Weekly Livestock Market Review - December 14, 2012

The next weekly will be published on Friday, December 21, 2012
This information is collected by the Statistics and Data Development Branch

CAN/US $ Dec14 101.42 Dec07 101.11 Dec16/11  96.26
BANK RATE % Dec11  1.25 Dec04  1.25 Dec13/11  1.25

CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END  Dec08/12(prel)  Dec01/12(prel)  Dec10/11
CANADA      45,919          44,540          54,498
EAST        13,275          12,358          15,477
WEST        32,644          32,182          39,021
WEEK END  Dec15/12(est)   Dec08/12(est)   Dec17/11
US         632,000         639,000         644,200
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END  Dec08/12        Dec01/12        Dec10/11
A           32,428          31,486          39,690
B              657             688             759
D           11,575          11,054           9,184
E               16              14             482
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END  Dec08/12        Dec01/12        Dec10/11
A             2.4%            2.1%            1.9%
AA           39.8%           39.5%           46.2%
AAA          57.8%           58.5%           51.9%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END  Dec08/12(prel)  Dec01/12(prel)  Dec10/11
STEERS      17,542          18,380          23,951
HEIFERS     15,968          14,294          16,878
COWS        12,403          11,814          13,022
BULLS            6              52             647
CALVES       4,339           4,426           4,416

CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Dec14/2012
MTH   LIVE      CHG            MTH   FEEDER    CHG
DEC  126.90   +1.03            JAN  153.07   +4.30
FEB  132.60   +2.20            MAR  155.03   +3.88
APR  136.78   +2.30            APR  156.35   +3.95
JUN  132.40   +1.75            MAY  157.60   +3.70
AUG  132.10   +1.85            AUG  161.95   +4.22
OCT  135.90   +2.10            SEP  162.45   +3.85
WEEK END        Dec14/12     Dec07/12     Dec16/11
US FSP - US$/CWT  147.22       146.53       144.24

CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL     Dec07/12     Nov30/12     Dec09/11
  EAST-$/HEAD        N/A          N/A          N/A
  WEST-$/HEAD        N/A          N/A          N/A
  US-US$/CWT       12.93        12.88        12.35
CURRENTNESS     Dec08/12     Dec01/12     Dec10/11
  WEST-A1%         41.9%        35.5%        51.0%
  CAN-A1%          44.3%        40.1%        51.1%
FD:STR RATIO    Dec07/12     Nov30/12     Dec09/11
  ALTA BARLEY       19.5         19.4         24.3
                Dec08/12     Dec01/12     Dec10/11
  US CORN           16.2         16.3         20.7

AVG CARCASS WT  Dec08/12     Dec01/12     Dec10/11
  WEST STR-LBS     875.0        863.0        895.0
  CAN STR-LBS      890.0        882.0        895.0
  US CATTLE-LBS    795.0        794.0        775.0

CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END  Dec14/12        Dec07/12        Dec16/11
            ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW     197.75          195.75          194.25
STR-HIGH    200.50          197.00          194.85
HFR-LOW     198.50          196.50             N/A
HFR-HIGH    200.50          196.50             N/A
            ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 119.00-120.00  118.00-119.25  114.00-117.00
AVERAGE        N/A          118.60          114.75
VOLUME         N/A           9,401          11,260
HFR-RANGE 118.25-122.00  118.50-119.00     N/A-N/A
AVERAGE        N/A          118.20             N/A
VOLUME         N/A           5,406             N/A

OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
          Dec14/12        Dec07/12        Dec16/11
          STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A     100.90-124.09  109.56-121.30
NEBRASKA*    N/A-N/A     122.50-126.00  118.00-120.50
          HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A     106.51-118.53   98.29-120.20
NEBRASKA*    N/A-N/A     123.00-126.00  118.00-120.50
          COWS - D1,2
CLYDE      58.00-68.00    55.00-65.00    58.00-72.00
SIOUX F*     74.63           74.38           68.38

          800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE     125.00-135.00  125.00-135.00  130.00-144.50
PONOKA    131.00-138.00  130.00-137.00  126.00-135.00
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A     122.00-142.00  120.00-147.00
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A     120.00-142.00  122.00-145.00
          700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE     130.00-145.25  130.00-136.25  130.00-145.00
PONOKA    135.00-145.50  132.00-140.00  135.00-145.00
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A     126.00-147.00  130.00-153.00
C.NEBRAS*    N/A-N/A     140.00-159.75  134.00-156.25
          600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE     135.00-147.00  135.00-147.00  140.00-151.50
PONOKA    143.00-151.00  137.00-144.50  140.00-156.00
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A     133.00-152.00  135.00-156.00
          500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE     150.00-165.00  150.00-162.00  155.00-177.25
PONOKA    153.00-166.00  143.00-166.00  148.00-177.00
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A     140.00-178.00  155.00-183.00
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A     119.00-161.00  130.00-170.00
          700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE     120.00-126.00  120.00-126.00  120.00-129.25
PONOKA    125.00-131.00  125.00-131.00  125.00-135.00
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A     118.00-138.00  124.00-146.00
          500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE     125.00-140.00  125.00-144.00  135.00-147.00
PONOKA    132.00-150.00  135.00-143.00  136.00-153.00
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A     125.00-158.00  135.00-166.00


NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
      ** Alberta breakdown not available

PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Nov30/2012
CATTLE       FROM US     TO US     TO US     TO US
                SLTR      SLTR       FDR      HOGS
CANADA             0    17,805     2,100    18,474
EAST               0     6,659        31     6,703
WEST               0    11,146     2,069    11,771

BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING     Dec14/12     Dec07/12     Dec16/11
CDA CUTOUT AAA       N/A          N/A       184.86
CDA CUTOUT AA/A      N/A          N/A       175.75

US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END        Dec14/12     Dec07/12     Dec16/11
CHOICE 6-900      195.04       194.47       189.14
SELECT 6-900      174.79       174.41       171.49

HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END  Dec08/12(prel)  Dec01/12(prel)  Dec10/11
CANADA     444,318         440,514         445,403
EAST       263,721         267,582         266,749
WEST       180,597         172,932         178,654
AB/BC**     55,177          52,333          60,818
WEEK END  Dec15/12(est)   Dec08/12(est)   Dec17/11
US       2,304,000       2,364,000       2,349,100

HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END  Dec13/12        Dec06/12        Dec15/11
ALTA AVG       N/A           1.490           1.543
ONT AVG        N/A             N/A           1.849
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END        Dec14/12     Dec07/12     Dec16/11
US $/CWT           80.96        81.92        80.00
CAN EQVT $/KG      1.523        1.546        1.585
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT           81.72        85.55        90.21
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT       CAN/US$ CLOSE Dec14/2012
MTH   LEAN      CHG            MTH   FUTURES   CHG
FEB   85.40   +1.93            DEC  1.0137 +0.0036
APR   90.40   +1.93            MAR  1.0117 +0.0036
MAY   97.90   +0.60            JUN  1.0095 +0.0035
JUN   99.85   +1.65            SEP  1.0071 +0.0033
JUL   99.60   +1.50            DEC  1.0048 +0.0032
AUG   98.40   +1.50            MAR  1.0023 +0.0030
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END            Dec08/12   Dec01/12   Dec10/11
  AV DRSD WT US-LBS    206.0      205.0      208.0
FD:HOG RATIO        Dec07/12Nov30/12Dec09/11
  US CORN               10.6       10.3       13.7
                    Dec07/12   Nov30/12   Dec09/11
  ALTA BARLEY            8.9        8.3       11.8
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Dec13/2012
             MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS     SHEEP
             (95-109 LBS)     (<80 LBS)    (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO      121.35-136.32  123.88-255.20     N/A
TEXAS (US$)        N/A           N/A      54.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Dec06/2012
CENTRAL ALTA 109.44-120.00
(INNISFAIL)