CAN/US $ Feb12 94.96 Feb05 93.24 Feb13/09 80.43
BANK RATE % Feb09 .50 Feb02 .50 Feb10/09 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Feb06/10(prel) Jan30/10(prel) Feb07/09
CANADA 51,410 62,104 61,105
EAST 14,990 14,753 14,475
WEST 36,420 47,351 46,630
ALBERTA 36,279 47,206 41,245
WEEK END Feb13/10(est) Feb06/10(est) Feb14/09
US 602,000 642,000 618,200
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Feb06/10 Jan30/10 Feb07/09
A 36,054 46,978 44,519
B 310 433 559
D 6,146 5,900 6,328
E 209 244 127
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Feb06/10 Jan30/10 Feb07/09
A 1.5% 1.7% 2.0%
AA 42.2% 42.7% 46.8%
AAA 56.3% 55.6% 51.2%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Feb06/10(prel) Jan30/10(prel) Feb07/09
STEERS 22,879 28,258 24,476
HEIFERS 14,410 19,865 21,127
COWS 13,858 13,688 15,286
BULLS 263 293 216
CALVES 4,652 5,184 5,006
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Feb12/2010
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
FEB 89.38 +1.95 MAR 99.75 +1.42
APR 90.78 +0.38 APR 100.83 +1.15
JUN 88.55 +0.45 MAY 101.88 +0.70
AUG 87.72 +0.38 AUG 103.28 +0.68
OCT 90.22 +0.38 SEP 103.45 +1.15
DEC 91.55 +0.77 OCT 103.50 +1.55
WEEK END Feb12/10 Feb05/10 Feb13/09
US FSP - US$/CWT 99.52 98.43 94.82
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Feb05/10 Jan29/10 Feb06/09
EAST-$/HEAD 86.00 86.00 65.64
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 77.50
US-US$/CWT 9.55 9.53 6.95
CURRENTNESS Feb06/10 Jan30/10 Feb07/09
ALTA-A1% 46.5% 48.4% 58.5%
CAN-A1% 47.7% 49.2% 58.3%
FD:STR RATIO Feb05/10 Jan29/10 Feb06/09
ALTA BARLEY 24.0 22.9 23.6
Feb06/10 Jan30/10 Feb07/09
US CORN 24.7 24.3 23.3
AVG CARCASS WT Feb06/10 Jan30/10 Feb07/09
ALTA STR-LBS 852.0 858.0 823.0
CAN STR-LBS 867.0 868.0 828.0
US CATTLE-LBS 775.0 777.0 782.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Feb12/10 Feb05/10 Feb13/09
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 131.00 126.50 145.00
STR-HIGH 134.85 130.85 147.00
HFR-LOW 131.00 126.50 145.00
HFR-HIGH 134.85 130.85 147.00
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 78.15-80.00 73.80-76.70 86.35-87.50
AVERAGE N/A 77.32 86.93
VOLUME N/A 11,929 9,890
HFR-RANGE 78.15-80.75 76.50-77.50 86.00-87.30
AVERAGE N/A 77.56 86.66
VOLUME N/A 7,370 6,200
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Feb12/10 Feb05/10 Feb13/09
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 78.34-87.06 91.30-105.09
NEBRASKA* 86.50-88.00 82.00-86.00 78.00-82.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 79.15-86.59 88.55-103.29
NEBRASKA* 85.00-88.00 83.00-86.00 79.00-81.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 40.00-48.00 40.00-51.00 40.00-50.00
SIOUX F* 53.50 50.50 50.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 92.00-99.25 92.00-98.00 95.00-102.75
PONOKA 86.00-100.50 85.00-96.00 93.00-104.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-99.00 80.00-99.00 85.00-102.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 88.00-102.00 89.00-103.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-103.00 95.00-103.75 98.00-106.00
PONOKA 88.00-105.00 90.00-103.00 98.00-109.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-105.00 85.00-102.00 90.00-105.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 93.00-104.25 87.00-103.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-110.75 105.00-111.75 105.00-112.00
PONOKA 95.00-115.00 94.00-110.00 106.00-117.00
STRATHMOR 98.00-112.00 90.00-106.00 92.00-111.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 112.00-120.50 112.00-122.50 110.00-120.00
PONOKA 105.00-120.00 100.00-115.00 110.00-126.00
STRATHMOR 100.00-120.00 90.00-114.00 95.00-122.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 101.00-119.00 98.00-122.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 85.00-95.00 85.00-93.75 85.00-94.50
PONOKA 83.00-95.00 82.00-94.00 87.00-98.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-97.00 80.00-97.00 80.00-94.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 94.00-103.25 94.00-103.25 92.00-104.00
PONOKA 95.00-107.00 89.00-100.00 95.00-106.00
STRATHMOR 84.00-103.00 84.00-100.00 75.00-100.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jan29/2010
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 17,617 1,560 22,924
EAST 0 3,339 0 9,685
WEST 0 14,278 1,560 13,239
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Feb12/10 Feb05/10 Feb13/09
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 157-159
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 172.19
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 169.35
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Feb12/10 Feb05/10 Feb13/09
CHOICE 6-900 139.32 139.34 136.32
SELECT 6-900 137.45 136.85 134.81
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Feb06/10(prel) Jan30/10(prel) Feb07/09
CANADA 437,516 439,629 431,831
EAST 261,712 268,186 268,857
WEST 175,804 171,443 162,974
ALBERTA 56,213 56,627 47,810
WEEK END Feb13/10(est) Feb06/10(est) Feb14/09
US 2,161,000 2,149,000 2,229,300
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Feb11/10 Feb04/10 Feb12/09
ALTA AVG 1.208 1.190 1.210
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.256
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Feb12/10 Feb05/10 Feb13/09
US $/CWT 64.35 63.59 61.26
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.293 1.301 1.453
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 68.05 68.59 58.08
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Feb12/2010
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
FEB 67.45 +0.75 MAR .9516 +0.0198
APR 68.20 +1.48 JUN .9515 +0.0198
MAY 74.95 +2.48 SEP .9513 +0.0198
JUN 78.05 +2.63 DEC .9507 +0.0197
JUL 77.17 +2.38 MAR .9498 +0.0198
AUG 76.85 +2.88 JUN .9489 +0.0199
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Feb06/10 Jan30/10 Feb07/09
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 204.0 204.0 205.0
FD:HOG RATIO Feb05/10Jan29/10Feb06/09
US CORN 19.0 18.8 11.4
Feb05/10 Jan29/10 Feb06/09
ALTA BARLEY 13.4 13.4 12.3
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Feb11/2010
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 167.13-182.69 187.76-246.36 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 71.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Feb04/2010
CENTRAL ALTA 119.04-130.56
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