CAN/US $ Feb11 100.98 Feb04 101.00 Feb12/10 94.96
BANK RATE % Feb08 1.25 Feb01 1.25 Feb09/10 .50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Feb05/11(prel) Jan29/11(prel) Feb06/10
CANADA 53,825 54,683 51,410
EAST 14,591 14,925 14,990
WEST 39,234 39,758 36,420
ALBERTA N/A N/A 36,279
WEEK END Feb12/11(est) Feb05/11(est) Feb13/10
US 637,000 624,000 603,700
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Feb05/11 Jan29/11 Feb06/10
A 40,314 42,677 36,054
B 340 342 310
D 5,200 4,225 6,146
E 250 201 209
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Feb05/11 Jan29/11 Feb06/10
A 1.9% 2.0% 1.5%
AA 40.2% 39.4% 42.2%
AAA 57.9% 58.6% 56.3%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Feb05/11(prel) Jan29/11(prel) Feb06/10
STEERS 23,453 24,390 22,879
HEIFERS 17,862 19,397 14,410
COWS 12,198 10,615 13,858
BULLS 312 281 263
CALVES 4,563 4,547 4,652
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Feb11/2011
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
FEB 107.78 -0.47 MAR 126.03 +1.03
APR 112.70 -0.33 APR 127.78 +1.05
JUN 113.25 -0.38 MAY 128.60 +1.25
AUG 115.47 +1.17 AUG 129.40 +0.95
OCT 118.45 +1.05 SEP 129.28 +0.78
DEC 118.90 +1.25 OCT 129.50 +1.00
WEEK END Feb11/11 Feb04/11 Feb12/10
US FSP - US$/CWT 126.52 125.38 99.52
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Feb04/11 Jan28/11 Feb05/10
EAST-$/HEAD 101.00 101.00 86.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 12.85 12.89 9.55
CURRENTNESS Feb05/11 Jan29/11 Feb06/10
WEST-A1% 45.3% 46.7% 46.5%
CAN-A1% 48.1% 48.2% 47.7%
FD:STR RATIO Feb04/11 Jan28/11 Feb05/10
ALTA BARLEY 25.0 24.4 24.0
Feb05/11 Jan29/11 Feb06/10
US CORN 16.4 16.8 24.7
AVG CARCASS WT Feb05/11 Jan29/11 Feb06/10
WEST STR-LBS 838.0 851.0 852.0
CAN STR-LBS 853.0 860.0 867.0
US CATTLE-LBS 783.0 786.0 775.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Feb11/11 Feb04/11 Feb12/10
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 176.00 179.00 131.00
STR-HIGH 181.85 179.85 134.85
HFR-LOW 180.50 179.00 131.00
HFR-HIGH 181.85 179.85 134.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 106.80-108.15 104.45-106.45 78.15-80.00
AVERAGE N/A 105.75 79.23
VOLUME N/A 7,968 8,727
HFR-RANGE 106.00-107.10 106.45-106.45 78.15-80.75
AVERAGE N/A 105.96 79.69
VOLUME N/A 5,539 6,104
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Feb11/11 Feb04/11 Feb12/10
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 94.02-105.12 79.84-86.99
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 105.00-105.50 86.50-88.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 96.63-104.86 79.21-86.00
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 104.00-105.50 85.00-88.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 65.00-78.00 55.00-65.00 40.00-48.00
SIOUX F* N/A 82.00 53.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 115.00-123.25 115.00-125.50 92.00-99.25
PONOKA 120.00-125.00 120.00-124.00 86.00-100.50
STRATHMOR 110.00-127.00 110.00-128.00 80.00-99.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 112.00-125.00 91.00-100.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 120.00-133.25 120.00-132.75 95.00-103.00
PONOKA 125.00-133.00 123.00-131.00 88.00-105.00
STRATHMOR 115.00-134.00 115.00-134.00 90.00-105.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 119.75-135.00 94.85-108.75
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 135.00-145.50 135.00-145.50 100.00-110.75
PONOKA 135.00-150.00 134.00-138.00 95.00-115.00
STRATHMOR 130.00-148.00 130.00-148.00 98.00-112.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 155.00-165.00 155.00-170.00 112.00-120.50
PONOKA 145.00-170.00 145.00-159.00 105.00-120.00
STRATHMOR 135.00-164.00 135.00-166.00 100.00-120.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 126.00-156.00 106.00-122.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 110.00-123.00 110.00-123.00 85.00-95.00
PONOKA 115.00-125.00 116.00-123.00 83.00-95.00
STRATHMOR 110.00-124.00 110.00-124.00 80.00-97.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 130.00-145.50 130.00-145.50 94.00-103.25
PONOKA 135.00-148.00 138.00-148.00 95.00-107.00
STRATHMOR 120.00-144.00 120.00-144.00 84.00-103.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jan28/2011
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 14,590 1,149 22,004
EAST 0 3,665 33 10,312
WEST 0 10,925 1,116 11,692
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Feb11/11 Feb04/11 Feb12/10
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 166.57 149.29
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 164.42 149.14
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Feb11/11 Feb04/11 Feb12/10
CHOICE 6-900 169.24 172.40 139.32
SELECT 6-900 168.02 170.87 137.45
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Feb05/11(prel) Jan29/11(prel) Feb06/10
CANADA 427,445 433,267 437,516
EAST 256,140 261,151 261,712
WEST 171,305 172,116 175,804
ALBERTA 50,807 50,679 56,213
WEEK END Feb12/11(est) Feb05/11(est) Feb13/10
US 2,156,000 2,051,000 2,152,000
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Feb10/11 Feb03/11 Feb11/10
ALTA AVG 1.453 1.413 1.248
ONT AVG N/A 1.589 1.276
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Feb11/11 Feb04/11 Feb12/10
US $/CWT 83.07 80.23 64.35
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.569 1.515 1.293
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 88.31 88.95 68.47
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Feb11/2011
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
FEB 86.40 +1.90 MAR 1.0121 +0.0006
APR 92.38 +0.72 JUN 1.0099 +0.0006
MAY 100.58 +2.23 SEP 1.0071 +0.0007
JUN 101.45 +0.58 DEC 1.0043 +0.0007
JUL 101.33 +1.85 MAR 1.0019 +0.0009
OCT 89.30 +3.77 JUN .9995 +0.0011
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Feb05/11 Jan29/11 Feb06/10
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 209.0 209.0 204.0
FD:HOG RATIO Feb04/11Jan28/11Feb05/10
US CORN 12.4 12.5 19.0
Feb04/11 Jan28/11 Feb05/10
ALTA BARLEY 12.1 11.6 14.0
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Feb10/2011
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 184.14-209.85 208.05-280.30 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 86.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Feb03/2011
CENTRAL ALTA 131.52-148.80
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