CAN/US $ Feb01 100.57 Jan25 99.56 Feb02/07 84.47
BANK RATE % Jan29 4.25 Jan22 4.50 Jan30/07 4.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan26/08(prel) Jan19/08(prel) Jan27/07
CANADA 61,782 62,378 67,717
EAST 15,636 15,924 18,784
WEST 46,146 46,454 48,933
ALBERTA 41,409 41,508 43,830
WEEK END Feb02/08(est) Jan26/08(est) Feb03/07
US 613,000 640,000 641,900
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jan26/08 Jan19/08 Jan27/07
A 41,279 42,145 47,984
B 590 602 1,077
D 7,230 6,366 6,499
E 286 263 550
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jan26/08 Jan19/08 Jan27/07
A 2.4% 2.1% 2.7%
AA 43.5% 43.3% 44.3%
AAA 54.1% 54.6% 53.0%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jan26/08(prel) Jan19/08(prel) Jan27/07
STEERS 26,196 25,246 26,373
HEIFERS 16,134 18,051 23,354
COWS 18,987 18,656 17,264
BULLS 465 425 726
CALVES 4,900 4,958 4,727
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Feb01/2008
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
FEB 90.22 -1.18 MAR 105.45 +3.35
APR 94.05 -0.33 APR 109.38 +3.33
JUN 93.95 +0.95 MAY 111.90 +3.63
AUG 96.70 +1.23 AUG 112.53 +2.05
OCT 101.38 +1.47 SEP 112.00 +2.10
DEC 102.25 +1.15 OCT 111.50 +1.80
WEEK END Feb01/08 Jan25/08 Feb02/07
US FSP - US$/CWT 99.63 98.09 94.42
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jan25/08 Jan18/08 Jan26/07
EAST-$/HEAD 77.93 77.79 99.69
WEST-$/HEAD 98.50 98.50 100.00
US-US$/CWT 10.16 9.95 9.66
CURRENTNESS Jan26/08 Jan19/08 Jan27/07
ALTA-A1% 63.0% 60.9% 61.5%
CAN-A1% 60.9% 58.9% 60.7%
FD:STR RATIO Jan25/08 Jan18/08 Jan26/07
ALTA BARLEY 17.3 17.1 23.8
Jan26/08 Jan19/08 Jan27/07
US CORN 19.4 19.1 22.9
AVG CARCASS WT Jan26/08 Jan19/08 Jan27/07
ALTA STR-LBS 852.0 851.0 845.0
CAN STR-LBS 868.0 869.0 860.0
US CATTLE-LBS 778.0 780.0 784.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Feb01/08 Jan25/08 Feb02/07
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 130.25 135.00 144.50
STR-HIGH 136.00 136.65 146.20
HFR-LOW 130.25 135.50 144.85
HFR-HIGH 136.00 136.25 146.00
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 79.50-81.05 79.05-82.00 85.40-87.75
AVERAGE N/A 80.88 87.00
VOLUME N/A 14,331 15,249
HFR-RANGE 80.68-81.70 79.75-80.60 85.00-87.75
AVERAGE N/A 80.61 86.22
VOLUME N/A 4,058 8,776
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Feb01/08 Jan25/08 Feb02/07
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 74.55-82.95 85.70-94.70
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 88.00-90.00 85.50-87.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 76.60-83.60 85.10-93.00
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 89.00-89.00 85.50-87.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 28.00-35.00 28.00-35.00 28.00-36.00
SIOUX F* 61.00 53.00 48.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 80.00-84.75 80.00-86.75 88.00-96.25
PONOKA N/A-N/A 84.00-87.75 89.00-97.85
STRATHMOR 75.00-88.00 N/A-N/A 85.00-99.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 76.00-87.00 94.00-103.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 80.00-86.75 82.00-88.75 95.00-103.00
PONOKA N/A-N/A 84.00-87.75 95.00-101.50
STRATHMOR 78.00-88.00 N/A-N/A 91.00-99.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 92.50-105.85 90.25-105.40
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 85.00-93.00 85.00-98.00 100.00-114.00
PONOKA N/A-N/A 88.00-92.00 95.00-103.25
STRATHMOR 80.00-98.00 N/A-N/A 95.00-105.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 93.00-102.00 93.00-106.00 105.00-119.50
PONOKA N/A-N/A 93.00-103.50 105.00-115.00
STRATHMOR 85.00-100.00 N/A-N/A 100.00-110.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 86.00-103.00 104.00-118.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 72.00-77.75 72.00-80.50 85.00-95.75
PONOKA N/A-N/A 74.00-78.00 88.00-94.00
STRATHMOR 70.00-85.00 N/A-N/A 80.00-91.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 80.00-80.25 80.00-87.25 95.00-104.75
PONOKA N/A-N/A 76.00-83.00 98.00-105.00
STRATHMOR 75.00-90.00 N/A-N/A 80.00-100.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jan25/2008
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA N/A N/A N/A N/A
EAST N/A N/A N/A N/A
WEST N/A N/A N/A N/A
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Feb01/08 Jan25/08 Feb02/07
CALGARY-STRS 138-140 138-140 145-147
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 169.96
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 164.77
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Feb01/08 Jan25/08 Feb02/07
CHOICE 6-900 143.44 144.00 143.06
SELECT 6-900 137.40 137.30 134.91
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan26/08(prel) Jan19/08(prel) Jan27/07
CANADA 460,063 443,310 441,321
EAST 294,487 285,504 267,899
WEST 165,576 157,806 173,422
ALBERTA 61,250 56,217 59,472
WEEK END Feb02/08(est) Jan26/08(est) Feb03/07
US 2,276,000 2,304,000 2,047,600
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jan31/08 Jan24/08 Feb01/07
ALTA AVG .947 .933 1.283
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.319
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Feb01/08 Jan25/08 Feb02/07
US $/CWT N/A 52.92 64.37
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 1.370 1.964
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 60.72 55.80 64.75
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Feb01/2008
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
FEB 59.88 +3.67 MAR 1.0055 +0.0120
APR 66.67 +4.72 JUN 1.0037 +0.0118
MAY 74.95 +3.53 SEP 1.0016 +0.0120
JUN 79.80 +4.88 DEC .9999 +0.0122
JUL 79.90 +4.28 MAR .9980 +0.0113
AUG 79.80 +4.27 JUN .9961 +0.0104
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jan26/08 Jan19/08 Jan27/07
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 205.0 204.0 204.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jan25/08Jan18/08Jan26/07
US CORN 11.4 10.1 16.2
Jan25/08 Jan18/08 Jan26/07
ALTA BARLEY 7.2 6.8 12.3
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jan31/2008
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 145.16-178.00 163.26-250.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 116.00 39.00$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 104.16-119.04
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