CAN/US $ Jan28 100.10 Jan21 100.55 Jan29/10 93.90
BANK RATE % Jan25 1.25 Jan18 1.25 Jan26/10 .50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan22/11(prel) Jan15/11(prel) Jan23/10
CANADA 61,167 59,273 62,282
EAST 15,027 15,492 14,882
WEST 46,140 43,781 47,400
ALBERTA N/A N/A 47,251
WEEK END Jan29/11(est) Jan22/11(est) Jan30/10
US 650,000 630,000 631,000
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jan22/11 Jan15/11 Jan23/10
A 48,974 47,172 46,721
B 398 274 508
D 4,172 4,231 6,294
E 317 237 274
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jan22/11 Jan15/11 Jan23/10
A 1.6% 2.5% 1.6%
AA 40.4% 46.9% 41.3%
AAA 57.9% 50.7% 57.1%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jan22/11(prel) Jan15/11(prel) Jan23/10
STEERS 27,822 27,194 30,650
HEIFERS 22,192 20,933 17,378
COWS 10,741 10,824 13,930
BULLS 412 322 324
CALVES 4,812 4,824 4,808
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jan28/2011
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
FEB 107.50 -0.45 MAR 126.22 +0.67
APR 112.78 +0.10 APR 127.28 +0.93
JUN 113.38 +0.75 MAY 127.55 +0.65
AUG 113.90 +0.93 AUG 128.50 +1.00
OCT 116.68 +1.02 SEP 128.60 +1.30
DEC 117.35 +1.05 OCT 128.53 +1.23
WEEK END Jan28/11 Jan21/11 Jan29/10
US FSP - US$/CWT 125.65 127.27 97.26
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jan21/11 Jan14/11 Jan22/10
EAST-$/HEAD 101.00 100.00 86.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 12.76 12.58 9.41
CURRENTNESS Jan22/11 Jan15/11 Jan23/10
WEST-A1% 44.9% 45.5% 48.4%
CAN-A1% 46.6% 47.5% 49.4%
FD:STR RATIO Jan21/11 Jan14/11 Jan22/10
ALTA BARLEY 24.4 24.2 23.4
Jan22/11 Jan15/11 Jan23/10
US CORN 17.0 17.2 24.3
AVG CARCASS WT Jan22/11 Jan15/11 Jan23/10
WEST STR-LBS 846.0 855.0 862.0
CAN STR-LBS 858.0 861.0 869.0
US CATTLE-LBS 787.0 786.0 778.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Jan28/11 Jan21/11 Jan29/10
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 172.75 169.50 126.00
STR-HIGH 175.85 173.85 127.85
HFR-LOW 174.50 172.85 127.35
HFR-HIGH 175.85 173.85 127.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 102.20-105.00 100.25-103.65 76.75-78.20
AVERAGE N/A 101.92 76.62
VOLUME N/A 10,134 13,544
HFR-RANGE 103.40-103.75 101.25-103.15 76.85-76.85
AVERAGE N/A 101.42 75.87
VOLUME N/A 7,194 10,129
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Jan28/11 Jan21/11 Jan29/10
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 93.29-104.98 77.96-88.49
NEBRASKA* 104.00-104.00 104.00-106.00 81.50-84.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 93.46-101.80 80.75-89.00
NEBRASKA* 104.00-104.00 104.00-106.00 83.00-84.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 55.00-65.00 58.00-70.00 38.00-45.00
SIOUX F* 77.00 72.00 54.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 115.00-125.00 115.00-119.75 90.00-97.00
PONOKA 118.00-123.00 112.00-124.00 84.00-98.50
STRATHMOR 110.00-125.00 110.00-121.00 80.00-96.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 109.00-121.00 88.00-91.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 120.00-132.75 118.00-126.75 94.00-101.75
PONOKA 116.00-132.00 118.00-133.00 90.00-105.00
STRATHMOR 115.00-134.00 108.00-128.00 85.00-102.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 120.00-134.10 91.00-108.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 135.00-146.25 130.00-145.25 100.00-106.25
PONOKA 120.00-145.00 125.00-140.00 95.00-108.00
STRATHMOR 130.00-147.00 125.00-141.00 90.00-106.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 148.00-164.50 145.00-161.00 110.00-122.00
PONOKA 145.00-162.00 140.00-160.00 103.00-117.00
STRATHMOR 135.00-166.00 125.00-148.00 90.00-114.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 125.00-151.00 99.00-118.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 110.00-124.00 105.00-118.75 85.00-94.75
PONOKA 110.00-123.00 114.00-122.00 83.00-95.00
STRATHMOR 110.00-124.00 104.00-122.00 80.00-93.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 130.00-142.50 125.00-137.00 94.00-101.00
PONOKA 125.00-142.00 125.00-140.00 87.00-100.00
STRATHMOR 120.00-144.00 110.00-132.00 84.00-100.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jan14/2011
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 15,350 982 23,053
EAST 0 3,962 32 10,531
WEST 0 11,388 950 12,522
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Jan28/11 Jan21/11 Jan29/10
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 164.75 146.05
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 160.65 145.32
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Jan28/11 Jan21/11 Jan29/10
CHOICE 6-900 173.25 172.52 141.40
SELECT 6-900 171.17 169.56 137.98
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan22/11(prel) Jan15/11(prel) Jan23/10
CANADA 428,618 434,284 447,399
EAST 263,723 271,463 270,604
WEST 164,895 162,821 176,795
ALBERTA 49,619 54,468 56,801
WEEK END Jan29/11(est) Jan22/11(est) Jan30/10
US 2,179,000 2,166,000 2,140,900
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jan27/11 Jan20/11 Jan28/10
ALTA AVG 1.361 1.321 1.292
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.330
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Jan28/11 Jan21/11 Jan29/10
US $/CWT 79.29 74.59 62.77
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.511 1.415 1.275
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 88.57 85.52 71.32
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Jan28/2011
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
FEB 85.75 +5.42 MAR .9989 -0.0053
APR 91.63 +5.05 JUN .9969 -0.0051
MAY 98.25 +3.13 SEP .9941 -0.0050
JUN 99.42 +1.90 DEC .9917 -0.0046
JUL 97.53 +1.05 MAR .9888 -0.0046
AUG 97.10 +1.17 JUN .9859 -0.0046
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jan22/11 Jan15/11 Jan23/10
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 208.0 207.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jan21/11Jan14/11Jan22/10
US CORN 12.0 11.9 19.4
Jan21/11 Jan14/11 Jan22/10
ALTA BARLEY 11.5 11.3 13.5
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jan27/2011
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 190.34-209.33 218.04-286.10 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 85.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jan20/2011
CENTRAL ALTA 151.68-151.68
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