CAN/US $ Jan27 99.87 Jan20 98.59 Jan28/11 100.10
BANK RATE % Jan24 1.25 Jan17 1.25 Jan25/11 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan21/12(prel) Jan14/12(prel) Jan22/11
CANADA 54,325 55,597 61,302
EAST 14,940 15,122 15,027
WEST 39,385 40,475 46,275
WEEK END Jan28/12(est) Jan21/12(est) Jan29/11
US 608,000 628,000 653,600
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jan21/12 Jan14/12 Jan22/11
A 42,371 43,761 49,023
B 558 667 398
D 7,700 7,091 4,172
E 166 194 317
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jan21/12 Jan14/12 Jan22/11
A 1.5% 1.6% 1.6%
AA 51.3% 52.3% 40.4%
AAA 47.2% 46.1% 57.9%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jan21/12(prel) Jan14/12(prel) Jan22/11
STEERS 29,727 28,265 27,849
HEIFERS 13,200 16,197 22,300
COWS 11,160 10,860 10,741
BULLS 238 275 412
CALVES 4,442 4,733 4,812
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jan27/2012
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
FEB 124.70 +0.15 MAR 154.60 +0.75
APR 128.45 +0.72 APR 156.82 +1.63
JUN 127.18 +0.85 MAY 157.65 +1.60
AUG 128.95 +1.35 AUG 158.95 +1.60
OCT 131.72 +1.65 SEP 158.90 +1.60
DEC 132.55 +1.63 OCT 158.85 +1.55
WEEK END Jan27/12 Jan20/12 Jan28/11
US FSP - US$/CWT 153.07 150.39 125.65
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jan20/12 Jan13/12 Jan21/11
EAST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 101.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 12.48 12.40 12.76
CURRENTNESS Jan21/12 Jan14/12 Jan22/11
WEST-A1% 49.2% 50.8% 44.9%
CAN-A1% 49.9% 51.4% 46.6%
FD:STR RATIO Jan20/12 Jan13/12 Jan21/11
ALTA BARLEY 25.0 24.7 24.4
Jan21/12 Jan14/12 Jan22/11
US CORN 20.2 20.0 17.0
AVG CARCASS WT Jan21/12 Jan14/12 Jan22/11
WEST STR-LBS 882.0 883.0 846.0
CAN STR-LBS 883.0 884.0 858.0
US CATTLE-LBS 780.0 777.0 787.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Jan27/12 Jan20/12 Jan28/11
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 190.50 189.75 172.75
STR-HIGH 191.50 191.75 175.85
HFR-LOW 190.75 189.75 174.50
HFR-HIGH 191.50 191.75 175.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 114.00-114.00 115.00-115.50 102.20-105.00
AVERAGE N/A 114.16 103.60
VOLUME N/A 12,445 10,903
HFR-RANGE N/A-N/A 115.00-115.00 103.40-103.75
AVERAGE N/A 114.15 103.05
VOLUME N/A 7,493 6,987
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Jan27/12 Jan20/12 Jan28/11
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 117.49-128.75 96.20-107.51
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 125.00-126.00 100.00-105.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 114.94-125.89 95.38-104.19
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 126.00-128.00 102.00-106.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE N/A-N/A 65.00-75.00 55.00-65.00
SIOUX F* N/A 72.00 77.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE N/A-N/A 130.00-145.50 115.00-125.00
PONOKA 140.00-152.00 130.00-147.00 118.00-123.00
STRATHMOR 135.00-153.00 125.00-147.00 110.00-125.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 105.00-124.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE N/A-N/A 140.00-156.25 120.00-132.75
PONOKA 150.00-162.75 140.00-153.00 116.00-132.00
STRATHMOR 140.00-164.00 130.00-153.00 115.00-134.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 144.00-161.50 120.25-136.25
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE N/A-N/A 152.00-167.00 135.00-146.25
PONOKA 165.00-181.50 148.00-162.00 120.00-145.00
STRATHMOR 145.00-178.00 135.00-167.00 130.00-147.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE N/A-N/A 175.00-197.00 148.00-164.50
PONOKA 175.00-198.00 160.00-185.00 145.00-162.00
STRATHMOR 155.00-195.00 155.00-189.00 135.00-166.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 128.00-151.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE N/A-N/A 125.00-137.00 110.00-124.00
PONOKA 132.00-145.00 130.00-145.00 110.00-123.00
STRATHMOR 130.00-146.00 124.00-146.00 110.00-124.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE N/A-N/A 140.00-156.75 130.00-142.50
PONOKA 155.00-172.75 145.00-164.00 125.00-142.00
STRATHMOR 135.00-168.00 135.00-166.00 120.00-144.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
** Alberta breakdown not available
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jan13/2012
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 9,929 2,024 21,399
EAST 0 3,136 31 9,027
WEST 0 6,793 1,993 12,372
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Jan27/12 Jan20/12 Jan28/11
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 178.94 N/A
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 173.53 N/A
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Jan27/12 Jan20/12 Jan28/11
CHOICE 6-900 184.26 182.54 173.25
SELECT 6-900 179.01 174.89 171.17
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan21/12(prel) Jan14/12(prel) Jan22/11
CANADA 436,811 446,553 430,837
EAST 261,239 265,903 265,034
WEST 175,572 180,650 165,803
AB/BC** 58,492 66,241 59,450
WEEK END Jan28/12(est) Jan21/12(est) Jan29/11
US 2,167,000 2,221,000 2,184,600
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jan26/12 Jan19/12 Jan27/11
ALTA AVG 1.550 1.528 1.361
ONT AVG N/A 1.799 1.539
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Jan27/12 Jan20/12 Jan28/11
US $/CWT 85.20 84.28 79.29
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.627 1.631 1.511
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT N/A 85.02 87.31
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Jan27/2012
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
FEB 86.67 +1.35 MAR .9976 +0.0126
APR 87.38 +0.33 JUN .9956 +0.0126
MAY 96.17 +0.72 SEP .9936 +0.0124
JUN 97.35 +0.82 DEC .9916 +0.0122
JUL 97.63 +1.05 MAR .9897 +0.0121
AUG 97.20 +1.25 JUN .9878 +0.0119
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jan21/12 Jan14/12 Jan22/11
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 209.0 208.0 208.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jan20/12Jan13/12Jan21/11
US CORN 13.8 13.8 12.0
Jan20/12 Jan13/12 Jan21/11
ALTA BARLEY 12.1 12.0 11.5
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jan26/2012
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 214.53-224.04 223.74-278.81 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 83.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jan19/2012
CENTRAL ALTA 189.12-189.12
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