CAN/US $ Jan25 99.56 Jan18 97.13 Jan26/07 84.76
BANK RATE % Jan22 4.50 Jan15 4.50 Jan23/07 4.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan19/08(prel) Jan12/08(prel) Jan20/07
CANADA 62,378 63,338 68,002
EAST 15,924 15,611 18,455
WEST 46,454 47,727 49,548
ALBERTA 41,508 42,848 44,423
WEEK END Jan26/08(est) Jan19/08(est) Jan27/07
US 640,000 651,000 630,800
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jan19/08 Jan12/08 Jan20/07
A 42,145 43,701 49,226
B 602 502 916
D 6,366 6,766 6,644
E 263 355 539
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jan19/08 Jan12/08 Jan20/07
A 2.1% 1.9% 2.6%
AA 43.3% 45.3% 45.0%
AAA 54.6% 52.8% 52.5%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jan19/08(prel) Jan12/08(prel) Jan20/07
STEERS 25,246 26,564 31,286
HEIFERS 18,051 18,132 19,311
COWS 18,656 18,186 16,711
BULLS 425 456 694
CALVES 4,958 5,013 4,887
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jan25/2008
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
FEB 91.40 +0.40 JAN 98.60 +0.92
APR 94.38 +0.13 MAR 102.10 -0.20
JUN 93.00 -0.28 APR 106.05 +0.13
AUG 95.47 -0.58 MAY 108.28 +0.15
OCT 99.90 -0.30 AUG 110.47 +0.57
DEC 101.10 -0.20 SEP 109.90 +0.10
WEEK END Jan25/08 Jan18/08 Jan26/07
US FSP - US$/CWT 98.09 97.31 94.11
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jan18/08 Jan11/08 Jan19/07
EAST-$/HEAD 77.79 77.79 99.69
WEST-$/HEAD 98.50 98.50 99.50
US-US$/CWT 9.95 9.89 9.59
CURRENTNESS Jan19/08 Jan12/08 Jan20/07
ALTA-A1% 60.9% 61.7% 64.7%
CAN-A1% 58.9% 60.2% 63.4%
FD:STR RATIO Jan18/08 Jan11/08 Jan19/07
ALTA BARLEY 17.1 17.9 24.2
Jan19/08 Jan12/08 Jan20/07
US CORN 19.1 20.7 23.0
AVG CARCASS WT Jan19/08 Jan12/08 Jan20/07
ALTA STR-LBS 851.0 848.0 844.0
CAN STR-LBS 869.0 862.0 857.0
US CATTLE-LBS 780.0 782.0 788.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Jan25/08 Jan18/08 Jan26/07
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 135.00 135.00 144.75
STR-HIGH 136.65 136.55 147.25
HFR-LOW 135.50 135.00 144.85
HFR-HIGH 136.25 136.55 146.00
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 79.05-82.00 78.00-81.00 84.60-87.55
AVERAGE N/A 79.97 87.13
VOLUME N/A 15,667 13,403
HFR-RANGE 79.75-80.61 78.25-82.35 86.00-87.25
AVERAGE N/A 80.41 87.06
VOLUME N/A 6,059 7,767
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Jan25/08 Jan18/08 Jan26/07
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 74.20-82.45 85.50-94.15
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 87.50-88.00 85.00-86.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 75.85-83.00 83.05-92.45
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 87.00-89.00 85.00-86.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 28.00-35.00 28.00-34.00 28.00-36.00
SIOUX F* 53.00 51.50 50.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 80.00-86.75 80.00-85.75 88.00-94.25
PONOKA 84.00-87.75 80.00-86.00 92.00-95.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 75.00-88.00 85.00-99.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 79.00-87.00 90.00-103.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 82.00-88.75 82.00-90.25 95.00-102.50
PONOKA 84.00-87.75 82.00-88.00 90.00-98.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 78.00-88.00 88.00-99.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 90.00-106.70 84.25-104.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 85.00-98.00 85.00-95.00 95.00-106.50
PONOKA 88.00-92.00 82.00-93.00 94.00-101.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 80.00-98.00 85.00-106.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 93.00-106.00 90.00-106.00 100.00-117.00
PONOKA 93.00-103.50 86.00-101.00 107.00-115.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 85.00-104.00 100.00-113.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 83.00-107.00 95.00-122.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 72.00-80.50 72.00-80.50 85.00-91.00
PONOKA 74.00-78.00 74.00-80.00 86.00-91.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 70.00-85.00 80.00-91.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 80.00-87.25 80.00-86.75 95.00-109.00
PONOKA 76.00-83.00 78.00-90.00 90.00-97.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 75.00-90.00 80.00-101.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jan18/2008
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 24,080 11,119 95,124
EAST 0 5,387 137 35,911
WEST 0 18,693 10,982 59,213
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Jan25/08 Jan18/08 Jan26/07
CALGARY-STRS 138-140 140-142 145-149
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 171.50
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 166.33
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Jan25/08 Jan18/08 Jan26/07
CHOICE 6-900 144.00 147.34 149.37
SELECT 6-900 137.30 139.69 138.27
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan19/08(prel) Jan12/08(prel) Jan20/07
CANADA 443,310 446,123 447,169
EAST 285,504 284,825 274,586
WEST 157,806 161,298 172,583
ALBERTA 56,217 56,568 59,829
WEEK END Jan26/08(est) Jan19/08(est) Jan27/07
US 2,311,000 2,424,000 2,073,500
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jan24/08 Jan17/08 Jan25/07
ALTA AVG .928 .879 1.244
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.283
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Jan25/08 Jan18/08 Jan26/07
US $/CWT N/A 48.83 62.43
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 1.296 1.899
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 56.59 55.38 64.31
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Jan25/2008
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
FEB 56.20 +1.23 MAR .9935 +0.0199
APR 61.95 -0.47 JUN .9919 +0.0194
MAY 71.42 -0.23 SEP .9896 +0.0186
JUN 74.92 -0.53 DEC .9877 +0.0182
JUL 75.63 -0.58 MAR .9867 +0.0187
AUG 75.53 -0.05 JUN .9857 +0.0192
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jan19/08 Jan12/08 Jan20/07
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 204.0 204.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jan18/08Jan11/08Jan19/07
US CORN 10.1 10.4 15.6
Jan18/08 Jan11/08 Jan19/07
ALTA BARLEY 6.8 6.8 11.6
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jan24/2008
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 133.89-198.00 151.32-250.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 38.50$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 76.32-119.04
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