CAN/US $ Jan23 80.13 Jan16 79.73 Jan25/08 99.56
BANK RATE % Jan20 1.25 Jan13 1.75 Jan22/08 4.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan17/09(prel) Jan10/09(prel) Jan19/08
CANADA 66,633 60,427 62,378
EAST 12,244 13,285 15,924
WEST 54,389 47,142 46,454
ALBERTA 49,151 41,908 41,508
WEEK END Jan24/09(est) Jan17/09(est) Jan26/08
US 632,000 608,000 635,700
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jan17/09 Jan10/09 Jan19/08
A 48,364 43,116 42,145
B 721 612 602
D 7,389 7,599 6,366
E 78 69 263
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jan17/09 Jan10/09 Jan19/08
A 2.3% 2.1% 2.1%
AA 48.6% 48.2% 43.3%
AAA 49.1% 49.7% 54.6%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jan17/09(prel) Jan10/09(prel) Jan19/08
STEERS 29,719 28,282 25,246
HEIFERS 20,045 15,996 18,051
COWS 16,735 16,039 18,656
BULLS 134 110 425
CALVES 4,503 5,234 4,958
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jan23/2009
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
FEB 82.67 -1.85 JAN 93.65 -1.35
APR 85.80 -1.88 MAR 92.75 -1.63
JUN 84.17 -2.03 APR 93.53 -2.42
AUG 84.88 -1.75 MAY 95.65 -1.75
OCT 88.80 -1.25 AUG 97.40 -1.50
DEC 90.40 -1.35 SEP 97.40 -1.55
WEEK END Jan23/09 Jan16/09 Jan25/08
US FSP - US$/CWT 95.34 96.24 98.09
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jan16/09 Jan09/09 Jan18/08
EAST-$/HEAD 64.19 63.95 77.79
WEST-$/HEAD 77.50 77.00 98.50
US-US$/CWT 6.87 6.34 9.95
CURRENTNESS Jan17/09 Jan10/09 Jan19/08
ALTA-A1% 59.4% 58.3% 60.9%
CAN-A1% 59.7% 59.4% 58.9%
FD:STR RATIO Jan16/09 Jan09/09 Jan18/08
ALTA BARLEY 22.8 22.1 17.1
Jan17/09 Jan10/09 Jan19/08
US CORN 23.9 21.5 19.1
AVG CARCASS WT Jan17/09 Jan10/09 Jan19/08
ALTA STR-LBS 831.0 826.0 851.0
CAN STR-LBS 832.0 826.0 869.0
US CATTLE-LBS 786.0 784.0 780.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Jan23/09 Jan16/09 Jan25/08
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 148.00 146.50 135.00
STR-HIGH 150.35 146.85 136.65
HFR-LOW 148.00 146.50 135.50
HFR-HIGH 150.35 146.85 136.25
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 85.75-87.10 86.30-88.25 79.05-82.00
AVERAGE N/A 87.35 80.88
VOLUME N/A 15,526 14,331
HFR-RANGE 86.40-88.75 85.50-87.15 79.75-80.60
AVERAGE N/A 86.55 80.61
VOLUME N/A 5,056 4,058
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Jan23/09 Jan16/09 Jan25/08
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 94.45-102.99 74.55-82.95
NEBRASKA* 79.00-81.50 81.00-84.75 88.00-90.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 93.77-101.29 76.60-83.60
NEBRASKA* 81.00-82.00 82.00-83.50 89.00-89.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 37.00-43.00 33.00-43.00 28.00-35.00
SIOUX F* 54.00 N/A 53.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 90.00-99.75 90.00-98.75 80.00-86.75
PONOKA 92.00-101.00 86.00-96.00 84.00-87.75
STRATHMOR 85.00-98.00 85.00-98.00 N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 82.00-103.00 76.00-87.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-104.00 92.00-98.75 82.00-88.75
PONOKA 95.00-105.00 88.00-98.00 84.00-87.75
STRATHMOR 90.00-100.00 90.00-100.00 N/A-N/A
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 90.25-107.25 92.50-105.85
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-112.00 95.00-105.25 85.00-98.00
PONOKA 95.00-108.00 90.00-100.00 88.00-92.00
STRATHMOR 92.00-108.00 92.00-108.00 N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-119.00 98.00-115.00 93.00-106.00
PONOKA 100.00-112.00 95.00-112.00 93.00-103.50
STRATHMOR 95.00-114.00 95.00-110.00 N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 100.00-120.00 86.00-103.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 88.00-94.75 83.00-90.00 72.00-80.50
PONOKA 88.00-96.00 85.00-92.00 74.00-78.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-94.00 80.00-94.00 N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 90.00-102.00 85.00-96.50 80.00-87.25
PONOKA 88.00-103.00 85.00-98.00 76.00-83.00
STRATHMOR 75.00-100.00 75.00-100.00 N/A-N/A
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jan09/2009
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 13,406 2,868 37,070
EAST 0 4,352 130 21,097
WEST 0 9,054 2,738 15,973
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Jan23/09 Jan16/09 Jan25/08
CALGARY-STRS 154-154 155-155 138-140
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 171.93 151.37
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 171.53 147.62
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Jan23/09 Jan16/09 Jan25/08
CHOICE 6-900 150.98 149.78 144.00
SELECT 6-900 144.49 142.41 137.30
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan17/09(prel) Jan10/09(prel) Jan19/08
CANADA N/A N/A 443,310
EAST N/A N/A 285,504
WEST N/A N/A 157,806
ALBERTA N/A N/A 56,217
WEEK END Jan24/09(est) Jan17/09(est) Jan26/08
US 2,236,000 2,317,000 2,297,100
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jan22/09 Jan15/09 Jan24/08
ALTA AVG N/A N/A .933
ONT AVG N/A N/A .908
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Jan23/09 Jan16/09 Jan25/08
US $/CWT 60.35 58.53 52.92
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.942 1.892 1.370
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 57.81 57.17 55.80
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Jan23/2009
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
FEB 58.92 -1.03 MAR .8100 +0.0117
APR 64.40 -1.63 JUN .8105 +0.0119
MAY 75.40 -1.88 SEP .8111 +0.0114
JUN 75.75 -2.30 DEC .8114 +0.0110
JUL 75.83 -2.33 MAR .8119 +0.0105
AUG 75.13 -1.97 JUN .8124 +0.0100
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jan17/09 Jan10/09 Jan19/08
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 203.0 202.0 204.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jan16/09Jan09/09Jan18/08
US CORN 17.0 14.4 10.1
Jan16/09 Jan09/09 Jan18/08
ALTA BARLEY N/A N/A 6.8
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jan22/2009
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 154.50-168.00 163.40-255.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 42.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jan15/2009
CENTRAL ALTA 111.36-124.32
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