CAN/US $ Jan22 94.66 Jan15 97.21 Jan23/09 80.13
BANK RATE % Jan19 .50 Jan12 .50 Jan20/09 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan16/10(prel) Jan09/10(prel) Jan17/09
CANADA 62,240 61,625 66,633
EAST 14,615 14,017 12,244
WEST 47,625 47,608 54,389
ALBERTA 47,485 47,466 49,151
WEEK END Jan23/10(est) Jan16/10(est) Jan24/09
US 665,000 652,000 642,500
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jan16/10 Jan09/10 Jan17/09
A 47,542 48,820 48,364
B 506 360 721
D 5,949 5,389 7,389
E 231 140 78
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jan16/10 Jan09/10 Jan17/09
A 2.0% 1.4% 2.3%
AA 40.5% 42.2% 48.6%
AAA 57.5% 56.4% 49.1%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jan16/10(prel) Jan09/10(prel) Jan17/09
STEERS 30,443 31,718 29,719
HEIFERS 18,291 18,118 20,045
COWS 13,225 11,597 16,735
BULLS 281 192 134
CALVES 4,780 4,217 4,503
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jan22/2010
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
FEB 86.63 -0.72 JAN 97.10 -0.88
APR 90.55 +0.02 MAR 99.60 +0.95
JUN 88.30 +0.38 APR 100.65 +1.18
AUG 87.80 +0.22 MAY 101.20 +1.48
OCT 90.20 +0.10 AUG 102.10 +0.95
DEC 90.50 -0.05 SEP 101.80 +0.80
WEEK END Jan22/10 Jan15/10 Jan23/09
US FSP - US$/CWT N/A N/A 95.34
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jan15/10 Jan08/10 Jan16/09
EAST-$/HEAD 86.00 86.00 64.19
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 77.50
US-US$/CWT 9.38 9.31 6.87
CURRENTNESS Jan16/10 Jan09/10 Jan17/09
ALTA-A1% 49.1% 50.4% 59.4%
CAN-A1% 49.2% 49.4% 59.7%
FD:STR RATIO Jan15/10 Jan08/10 Jan16/09
ALTA BARLEY 23.1 23.5 22.8
Jan16/10 Jan09/10 Jan17/09
US CORN 23.9 21.9 23.9
AVG CARCASS WT Jan16/10 Jan09/10 Jan17/09
ALTA STR-LBS 852.0 862.0 831.0
CAN STR-LBS 867.0 874.0 832.0
US CATTLE-LBS 778.0 779.0 786.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Jan22/10 Jan15/10 Jan23/09
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 129.00 131.50 148.00
STR-HIGH 131.85 132.85 150.35
HFR-LOW 129.00 131.50 148.00
HFR-HIGH 132.70 132.85 150.35
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 77.55-80.00 76.45-78.50 85.75-87.10
AVERAGE N/A 78.38 86.63
VOLUME N/A 17,385 18,779
HFR-RANGE 75.55-79.00 75.70-77.90 86.40-88.75
AVERAGE N/A 78.13 87.46
VOLUME N/A 5,727 5,926
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Jan22/10 Jan15/10 Jan23/09
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 79.73-88.29 90.65-102.81
NEBRASKA* 83.00-84.00 83.00-84.75 79.00-82.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 77.27-86.88 91.59-102.65
NEBRASKA* 83.75-85.00 84.00-84.50 81.00-82.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 38.00-43.00 38.00-50.00 37.00-43.00
SIOUX F* 51.50 62.00 54.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 90.00-95.75 92.00-97.25 90.00-99.75
PONOKA 90.00-99.00 88.00-96.00 92.00-101.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-96.00 80.00-94.00 85.00-98.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 86.00-100.00 90.00-105.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 94.00-101.00 94.00-101.00 95.00-104.00
PONOKA 92.00-100.00 90.00-98.00 95.00-105.00
STRATHMOR 85.00-99.00 85.00-99.00 90.00-100.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 91.00-106.00 89.85-111.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-107.25 100.00-107.75 100.00-112.00
PONOKA 96.00-105.50 93.00-105.00 95.00-108.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-106.00 90.00-105.00 92.00-108.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 110.00-122.00 105.00-115.00 100.00-119.00
PONOKA 102.00-117.00 100.00-114.00 100.00-112.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-114.00 90.00-114.00 95.00-114.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 100.00-115.00 107.00-123.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 85.00-90.00 85.00-91.50 88.00-94.75
PONOKA 83.00-91.75 83.00-91.00 88.00-96.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-93.00 80.00-93.00 80.00-94.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 94.00-102.00 94.00-103.00 90.00-102.00
PONOKA 85.00-98.50 88.00-98.00 88.00-103.00
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 Jan08/2010
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 13,467 449 23,594
EAST 0 2,623 0 9,357
WEST 0 10,844 449 14,237
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Jan22/10 Jan15/10 Jan23/09
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 154-154
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 142.99 176.41
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 143.16 176.75
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Jan22/10 Jan15/10 Jan23/09
CHOICE 6-900 144.95 144.91 150.98
SELECT 6-900 140.46 139.65 144.49
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan16/10(prel) Jan09/10(prel) Jan17/09
CANADA 432,383 454,501 450,196
EAST 261,861 275,135 281,859
WEST 170,522 179,366 168,337
ALBERTA 56,848 57,240 52,900
WEEK END Jan23/10(est) Jan16/10(est) Jan24/09
US 2,182,000 2,176,000 2,242,100
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jan21/10 Jan14/10 Jan22/09
ALTA AVG 1.215 1.189 1.284
ONT AVG N/A 1.238 1.297
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Jan22/10 Jan15/10 Jan23/09
US $/CWT 65.88 68.13 60.35
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.328 1.337 1.437
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 77.18 72.69 57.67
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Jan22/2010
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
FEB 69.85 -0.13 MAR .9444 -0.0262
APR 71.97 -1.30 JUN .9444 -0.0261
MAY 75.35 -1.63 SEP .9441 -0.0260
JUN 79.35 -1.50 DEC .9435 -0.0255
JUL 77.67 -1.33 MAR .9428 -0.0251
AUG 76.40 -1.67 JUN .9421 -0.0247
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jan16/10 Jan09/10 Jan17/09
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 202.0 202.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jan15/10Jan08/10Jan16/09
US CORN 18.3 17.1 17.0
Jan15/10 Jan08/10 Jan16/09
ALTA BARLEY 12.7 12.6 11.5
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jan21/2010
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 162.37-170.12 185.59-246.13 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 63.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jan14/2010
CENTRAL ALTA 114.24-125.28
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