CAN/US $ Jan04 101.46 Dec28 100.48 Jan06/12 97.73 BANK RATE % Jan01 1.25 Dec25 1.25 Jan03/12 1.25 CATTLE SLAUGHTER WEEK END Dec29/12(prel) Dec22/12(prel) Dec31/11 CANADA N/A N/A 39,855 EAST N/A N/A 8,651 WEST N/A N/A 31,204 WEEK END Jan05/13(est) Dec29/12(est) Jan07/12 US 519,000 479,000 560,800 CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES WEEK END Dec29/12 Dec22/12 Dec31/11 A N/A N/A 30,846 B N/A N/A 378 D N/A N/A 6,598 E N/A N/A 211 A GRADE MARBLING (%) WEEK END Dec29/12 Dec22/12 Dec31/11 A N/A% N/A% 1.3% AA N/A% N/A% 48.7% AAA N/A% N/A% 50.0% CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES WEEK END Dec29/12(prel) Dec22/12(prel) Dec31/11 STEERS N/A N/A 20,313 HEIFERS N/A N/A 11,135 COWS N/A N/A 8,194 BULLS N/A N/A 213 CALVES N/A N/A 3,841 CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jan04/2013 MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG FEB 132.95 -0.63 JAN 153.18 +1.15 APR 136.78 -0.45 MAR 156.32 +1.60 JUN 131.93 +0.00 APR 157.88 +1.07 AUG 131.75 +0.53 MAY 159.55 +1.30 OCT 135.00 +0.30 AUG 163.78 +0.80 DEC 136.30 +0.70 SEP 164.15 +1.05 WEEK END Jan04/13 Dec28/12 Jan06/12 US FSP - US$/CWT 149.58 147.46 147.65 CATTLE INDICATORS BY PROD VAL Dec28/12 Dec21/12 Dec30/11 EAST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A US-US$/CWT 13.24 13.23 12.35 CURRENTNESS Dec29/12 Dec22/12 Dec31/11 WEST-A1% N/A% N/A% 50.3% CAN-A1% N/A% N/A% 51.4% FD:STR RATIO Dec28/12 Dec21/12 Dec30/11 ALTA BARLEY 19.4 19.4 24.9 Dec29/12 Dec22/12 Dec31/11 US CORN 17.7 17.4 20.2 AVG CARCASS WT Dec29/12 Dec22/12 Dec31/11 WEST STR-LBS N/A N/A 880.0 CAN STR-LBS N/A N/A 883.0 US CATTLE-LBS 798.0 798.0 777.0 CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT WEEK END Jan04/13 Dec28/12 Jan06/12 ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES STR-LOW N/A 198.50 192.75 STR-HIGH N/A 198.50 194.00 HFR-LOW N/A 198.50 193.75 HFR-HIGH N/A 198.50 194.00 ALBERTA DIRECT SALES STR-RANGE N/A-N/A 118.55-118.55 114.25-115.00 AVERAGE N/A 119.03 114.99 VOLUME N/A 4,854 11,418 HFR-RANGE N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 115.40-116.00 AVERAGE N/A 118.11 114.77 VOLUME N/A 2,440 5,604 OPEN MARKET - $/CWT Jan04/13 Dec28/12 Jan06/12 STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4 ONTARIO N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 117.37-124.66 NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 118.00-122.00 HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4 ONTARIO N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 114.81-123.76 NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 120.50-122.00 COWS - D1,2 CLYDE N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 65.00-75.00 SIOUX F* 75.75 N/A 71.75 800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS CLYDE N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 130.00-143.00 PONOKA N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 130.00-141.00 STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A ONTARIO N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 123.00-140.00 700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS CLYDE N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 133.00-148.50 PONOKA N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 135.50-146.00 STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 140.00-163.00 600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS CLYDE N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 145.00-155.25 PONOKA N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 147.00-155.00 STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS CLYDE N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 155.00-176.00 PONOKA N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 154.00-166.00 STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A ONTARIO N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 140.00-175.00 700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS CLYDE N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 122.00-131.00 PONOKA N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 125.00-133.00 STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS CLYDE N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 135.00-151.00 PONOKA N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 140.00-152.00 STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars ** Alberta breakdown not available PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Dec21/2012 CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS CANADA 0 15,072 1,352 20,290 EAST 0 5,922 32 8,152 WEST 0 9,150 1,320 12,138 BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT WEEK ENDING Jan04/13 Dec28/12 Jan06/12 CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 183.04 CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 176.20 US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT WEEK END Jan04/13 Dec28/12 Jan06/12 CHOICE 6-900 194.32 194.00 192.34 SELECT 6-900 182.29 179.66 179.82 HOG SLAUGHTER WEEK END Dec29/12(prel) Dec22/12(prel) Dec31/11 CANADA N/A 10,361 291,569 EAST N/A N/A 159,379 WEST N/A 10,361 132,185 AB/BC** N/A 10,361 39,591 WEEK END Jan05/13(est) Dec29/12(est) Jan07/12 US 1,975,000 1,755,000 2,064,400 HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG WEEK END Jan03/13 Dec27/12 Jan05/12 ALTA AVG N/A 1.444 1.464 ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.761 INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES WEEK END Jan04/13 Dec28/12 Jan06/12 US $/CWT 84.06 81.43 82.49 CAN EQVT $/KG 1.580 1.546 1.610 US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT US $/CWT 83.46 81.32 84.68 HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Jan04/2013 MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG FEB 86.22 -0.15 MAR 1.0117 +0.0097 APR 89.85 -0.28 JUN 1.0095 +0.0096 MAY 96.97 -0.63 SEP 1.0071 +0.0095 JUN 98.75 -0.85 DEC 1.0045 +0.0092 JUL 98.35 -0.68 MAR 1.0018 +0.0090 AUG 97.72 -0.03 JUN .9989 +0.0087 HOG INDICATORS WEEK END Dec29/12 Dec22/12 Dec31/11 AV DRSD WT US-LBS 207.0 207.0 208.0 FD:HOG RATIO Dec28/12Dec21/12Dec30/11 US CORN 11.3 11.3 12.6 Dec28/12 Dec21/12 Dec30/11 ALTA BARLEY 8.5 8.5 11.4 SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jan03/2013 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 N/A MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Dec27/2012 CENTRAL ALTA 113.76-119.52 (INNISFAIL)