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
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