Weekly Livestock Market Review - February 8, 2013

The next weekly will be published on Friday, February 15, 2013
This information is collected by the Statistics and Data Development Branch

CAN/US $ Feb08  99.80 Feb01 100.13 Feb10/12  99.84
BANK RATE % Feb05  1.25 Jan29  1.25 Feb07/12  1.25

CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END  Feb02/13(prel)  Jan26/13(prel)  Feb04/12
CANADA      50,140          46,352          56,175
EAST        10,175          10,529          14,015
WEST        39,965          35,823          42,160
WEEK END  Feb09/13(est)   Feb02/13(est)   Feb11/12
US         593,000         621,000         598,600
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END  Feb02/13        Jan26/13        Feb04/12
A           38,242          33,678          43,073
B              680             599             733
D            9,884          10,724           8,624
E               10              18             197
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END  Feb02/13        Jan26/13        Feb04/12
A             1.3%            1.4%            1.9%
AA           41.2%           41.7%           47.0%
AAA          57.5%           56.9%           51.1%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END  Feb02/13(prel)  Jan26/13(prel)  Feb04/12
STEERS      23,345          22,038          24,199
HEIFERS     15,816          12,513          19,689
COWS        10,949          11,785          12,011
BULLS           30              16             276
CALVES       4,021           3,960           4,533

CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Feb08/2013
MTH   LIVE      CHG            MTH   FEEDER    CHG
FEB  126.45   -0.65            MAR  145.00   -4.20
APR  130.13   -2.05            APR  148.20   -3.93
JUN  125.70   -2.05            MAY  150.53   -4.17
AUG  126.47   -2.20            AUG  156.70   -3.38
OCT  130.30   -2.70            SEP  157.82   -3.58
DEC  131.88   -2.13            OCT  159.10   -3.18
WEEK END        Feb08/13     Feb01/13     Feb10/12
US FSP - US$/CWT  145.43       146.27       153.73

CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL     Feb01/13     Jan25/13     Feb03/12
  EAST-$/HEAD        N/A          N/A          N/A
  WEST-$/HEAD        N/A          N/A          N/A
  US-US$/CWT       13.70        13.59        12.49
CURRENTNESS     Feb02/13     Jan26/13     Feb04/12
  WEST-A1%         49.6%        45.6%        49.0%
  CAN-A1%          50.6%        47.5%        49.7%
FD:STR RATIO    Feb01/13     Jan25/13     Feb03/12
  ALTA BARLEY       18.9         18.9         24.3
                Feb02/13     Jan26/13     Feb04/12
  US CORN           16.3         16.4         19.2

AVG CARCASS WT  Feb02/13     Jan26/13     Feb04/12
  WEST STR-LBS     886.0        876.0        886.0
  CAN STR-LBS      890.0        884.0        886.0
  US CATTLE-LBS    800.0        802.0        781.0

CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END  Feb08/13        Feb01/13        Feb10/12
            ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW     192.50          191.50          184.50
STR-HIGH    194.85          196.75          186.75
HFR-LOW     192.50          191.85          185.75
HFR-HIGH    194.85          194.75          186.75
            ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 115.50-116.75  115.50-117.00  112.50-112.50
AVERAGE        N/A          116.24          110.79
VOLUME         N/A           6,082           9,930
HFR-RANGE 116.50-116.50  117.00-117.00  112.50-112.50
AVERAGE        N/A          115.76          110.76
VOLUME         N/A           1,845           8,811

OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
          Feb08/13        Feb01/13        Feb10/12
          STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A     112.07-130.59  119.32-128.72
NEBRASKA*    N/A-N/A     125.00-126.00  121.00-123.50
          HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A     115.45-126.93  105.88-124.74
NEBRASKA*    N/A-N/A     125.00-126.00  122.00-123.50
          COWS - D1,2
CLYDE      58.00-70.00    58.00-70.00    65.00-78.00
SIOUX F*     82.38           77.44           80.00

          800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE     123.00-136.00  123.00-134.00  140.00-146.75
PONOKA    125.00-135.00  125.00-137.00  137.00-148.00
STRATHMOR 115.00-137.00  115.00-140.00  132.00-149.00
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A     113.00-137.00  131.00-144.00
          700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE     125.00-140.00  125.00-137.50  150.00-158.50
PONOKA    132.00-140.00  133.00-141.00  148.00-162.00
STRATHMOR 110.00-138.00  110.00-146.00  140.00-160.00
C.NEBRAS*    N/A-N/A     139.00-161.50  146.50-165.10
          600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE     135.00-147.25  135.00-146.25  160.00-172.00
PONOKA    136.00-149.00  135.00-148.00  165.00-175.00
STRATHMOR 110.00-148.00  110.00-152.00  145.00-174.00
          500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE     155.00-166.50  155.00-164.50  175.00-190.50
PONOKA    150.00-172.00  155.00-172.00  180.00-200.00
STRATHMOR 110.00-170.00  110.00-165.00  165.00-196.00
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A     125.00-161.00  151.00-185.00
          700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE     120.00-128.00  120.00-128.00  135.00-145.00
PONOKA    122.00-132.00  120.00-128.00  135.00-147.00
STRATHMOR 110.00-130.00  110.00-134.00  130.00-148.00
          500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE     135.00-152.00  135.00-147.00  155.00-166.50
PONOKA    138.00-150.00  135.00-148.00  155.00-178.00
STRATHMOR 110.00-140.00  110.00-145.00  135.00-170.00


NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
      ** Alberta breakdown not available

PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jan25/2013
CATTLE       FROM US     TO US     TO US     TO US
                SLTR      SLTR       FDR      HOGS
CANADA             0    14,994     3,565    15,850
EAST               0     5,071        34     6,553
WEST               0     9,923     3,531     9,297

BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING     Feb08/13     Feb01/13     Feb10/12
CDA CUTOUT AAA       N/A       177.87       179.36
CDA CUTOUT AA/A      N/A       172.29       175.96

US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END        Feb08/13     Feb01/13     Feb10/12
CHOICE 6-900         N/A       185.83       185.98
SELECT 6-900         N/A       180.68       180.97

HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END  Feb02/13(prel)  Jan26/13(prel)  Feb04/12
CANADA     417,928         430,378         419,379
EAST       249,798         259,164         247,592
WEST       168,130         171,214         171,787
AB/BC**     54,000          53,879          57,889
WEEK END  Feb09/13(est)   Feb02/13(est)   Feb11/12
US       2,139,000       2,176,000       2,112,200

HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END  Feb07/13        Jan31/13        Feb09/12
ALTA AVG       N/A           1.562           1.552
ONT AVG        N/A           1.822           1.813
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END        Feb08/13     Feb01/13     Feb10/12
US $/CWT             N/A        89.14        84.98
CAN EQVT $/KG        N/A        1.698        1.624
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT             N/A        85.90        84.99
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT       CAN/US$ CLOSE Feb08/2013
MTH   LEAN      CHG            MTH   FUTURES   CHG
FEB   86.45   -1.20            MAR   .9964 -0.0056
APR   86.13   -2.63            JUN   .9944 -0.0056
MAY   93.50   -3.10            SEP   .9924 -0.0057
JUN   94.50   -3.00            DEC   .9903 -0.0056
JUL   94.10   -3.63            MAR   .9881 -0.0054
AUG   94.00   -3.15            JUN   .9856 -0.0051
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END            Feb02/13   Jan26/13   Feb04/12
  AV DRSD WT US-LBS    208.0      208.0      209.0
FD:HOG RATIO        Feb01/13Jan25/13Feb03/12
  US CORN               11.6       11.7       13.4
                    Feb01/13   Jan25/13   Feb03/12
  ALTA BARLEY            9.2        9.2       12.3
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Feb07/2013
             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$)        N/A           N/A      62.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jan31/2013
CENTRAL ALTA 115.68-128.16
(INNISFAIL)