CAN/US $ Feb01 100.13 Jan25 99.23 Feb03/12 100.55
BANK RATE % Jan29 1.25 Jan22 1.25 Jan31/12 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan26/13(prel) Jan19/13(prel) Jan28/12
CANADA 46,352 46,316 51,806
EAST 10,529 12,370 14,023
WEST 35,823 33,946 37,783
WEEK END Feb02/13(est) Jan26/13(est) Feb04/12
US 621,000 625,000 591,000
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jan26/13 Jan19/13 Jan28/12
A 33,678 33,048 39,227
B 599 691 657
D 10,724 11,164 8,055
E 18 14 180
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jan26/13 Jan19/13 Jan28/12
A 1.4% 1.4% 2.4%
AA 41.7% 40.4% 50.7%
AAA 56.9% 58.2% 46.9%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jan26/13(prel) Jan19/13(prel) Jan28/12
STEERS 22,038 22,892 24,859
HEIFERS 12,513 11,003 15,114
COWS 11,785 12,403 11,586
BULLS 16 18 247
CALVES 3,960 4,176 4,607
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Feb01/2013
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
FEB 127.10 +0.80 MAR 149.20 +1.25
APR 132.18 +1.43 APR 152.13 +0.97
JUN 127.75 +1.22 MAY 154.70 +0.38
AUG 128.68 +1.43 AUG 160.07 +0.50
OCT 133.00 +1.47 SEP 161.40 -0.07
DEC 134.00 +0.72 OCT 162.28 -0.05
WEEK END Feb01/13 Jan25/13 Feb03/12
US FSP - US$/CWT 146.27 145.17 153.62
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jan25/13 Jan18/13 Jan27/12
EAST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.59 13.53 12.37
CURRENTNESS Jan26/13 Jan19/13 Jan28/12
WEST-A1% 45.6% 51.2% 54.3%
CAN-A1% 47.5% 52.6% 54.0%
FD:STR RATIO Jan25/13 Jan18/13 Jan27/12
ALTA BARLEY 18.9 19.1 24.9
Jan26/13 Jan19/13 Jan28/12
US CORN 16.4 16.6 19.5
AVG CARCASS WT Jan26/13 Jan19/13 Jan28/12
WEST STR-LBS 876.0 878.0 868.0
CAN STR-LBS 884.0 881.0 869.0
US CATTLE-LBS 802.0 803.0 781.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Feb01/13 Jan25/13 Feb03/12
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 191.50 190.75 185.60
STR-HIGH 196.75 192.75 188.85
HFR-LOW 191.85 190.75 186.50
HFR-HIGH 194.75 192.00 188.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 115.50-117.00 115.00-115.50 112.00-112.50
AVERAGE N/A 115.10 112.08
VOLUME N/A 8,234 10,153
HFR-RANGE 117.00-117.00 115.00-115.50 112.00-112.00
AVERAGE N/A 114.42 111.48
VOLUME N/A 4,034 5,939
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Feb01/13 Jan25/13 Feb03/12
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 103.65-122.12 112.32-127.22
NEBRASKA* 125.00-125.25 120.00-124.50 122.00-124.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 103.46-122.79 101.26-123.04
NEBRASKA* 125.00-125.25 122.00-124.50 123.00-124.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 58.00-70.00 58.00-65.00 62.00-72.00
SIOUX F* 77.44 76.19 78.75
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 123.00-134.00 123.00-129.00 140.00-148.75
PONOKA 125.00-137.00 122.00-132.00 138.00-150.00
STRATHMOR 115.00-140.00 122.00-138.00 N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 114.00-135.00 119.00-146.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-137.50 125.00-134.00 150.00-158.50
PONOKA 133.00-141.00 125.00-135.00 148.00-162.00
STRATHMOR 110.00-146.00 124.00-146.00 N/A-N/A
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 135.50-162.50 148.00-173.75
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 135.00-146.25 135.00-146.25 160.00-175.00
PONOKA 135.00-148.00 135.00-147.00 165.00-181.00
STRATHMOR 110.00-152.00 130.00-156.00 N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 155.00-164.50 155.00-163.00 175.00-200.50
PONOKA 155.00-172.00 150.00-168.00 180.00-200.00
STRATHMOR 110.00-165.00 140.00-175.00 N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 127.00-170.00 136.00-187.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 120.00-128.00 120.00-123.00 135.00-145.00
PONOKA 120.00-128.00 117.00-125.00 135.00-148.00
STRATHMOR 110.00-134.00 115.00-134.00 N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 135.00-147.00 135.00-154.00 155.00-168.50
PONOKA 135.00-148.00 130.00-148.00 155.00-175.00
STRATHMOR 110.00-145.00 125.00-150.00 N/A-N/A
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
** Alberta breakdown not available
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jan18/2013
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 14,536 2,601 18,072
EAST 0 5,888 35 7,748
WEST 0 8,648 2,566 10,324
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Feb01/13 Jan25/13 Feb03/12
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 180.99
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 175.40
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Feb01/13 Jan25/13 Feb03/12
CHOICE 6-900 185.83 188.96 183.34
SELECT 6-900 180.68 182.71 178.41
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jan26/13(prel) Jan19/13(prel) Jan28/12
CANADA 430,378 442,110 427,645
EAST 259,164 264,602 257,043
WEST 171,214 177,508 170,602
AB/BC** 53,879 56,887 57,712
WEEK END Feb02/13(est) Jan26/13(est) Feb04/12
US 2,176,000 2,153,000 2,131,100
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jan31/13 Jan24/13 Feb02/12
ALTA AVG 1.562 1.545 1.567
ONT AVG N/A 1.774 1.826
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Feb01/13 Jan25/13 Feb03/12
US $/CWT 89.14 85.78 87.66
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.698 1.649 1.663
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 86.81 84.94 84.88
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Feb01/2013
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
FEB 87.65 +0.83 MAR 1.0020 +0.0109
APR 88.75 -0.17 JUN 1.0000 +0.0109
MAY 96.60 +0.25 SEP .9981 +0.0109
JUN 97.50 +0.42 DEC .9959 +0.0108
JUL 97.72 +0.65 MAR .9935 +0.0107
AUG 97.15 +1.00 JUN .9907 +0.0104
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jan26/13 Jan19/13 Jan28/12
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 208.0 207.0 209.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jan25/13Jan18/13Jan27/12
US CORN 11.7 11.6 13.9
Jan25/13 Jan18/13 Jan27/12
ALTA BARLEY 9.2 8.9 12.3
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jan31/2013
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$) N/A N/A 55.25$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jan24/2013
CENTRAL ALTA 108.48-122.88
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