CAN/US $ Feb04 101.00 Jan28 100.10 Feb05/10 93.24
BANK RATE % Feb01 1.25 Jan25 1.25 Feb02/10 .50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan29/11(prel) Jan22/11(prel) Jan30/10
CANADA 54,683 61,167 62,104
EAST 14,925 15,027 14,753
WEST 39,758 46,140 47,351
ALBERTA N/A N/A 47,206
WEEK END Feb05/11(est) Jan29/11(est) Feb06/10
US 624,000 650,000 641,200
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jan29/11 Jan22/11 Jan30/10
A 42,677 48,974 46,978
B 342 398 433
D 4,225 4,172 5,900
E 201 317 244
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jan29/11 Jan22/11 Jan30/10
A 2.0% 1.6% 1.7%
AA 39.4% 40.4% 42.7%
AAA 58.6% 57.9% 55.6%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jan29/11(prel) Jan22/11(prel) Jan30/10
STEERS 24,390 27,822 28,258
HEIFERS 19,397 22,192 19,865
COWS 10,615 10,741 13,688
BULLS 281 412 293
CALVES 4,547 4,812 5,184
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Feb04/2011
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
FEB 108.25 +0.75 MAR 125.00 -1.22
APR 113.03 +0.25 APR 126.72 -0.55
JUN 113.63 +0.25 MAY 127.35 -0.20
AUG 114.30 +0.40 AUG 128.45 -0.05
OCT 117.40 +0.73 SEP 128.50 -0.10
DEC 117.65 +0.30 OCT 128.50 -0.03
WEEK END Feb04/11 Jan28/11 Feb05/10
US FSP - US$/CWT 125.38 125.65 98.43
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jan28/11 Jan21/11 Jan29/10
EAST-$/HEAD 101.00 101.00 86.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 12.89 12.76 9.53
CURRENTNESS Jan29/11 Jan22/11 Jan30/10
WEST-A1% 46.7% 44.9% 48.4%
CAN-A1% 48.2% 46.6% 49.2%
FD:STR RATIO Jan28/11 Jan21/11 Jan29/10
ALTA BARLEY 24.4 24.4 22.9
Jan29/11 Jan22/11 Jan30/10
US CORN 16.8 17.0 24.3
AVG CARCASS WT Jan29/11 Jan22/11 Jan30/10
WEST STR-LBS 851.0 846.0 858.0
CAN STR-LBS 860.0 858.0 868.0
US CATTLE-LBS 786.0 787.0 777.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Feb04/11 Jan28/11 Feb05/10
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 179.00 172.75 126.50
STR-HIGH 179.85 175.85 130.85
HFR-LOW 179.00 174.50 126.50
HFR-HIGH 179.85 175.85 130.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 104.45-106.45 102.20-105.00 73.80-76.70
AVERAGE N/A 103.60 77.32
VOLUME N/A 10,903 11,929
HFR-RANGE 106.45-106.45 103.40-103.75 76.50-77.50
AVERAGE N/A 103.05 77.56
VOLUME N/A 6,987 7,370
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Feb04/11 Jan28/11 Feb05/10
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 96.20-107.51 78.34-87.06
NEBRASKA* 105.00-105.00 100.00-105.00 82.00-86.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 95.38-104.19 79.15-86.59
NEBRASKA* 104.00-105.00 102.00-106.00 83.00-86.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 55.00-65.00 55.00-65.00 40.00-51.00
SIOUX F* 82.00 77.00 50.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 115.00-125.50 115.00-125.00 92.00-98.00
PONOKA 120.00-124.00 118.00-123.00 85.00-96.00
STRATHMOR 110.00-128.00 110.00-125.00 80.00-99.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 105.00-124.00 88.00-102.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 120.00-132.75 120.00-132.75 95.00-103.75
PONOKA 123.00-131.00 116.00-132.00 90.00-103.00
STRATHMOR 115.00-134.00 115.00-134.00 85.00-102.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 120.25-136.25 93.00-104.25
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 135.00-145.50 135.00-146.25 105.00-111.75
PONOKA 134.00-138.00 120.00-145.00 94.00-110.00
STRATHMOR 130.00-148.00 130.00-147.00 90.00-106.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 155.00-170.00 148.00-164.50 112.00-122.50
PONOKA 145.00-159.00 145.00-162.00 100.00-115.00
STRATHMOR 135.00-166.00 135.00-166.00 90.00-114.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 128.00-151.00 101.00-119.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 110.00-123.00 110.00-124.00 85.00-93.75
PONOKA 116.00-123.00 110.00-123.00 82.00-94.00
STRATHMOR 110.00-124.00 110.00-124.00 80.00-97.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 130.00-145.50 130.00-142.50 94.00-103.25
PONOKA 138.00-148.00 125.00-142.00 89.00-100.00
STRATHMOR 120.00-144.00 120.00-144.00 84.00-100.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jan21/2011
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 15,465 1,199 22,256
EAST 0 3,860 33 10,161
WEST 0 11,605 1,166 12,095
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Feb04/11 Jan28/11 Feb05/10
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 147.38
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 146.10
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Feb04/11 Jan28/11 Feb05/10
CHOICE 6-900 172.40 173.25 139.34
SELECT 6-900 170.87 171.17 136.85
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan29/11(prel) Jan22/11(prel) Jan30/10
CANADA 433,267 428,618 439,629
EAST 261,151 263,723 268,186
WEST 172,116 164,895 171,443
ALBERTA 50,679 49,619 56,627
WEEK END Feb05/11(est) Jan29/11(est) Feb06/10
US 2,058,000 2,179,000 2,146,500
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Feb03/11 Jan27/11 Feb04/10
ALTA AVG 1.413 1.361 1.244
ONT AVG N/A 1.539 1.291
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Feb04/11 Jan28/11 Feb05/10
US $/CWT 80.23 79.29 63.59
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.515 1.511 1.301
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 89.17 87.31 68.59
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Feb04/2011
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
FEB 84.50 -1.25 MAR 1.0115 +0.0126
APR 91.65 +0.03 JUN 1.0093 +0.0124
MAY 98.35 +0.10 SEP 1.0064 +0.0123
JUN 100.88 +1.45 DEC 1.0036 +0.0119
JUL 99.47 +1.95 MAR 1.0010 +0.0122
AUG 97.83 +0.73 JUN .9984 +0.0125
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jan29/11 Jan22/11 Jan30/10
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 209.0 208.0 204.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jan28/11Jan21/11Jan29/10
US CORN 12.5 12.0 18.8
Jan28/11 Jan21/11 Jan29/10
ALTA BARLEY 11.6 11.5 14.0
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Feb03/2011
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 194.15-203.57 202.86-259.50 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 83.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jan27/2011
CENTRAL ALTA N/A- N/A
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