CAN/US $ Feb17 100.30 Feb10 99.84 Feb18/11 101.73
BANK RATE % Feb14 1.25 Feb07 1.25 Feb15/11 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Feb11/12(prel) Feb04/12(prel) Feb12/11
CANADA 54,725 56,175 56,171
EAST 14,642 14,015 14,975
WEST 40,083 42,160 41,196
WEEK END Feb18/12(est) Feb11/12(est) Feb19/11
US 616,000 602,000 653,600
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Feb11/12 Feb04/12 Feb12/11
A 42,289 43,073 43,684
B 651 733 327
D 7,836 8,624 4,759
E 335 197 275
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Feb11/12 Feb04/12 Feb12/11
A 1.7% 1.9% 1.8%
AA 44.5% 47.0% 41.0%
AAA 53.8% 51.1% 57.2%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Feb11/12(prel) Feb04/12(prel) Feb12/11
STEERS 24,249 24,199 26,496
HEIFERS 18,766 19,689 18,262
COWS 11,328 12,011 11,053
BULLS 382 276 360
CALVES 4,357 4,533 4,727
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Feb17/2012
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
FEB 128.60 +4.65 MAR 158.43 +4.80
APR 130.90 +4.10 APR 160.47 +4.72
JUN 128.47 +2.52 MAY 161.80 +4.50
AUG 130.20 +2.17 AUG 163.53 +4.68
OCT 133.65 +1.95 SEP 163.10 +4.75
DEC 134.60 +2.22 OCT 162.60 +3.85
WEEK END Feb17/12 Feb10/12 Feb18/11
US FSP - US$/CWT 155.93 153.73 128.78
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Feb10/12 Feb03/12 Feb11/11
EAST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 106.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 12.73 12.49 12.83
CURRENTNESS Feb11/12 Feb04/12 Feb12/11
WEST-A1% 47.8% 49.0% 46.6%
CAN-A1% 48.9% 49.7% 50.7%
FD:STR RATIO Feb10/12 Feb03/12 Feb11/11
ALTA BARLEY 23.9 24.3 25.2
Feb11/12 Feb04/12 Feb12/11
US CORN 19.2 19.2 15.8
AVG CARCASS WT Feb11/12 Feb04/12 Feb12/11
WEST STR-LBS 885.0 886.0 831.0
CAN STR-LBS 884.0 886.0 846.0
US CATTLE-LBS 783.0 781.0 782.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Feb17/12 Feb10/12 Feb18/11
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 188.85 184.50 176.50
STR-HIGH 189.75 186.75 179.85
HFR-LOW 189.75 185.75 177.85
HFR-HIGH 190.75 186.75 179.50
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 111.00-114.00 112.50-112.50 N/A-N/A
AVERAGE N/A 110.79 105.55
VOLUME N/A 9,930 6,745
HFR-RANGE 112.50-114.00 112.50-112.50 104.50-104.50
AVERAGE N/A 110.76 104.86
VOLUME N/A 8,811 5,415
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Feb17/12 Feb10/12 Feb18/11
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 119.32-128.72 98.87-109.67
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 121.00-123.50 109.00-111.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 105.88-124.74 95.08-106.50
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 122.00-123.50 108.00-111.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 65.00-78.00 65.00-78.00 63.00-76.00
SIOUX F* N/A 80.00 74.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 140.00-146.75 140.00-146.75 117.00-127.25
PONOKA 135.00-148.00 137.00-148.00 119.00-125.50
STRATHMOR 132.00-150.00 132.00-149.00 115.00-131.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 131.00-144.00 118.00-130.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 150.00-158.50 150.00-158.50 125.00-134.25
PONOKA 148.00-160.00 148.00-162.00 126.00-134.00
STRATHMOR 140.00-158.00 140.00-160.00 115.00-139.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 146.50-165.10 125.00-140.25
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 160.00-170.00 160.00-172.00 135.00-146.50
PONOKA 155.00-177.00 165.00-175.00 132.00-151.00
STRATHMOR 145.00-178.00 145.00-174.00 130.00-150.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 175.00-190.50 175.00-190.50 155.00-170.00
PONOKA 175.00-200.00 180.00-200.00 149.00-171.00
STRATHMOR 165.00-192.00 165.00-196.00 135.00-164.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 151.00-185.00 136.00-163.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 135.00-145.00 135.00-145.00 110.00-126.00
PONOKA 136.00-146.00 135.00-147.00 118.00-124.00
STRATHMOR 130.00-148.00 130.00-148.00 110.00-127.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 155.00-169.50 155.00-166.50 130.00-152.50
PONOKA 155.00-167.00 155.00-178.00 138.00-150.00
STRATHMOR 135.00-170.00 135.00-170.00 120.00-144.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
** Alberta breakdown not available
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Feb03/2012
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 10,318 1,724 15,631
EAST 0 2,040 33 5,031
WEST 0 8,278 1,691 10,600
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Feb17/12 Feb10/12 Feb18/11
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 179.36 167.02
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 175.96 166.47
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Feb17/12 Feb10/12 Feb18/11
CHOICE 6-900 189.04 185.98 167.75
SELECT 6-900 184.05 180.97 167.48
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Feb11/12(prel) Feb04/12(prel) Feb12/11
CANADA 418,807 419,009 420,622
EAST 245,014 247,338 252,003
WEST 173,793 171,671 168,619
AB/BC** 58,648 57,654 60,705
WEEK END Feb18/12(est) Feb11/12(est) Feb19/11
US 2,149,000 2,130,000 2,095,000
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Feb16/12 Feb09/12 Feb17/11
ALTA AVG 1.542 1.552 1.480
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.691
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Feb17/12 Feb10/12 Feb18/11
US $/CWT 84.58 84.98 79.36
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.609 1.624 1.488
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 86.87 84.99 89.51
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Feb17/2012
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 90.38 +2.08 MAR 1.0034 +0.0065
MAY 98.90 +1.60 JUN 1.0014 +0.0065
JUN 99.38 +1.53 SEP .9994 +0.0067
JUL 99.75 +1.35 DEC .9975 +0.0068
AUG 99.72 +1.60 MAR .9955 +0.0070
OCT 89.95 +0.88 JUN .9937 +0.0074
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Feb11/12 Feb04/12 Feb12/11
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 209.0 209.0 209.0
FD:HOG RATIO Feb10/12Feb03/12Feb11/11
US CORN 13.2 13.4 12.9
Feb10/12 Feb03/12 Feb11/11
ALTA BARLEY 12.1 12.3 12.4
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Feb16/2012
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 187.95-208.70 227.95-317.73 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 88.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Feb09/2012
CENTRAL ALTA N/A- N/A
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