CAN/US $ Feb10 99.84 Feb03 100.55 Feb11/11 100.98
BANK RATE % Feb07 1.25 Jan31 1.25 Feb08/11 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Feb04/12(prel) Jan28/12(prel) Feb05/11
CANADA 56,175 51,806 53,825
EAST 14,015 14,023 14,591
WEST 42,160 37,783 39,234
WEEK END Feb11/12(est) Feb04/12(est) Feb12/11
US 602,000 592,000 639,300
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Feb04/12 Jan28/12 Feb05/11
A 43,073 39,227 40,314
B 733 657 340
D 8,624 8,055 5,200
E 197 180 250
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Feb04/12 Jan28/12 Feb05/11
A 1.9% 2.4% 1.9%
AA 47.0% 50.7% 40.2%
AAA 51.1% 46.9% 57.9%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Feb04/12(prel) Jan28/12(prel) Feb05/11
STEERS 24,199 24,859 23,453
HEIFERS 19,689 15,114 17,862
COWS 12,011 11,586 12,198
BULLS 276 247 312
CALVES 4,533 4,607 4,563
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Feb10/2012
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
FEB 123.95 +0.33 MAR 153.63 -0.82
APR 126.80 -0.60 APR 155.75 -1.28
JUN 125.95 -0.90 MAY 157.30 -1.10
AUG 128.03 -0.82 AUG 158.85 -0.90
OCT 131.70 -0.63 SEP 158.35 -1.05
DEC 132.38 -0.80 OCT 158.75 -0.65
WEEK END Feb10/12 Feb03/12 Feb11/11
US FSP - US$/CWT 153.73 153.62 126.52
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Feb03/12 Jan27/12 Feb04/11
EAST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 102.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 12.49 12.37 12.85
CURRENTNESS Feb04/12 Jan28/12 Feb05/11
WEST-A1% 49.0% 54.3% 45.3%
CAN-A1% 49.7% 54.0% 48.1%
FD:STR RATIO Feb03/12 Jan27/12 Feb04/11
ALTA BARLEY 24.3 24.9 25.0
Feb04/12 Jan28/12 Feb05/11
US CORN 19.2 19.5 16.4
AVG CARCASS WT Feb04/12 Jan28/12 Feb05/11
WEST STR-LBS 886.0 868.0 838.0
CAN STR-LBS 886.0 869.0 853.0
US CATTLE-LBS 781.0 781.0 783.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Feb10/12 Feb03/12 Feb11/11
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 184.50 185.60 176.00
STR-HIGH 186.75 188.85 181.85
HFR-LOW 185.75 186.50 180.50
HFR-HIGH 186.75 188.85 181.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 112.50-112.50 112.00-112.50 106.80-108.15
AVERAGE N/A 112.08 106.86
VOLUME N/A 10,153 8,088
HFR-RANGE 112.50-112.50 112.00-112.00 106.00-107.10
AVERAGE N/A 111.48 106.63
VOLUME N/A 5,939 6,513
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Feb10/12 Feb03/12 Feb11/11
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 112.32-127.22 99.97-107.92
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 122.00-124.00 104.00-106.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 101.26-123.04 98.15-108.23
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 123.00-124.00 105.50-106.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 65.00-78.00 62.00-72.00 65.00-78.00
SIOUX F* 80.00 78.75 81.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 140.00-146.75 140.00-148.75 115.00-123.25
PONOKA 137.00-148.00 138.00-150.00 120.00-125.00
STRATHMOR 132.00-149.00 N/A-N/A 110.00-127.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 119.00-146.00 114.00-125.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 150.00-158.50 150.00-158.50 120.00-133.25
PONOKA 148.00-162.00 148.00-162.00 125.00-133.00
STRATHMOR 140.00-160.00 N/A-N/A 115.00-134.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 148.00-173.75 118.00-135.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 160.00-172.00 160.00-175.00 135.00-145.50
PONOKA 165.00-175.00 165.00-181.00 135.00-150.00
STRATHMOR 145.00-174.00 N/A-N/A 130.00-148.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 175.00-190.50 175.00-200.50 155.00-165.00
PONOKA 180.00-200.00 180.00-200.00 145.00-170.00
STRATHMOR 165.00-196.00 N/A-N/A 135.00-164.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 136.00-187.00 135.00-159.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 135.00-145.00 135.00-145.00 110.00-123.00
PONOKA 135.00-147.00 135.00-148.00 115.00-125.00
STRATHMOR 130.00-148.00 N/A-N/A 110.00-124.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 155.00-166.50 155.00-168.50 130.00-145.50
PONOKA 155.00-178.00 155.00-175.00 135.00-148.00
STRATHMOR 135.00-170.00 N/A-N/A 120.00-144.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
** Alberta breakdown not available
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jan27/2012
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 10,118 1,978 16,311
EAST 0 1,790 33 6,974
WEST 0 8,328 1,945 9,337
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Feb10/12 Feb03/12 Feb11/11
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 180.99 166.47
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 175.40 165.09
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Feb10/12 Feb03/12 Feb11/11
CHOICE 6-900 185.98 183.34 169.24
SELECT 6-900 180.97 178.41 168.02
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Feb04/12(prel) Jan28/12(prel) Feb05/11
CANADA N/A 424,888 426,244
EAST N/A 254,826 255,511
WEST N/A 170,062 170,733
AB/BC** N/A 57,087 60,779
WEEK END Feb11/12(est) Feb04/12(est) Feb12/11
US 2,130,000 2,137,000 2,149,800
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Feb09/12 Feb02/12 Feb10/11
ALTA AVG 1.552 1.567 1.453
ONT AVG N/A 1.826 1.644
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Feb10/12 Feb03/12 Feb11/11
US $/CWT 84.98 87.66 83.07
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.624 1.663 1.569
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 85.14 84.88 88.80
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Feb10/2012
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
FEB 86.85 -0.68 MAR .9969 -0.0088
APR 88.30 -0.63 JUN .9949 -0.0087
MAY 97.30 +0.05 SEP .9927 -0.0086
JUN 97.85 -0.25 DEC .9907 -0.0085
JUL 98.40 -0.40 MAR .9885 -0.0084
AUG 98.13 -0.15 JUN .9863 -0.0086
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Feb04/12 Jan28/12 Feb05/11
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 209.0 209.0 209.0
FD:HOG RATIO Feb03/12Jan27/12Feb04/11
US CORN 13.4 13.9 12.4
Feb03/12 Jan27/12 Feb04/11
ALTA BARLEY 12.3 12.3 12.1
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Feb09/2012
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 198.54-213.69 225.97-275.78 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 85.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Feb02/2012
CENTRAL ALTA N/A- N/A
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