CAN/US $ Jan25 99.23 Jan18 100.63 Jan27/12 99.87
BANK RATE % Jan22 1.25 Jan15 1.25 Jan24/12 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan19/13(prel) Jan12/13(prel) Jan21/12
CANADA 46,316 46,525 54,325
EAST 12,370 11,724 14,940
WEST 33,946 34,801 39,385
WEEK END Jan26/13(est) Jan19/13(est) Jan28/12
US 625,000 615,000 601,000
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jan19/13 Jan12/13 Jan21/12
A 33,048 33,379 42,371
B 691 624 558
D 11,164 11,099 7,700
E 14 15 166
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jan19/13 Jan12/13 Jan21/12
A 1.4% 1.6% 1.5%
AA 40.4% 41.8% 51.3%
AAA 58.2% 56.6% 47.2%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jan19/13(prel) Jan12/13(prel) Jan21/12
STEERS 22,892 23,730 29,727
HEIFERS 11,003 10,581 13,200
COWS 12,403 12,203 11,160
BULLS 18 11 238
CALVES 4,176 4,272 4,442
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jan25/2013
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
FEB 126.30 +1.35 JAN 144.70 +0.80
APR 130.75 +0.93 MAR 147.95 +1.60
JUN 126.53 +0.28 APR 151.15 +2.30
AUG 127.25 +0.72 MAY 154.32 +3.20
OCT 131.53 +0.70 AUG 159.57 +2.52
DEC 133.28 +0.60 SEP 161.47 +3.17
WEEK END Jan25/13 Jan18/13 Jan27/12
US FSP - US$/CWT 145.17 148.15 153.07
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jan18/13 Jan11/13 Jan20/12
EAST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.53 13.47 12.48
CURRENTNESS Jan19/13 Jan12/13 Jan21/12
WEST-A1% 51.2% 53.6% 49.2%
CAN-A1% 52.6% 53.9% 49.9%
FD:STR RATIO Jan18/13 Jan11/13 Jan20/12
ALTA BARLEY 19.1 19.4 25.0
Jan19/13 Jan12/13 Jan21/12
US CORN 16.6 17.5 20.2
AVG CARCASS WT Jan19/13 Jan12/13 Jan21/12
WEST STR-LBS 878.0 875.0 882.0
CAN STR-LBS 881.0 883.0 883.0
US CATTLE-LBS 803.0 802.0 780.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Jan25/13 Jan18/13 Jan27/12
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 190.75 192.75 190.50
STR-HIGH 192.75 193.50 191.50
HFR-LOW 190.75 192.25 190.75
HFR-HIGH 192.00 193.00 191.50
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 115.00-115.50 113.00-115.00 114.00-114.00
AVERAGE N/A 115.26 113.66
VOLUME N/A 9,429 7,817
HFR-RANGE 115.00-115.50 115.50-115.50 N/A-N/A
AVERAGE N/A 114.92 113.10
VOLUME N/A 2,964 4,695
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Jan25/13 Jan18/13 Jan27/12
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 103.58-125.49 119.38-126.44
NEBRASKA* 120.00-124.50 122.50-125.00 122.00-124.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 101.78-123.78 116.14-125.42
NEBRASKA* 123.50-124.50 122.00-125.00 124.00-124.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 58.00-65.00 60.00-68.00 65.00-77.00
SIOUX F* 76.19 75.25 77.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 123.00-129.00 125.00-135.00 140.00-152.75
PONOKA 122.00-132.00 126.00-136.00 140.00-152.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 122.00-138.00 135.00-153.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 121.00-148.00 125.00-147.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-134.00 130.00-140.00 155.00-163.50
PONOKA 125.00-135.00 132.00-140.00 150.00-162.75
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 124.00-140.00 140.00-164.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 132.00-170.25 146.00-176.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 135.00-146.25 135.00-145.75 160.00-176.00
PONOKA 135.00-147.00 138.00-150.00 165.00-181.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 130.00-155.00 145.00-178.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 155.00-163.00 155.00-163.00 175.00-210.50
PONOKA 150.00-168.00 150.00-165.00 175.00-198.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 140.00-168.00 155.00-195.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 129.00-171.00 147.00-183.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 120.00-123.00 120.00-127.00 135.00-146.00
PONOKA 117.00-125.00 120.00-130.00 132.00-145.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 118.00-132.00 130.00-146.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 135.00-154.00 135.00-145.00 155.00-166.50
PONOKA 130.00-148.00 138.00-150.00 155.00-172.75
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 125.00-150.00 135.00-168.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
** Alberta breakdown not available
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jan11/2013
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 13,041 1,790 16,800
EAST 0 5,590 34 6,139
WEST 0 7,451 1,756 10,661
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Jan25/13 Jan18/13 Jan27/12
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 181.07
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 176.85
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Jan25/13 Jan18/13 Jan27/12
CHOICE 6-900 188.96 192.68 184.26
SELECT 6-900 182.71 184.57 179.01
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan19/13(prel) Jan12/13(prel) Jan21/12
CANADA 441,950 429,694 440,765
EAST 264,445 265,414 264,579
WEST 177,505 164,280 176,186
AB/BC** 56,884 58,675 59,175
WEEK END Jan26/13(est) Jan19/13(est) Jan28/12
US 2,159,000 2,222,000 2,153,700
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jan24/13 Jan17/13 Jan26/12
ALTA AVG 1.546 1.487 1.550
ONT AVG N/A 1.736 1.803
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Jan25/13 Jan18/13 Jan27/12
US $/CWT N/A 85.74 85.20
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 1.625 1.627
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 85.11 83.79 84.14
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Jan25/2013
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
FEB 86.83 +1.48 MAR .9911 -0.0152
APR 88.92 +0.85 JUN .9891 -0.0151
MAY 96.35 +1.65 SEP .9872 -0.0147
JUN 97.08 +0.23 DEC .9851 -0.0146
JUL 97.08 +0.42 MAR .9828 -0.0141
AUG 96.15 +0.10 JUN .9803 -0.0138
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jan19/13 Jan12/13 Jan21/12
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 207.0 207.0 209.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jan18/13Jan11/13Jan20/12
US CORN 11.6 11.5 13.8
Jan18/13 Jan11/13 Jan20/12
ALTA BARLEY 8.9 8.9 12.1
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jan24/2013
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 143.92-153.71 142.66-196.11 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A N/A
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jan17/2013
CENTRAL ALTA 115.20-120.48
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