CAN/US $ Jan18 100.63 Jan11 101.62 Jan20/12 98.59
BANK RATE % Jan15 1.25 Jan08 1.25 Jan17/12 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan12/13(prel) Jan05/13(prel) Jan14/12
CANADA 46,525 37,403 55,597
EAST 11,724 8,710 15,122
WEST 34,801 28,693 40,475
WEEK END Jan19/13(est) Jan12/13(est) Jan21/12
US 615,000 624,000 619,200
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jan12/13 Jan05/13 Jan14/12
A 33,379 27,791 43,761
B 624 295 667
D 11,099 8,489 7,091
E 15 4 194
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jan12/13 Jan05/13 Jan14/12
A 1.6% 1.4% 1.6%
AA 41.8% 41.7% 52.3%
AAA 56.6% 56.9% 46.1%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jan12/13(prel) Jan05/13(prel) Jan14/12
STEERS 23,730 20,261 28,265
HEIFERS 10,581 8,113 16,197
COWS 12,203 9,027 10,860
BULLS 11 2 275
CALVES 4,272 2,909 4,733
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jan18/2013
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
FEB 124.95 -5.65 JAN 143.90 -5.97
APR 129.82 -4.73 MAR 146.35 -5.10
JUN 126.25 -3.45 APR 148.85 -4.53
AUG 126.53 -3.25 MAY 151.13 -4.03
OCT 130.82 -2.68 AUG 157.05 -3.13
DEC 132.68 -2.82 SEP 158.30 -2.82
WEEK END Jan18/13 Jan11/13 Jan20/12
US FSP - US$/CWT 148.15 150.82 150.39
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jan11/13 Jan04/13 Jan13/12
EAST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.47 13.21 12.40
CURRENTNESS Jan12/13 Jan05/13 Jan14/12
WEST-A1% 53.6% 56.1% 50.8%
CAN-A1% 53.9% 55.7% 51.4%
FD:STR RATIO Jan11/13 Jan04/13 Jan13/12
ALTA BARLEY 19.4 N/A 24.7
Jan12/13 Jan05/13 Jan14/12
US CORN 17.5 17.7 20.0
AVG CARCASS WT Jan12/13 Jan05/13 Jan14/12
WEST STR-LBS 875.0 876.0 883.0
CAN STR-LBS 883.0 887.0 884.0
US CATTLE-LBS 802.0 799.0 777.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Jan18/13 Jan11/13 Jan20/12
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 192.75 193.50 189.75
STR-HIGH 193.50 194.85 191.75
HFR-LOW 192.25 193.50 189.75
HFR-HIGH 193.00 194.85 191.75
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 113.00-115.00 117.25-117.25 115.00-115.50
AVERAGE N/A 116.50 114.16
VOLUME N/A 8,973 12,445
HFR-RANGE 115.50-115.50 N/A-N/A 115.00-115.00
AVERAGE N/A 115.68 114.15
VOLUME N/A 2,957 7,493
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Jan18/13 Jan11/13 Jan20/12
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 108.18-125.37 117.49-128.75
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 125.00-127.00 125.00-126.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 115.59-127.05 114.94-125.89
NEBRASKA* 123.50-123.50 125.00-127.00 126.00-128.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 60.00-68.00 58.00-68.00 65.00-75.00
SIOUX F* 75.25 76.56 72.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-135.00 125.00-139.00 130.00-145.50
PONOKA 126.00-136.00 124.00-135.00 130.00-147.00
STRATHMOR 122.00-138.00 125.00-142.00 125.00-147.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 118.00-141.00 133.00-148.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 130.00-140.00 130.00-140.00 140.00-156.25
PONOKA 132.00-140.00 124.00-137.00 140.00-153.00
STRATHMOR 124.00-140.00 126.00-148.00 130.00-153.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 146.00-161.25 144.00-161.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 135.00-145.75 135.00-150.00 152.00-167.00
PONOKA 138.00-150.00 136.00-144.00 148.00-162.00
STRATHMOR 130.00-155.00 130.00-158.00 135.00-167.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 155.00-163.00 155.00-170.00 175.00-197.00
PONOKA 150.00-165.00 147.00-158.00 160.00-185.00
STRATHMOR 140.00-168.00 140.00-168.00 155.00-189.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 130.00-165.00 145.00-181.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 120.00-127.00 120.00-126.00 125.00-137.00
PONOKA 120.00-130.00 116.00-124.50 130.00-145.00
STRATHMOR 118.00-132.00 118.00-136.00 124.00-146.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 135.00-145.00 135.00-150.00 140.00-156.75
PONOKA 138.00-150.00 126.00-138.00 145.00-164.00
STRATHMOR 125.00-150.00 125.00-150.00 135.00-166.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
** Alberta breakdown not available
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jan04/2013
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 7,221 843 10,574
EAST 0 2,323 35 3,875
WEST 0 4,898 808 6,699
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Jan18/13 Jan11/13 Jan20/12
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 177.14 178.94
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 169.23 173.53
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Jan18/13 Jan11/13 Jan20/12
CHOICE 6-900 192.68 193.81 182.54
SELECT 6-900 184.57 183.38 174.89
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan12/13(prel) Jan05/13(prel) Jan14/12
CANADA 429,694 319,018 446,668
EAST 265,414 169,246 265,903
WEST 164,280 149,772 180,765
AB/BC** 58,675 46,570 66,356
WEEK END Jan19/13(est) Jan12/13(est) Jan21/12
US 2,227,000 2,284,000 2,216,600
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jan17/13 Jan10/13 Jan19/12
ALTA AVG N/A 1.470 1.529
ONT AVG N/A 1.725 1.799
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Jan18/13 Jan11/13 Jan20/12
US $/CWT 85.74 82.65 84.28
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.625 1.552 1.631
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 83.63 83.42 85.02
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Jan18/2013
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
FEB 85.35 +1.15 MAR 1.0063 -0.0087
APR 88.08 +0.95 JUN 1.0042 -0.0087
MAY 94.70 -0.10 SEP 1.0019 -0.0087
JUN 96.85 +0.35 DEC .9997 -0.0084
JUL 96.65 +0.38 MAR .9969 -0.0085
AUG 96.05 +0.20 JUN .9941 -0.0085
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jan12/13 Jan05/13 Jan14/12
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 207.0 207.0 208.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jan11/13Jan04/13Jan13/12
US CORN 11.5 11.4 13.8
Jan11/13 Jan04/13 Jan13/12
ALTA BARLEY 8.9 8.6 12.0
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jan17/2013
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 140.13-157.89 154.08-221.92 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 63.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jan10/2013
CENTRAL ALTA 115.68-120.00
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