CAN/US $ Jan08 96.67 Jan01 95.55 Jan09/09 83.87
BANK RATE % Jan05 .50 Dec29 .50 Jan06/09 1.75
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan02/10(prel) Dec26/09(prel) Jan03/09
CANADA 43,680 43,568 54,187
EAST 6,929 10,276 8,455
WEST 36,751 33,292 45,732
ALBERTA 36,659 33,215 41,570
WEEK END Jan09/10(est) Jan02/10(est) Jan10/09
US 637,000 526,000 609,000
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jan02/10 Dec26/09 Jan03/09
A 33,672 32,543 40,203
B 269 310 472
D 5,601 5,644 5,954
E 84 157 59
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jan02/10 Dec26/09 Jan03/09
A 1.2% 1.5% 1.6%
AA 41.8% 42.3% 48.0%
AAA 56.9% 56.2% 50.4%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jan02/10(prel) Dec26/09(prel) Jan03/09
STEERS 21,798 19,037 27,992
HEIFERS 12,610 14,350 13,183
COWS 9,186 9,979 12,945
BULLS 86 202 67
CALVES 3,527 4,051 3,037
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jan08/2010
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
FEB 85.83 -0.35 JAN 96.35 +0.50
APR 89.80 +0.00 MAR 96.65 +0.40
JUN 88.03 +0.30 APR 97.60 -0.03
AUG 87.83 +0.13 MAY 98.60 -0.15
OCT 90.08 +0.38 AUG 99.90 +0.15
DEC 90.70 +0.20 SEP 99.95 +1.05
WEEK END Jan08/10 Jan01/10 Jan09/09
US FSP - US$/CWT N/A N/A 96.52
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jan01/10 Dec25/09 Jan02/09
EAST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 9.54 9.51 6.35
CURRENTNESS Jan02/10 Dec26/09 Jan03/09
ALTA-A1% 51.2% 52.0% 59.6%
CAN-A1% 50.4% 52.0% 61.1%
FD:STR RATIO Jan01/10 Dec25/09 Jan02/09
ALTA BARLEY 23.8 23.0 21.8
Jan02/10 Dec26/09 Jan03/09
US CORN 21.3 22.3 N/A
AVG CARCASS WT Jan02/10 Dec26/09 Jan03/09
ALTA STR-LBS 856.0 859.0 827.0
CAN STR-LBS 865.0 870.0 830.0
US CATTLE-LBS 782.0 786.0 784.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Jan08/10 Jan01/10 Jan09/09
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 133.00 133.00 141.00
STR-HIGH 133.85 133.85 143.85
HFR-LOW 133.00 132.10 141.00
HFR-HIGH 133.85 133.85 143.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 76.50-80.25 79.40-79.40 82.00-86.00
AVERAGE N/A 80.20 84.53
VOLUME N/A 12,895 16,940
HFR-RANGE 77.08-77.08 77.86-79.25 83.00-86.15
AVERAGE N/A 79.28 84.48
VOLUME N/A 7,323 4,128
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Jan08/10 Jan01/10 Jan09/09
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 98.38-106.32
NEBRASKA* 84.00-84.00 81.50-84.00 81.00-82.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 91.89-104.51
NEBRASKA* 84.00-85.00 83.00-84.00 82.00-83.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 38.00-50.00 N/A-N/A 33.00-43.00
SIOUX F* 51.00 50.50 47.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 88.00-97.00 N/A-N/A 88.00-98.00
PONOKA 89.00-97.00 N/A-N/A 84.00-95.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-94.00 N/A-N/A 85.00-98.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 96.00-106.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 90.00-99.00 N/A-N/A 88.00-101.25
PONOKA 91.00-99.00 N/A-N/A 84.00-97.00
STRATHMOR 85.00-98.00 N/A-N/A 90.00-100.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 92.50-100.00 90.00-106.25
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-104.75 N/A-N/A 95.00-104.25
PONOKA 95.00-103.00 N/A-N/A 84.00-99.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-105.00 N/A-N/A 92.00-108.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-110.00 N/A-N/A 98.00-115.00
PONOKA 105.00-115.00 N/A-N/A 90.00-105.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-110.00 N/A-N/A 95.00-110.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 87.00-113.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 80.00-89.50 N/A-N/A 83.00-89.50
PONOKA 81.00-90.00 N/A-N/A 82.00-86.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-93.00 N/A-N/A 80.00-94.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 86.00-97.00 N/A-N/A 85.00-93.00
PONOKA 87.00-97.00 N/A-N/A 85.00-90.00
STRATHMOR 84.00-100.00 N/A-N/A 75.00-100.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Dec25/2009
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 11,594 436 21,802
EAST 0 3,632 0 8,830
WEST 0 7,962 436 12,972
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Jan08/10 Jan01/10 Jan09/09
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 141.53 170.39
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 140.87 168.98
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Jan08/10 Jan01/10 Jan09/09
CHOICE 6-900 140.23 139.06 144.50
SELECT 6-900 134.97 133.16 136.53
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan02/10(prel) Dec26/09(prel) Jan03/09
CANADA N/A 274,248 320,663
EAST N/A 166,863 171,361
WEST N/A 107,385 149,302
ALBERTA N/A 34,221 40,877
WEEK END Jan09/10(est) Jan02/10(est) Jan10/09
US 2,081,000 1,926,000 2,387,900
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jan07/10 Dec31/09 Jan08/09
ALTA AVG N/A 1.095 1.119
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.142
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Jan08/10 Jan01/10 Jan09/09
US $/CWT 65.78 63.73 56.88
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.298 1.272 1.294
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 71.06 67.73 57.84
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Jan08/2010
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
FEB 67.25 +1.65 MAR .9691 +0.0129
APR 71.42 +1.55 JUN .9690 +0.0129
MAY 75.95 +0.60 SEP .9687 +0.0129
JUN 79.47 +2.20 DEC .9679 +0.0127
JUL 77.75 +1.65 MAR .9670 +0.0125
AUG 76.72 +1.42 JUN .9661 +0.0123
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jan02/10 Dec26/09 Jan03/09
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 203.0 203.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jan01/10Dec25/09Jan02/09
US CORN 15.9 16.4 13.0
Jan01/10 Dec25/09 Jan02/09
ALTA BARLEY 11.8 11.9 9.9
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jan07/2010
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO N/A- N/A N/A- N/A N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 61.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Dec31/2009
CENTRAL ALTA 125.76-126.24
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