CAN/US $ Feb03 100.55 Jan27 99.87 Feb04/11 101.00
BANK RATE % Jan31 1.25 Jan24 1.25 Feb01/11 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan28/12(prel) Jan21/12(prel) Jan29/11
CANADA 51,806 54,325 54,683
EAST 14,023 14,940 14,925
WEST 37,783 39,385 39,758
WEEK END Feb04/12(est) Jan28/12(est) Feb05/11
US 589,000 608,000 626,600
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jan28/12 Jan21/12 Jan29/11
A 39,227 42,371 42,677
B 657 558 342
D 8,055 7,700 4,225
E 180 166 201
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jan28/12 Jan21/12 Jan29/11
A 2.4% 1.5% 2.0%
AA 50.7% 51.3% 39.4%
AAA 46.9% 47.2% 58.6%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jan28/12(prel) Jan21/12(prel) Jan29/11
STEERS 24,859 29,727 24,390
HEIFERS 15,114 13,200 19,397
COWS 11,586 11,160 10,615
BULLS 247 238 281
CALVES 4,607 4,442 4,547
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Feb03/2012
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
FEB 123.63 -1.08 MAR 154.45 -0.15
APR 127.40 -1.05 APR 157.03 +0.20
JUN 126.85 -0.33 MAY 158.40 +0.75
AUG 128.85 -0.10 AUG 159.75 +0.80
OCT 132.32 +0.60 SEP 159.40 +0.50
DEC 133.18 +0.63 OCT 159.40 +0.55
WEEK END Feb03/12 Jan27/12 Feb04/11
US FSP - US$/CWT 153.62 153.07 125.38
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jan27/12 Jan20/12 Jan28/11
EAST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 101.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 12.37 12.48 12.89
CURRENTNESS Jan28/12 Jan21/12 Jan29/11
WEST-A1% 54.3% 49.2% 46.7%
CAN-A1% 54.0% 49.9% 48.2%
FD:STR RATIO Jan27/12 Jan20/12 Jan28/11
ALTA BARLEY 24.9 25.0 24.4
Jan28/12 Jan21/12 Jan29/11
US CORN 19.5 20.2 16.8
AVG CARCASS WT Jan28/12 Jan21/12 Jan29/11
WEST STR-LBS 868.0 882.0 851.0
CAN STR-LBS 869.0 883.0 860.0
US CATTLE-LBS 781.0 780.0 786.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Feb03/12 Jan27/12 Feb04/11
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 185.60 190.50 179.00
STR-HIGH 188.85 191.50 179.85
HFR-LOW 186.50 190.75 179.00
HFR-HIGH 188.85 191.50 179.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 112.00-112.50 114.00-114.00 104.45-106.45
AVERAGE N/A 113.66 105.75
VOLUME N/A 7,817 7,968
HFR-RANGE 112.00-112.00 N/A-N/A 106.45-106.45
AVERAGE N/A 113.10 105.96
VOLUME N/A 4,695 5,539
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Feb03/12 Jan27/12 Feb04/11
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 119.38-126.44 94.02-105.12
NEBRASKA* 124.00-124.00 122.00-124.00 105.00-105.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 116.14-125.42 96.63-104.86
NEBRASKA* 124.00-124.00 124.00-124.00 104.00-105.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 62.00-72.00 65.00-77.00 55.00-65.00
SIOUX F* 78.75 77.50 82.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 140.00-148.75 140.00-152.75 115.00-125.50
PONOKA 138.00-150.00 140.00-152.00 120.00-124.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 135.00-153.00 110.00-128.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 125.00-147.00 112.00-125.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 150.00-158.50 155.00-163.50 120.00-132.75
PONOKA 148.00-162.00 150.00-162.75 123.00-131.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 140.00-164.00 115.00-134.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 146.00-176.50 119.75-135.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 160.00-175.00 160.00-176.00 135.00-145.50
PONOKA 165.00-181.00 165.00-181.50 134.00-138.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 145.00-178.00 130.00-148.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 175.00-200.50 175.00-210.50 155.00-170.00
PONOKA 180.00-200.00 175.00-198.00 145.00-159.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 155.00-195.00 135.00-166.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 147.00-183.00 126.00-156.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 135.00-145.00 135.00-146.00 110.00-123.00
PONOKA 135.00-148.00 132.00-145.00 116.00-123.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 130.00-146.00 110.00-124.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 155.00-168.50 155.00-166.50 130.00-145.50
PONOKA 155.00-175.00 155.00-172.75 138.00-148.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 135.00-168.00 120.00-144.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
** Alberta breakdown not available
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jan20/2012
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 10,912 1,693 19,469
EAST 0 2,582 32 8,641
WEST 0 8,330 1,661 10,828
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Feb03/12 Jan27/12 Feb04/11
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 166.57
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 164.42
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Feb03/12 Jan27/12 Feb04/11
CHOICE 6-900 183.34 184.26 172.40
SELECT 6-900 178.41 179.01 170.87
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan28/12(prel) Jan21/12(prel) Jan29/11
CANADA 424,888 440,218 436,358
EAST 254,826 264,579 262,416
WEST 170,062 175,639 173,942
AB/BC** 57,087 58,559 61,504
WEEK END Feb04/12(est) Jan28/12(est) Feb05/11
US 2,137,000 2,167,000 2,058,800
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Feb02/12 Jan26/12 Feb03/11
ALTA AVG 1.567 1.549 1.413
ONT AVG N/A 1.803 1.589
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Feb03/12 Jan27/12 Feb04/11
US $/CWT 87.66 85.20 80.23
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.663 1.627 1.515
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 85.10 84.14 88.95
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Feb03/2012
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
FEB 87.53 +0.85 MAR 1.0057 +0.0081
APR 88.92 +1.55 JUN 1.0036 +0.0080
MAY 97.25 +1.08 SEP 1.0013 +0.0077
JUN 98.10 +0.75 DEC .9992 +0.0076
JUL 98.80 +1.17 MAR .9969 +0.0072
AUG 98.28 +1.08 JUN .9949 +0.0071
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jan28/12 Jan21/12 Jan29/11
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 209.0 209.0 209.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jan27/12Jan20/12Jan28/11
US CORN 13.9 13.8 12.5
Jan27/12 Jan20/12 Jan28/11
ALTA BARLEY 12.3 12.1 11.6
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Feb02/2012
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO N/A- N/A N/A- N/A N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 84.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jan26/2012
CENTRAL ALTA N/A- N/A
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