35 80.15-83.60 87.00-88.80
AVERAGE N/A 82.84 88.36
VOLUME N/A 4,894 8,148
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Jan18/08 Jan11/08 Jan19/07
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 76.00-83.65 85.65-94.90
NEBRASKA* 88.00-88.00 88.00-89.00 85.50-87.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 76.10-84.30 86.15-93.35
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 86.00-87.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 28.00-34.00 28.00-36.00 28.00-37.00
SIOUX F* 51.50 52.25 51.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 80.00-85.75 80.00-86.75 92.00-95.75
PONOKA 80.00-86.00 81.00-86.50 92.00-95.50
STRATHMOR 75.00-88.00 75.00-86.00 85.00-99.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 82.00-92.00 95.00-106.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 82.00-90.25 82.00-91.25 95.00-98.50
PONOKA 82.00-88.00 83.00-89.00 91.00-97.50
STRATHMOR 78.00-88.00 78.00-88.00 88.00-100.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 93.00-109.00 90.25-104.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 85.00-95.00 88.00-98.00 95.00-103.00
PONOKA 82.00-93.00 84.00-95.00 95.00-104.75
STRATHMOR 80.00-98.00 80.00-94.00 85.00-108.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 90.00-106.00 95.00-108.00 100.00-120.00
PONOKA 86.00-101.00 85.00-100.00 107.00-115.00
STRATHMOR 85.00-104.00 85.00-100.00 100.00-118.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 82.00-107.00 102.00-123.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 72.00-80.50 74.00-80.50 88.00-94.75
PONOKA 74.00-80.00 74.00-80.00 88.00-93.50
STRATHMOR 70.00-85.00 70.00-83.00 85.00-96.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 80.00-86.75 80.00-86.75 95.00-103.00
PONOKA 78.00-90.00 75.00-87.00 88.00-96.00
STRATHMOR 75.00-90.00 75.00-90.00 80.00-101.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jan11/2008
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 17,995 10,158 92,496
EAST 0 3,851 1,420 26,360
WEST 0 14,144 8,738 66,136
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Jan18/08 Jan11/08 Jan19/07
CALGARY-STRS 140-142 143-144 146-149
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 173.43
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 164.01
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Jan18/08 Jan11/08 Jan19/07
CHOICE 6-900 147.34 149.24 154.56
SELECT 6-900 139.69 138.95 141.45
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan12/08(prel) Jan05/08(prel) Jan13/07
CANADA 446,123 300,791 440,636
EAST 284,825 186,936 268,050
WEST 161,298 113,855 172,586
ALBERTA 56,568 31,363 62,530
WEEK END Jan19/08(est) Jan12/08(est) Jan20/07
US 2,419,000 2,444,000 2,063,100
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jan17/08 Jan10/08 Jan18/07
ALTA AVG N/A .814 1.169
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.244
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Jan18/08 Jan11/08 Jan19/07
US $/CWT N/A 47.44 60.30
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 1.247 1.822
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 55.54 56.19 63.62
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Jan18/2008
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
FEB 54.98 +0.98 MAR .9736 -0.0065
APR 62.42 +0.17 JUN .9725 -0.0070
MAY 71.65 +1.33 SEP .9710 -0.0075
JUN 75.45 +0.83 DEC .9695 -0.0079
JUL 76.20 +1.42 MAR .9680 -0.0083
AUG 75.58 +1.38 JUN .9665 -0.0087
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jan12/08 Jan05/08 Jan13/07
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 204.0 204.0 202.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jan11/08Jan04/08Jan12/07
US CORN 10.4 10.8 16.4
Jan11/08 Jan04/08 Jan12/07
ALTA BARLEY 6.4 6.4 11.6
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jan17/2008
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO N/A- N/A N/A- N/A N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 41.50$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 106.56-120.48
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