CAN/US $ Feb05 93.24 Jan29 93.90 Feb06/09 80.72
BANK RATE % Feb02 .50 Jan26 .50 Feb03/09 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan30/10(prel) Jan23/10(prel) Jan31/09
CANADA 62,104 62,282 65,007
EAST 14,753 14,882 14,281
WEST 47,351 47,400 50,726
ALBERTA 47,206 47,251 45,444
WEEK END Feb06/10(est) Jan30/10(est) Feb07/09
US 642,000 629,000 625,200
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jan30/10 Jan23/10 Jan31/09
A 46,978 46,721 47,572
B 433 508 582
D 5,900 6,294 6,073
E 244 274 146
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jan30/10 Jan23/10 Jan31/09
A 1.7% 1.6% 1.9%
AA 42.7% 41.3% 48.3%
AAA 55.6% 57.1% 49.8%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jan30/10(prel) Jan23/10(prel) Jan31/09
STEERS 28,258 30,650 28,593
HEIFERS 19,865 17,378 20,202
COWS 13,688 13,930 15,939
BULLS 293 324 273
CALVES 5,184 4,808 4,546
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Feb05/2010
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
FEB 87.42 +1.63 MAR 98.33 -0.55
APR 90.40 +1.03 APR 99.67 -1.28
JUN 88.10 +0.27 MAY 101.18 -0.63
AUG 87.35 +0.02 AUG 102.60 -0.25
OCT 89.85 -0.13 SEP 102.30 -0.45
DEC 90.78 +0.28 OCT 101.95 -0.55
WEEK END Feb05/10 Jan29/10 Feb06/09
US FSP - US$/CWT N/A N/A 93.93
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jan29/10 Jan22/10 Jan30/09
EAST-$/HEAD 86.00 86.00 64.79
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 77.50
US-US$/CWT 9.53 9.41 6.88
CURRENTNESS Jan30/10 Jan23/10 Jan31/09
ALTA-A1% 48.4% 48.4% 57.7%
CAN-A1% 49.2% 49.4% 57.3%
FD:STR RATIO Jan29/10 Jan22/10 Jan30/09
ALTA BARLEY 22.9 23.4 23.5
Jan30/10 Jan23/10 Jan31/09
US CORN 24.3 24.3 21.8
AVG CARCASS WT Jan30/10 Jan23/10 Jan31/09
ALTA STR-LBS 858.0 862.0 821.0
CAN STR-LBS 868.0 869.0 835.0
US CATTLE-LBS 777.0 778.0 783.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Feb05/10 Jan29/10 Feb06/09
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 126.50 126.00 145.00
STR-HIGH 130.85 127.85 145.35
HFR-LOW 126.50 127.35 145.00
HFR-HIGH 130.85 127.85 145.33
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 73.80-76.70 76.75-78.20 86.00-87.60
AVERAGE N/A 76.62 86.43
VOLUME N/A 13,544 10,243
HFR-RANGE 76.50-77.50 76.85-76.85 85.25-85.25
AVERAGE N/A 75.87 85.64
VOLUME N/A 10,129 2,479
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Feb05/10 Jan29/10 Feb06/09
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 77.96-88.49 92.14-103.55
NEBRASKA* 82.00-83.50 81.50-84.00 79.00-82.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 80.75-89.00 89.57-101.14
NEBRASKA* 83.00-84.00 83.00-84.00 79.00-82.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 40.00-51.00 38.00-45.00 38.00-46.00
SIOUX F* 50.50 54.00 60.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 92.00-98.00 90.00-97.00 95.00-101.00
PONOKA 85.00-96.00 84.00-98.50 97.00-101.50
STRATHMOR 80.00-99.00 80.00-96.00 85.00-102.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 88.00-91.00 91.00-103.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-103.75 94.00-101.75 98.00-105.00
PONOKA 90.00-103.00 90.00-105.00 95.00-106.00
STRATHMOR 85.00-102.00 85.00-102.00 90.00-105.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 91.00-108.00 89.00-104.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-111.75 100.00-106.25 105.00-113.50
PONOKA 94.00-110.00 95.00-108.00 106.00-110.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-106.00 90.00-106.00 92.00-111.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 112.00-122.50 110.00-122.00 110.00-121.50
PONOKA 100.00-115.00 103.00-117.00 114.00-120.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-114.00 90.00-114.00 95.00-122.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 99.00-118.00 98.00-121.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 85.00-93.75 85.00-94.75 85.00-94.25
PONOKA 82.00-94.00 83.00-95.00 89.00-95.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-97.00 80.00-93.00 80.00-94.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 94.00-103.25 94.00-101.00 92.00-101.75
PONOKA 89.00-100.00 87.00-100.00 94.00-104.00
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 Jan22/2010
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 19,604 1,590 23,847
EAST 0 3,110 0 9,689
WEST 0 16,494 1,590 14,158
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Feb05/10 Jan29/10 Feb06/09
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 154-159
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 146.05 168.19
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 145.32 170.25
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Feb05/10 Jan29/10 Feb06/09
CHOICE 6-900 139.34 141.40 139.72
SELECT 6-900 136.85 137.98 136.35
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan30/10(prel) Jan23/10(prel) Jan31/09
CANADA 439,629 447,399 436,138
EAST 268,186 270,604 272,247
WEST 171,443 176,795 163,891
ALBERTA 56,627 56,801 49,230
WEEK END Feb06/10(est) Jan30/10(est) Feb07/09
US 2,149,000 2,142,000 2,216,200
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Feb04/10 Jan28/10 Feb05/09
ALTA AVG 1.191 1.234 1.240
ONT AVG N/A 1.330 1.303
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Feb05/10 Jan29/10 Feb06/09
US $/CWT 63.59 62.77 55.03
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.301 1.275 1.301
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 69.12 71.32 56.98
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Feb05/2010
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
FEB 66.70 +0.20 MAR .9318 -0.0032
APR 66.72 -1.88 JUN .9317 -0.0032
MAY 72.47 -1.18 SEP .9315 -0.0032
JUN 75.42 -1.30 DEC .9310 -0.0031
JUL 74.80 -0.85 MAR .9300 -0.0031
AUG 73.97 -0.65 JUN .9290 -0.0031
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jan30/10 Jan23/10 Jan31/09
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 204.0 203.0 205.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jan29/10Jan22/10Jan30/09
US CORN 18.8 19.4 16.1
Jan29/10 Jan22/10 Jan30/09
ALTA BARLEY 13.4 13.1 12.3
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Feb04/2010
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$) N/A 136.00 69.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jan28/2010
CENTRAL ALTA 125.28-126.72
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