Weekly Livestock Market Review - January 7, 2011

The next weekly will be published on Friday, January 14, 2011
This information is collected by the Statistics and Data Development Branch

CAN/US $ Jan07 100.66 Dec31 100.54 Jan08/10  96.67
BANK RATE % Jan04  1.25 Dec28  1.25 Jan05/10   .50

CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END  Jan01/11(prel)  Dec25/10(prel)  Jan02/10
CANADA      43,230          50,405          43,680
EAST         9,450          12,737           6,929
WEST        33,780          37,668          36,751
ALBERTA     33,779          37,668          36,659
WEEK END  Jan08/11(est)   Jan01/11(est)   Jan09/10
US         639,000         569,000         646,800
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END  Jan01/11        Dec25/10        Jan02/10
A           33,725          35,553          33,672
B              261             253             269
D            4,270           5,991           5,601
E              291             317              84
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END  Jan01/11        Dec25/10        Jan02/10
A             1.6%            2.2%            1.2%
AA           46.1%           46.5%           41.8%
AAA          52.3%           51.3%           56.9%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END  Jan01/11(prel)  Dec25/10(prel)  Jan02/10
STEERS      20,332          22,515          21,798
HEIFERS     14,035          13,762          12,610
COWS         8,550          13,747           9,186
BULLS          313             381              86
CALVES       3,778           4,397           3,527

CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jan07/2011
MTH   LIVE      CHG            MTH   FEEDER    CHG
FEB  106.38   -1.97            JAN  121.60   -0.28
APR  110.55   -1.65            MAR  122.75   -1.20
JUN  108.40   -0.88            APR  123.20   -1.63
AUG  108.75   -1.00            MAY  123.65   -1.57
OCT  110.93   -1.08            AUG  124.50   -1.30
DEC  111.97   -1.03            SEP  124.22   -1.28
WEEK END        Jan07/11     Dec31/10     Jan08/10
US FSP - US$/CWT  123.38       122.56        94.90

CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL     Dec31/10     Dec24/10     Jan01/10
  EAST-$/HEAD        N/A        99.00          N/A
  WEST-$/HEAD        N/A          N/A          N/A
  US-US$/CWT       12.39        12.24         9.54
CURRENTNESS     Jan01/11     Dec25/10     Jan02/10
  ALTA-A1%         44.4%        47.6%        51.2%
  CAN-A1%          45.6%        49.3%        50.4%
FD:STR RATIO    Dec31/10     Dec24/10     Jan01/10
  ALTA BARLEY       22.9         22.7         23.8
                Jan01/11     Dec25/10     Jan02/10
  US CORN           17.8         17.2         21.3

AVG CARCASS WT  Jan01/11     Dec25/10     Jan02/10
  ALTA STR-LBS     860.0        860.0        856.0
  CAN STR-LBS      866.0        861.0        865.0
  US CATTLE-LBS    782.0        784.0        782.0

LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END  Jan07/11        Dec31/10        Jan08/10
            ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW     161.75          164.50          133.00
STR-HIGH    164.85          165.85          133.85
HFR-LOW     161.75          164.50          133.00
HFR-HIGH    164.85          165.85          133.85
            ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE  95.65-97.50    97.00-97.50    76.50-80.25
AVERAGE        N/A           97.93           79.26
VOLUME         N/A          11,317          17,427
HFR-RANGE  96.75-97.75    97.50-97.50    77.08-77.08
AVERAGE        N/A           97.76           77.73
VOLUME         N/A           6,808           5,049

OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
          Jan07/11        Dec31/10        Jan08/10
          STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A        N/A-N/A      81.60-88.05
NEBRASKA*    N/A-N/A     105.00-106.50   82.00-85.00
          HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A        N/A-N/A      82.39-88.76
NEBRASKA* 105.00-105.00  105.00-106.50   84.00-85.00
          COWS - D1,2
CLYDE      50.00-62.00      N/A-N/A      38.00-50.00
SIOUX F*     64.25           67.00           51.00

          800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE     108.00-117.25     N/A-N/A      88.00-97.00
PONOKA    105.00-118.00     N/A-N/A      89.00-97.00
STRATHMOR 105.00-119.00  105.00-119.00   80.00-94.00
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A        N/A-N/A      76.00-89.00
          700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE     115.00-122.00     N/A-N/A      90.00-99.00
PONOKA    114.00-125.00     N/A-N/A      91.00-99.00
STRATHMOR 108.00-122.00  108.00-122.00   85.00-98.00
C.NEBRAS*    N/A-N/A     118.25-129.10   89.50-101.00
          600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE     118.00-128.00     N/A-N/A     100.00-104.75
PONOKA    120.00-132.00     N/A-N/A      95.00-103.00
STRATHMOR 115.00-134.00  115.00-132.00   90.00-105.00
          500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE     135.00-144.25     N/A-N/A     100.00-110.00
PONOKA    125.00-141.00     N/A-N/A     105.00-115.00
STRATHMOR 125.00-140.00  125.00-144.00   90.00-110.00
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A        N/A-N/A      92.00-116.00
          700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE     100.00-110.50     N/A-N/A      80.00-89.50
PONOKA    105.00-112.00     N/A-N/A      81.00-90.00
STRATHMOR 104.00-118.00  104.00-118.00   80.00-93.00
          500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE     115.00-125.00     N/A-N/A      86.00-97.00
PONOKA    120.00-130.00     N/A-N/A      87.00-97.00
STRATHMOR 110.00-130.00  110.00-130.00   84.00-100.00


NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars

PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Dec17/2010
CATTLE       FROM US     TO US     TO US     TO US
                SLTR      SLTR       FDR      HOGS
CANADA             0    11,909       966    21,740
EAST               0     3,498        34     9,837
WEST               0     8,411       932    11,903

BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING     Jan07/11     Dec31/10     Jan08/10
CALGARY-STRS     N/A-N/A      N/A-N/A      N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA       N/A          N/A       142.48
CDA CUTOUT AA/A      N/A          N/A       141.68

US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END        Jan07/11     Dec31/10     Jan08/10
CHOICE 6-900      165.81       161.90       140.23
SELECT 6-900      159.58       155.40       134.97

HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END  Jan01/11(prel)  Dec25/10(prel)  Jan02/10
CANADA         N/A         310,140         300,114
EAST           N/A         187,491         172,423
WEST           N/A         122,649         127,691
ALBERTA        N/A          43,981          43,933
WEEK END  Jan08/11(est)   Jan01/11(est)   Jan09/10
US       2,189,000       1,933,000       2,097,200

HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END  Jan06/11        Dec30/10        Jan07/10
ALTA AVG       N/A           1.221           1.169
ONT AVG        N/A           1.473           1.196
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END        Jan07/11     Dec31/10     Jan08/10
US $/CWT           70.67        72.16        65.78
CAN EQVT $/KG      1.339        1.369        1.298
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT           78.55        77.06        69.29
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT       CAN/US$ CLOSE Jan07/2011
MTH   LEAN      CHG            MTH   FUTURES   CHG
FEB   79.42   -0.33            MAR  1.0063 +0.0019
APR   84.05   +0.17            JUN  1.0038 +0.0020
MAY   91.70   +0.08            SEP  1.0007 +0.0017
JUN   93.97   +0.92            DEC   .9978 +0.0016
JUL   93.30   +0.85            MAR   .9949 +0.0015
AUG   92.30   +0.75            JUN   .9920 +0.0014
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END            Jan01/11   Dec25/10   Jan02/10
  AV DRSD WT US-LBS    208.0      208.0      203.0
FD:HOG RATIO        Dec31/10Dec24/10Jan01/10
  US CORN               12.2       11.6       15.9
                    Dec31/10   Dec24/10   Jan01/10
  ALTA BARLEY           10.4       10.1       12.0
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jan06/2011
             MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS     SHEEP
             (95-109 LBS)     (<80 LBS)    (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO      185.10-214.99  211.59-272.15     N/A
TEXAS (US$)        N/A           N/A      78.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Dec30/2010
CENTRAL ALTA 129.12-144.96
(INNISFAIL)