CAN/US $ Jan15 97.21 Jan08 96.67 Jan16/09 79.73
BANK RATE % Jan12 .50 Jan05 .50 Jan13/09 1.75
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan09/10(prel) Jan02/10(prel) Jan10/09
CANADA 61,625 43,680 60,427
EAST 14,017 6,929 13,285
WEST 47,608 36,751 47,142
ALBERTA 47,466 36,659 41,908
WEEK END Jan16/10(est) Jan09/10(est) Jan17/09
US 652,000 640,000 616,800
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jan09/10 Jan02/10 Jan10/09
A 48,820 33,672 43,116
B 360 269 612
D 5,389 5,601 7,599
E 140 84 69
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jan09/10 Jan02/10 Jan10/09
A 1.4% 1.2% 2.1%
AA 42.2% 41.8% 48.2%
AAA 56.4% 56.9% 49.7%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jan09/10(prel) Jan02/10(prel) Jan10/09
STEERS 31,718 21,798 28,282
HEIFERS 18,118 12,610 15,996
COWS 11,597 9,186 16,039
BULLS 192 86 110
CALVES 4,217 3,527 5,234
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jan15/2010
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
FEB 87.35 +1.52 JAN 97.97 +1.63
APR 90.53 +0.73 MAR 98.65 +2.00
JUN 87.92 -0.10 APR 99.47 +1.88
AUG 87.58 -0.25 MAY 99.72 +1.13
OCT 90.10 +0.02 AUG 101.15 +1.25
DEC 90.55 -0.15 SEP 101.00 +1.05
WEEK END Jan15/10 Jan08/10 Jan16/09
US FSP - US$/CWT N/A N/A 96.24
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jan08/10 Jan01/10 Jan09/09
EAST-$/HEAD 86.00 N/A 63.95
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 77.00
US-US$/CWT 9.31 9.54 6.34
CURRENTNESS Jan09/10 Jan02/10 Jan10/09
ALTA-A1% 50.4% 51.2% 58.3%
CAN-A1% 49.4% 50.4% 59.4%
FD:STR RATIO Jan08/10 Jan01/10 Jan09/09
ALTA BARLEY 23.5 23.8 22.1
Jan09/10 Jan02/10 Jan10/09
US CORN 21.9 21.3 21.5
AVG CARCASS WT Jan09/10 Jan02/10 Jan10/09
ALTA STR-LBS 862.0 856.0 826.0
CAN STR-LBS 874.0 865.0 826.0
US CATTLE-LBS 779.0 782.0 784.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Jan15/10 Jan08/10 Jan16/09
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 131.50 133.00 146.50
STR-HIGH 132.85 133.85 146.85
HFR-LOW 131.50 133.00 146.50
HFR-HIGH 132.85 133.85 146.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 76.45-78.50 76.50-80.25 86.30-88.25
AVERAGE N/A 79.26 87.35
VOLUME N/A 17,427 15,526
HFR-RANGE 75.70-77.90 77.08-77.08 85.50-87.15
AVERAGE N/A 77.73 86.55
VOLUME N/A 5,049 5,056
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Jan15/10 Jan08/10 Jan16/09
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 81.60-88.05 94.45-102.99
NEBRASKA* 84.00-84.00 82.00-85.00 81.00-84.75
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 82.39-88.76 93.77-101.29
NEBRASKA* 84.50-84.50 84.00-85.00 82.00-83.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 38.00-50.00 38.00-50.00 33.00-43.00
SIOUX F* 62.00 51.00 N/A
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 92.00-97.25 88.00-97.00 90.00-98.75
PONOKA 88.00-96.00 89.00-97.00 86.00-96.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-94.00 80.00-94.00 85.00-98.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 76.00-89.00 82.00-103.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 94.00-101.00 90.00-99.00 92.00-98.75
PONOKA 90.00-98.00 91.00-99.00 88.00-98.00
STRATHMOR 85.00-99.00 85.00-98.00 90.00-100.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 89.50-101.00 90.25-107.25
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-107.75 100.00-104.75 95.00-105.25
PONOKA 93.00-105.00 95.00-103.00 90.00-100.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-105.00 90.00-105.00 92.00-108.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-115.00 100.00-110.00 98.00-115.00
PONOKA 100.00-114.00 105.00-115.00 95.00-112.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-114.00 90.00-110.00 95.00-110.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 92.00-116.00 100.00-120.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 85.00-91.50 80.00-89.50 83.00-90.00
PONOKA 83.00-91.00 81.00-90.00 85.00-92.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-93.00 80.00-93.00 80.00-94.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 94.00-103.00 86.00-97.00 85.00-96.50
PONOKA 88.00-98.00 87.00-97.00 85.00-98.00
STRATHMOR 84.00-100.00 84.00-100.00 75.00-100.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jan01/2010
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 8,028 123 17,995
EAST 0 1,981 0 5,277
WEST 0 6,047 123 12,718
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Jan15/10 Jan08/10 Jan16/09
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 155-155
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 142.48 171.93
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 141.68 171.53
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Jan15/10 Jan08/10 Jan16/09
CHOICE 6-900 144.91 140.23 149.78
SELECT 6-900 139.65 134.97 142.41
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan09/10(prel) Jan02/10(prel) Jan10/09
CANADA N/A 300,114 459,431
EAST N/A 172,423 289,327
WEST N/A 127,691 170,104
ALBERTA N/A 43,933 55,675
WEEK END Jan16/10(est) Jan09/10(est) Jan17/09
US 2,176,000 2,099,000 2,309,900
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jan14/10 Jan07/10 Jan15/09
ALTA AVG N/A 1.156 1.213
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.222
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Jan15/10 Jan08/10 Jan16/09
US $/CWT 68.13 65.78 58.53
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.337 1.298 1.400
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 75.50 69.29 57.17
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Jan15/2010
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
FEB 69.97 +2.72 MAR .9706 +0.0015
APR 73.28 +1.85 JUN .9705 +0.0015
MAY 76.97 +1.02 SEP .9701 +0.0014
JUN 80.85 +1.38 DEC .9690 +0.0011
JUL 79.00 +1.25 MAR .9679 +0.0009
AUG 78.08 +1.35 JUN .9668 +0.0007
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jan09/10 Jan02/10 Jan10/09
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 202.0 203.0 202.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jan08/10Jan01/10Jan09/09
US CORN 17.1 15.9 14.4
Jan08/10 Jan01/10 Jan09/09
ALTA BARLEY 12.4 12.0 10.6
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jan14/2010
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 156.50-170.16 168.75-262.81 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 67.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jan07/2010
CENTRAL ALTA 114.72-129.12
(INNISFAIL)
