CAN/US $ Jan29 93.90 Jan22 94.66 Jan30/09 80.88
BANK RATE % Jan26 .50 Jan19 .50 Jan27/09 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan23/10(prel) Jan16/10(prel) Jan24/09
CANADA 62,282 62,240 68,408
EAST 14,882 14,615 13,638
WEST 47,400 47,625 54,770
ALBERTA 47,251 47,485 49,547
WEEK END Jan30/10(est) Jan23/10(est) Jan31/09
US 625,000 665,000 632,700
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jan23/10 Jan16/10 Jan24/09
A 46,721 47,542 50,204
B 508 506 547
D 6,294 5,949 7,449
E 274 231 95
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jan23/10 Jan16/10 Jan24/09
A 1.6% 2.0% 2.2%
AA 41.3% 40.5% 51.2%
AAA 57.1% 57.5% 46.6%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jan23/10(prel) Jan16/10(prel) Jan24/09
STEERS 30,650 30,443 32,330
HEIFERS 17,378 18,291 19,136
COWS 13,930 13,225 16,798
BULLS 324 281 144
CALVES 4,808 4,780 4,659
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jan29/2010
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
FEB 85.80 -0.83 MAR 98.88 -0.72
APR 89.38 -1.17 APR 100.95 +0.30
JUN 87.83 -0.47 MAY 101.80 +0.60
AUG 87.33 -0.47 AUG 102.85 +0.75
OCT 89.97 -0.23 SEP 102.75 +0.95
DEC 90.50 +0.00 OCT 102.50 +1.20
WEEK END Jan29/10 Jan22/10 Jan30/09
US FSP - US$/CWT N/A N/A 94.36
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jan22/10 Jan15/10 Jan23/09
EAST-$/HEAD 86.00 86.00 64.31
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 77.50
US-US$/CWT 9.41 9.38 6.94
CURRENTNESS Jan23/10 Jan16/10 Jan24/09
ALTA-A1% 48.4% 49.1% 60.6%
CAN-A1% 49.4% 49.2% 60.7%
FD:STR RATIO Jan22/10 Jan15/10 Jan23/09
ALTA BARLEY 23.4 23.1 23.4
Jan23/10 Jan16/10 Jan24/09
US CORN 24.3 23.9 21.9
AVG CARCASS WT Jan23/10 Jan16/10 Jan24/09
ALTA STR-LBS 862.0 852.0 829.0
CAN STR-LBS 869.0 867.0 830.0
US CATTLE-LBS 778.0 778.0 785.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Jan29/10 Jan22/10 Jan30/09
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 126.00 129.00 146.00
STR-HIGH 127.85 131.85 148.80
HFR-LOW 127.35 129.00 147.85
HFR-HIGH 127.85 132.70 148.80
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 76.75-78.20 77.55-80.00 84.50-87.00
AVERAGE N/A 78.83 86.86
VOLUME N/A 13,793 12,869
HFR-RANGE 76.85-76.85 75.55-79.00 85.80-87.65
AVERAGE N/A 78.11 87.16
VOLUME N/A 6,352 4,237
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Jan29/10 Jan22/10 Jan30/09
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 77.20-85.85 96.55-104.53
NEBRASKA* 81.50-83.50 83.00-84.00 78.00-81.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 75.25-85.34 92.81-103.31
NEBRASKA* 83.00-83.50 83.75-85.00 78.00-81.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 38.00-45.00 38.00-43.00 40.00-46.00
SIOUX F* 54.00 51.50 50.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 90.00-97.00 90.00-95.75 90.00-98.75
PONOKA 84.00-98.50 90.00-99.00 90.00-103.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-96.00 80.00-96.00 85.00-98.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 83.00-99.00 91.00-106.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 94.00-101.75 94.00-101.00 95.00-103.00
PONOKA 90.00-105.00 92.00-100.00 93.00-105.00
STRATHMOR 85.00-102.00 85.00-99.00 90.00-100.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 92.50-108.85 87.50-103.10
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-106.25 100.00-107.25 100.00-110.00
PONOKA 95.00-108.00 96.00-105.50 95.00-112.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-106.00 90.00-106.00 92.00-108.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 110.00-122.00 110.00-122.00 108.00-119.00
PONOKA 103.00-117.00 102.00-117.00 105.00-120.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-114.00 90.00-114.00 95.00-114.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 93.00-118.00 97.00-125.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 85.00-94.75 85.00-90.00 85.00-93.75
PONOKA 83.00-95.00 83.00-91.75 88.00-97.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-93.00 80.00-93.00 80.00-94.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 94.00-101.00 94.00-102.00 90.00-99.00
PONOKA 87.00-100.00 85.00-98.50 95.00-105.00
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 Jan15/2010
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 15,289 1,701 23,894
EAST 0 2,834 4 10,586
WEST 0 12,455 1,697 13,308
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Jan29/10 Jan22/10 Jan30/09
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 154-159
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 143.98 173.56
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 145.20 173.74
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Jan29/10 Jan22/10 Jan30/09
CHOICE 6-900 141.40 144.95 145.47
SELECT 6-900 137.98 140.46 141.11
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan23/10(prel) Jan16/10(prel) Jan24/09
CANADA N/A 432,383 448,516
EAST N/A 261,861 283,592
WEST N/A 170,522 164,924
ALBERTA N/A 56,848 49,647
WEEK END Jan30/10(est) Jan23/10(est) Jan31/09
US 2,142,000 2,182,000 2,249,600
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jan28/10 Jan21/10 Jan29/09
ALTA AVG N/A 1.215 1.253
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.287
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Jan29/10 Jan22/10 Jan30/09
US $/CWT 62.77 65.88 60.26
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.275 1.328 1.421
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 69.16 77.01 57.49
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Jan29/2010
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
FEB 66.50 -3.35 MAR .9350 -0.0094
APR 68.60 -3.38 JUN .9349 -0.0095
MAY 73.65 -1.70 SEP .9347 -0.0094
JUN 76.72 -2.63 DEC .9341 -0.0094
JUL 75.65 -2.02 MAR .9331 -0.0097
AUG 74.63 -1.78 JUN .9321 -0.0100
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jan23/10 Jan16/10 Jan24/09
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 203.0 202.0 204.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jan22/10Jan15/10Jan23/09
US CORN 19.4 18.3 16.1
Jan22/10 Jan15/10 Jan23/09
ALTA BARLEY 13.1 12.7 12.6
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jan28/2010
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$) N/A 145.00 65.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jan21/2010
CENTRAL ALTA 123.84-131.52
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