CAN/US $ Jan30 80.88 Jan23 80.13 Feb01/08 100.57
BANK RATE % Jan27 1.25 Jan20 1.25 Jan29/08 4.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan24/09(prel) Jan17/09(prel) Jan26/08
CANADA 68,408 66,633 61,782
EAST 13,638 12,244 15,636
WEST 54,770 54,389 46,146
ALBERTA 49,547 49,151 41,409
WEEK END Jan31/09(est) Jan24/09(est) Feb02/08
US 631,000 638,000 611,900
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jan24/09 Jan17/09 Jan26/08
A 50,204 48,364 41,279
B 547 721 590
D 7,449 7,389 7,230
E 95 78 286
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jan24/09 Jan17/09 Jan26/08
A 2.2% 2.3% 2.4%
AA 51.2% 48.6% 43.5%
AAA 46.6% 49.1% 54.1%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jan24/09(prel) Jan17/09(prel) Jan26/08
STEERS 32,330 29,719 26,196
HEIFERS 19,136 20,045 16,134
COWS 16,798 16,735 18,987
BULLS 144 134 465
CALVES 4,659 4,503 4,900
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jan30/2009
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
FEB 82.00 -0.67 MAR 91.00 -1.75
APR 85.10 -0.70 APR 92.33 -1.20
JUN 82.45 -1.72 MAY 94.33 -1.33
AUG 83.10 -1.78 AUG 96.08 -1.33
OCT 86.85 -1.95 SEP 96.20 -1.20
DEC 89.30 -1.10 OCT 96.15 -1.15
WEEK END Jan30/09 Jan23/09 Feb01/08
US FSP - US$/CWT 94.36 95.34 99.63
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jan23/09 Jan16/09 Jan25/08
EAST-$/HEAD 64.31 64.19 77.93
WEST-$/HEAD 77.50 77.50 98.50
US-US$/CWT 6.94 6.87 10.16
CURRENTNESS Jan24/09 Jan17/09 Jan26/08
ALTA-A1% 60.6% 59.4% 63.0%
CAN-A1% 60.7% 59.7% 60.9%
FD:STR RATIO Jan23/09 Jan16/09 Jan25/08
ALTA BARLEY 23.4 22.8 17.3
Jan24/09 Jan17/09 Jan26/08
US CORN 21.9 23.9 19.4
AVG CARCASS WT Jan24/09 Jan17/09 Jan26/08
ALTA STR-LBS 829.0 831.0 852.0
CAN STR-LBS 830.0 832.0 868.0
US CATTLE-LBS 785.0 786.0 778.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Jan30/09 Jan23/09 Feb01/08
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 146.00 148.00 130.25
STR-HIGH 148.80 150.35 136.00
HFR-LOW 147.85 148.00 130.25
HFR-HIGH 148.80 150.35 136.00
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 84.50-87.00 85.75-87.10 79.50-81.05
AVERAGE N/A 86.63 81.03
VOLUME N/A 18,779 11,015
HFR-RANGE 85.80-87.65 86.40-88.75 80.70-81.70
AVERAGE N/A 87.46 80.68
VOLUME N/A 5,926 3,868
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Jan30/09 Jan23/09 Feb01/08
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 90.65-102.81 74.70-81.70
NEBRASKA* 78.00-79.00 79.00-82.00 86.00-89.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 91.59-102.65 75.50-81.70
NEBRASKA* 78.00-79.00 81.00-82.50 87.00-89.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 40.00-46.00 37.00-43.00 28.00-35.00
SIOUX F* 50.50 54.00 61.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 90.00-98.75 90.00-99.75 80.00-84.75
PONOKA 90.00-103.00 92.00-101.00 N/A-N/A
STRATHMOR 85.00-98.00 85.00-98.00 75.00-88.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 90.00-105.00 79.00-94.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-103.00 95.00-104.00 80.00-86.75
PONOKA 93.00-105.00 95.00-105.00 N/A-N/A
STRATHMOR 90.00-100.00 90.00-100.00 78.00-88.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 89.85-111.50 95.00-110.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-110.00 100.00-112.00 85.00-93.00
PONOKA 95.00-112.00 95.00-108.00 N/A-N/A
STRATHMOR 92.00-108.00 92.00-108.00 80.00-98.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 108.00-119.00 100.00-119.00 93.00-102.00
PONOKA 105.00-120.00 100.00-112.00 N/A-N/A
STRATHMOR 95.00-114.00 95.00-114.00 85.00-100.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 107.00-123.00 90.00-110.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 85.00-93.75 88.00-94.75 72.00-77.75
PONOKA 88.00-97.00 88.00-96.00 N/A-N/A
STRATHMOR 80.00-94.00 80.00-94.00 70.00-85.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 90.00-99.00 90.00-102.00 80.00-80.25
PONOKA 95.00-105.00 88.00-103.00 N/A-N/A
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 Jan23/2009
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 19,062 10,401 28,624
EAST 0 3,970 128 13,258
WEST 0 15,092 10,273 15,366
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Jan30/09 Jan23/09 Feb01/08
CALGARY-STRS 154-159 154-154 138-140
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 151.08
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 146.96
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Jan30/09 Jan23/09 Feb01/08
CHOICE 6-900 145.47 150.98 143.44
SELECT 6-900 141.11 144.49 137.40
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan24/09(prel) Jan17/09(prel) Jan26/08
CANADA N/A N/A 449,060
EAST N/A N/A 283,484
WEST N/A N/A 165,576
ALBERTA N/A N/A 61,250
WEEK END Jan31/09(est) Jan24/09(est) Feb02/08
US 2,267,000 2,236,000 2,273,000
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jan29/09 Jan22/09 Jan31/08
ALTA AVG N/A N/A .942
ONT AVG N/A N/A .950
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Jan30/09 Jan23/09 Feb01/08
US $/CWT 60.26 60.35 54.89
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.921 1.942 1.407
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 56.94 57.67 59.32
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Jan30/2009
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
FEB 58.55 -0.38 MAR .8134 +0.0034
APR 62.98 -1.43 JUN .8140 +0.0035
MAY 74.58 -0.83 SEP .8147 +0.0036
JUN 75.50 -0.25 DEC .8149 +0.0035
JUL 75.47 -0.35 MAR .8151 +0.0032
AUG 74.13 -1.00 JUN .8153 +0.0029
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jan24/09 Jan17/09 Jan26/08
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 204.0 203.0 205.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jan23/09Jan16/09Jan25/08
US CORN 16.1 17.0 11.4
Jan23/09 Jan16/09 Jan25/08
ALTA BARLEY N/A N/A 7.2
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jan29/2009
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$) N/A N/A 39.75$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jan22/2009
CENTRAL ALTA 121.44-121.44
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