CAN/US $ Jan20 98.59 Jan13 97.61 Jan21/11 100.55
BANK RATE % Jan17 1.25 Jan10 1.25 Jan18/11 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan14/12(prel) Jan07/12(prel) Jan15/11
CANADA 55,597 42,880 59,273
EAST 15,122 11,442 15,492
WEST 40,475 31,438 43,781
WEEK END Jan21/12(est) Jan14/12(est) Jan22/11
US 628,000 653,000 638,700
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jan14/12 Jan07/12 Jan15/11
A 43,761 33,523 47,172
B 667 444 274
D 7,091 6,109 4,231
E 194 85 237
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jan14/12 Jan07/12 Jan15/11
A 1.6% 1.5% 2.5%
AA 52.3% 48.0% 46.9%
AAA 46.1% 50.5% 50.7%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jan14/12(prel) Jan07/12(prel) Jan15/11
STEERS 28,265 21,080 27,194
HEIFERS 16,197 13,129 20,933
COWS 10,860 8,540 10,824
BULLS 275 131 322
CALVES 4,733 3,119 4,824
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jan20/2012
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
FEB 124.55 +2.08 JAN 151.63 +1.05
APR 127.72 +1.32 MAR 153.85 +1.47
JUN 126.33 +1.08 APR 155.20 +1.20
AUG 127.60 +0.75 MAY 156.05 +1.28
OCT 130.07 +0.42 AUG 157.35 +1.45
DEC 130.93 +0.88 SEP 157.30 +1.05
WEEK END Jan20/12 Jan13/12 Jan21/11
US FSP - US$/CWT 150.39 150.51 127.27
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jan13/12 Jan06/12 Jan14/11
EAST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 100.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 12.40 12.32 12.58
CURRENTNESS Jan14/12 Jan07/12 Jan15/11
WEST-A1% 50.8% 48.3% 45.5%
CAN-A1% 51.4% 50.3% 47.5%
FD:STR RATIO Jan13/12 Jan06/12 Jan14/11
ALTA BARLEY 24.7 24.9 24.2
Jan14/12 Jan07/12 Jan15/11
US CORN 20.0 19.2 17.2
AVG CARCASS WT Jan14/12 Jan07/12 Jan15/11
WEST STR-LBS 883.0 880.0 855.0
CAN STR-LBS 884.0 881.0 861.0
US CATTLE-LBS 777.0 776.0 786.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Jan20/12 Jan13/12 Jan21/11
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 189.75 190.75 169.50
STR-HIGH 191.75 192.85 173.85
HFR-LOW 189.75 192.85 172.85
HFR-HIGH 191.75 192.85 173.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 115.00-115.50 113.75-113.75 100.25-103.65
AVERAGE N/A 113.91 101.92
VOLUME N/A 9,133 10,134
HFR-RANGE 115.00-115.00 115.00-115.00 101.25-103.15
AVERAGE N/A 114.26 101.42
VOLUME N/A 4,531 7,194
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Jan20/12 Jan13/12 Jan21/11
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 115.77-124.74 93.29-104.98
NEBRASKA* 125.00-126.00 120.00-124.50 104.00-106.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 114.03-125.90 93.46-101.80
NEBRASKA* 126.00-128.00 122.00-124.50 104.00-106.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 65.00-75.00 65.00-75.00 58.00-70.00
SIOUX F* 72.00 72.00 72.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 130.00-145.50 130.00-145.25 115.00-119.75
PONOKA 130.00-147.00 130.00-147.00 112.00-124.00
STRATHMOR 125.00-147.00 125.00-147.00 110.00-121.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 123.00-143.00 109.00-121.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 140.00-156.25 140.00-153.25 118.00-126.75
PONOKA 140.00-153.00 140.00-153.00 118.00-133.00
STRATHMOR 130.00-153.00 130.00-153.00 108.00-128.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 140.00-168.75 120.00-134.10
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 152.00-167.00 150.00-163.75 130.00-145.25
PONOKA 148.00-162.00 148.00-162.00 125.00-140.00
STRATHMOR 135.00-167.00 135.00-167.00 125.00-141.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 175.00-197.00 165.00-188.00 145.00-161.00
PONOKA 160.00-185.00 160.00-185.00 140.00-160.00
STRATHMOR 155.00-189.00 155.00-189.00 125.00-148.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 131.00-175.00 125.00-151.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 125.00-137.00 125.00-135.00 105.00-118.75
PONOKA 130.00-145.00 130.00-145.00 114.00-122.00
STRATHMOR 124.00-146.00 124.00-146.00 104.00-122.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 140.00-156.75 140.00-152.75 125.00-137.00
PONOKA 145.00-164.00 145.00-164.00 125.00-140.00
STRATHMOR 135.00-166.00 135.00-166.00 110.00-132.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
** Alberta breakdown not available
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jan06/2012
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 5,257 1,997 19,098
EAST 0 1,770 31 6,237
WEST 0 3,487 1,966 12,861
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Jan20/12 Jan13/12 Jan21/11
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 180.56 164.75
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 174.83 160.65
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Jan20/12 Jan13/12 Jan21/11
CHOICE 6-900 182.54 187.92 172.52
SELECT 6-900 174.89 178.00 169.56
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan14/12(prel) Jan07/12(prel) Jan15/11
CANADA 446,553 372,629 450,194
EAST 265,903 210,429 272,876
WEST 180,650 162,200 177,318
AB/BC** 66,241 54,754 64,535
WEEK END Jan21/12(est) Jan14/12(est) Jan22/11
US 2,221,000 2,212,000 2,167,700
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jan19/12 Jan12/12 Jan20/11
ALTA AVG 1.531 1.521 1.321
ONT AVG N/A 1.771 1.495
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Jan20/12 Jan13/12 Jan21/11
US $/CWT 84.28 82.09 74.59
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.631 1.604 1.415
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 85.64 83.92 85.52
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Jan20/2012
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
FEB 85.33 -0.27 MAR .9850 +0.0095
APR 87.05 +0.00 JUN .9830 +0.0094
MAY 95.45 +0.60 SEP .9812 +0.0094
JUN 96.53 +0.43 DEC .9794 +0.0090
JUL 96.58 +1.08 MAR .9776 +0.0087
AUG 95.95 +0.05 JUN .9759 +0.0084
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jan14/12 Jan07/12 Jan15/11
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 208.0 207.0 207.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jan13/12Jan06/12Jan14/11
US CORN 13.8 12.8 11.9
Jan13/12 Jan06/12 Jan14/11
ALTA BARLEY 12.0 11.5 11.3
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jan19/2012
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 206.61-220.98 222.47-295.95 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 80.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jan12/2012
CENTRAL ALTA N/A- N/A
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