CAN/US $ Jan16 79.73 Jan09 83.87 Jan18/08 97.13
BANK RATE % Jan13 1.75 Jan06 1.75 Jan15/08 4.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan10/09(prel) Jan03/09(prel) Jan12/08
CANADA 60,427 54,187 63,338
EAST 13,285 8,455 15,611
WEST 47,142 45,732 47,727
ALBERTA 41,908 41,570 42,848
WEEK END Jan17/09(est) Jan10/09(est) Jan19/08
US 608,000 601,000 653,100
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jan10/09 Jan03/09 Jan12/08
A 43,116 40,203 43,701
B 612 472 502
D 7,599 5,954 6,766
E 69 59 355
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jan10/09 Jan03/09 Jan12/08
A 2.1% 1.6% 1.9%
AA 48.2% 48.0% 45.3%
AAA 49.7% 50.4% 52.8%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jan10/09(prel) Jan03/09(prel) Jan12/08
STEERS 28,282 27,992 26,564
HEIFERS 15,996 13,183 18,132
COWS 16,039 12,945 18,186
BULLS 110 67 456
CALVES 5,234 3,037 5,013
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jan16/2009
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
FEB 84.53 +1.43 JAN 95.00 +0.90
APR 87.67 +0.85 MAR 94.38 +1.70
JUN 86.20 +0.50 APR 95.95 +1.95
AUG 86.63 -0.08 MAY 97.40 +1.80
OCT 90.05 -0.03 AUG 98.90 +1.23
DEC 91.75 -0.47 SEP 98.95 +1.05
WEEK END Jan16/09 Jan09/09 Jan18/08
US FSP - US$/CWT 96.24 96.52 97.31
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jan09/09 Jan02/09 Jan11/08
EAST-$/HEAD 63.95 N/A 77.79
WEST-$/HEAD 77.00 N/A 98.50
US-US$/CWT 6.34 6.35 9.89
CURRENTNESS Jan10/09 Jan03/09 Jan12/08
ALTA-A1% 58.3% 59.6% 61.7%
CAN-A1% 59.4% 61.1% 60.2%
FD:STR RATIO Jan09/09 Jan02/09 Jan11/08
ALTA BARLEY 22.1 21.8 17.9
Jan10/09 Jan03/09 Jan12/08
US CORN 21.5 N/A 20.7
AVG CARCASS WT Jan10/09 Jan03/09 Jan12/08
ALTA STR-LBS 826.0 827.0 848.0
CAN STR-LBS 826.0 830.0 862.0
US CATTLE-LBS 784.0 784.0 782.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Jan16/09 Jan09/09 Jan18/08
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 146.50 141.00 135.00
STR-HIGH 146.85 143.85 136.55
HFR-LOW 146.50 141.00 135.00
HFR-HIGH 146.85 143.85 136.55
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 86.30-88.25 82.00-86.00 78.00-81.00
AVERAGE N/A 84.53 79.97
VOLUME N/A 16,940 15,667
HFR-RANGE 85.50-87.15 83.00-86.15 78.25-82.35
AVERAGE N/A 84.48 80.41
VOLUME N/A 4,128 6,059
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Jan16/09 Jan09/09 Jan18/08
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 98.38-106.32 74.20-82.45
NEBRASKA* 82.25-83.50 81.00-82.00 87.50-88.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 91.89-104.51 75.85-83.00
NEBRASKA* 83.00-83.50 82.00-83.00 87.00-89.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 33.00-43.00 33.00-43.00 28.00-34.00
SIOUX F* N/A 47.00 51.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 90.00-98.75 88.00-98.00 80.00-85.75
PONOKA N/A-N/A 84.00-95.00 80.00-86.00
STRATHMOR 85.00-98.00 85.00-98.00 75.00-88.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 96.00-106.00 79.00-87.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 92.00-98.75 88.00-101.25 82.00-90.25
PONOKA N/A-N/A 84.00-97.00 82.00-88.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-100.00 90.00-100.00 78.00-88.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 90.00-106.25 90.00-106.70
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-105.25 95.00-104.25 85.00-95.00
PONOKA N/A-N/A 84.00-99.00 82.00-93.00
STRATHMOR 92.00-108.00 92.00-108.00 80.00-98.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 98.00-115.00 98.00-115.00 90.00-106.00
PONOKA N/A-N/A 90.00-105.00 86.00-101.00
STRATHMOR 95.00-110.00 95.00-110.00 85.00-104.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 87.00-113.00 83.00-107.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 83.00-90.00 83.00-89.50 72.00-80.50
PONOKA N/A-N/A 82.00-86.00 74.00-80.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-94.00 80.00-94.00 70.00-85.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 85.00-96.50 85.00-93.00 80.00-86.75
PONOKA N/A-N/A 85.00-90.00 78.00-90.00
STRATHMOR 75.00-100.00 75.00-100.00 75.00-90.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Dec26/2008
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 Jan16/09 Jan09/09 Jan18/08
CALGARY-STRS 155-155 N/A-N/A 140-142
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 170.39 149.51
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 168.98 146.37
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Jan16/09 Jan09/09 Jan18/08
CHOICE 6-900 149.78 144.50 147.34
SELECT 6-900 142.41 136.53 139.69
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan10/09(prel) Jan03/09(prel) Jan12/08
CANADA N/A N/A 446,123
EAST N/A N/A 284,825
WEST N/A N/A 161,298
ALBERTA N/A N/A 56,568
WEEK END Jan17/09(est) Jan10/09(est) Jan19/08
US 2,325,000 2,386,000 2,419,500
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jan15/09 Jan08/09 Jan17/08
ALTA AVG N/A N/A .879
ONT AVG N/A N/A .827
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Jan16/09 Jan09/09 Jan18/08
US $/CWT 58.53 56.88 48.83
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.892 1.748 1.296
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 56.60 57.84 55.38
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Jan16/2009
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
FEB 59.95 -2.50 MAR .7983 -0.0437
APR 66.03 -2.57 JUN .7986 -0.0440
MAY 77.28 -3.15 SEP .7997 -0.0440
JUN 78.05 -2.70 DEC .8004 -0.0434
JUL 78.15 -3.00 MAR .8014 -0.0430
AUG 77.10 -2.10 JUN .8024 -0.0426
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jan10/09 Jan03/09 Jan12/08
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 202.0 203.0 204.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jan09/09Jan02/09Jan11/08
US CORN 14.4 13.0 10.4
Jan09/09 Jan02/09 Jan11/08
ALTA BARLEY N/A N/A 6.8
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jan15/2009
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$) N/A N/A 39.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jan08/2009
CENTRAL ALTA 103.68-127.20
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