CAN/US $ Feb18 101.73 Feb11 100.98 Feb19/10 95.97
BANK RATE % Feb15 1.25 Feb08 1.25 Feb16/10 .50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Feb12/11(prel) Feb05/11(prel) Feb13/10
CANADA 56,171 53,825 59,262
EAST 14,975 14,591 14,733
WEST 41,196 39,234 44,529
ALBERTA N/A N/A 44,393
WEEK END Feb19/11(est) Feb12/11(est) Feb20/10
US 651,000 637,000 622,300
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Feb12/11 Feb05/11 Feb13/10
A N/A 40,314 44,745
B 327 340 772
D 4,759 5,200 5,469
E 275 250 172
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Feb12/11 Feb05/11 Feb13/10
A N/A% 1.9% 1.5%
AA N/A% 40.2% 40.8%
AAA N/A% 57.9% 57.7%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Feb12/11(prel) Feb05/11(prel) Feb13/10
STEERS 26,496 23,453 26,650
HEIFERS 18,262 17,862 19,626
COWS 11,053 12,198 12,767
BULLS 360 312 219
CALVES 4,727 4,563 4,548
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Feb18/2011
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
FEB 111.05 +3.27 MAR 130.07 +4.05
APR 115.15 +2.45 APR 131.75 +3.97
JUN 116.18 +2.92 MAY 132.25 +3.65
AUG 117.58 +2.10 AUG 132.80 +3.40
OCT 120.05 +1.60 SEP 132.00 +2.72
DEC 120.20 +1.30 OCT 131.60 +2.10
WEEK END Feb18/11 Feb11/11 Feb19/10
US FSP - US$/CWT 128.78 126.52 101.62
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Feb11/11 Feb04/11 Feb12/10
EAST-$/HEAD 106.00 102.00 91.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 12.83 12.85 9.62
CURRENTNESS Feb12/11 Feb05/11 Feb13/10
WEST-A1% 46.6% 45.3% 47.2%
CAN-A1% N/A% 48.1% 46.7%
FD:STR RATIO Feb11/11 Feb04/11 Feb12/10
ALTA BARLEY 25.2 25.0 24.9
Feb12/11 Feb05/11 Feb13/10
US CORN 15.8 16.4 24.5
AVG CARCASS WT Feb12/11 Feb05/11 Feb13/10
WEST STR-LBS 831.0 838.0 862.0
CAN STR-LBS 846.0 853.0 871.0
US CATTLE-LBS 782.0 783.0 774.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Feb18/11 Feb11/11 Feb19/10
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 176.50 176.00 137.50
STR-HIGH 179.85 181.85 139.00
HFR-LOW 177.85 180.50 138.85
HFR-HIGH 179.50 181.85 138.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE N/A-N/A 106.80-108.15 80.00-83.00
AVERAGE N/A 106.86 81.29
VOLUME N/A 8,088 15,963
HFR-RANGE N/A-N/A 106.00-107.10 80.00-82.00
AVERAGE N/A 106.63 81.93
VOLUME N/A 6,513 4,893
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Feb18/11 Feb11/11 Feb19/10
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 99.97-107.92 79.31-92.26
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 104.00-106.50 89.00-90.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 98.15-108.23 75.48-87.89
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 105.50-106.50 90.00-96.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 63.00-76.00 65.00-78.00 40.00-50.00
SIOUX F* 74.00 81.00 54.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 117.00-127.25 115.00-123.25 92.00-97.50
PONOKA 119.00-125.50 120.00-125.00 95.00-101.00
STRATHMOR 115.00-131.00 110.00-127.00 80.00-99.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 114.00-125.00 92.00-105.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-134.25 120.00-133.25 95.00-102.25
PONOKA 126.00-134.00 125.00-133.00 98.00-107.00
STRATHMOR 115.00-139.00 115.00-134.00 90.00-105.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 118.00-135.00 97.25-107.25
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 135.00-146.50 135.00-145.50 105.00-114.50
PONOKA 132.00-151.00 135.00-150.00 108.00-118.00
STRATHMOR 130.00-150.00 130.00-148.00 98.00-112.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 155.00-170.00 155.00-165.00 112.00-127.00
PONOKA 149.00-171.00 145.00-170.00 114.00-125.00
STRATHMOR 135.00-164.00 135.00-164.00 100.00-120.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 135.00-159.00 105.00-123.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 110.00-126.00 110.00-123.00 85.00-95.25
PONOKA 118.00-124.00 115.00-125.00 90.00-97.00
STRATHMOR 110.00-127.00 110.00-124.00 80.00-97.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 130.00-152.50 130.00-145.50 94.00-105.50
PONOKA 138.00-150.00 135.00-148.00 98.00-105.00
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 Feb04/2011
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 12,358 1,114 20,859
EAST 0 3,142 33 9,602
WEST 0 9,216 1,081 11,257
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Feb18/11 Feb11/11 Feb19/10
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 166.47 148.05
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 165.09 147.77
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Feb18/11 Feb11/11 Feb19/10
CHOICE 6-900 167.75 169.24 144.58
SELECT 6-900 167.48 168.02 142.81
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Feb12/11(prel) Feb05/11(prel) Feb13/10
CANADA 419,222 427,445 436,538
EAST 252,619 256,140 263,278
WEST 166,603 171,305 173,260
ALBERTA 51,585 50,807 54,621
WEEK END Feb19/11(est) Feb12/11(est) Feb20/10
US 2,089,000 2,156,000 2,153,000
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Feb17/11 Feb10/11 Feb18/10
ALTA AVG N/A 1.453 1.238
ONT AVG N/A 1.644 1.273
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Feb18/11 Feb11/11 Feb19/10
US $/CWT 79.36 83.07 66.59
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.488 1.569 1.324
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 90.39 88.80 69.24
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Feb18/2011
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 92.28 -0.10 MAR 1.0130 +0.0009
MAY 100.55 -0.03 JUN 1.0109 +0.0010
JUN 102.78 +1.33 SEP 1.0080 +0.0009
JUL 101.40 +0.08 DEC 1.0048 +0.0005
AUG 100.05 N/A MAR 1.0016 -0.0003
OCT 88.88 -0.42 JUN .9984 -0.0011
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Feb12/11 Feb05/11 Feb13/10
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 209.0 209.0 204.0
FD:HOG RATIO Feb11/11Feb04/11Feb12/10
US CORN 12.9 12.4 18.4
Feb11/11 Feb04/11 Feb12/10
ALTA BARLEY 12.4 12.1 14.2
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Feb17/2011
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 201.24-214.99 219.27-305.60 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 91.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Feb10/2011
CENTRAL ALTA 97.92-158.40
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