Weekly Livestock Market Review - January 18, 2013

The next weekly will be published on Friday, January 25, 2013
This information is collected by the Statistics and Data Development Branch

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
(INNISFAIL)