CAN/US $ Jan14 100.97 Jan07 100.66 Jan15/10 97.21
BANK RATE % Jan11 1.25 Jan04 1.25 Jan12/10 .50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan08/11(prel) Jan01/11(prel) Jan09/10
CANADA 52,682 43,230 61,625
EAST 11,418 9,450 14,017
WEST 41,264 33,780 47,608
ALBERTA 41,264 33,779 47,466
WEEK END Jan15/11(est) Jan08/11(est) Jan16/10
US 628,000 636,000 655,800
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jan08/11 Jan01/11 Jan09/10
A 42,683 33,725 48,820
B 338 261 360
D 3,922 4,270 5,389
E 272 291 140
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jan08/11 Jan01/11 Jan09/10
A 2.0% 1.6% 1.4%
AA 46.8% 46.1% 42.2%
AAA 51.2% 52.3% 56.4%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jan08/11(prel) Jan01/11(prel) Jan09/10
STEERS 27,233 20,332 31,718
HEIFERS 16,216 14,035 18,118
COWS 8,926 8,550 11,597
BULLS 307 313 192
CALVES 4,083 3,778 4,217
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jan14/2011
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
FEB 109.38 +3.00 JAN 125.60 +4.00
APR 113.75 +3.20 MAR 127.30 +4.55
JUN 112.30 +3.90 APR 127.75 +4.55
AUG 112.78 +4.03 MAY 128.13 +4.47
OCT 115.45 +4.53 AUG 128.40 +3.90
DEC 116.60 +4.63 SEP 128.10 +3.88
WEEK END Jan14/11 Jan07/11 Jan15/10
US FSP - US$/CWT 125.34 123.38 96.79
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jan07/11 Dec31/10 Jan08/10
EAST-$/HEAD 100.00 N/A 86.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 12.42 12.39 9.31
CURRENTNESS Jan08/11 Jan01/11 Jan09/10
ALTA-A1% 46.6% 44.4% 50.4%
CAN-A1% 48.7% 45.6% 49.4%
FD:STR RATIO Jan07/11 Dec31/10 Jan08/10
ALTA BARLEY 22.9 22.9 23.5
Jan08/11 Jan01/11 Jan09/10
US CORN 18.3 17.8 21.9
AVG CARCASS WT Jan08/11 Jan01/11 Jan09/10
ALTA STR-LBS 856.0 860.0 862.0
CAN STR-LBS 861.0 866.0 874.0
US CATTLE-LBS 783.0 782.0 779.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Jan14/11 Jan07/11 Jan15/10
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 168.50 161.75 131.50
STR-HIGH 170.85 164.85 132.85
HFR-LOW 169.00 161.75 131.50
HFR-HIGH 170.85 164.85 132.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 98.50-98.75 95.65-97.50 76.45-78.50
AVERAGE N/A 97.15 78.38
VOLUME N/A 9,649 17,385
HFR-RANGE 98.50-98.70 96.75-97.75 75.70-77.90
AVERAGE N/A 96.97 78.13
VOLUME N/A 6,031 5,727
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Jan14/11 Jan07/11 Jan15/10
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 92.21-104.74 79.73-88.29
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 103.50-106.00 83.00-84.75
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 91.38-102.11 77.27-86.88
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 104.00-106.00 84.00-84.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 55.00-65.00 50.00-62.00 38.00-50.00
SIOUX F* 67.75 64.25 62.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 110.00-117.50 108.00-117.25 92.00-97.25
PONOKA 112.00-124.00 105.00-118.00 88.00-96.00
STRATHMOR 105.00-119.00 105.00-119.00 80.00-94.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 105.00-117.00 86.00-100.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 115.00-122.75 115.00-122.00 94.00-101.00
PONOKA 114.00-126.00 114.00-125.00 90.00-98.00
STRATHMOR 108.00-122.00 108.00-122.00 85.00-99.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 117.75-134.50 91.00-106.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 122.00-132.25 118.00-128.00 100.00-107.75
PONOKA 120.00-134.00 120.00-132.00 93.00-105.00
STRATHMOR 115.00-134.00 115.00-134.00 90.00-105.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 135.00-149.25 135.00-144.25 105.00-115.00
PONOKA 127.00-144.00 125.00-141.00 100.00-114.00
STRATHMOR 125.00-140.00 125.00-140.00 90.00-114.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 119.00-143.00 100.00-115.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 100.00-112.75 100.00-110.50 85.00-91.50
PONOKA 108.00-114.00 105.00-112.00 83.00-91.00
STRATHMOR 104.00-118.00 104.00-118.00 80.00-93.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 120.00-134.00 115.00-125.00 94.00-103.00
PONOKA 112.00-134.00 120.00-130.00 88.00-98.00
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 Dec24/2010
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 9,298 540 20,002
EAST 0 3,956 33 9,958
WEST 0 5,342 507 10,044
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Jan14/11 Jan07/11 Jan15/10
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 158.41 142.99
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 155.60 143.16
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Jan14/11 Jan07/11 Jan15/10
CHOICE 6-900 168.24 165.81 144.91
SELECT 6-900 163.35 159.58 139.65
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan08/11(prel) Jan01/11(prel) Jan09/10
CANADA 401,300 296,442 454,501
EAST 244,219 162,310 275,135
WEST 157,081 134,132 179,366
ALBERTA 54,558 34,102 57,240
WEEK END Jan15/11(est) Jan08/11(est) Jan16/10
US 2,135,000 2,189,000 2,173,600
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jan13/11 Jan06/11 Jan14/10
ALTA AVG 1.290 1.278 1.235
ONT AVG N/A 1.476 1.238
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Jan14/11 Jan07/11 Jan15/10
US $/CWT 73.42 70.67 68.13
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.387 1.339 1.337
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 84.20 77.99 72.69
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Jan14/2011
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
FEB 79.53 +0.10 MAR 1.0094 +0.0031
APR 85.28 +1.23 JUN 1.0069 +0.0031
MAY 92.97 +1.27 SEP 1.0036 +0.0029
JUN 95.47 +1.50 DEC 1.0006 +0.0028
JUL 94.42 +1.13 MAR .9976 +0.0027
AUG 93.58 +1.28 JUN .9946 +0.0026
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jan08/11 Jan01/11 Jan09/10
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 207.0 208.0 202.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jan07/11Dec31/10Jan08/10
US CORN 12.4 12.2 17.1
Jan07/11 Dec31/10 Jan08/10
ALTA BARLEY 10.9 10.7 12.9
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jan13/2011
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 205.15-219.11 229.90-266.45 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 89.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jan06/2011
CENTRAL ALTA 133.44-144.00
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