Weekly Livestock Market Review - February 10, 2012

The next weekly will be published on Friday, February 17, 2012
This information is collected by the Statistics and Data Development Branch

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
(INNISFAIL)