Weekly Livestock Market Review - January 4, 2013

The next weekly will be published on Friday, January 11, 2013
This information is collected by the Statistics and Data Development Branch

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)