CAN/US $ Feb13 80.43 Feb06 80.72 Feb15/08 99.84
BANK RATE % Feb10 1.25 Feb03 1.25 Feb12/08 4.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Feb07/09(prel) Jan31/09(prel) Feb09/08
CANADA 61,105 65,007 64,612
EAST 14,475 14,281 14,839
WEST 46,630 50,726 49,773
ALBERTA 41,245 45,444 45,227
WEEK END Feb14/09(est) Feb07/09(est) Feb16/08
US 614,000 622,000 623,800
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Feb07/09 Jan31/09 Feb09/08
A 44,519 47,572 45,260
B 559 582 612
D 6,328 6,073 6,913
E 127 146 169
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Feb07/09 Jan31/09 Feb09/08
A 2.0% 1.9% 1.9%
AA 46.8% 48.3% 39.2%
AAA 51.2% 49.8% 59.0%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Feb07/09(prel) Jan31/09(prel) Feb09/08
STEERS 24,476 28,593 25,513
HEIFERS 21,127 20,202 21,261
COWS 15,286 15,939 17,587
BULLS 216 273 251
CALVES 5,006 4,546 5,139
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Feb13/2009
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
FEB 84.05 +0.40 MAR 94.47 +0.13
APR 87.00 +0.30 APR 95.47 -0.05
JUN 84.80 +0.72 MAY 97.15 -0.10
AUG 85.40 +0.33 AUG 99.45 +0.05
OCT 88.70 +0.30 SEP 100.00 +0.30
DEC 90.83 +0.28 OCT 99.80 +0.15
WEEK END Feb13/09 Feb06/09 Feb15/08
US FSP - US$/CWT 94.82 93.93 103.71
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Feb06/09 Jan30/09 Feb08/08
EAST-$/HEAD 65.64 64.79 78.00
WEST-$/HEAD 77.50 77.50 98.00
US-US$/CWT 6.95 6.88 10.44
CURRENTNESS Feb07/09 Jan31/09 Feb09/08
ALTA-A1% 58.5% 57.7% 56.5%
CAN-A1% 58.3% 57.3% 58.2%
FD:STR RATIO Feb06/09 Jan30/09 Feb08/08
ALTA BARLEY 23.6 23.5 17.4
Feb07/09 Jan31/09 Feb09/08
US CORN 23.3 21.8 18.6
AVG CARCASS WT Feb07/09 Jan31/09 Feb09/08
ALTA STR-LBS 823.0 821.0 845.0
CAN STR-LBS 828.0 835.0 854.0
US CATTLE-LBS 782.0 783.0 774.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Feb13/09 Feb06/09 Feb15/08
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 145.00 145.00 136.00
STR-HIGH 147.00 145.35 138.70
HFR-LOW 145.00 145.00 137.50
HFR-HIGH 147.00 145.33 137.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 86.35-87.50 86.00-87.60 79.75-81.90
AVERAGE N/A 86.43 81.91
VOLUME N/A 10,243 9,035
HFR-RANGE 86.00-87.30 85.25-85.25 79.50-82.55
AVERAGE N/A 85.64 81.66
VOLUME N/A 2,479 7,229
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Feb13/09 Feb06/09 Feb15/08
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 92.14-103.55 79.40-86.15
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 79.00-82.00 90.00-90.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 89.57-101.14 81.05-86.45
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 79.00-82.00 89.50-90.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 40.00-50.00 38.00-46.00 32.00-41.50
SIOUX F* 50.00 60.00 63.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-102.75 95.00-101.00 80.00-88.00
PONOKA 93.00-104.00 97.00-101.50 83.00-88.75
STRATHMOR 85.00-102.00 85.00-102.00 N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 91.00-103.00 79.00-90.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 98.00-106.00 98.00-105.00 85.00-90.50
PONOKA 98.00-109.00 95.00-106.00 86.00-94.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-105.00 90.00-105.00 N/A-N/A
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 89.00-104.00 100.00-113.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-112.00 105.00-113.50 93.00-104.50
PONOKA 106.00-117.00 106.00-110.00 88.00-102.00
STRATHMOR 92.00-111.00 92.00-111.00 N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 110.00-120.00 110.00-121.50 96.00-112.50
PONOKA 110.00-126.00 114.00-120.00 90.00-108.00
STRATHMOR 95.00-122.00 95.00-122.00 N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 98.00-121.00 97.00-117.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 85.00-94.50 85.00-94.25 75.00-82.75
PONOKA 87.00-98.00 89.00-95.00 76.00-82.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-94.00 80.00-94.00 N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 92.00-104.00 92.00-101.75 85.00-91.75
PONOKA 95.00-106.00 94.00-104.00 80.00-91.00
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 Feb06/2009
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 16,950 10,236 20,148
EAST 0 2,823 0 9,259
WEST 0 14,127 10,236 10,889
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Feb13/09 Feb06/09 Feb15/08
CALGARY-STRS 157-159 154-159 137-139
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 154.66
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 152.79
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Feb13/09 Feb06/09 Feb15/08
CHOICE 6-900 136.32 139.72 148.57
SELECT 6-900 134.81 136.35 143.10
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Feb07/09(prel) Jan31/09(prel) Feb09/08
CANADA 431,831 436,138 437,230
EAST 268,857 272,247 274,736
WEST 162,974 163,891 162,494
ALBERTA 47,810 49,230 60,404
WEEK END Feb14/09(est) Feb07/09(est) Feb16/08
US 2,236,000 2,222,000 2,221,100
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Feb12/09 Feb05/09 Feb14/08
ALTA AVG 1.205 1.240 .996
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.032
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Feb13/09 Feb06/09 Feb15/08
US $/CWT 61.26 55.03 58.66
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.963 1.758 1.515
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 57.63 56.98 62.92
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Feb13/2009
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
FEB 58.83 +2.48 MAR .8047 -0.0107
APR 63.75 +3.35 JUN .8052 -0.0107
MAY 74.90 +2.25 SEP .8061 -0.0110
JUN 76.95 +4.00 DEC .8069 -0.0109
JUL 78.10 +4.50 MAR .8071 -0.0109
AUG 76.45 +4.00 JUN .8073 -0.0109
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Feb07/09 Jan31/09 Feb09/08
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 205.0 205.0 205.0
FD:HOG RATIO Feb06/09Jan30/09Feb08/08
US CORN 11.4 16.1 11.9
Feb06/09 Jan30/09 Feb08/08
ALTA BARLEY 12.3 12.3 7.7
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Feb12/2009
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 151.68-163.76 179.21-229.55 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 38.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Feb05/2009
CENTRAL ALTA 122.88-124.32
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