CAN/US $ Feb15 99.30 Feb08 99.80 Feb17/12 100.30
BANK RATE % Feb12 1.25 Feb05 1.25 Feb14/12 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Feb09/13(prel) Feb02/13(prel) Feb11/12
CANADA 48,978 50,140 54,725
EAST 11,884 10,175 14,642
WEST 37,094 39,965 40,083
WEEK END Feb16/13(est) Feb09/13(est) Feb18/12
US 596,000 593,000 610,300
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Feb09/13 Feb02/13 Feb11/12
A 36,717 38,242 42,289
B 632 680 651
D 10,380 9,884 7,836
E 11 10 335
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Feb09/13 Feb02/13 Feb11/12
A 1.5% 1.3% 1.7%
AA 40.1% 41.2% 44.5%
AAA 58.4% 57.5% 53.8%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Feb09/13(prel) Feb02/13(prel) Feb11/12
STEERS 26,825 23,345 24,249
HEIFERS 10,881 15,816 18,766
COWS 11,246 10,949 11,328
BULLS 26 30 382
CALVES 4,468 4,021 4,357
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Feb15/2013
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
FEB 126.50 +0.05 MAR 143.38 -1.63
APR 130.45 +0.32 APR 146.63 -1.57
JUN 126.28 +0.58 MAY 150.00 -0.53
AUG 126.72 +0.25 AUG 156.90 +0.20
OCT 130.55 +0.25 SEP 158.50 +0.68
DEC 132.35 +0.47 OCT 159.20 +0.10
WEEK END Feb15/13 Feb08/13 Feb17/12
US FSP - US$/CWT 142.03 145.43 155.93
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Feb08/13 Feb01/13 Feb10/12
EAST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.62 13.70 12.73
CURRENTNESS Feb09/13 Feb02/13 Feb11/12
WEST-A1% 50.8% 49.6% 47.8%
CAN-A1% 52.3% 50.6% 48.9%
FD:STR RATIO Feb08/13 Feb01/13 Feb10/12
ALTA BARLEY 18.7 18.9 23.9
Feb09/13 Feb02/13 Feb11/12
US CORN 16.7 16.3 19.2
AVG CARCASS WT Feb09/13 Feb02/13 Feb11/12
WEST STR-LBS 881.0 886.0 885.0
CAN STR-LBS 888.0 890.0 884.0
US CATTLE-LBS 799.0 800.0 783.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Feb15/13 Feb08/13 Feb17/12
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 190.00 192.50 188.85
STR-HIGH 191.85 194.85 189.75
HFR-LOW 190.00 192.50 189.75
HFR-HIGH 191.75 194.85 190.75
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 115.00-115.00 115.50-116.75 111.00-114.00
AVERAGE N/A 116.33 112.61
VOLUME N/A 9,722 9,918
HFR-RANGE N/A-N/A 116.50-116.50 112.50-114.00
AVERAGE N/A 115.19 113.16
VOLUME N/A 2,190 6,590
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Feb15/13 Feb08/13 Feb17/12
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 96.41-127.89 111.27-123.22
NEBRASKA* 123.00-123.00 124.00-125.00 126.00-129.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 114.48-128.10 110.72-120.72
NEBRASKA* 123.00-123.00 124.00-125.00 127.00-129.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 60.00-72.00 58.00-70.00 65.00-78.00
SIOUX F* 77.75 82.38 83.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 123.00-130.00 123.00-136.00 140.00-146.75
PONOKA 124.00-130.00 125.00-135.00 135.00-148.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 115.00-137.00 132.00-150.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 111.00-135.00 133.00-148.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-140.00 125.00-140.00 150.00-158.50
PONOKA 127.00-132.00 132.00-140.00 148.00-160.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 110.00-138.00 140.00-158.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 135.00-155.50 149.00-173.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 135.00-149.75 135.00-147.25 160.00-170.00
PONOKA 139.00-151.00 136.00-149.00 155.00-177.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 110.00-148.00 145.00-178.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 155.00-166.50 155.00-166.50 175.00-190.50
PONOKA 158.00-173.00 150.00-172.00 175.00-200.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 110.00-170.00 165.00-192.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 128.00-167.00 149.00-186.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 120.00-128.00 120.00-128.00 135.00-145.00
PONOKA 118.00-123.00 122.00-132.00 136.00-146.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 110.00-130.00 130.00-148.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 135.00-143.50 135.00-152.00 155.00-169.50
PONOKA 135.00-143.00 138.00-150.00 155.00-167.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 110.00-140.00 135.00-170.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
** Alberta breakdown not available
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Feb01/2013
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 13,666 0 17,947
EAST 0 4,414 0 6,379
WEST 0 9,252 0 11,568
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Feb15/13 Feb08/13 Feb17/12
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 174.66 181.09
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 170.19 178.49
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Feb15/13 Feb08/13 Feb17/12
CHOICE 6-900 183.07 183.31 189.04
SELECT 6-900 179.55 180.03 184.05
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Feb09/13(prel) Feb02/13(prel) Feb11/12
CANADA 416,266 418,028 419,044
EAST 250,254 249,801 245,197
WEST 166,012 168,227 173,847
AB/BC** 53,259 54,097 58,826
WEEK END Feb16/13(est) Feb09/13(est) Feb18/12
US 2,145,000 2,139,000 2,151,300
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Feb14/13 Feb07/13 Feb16/12
ALTA AVG N/A N/A 1.542
ONT AVG N/A 1.825 1.803
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Feb15/13 Feb08/13 Feb17/12
US $/CWT 81.44 84.70 84.58
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.564 1.619 1.609
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 80.00 83.25 86.52
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Feb15/2013
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 84.25 -1.88 MAR .9921 -0.0043
MAY 91.63 -1.88 JUN .9901 -0.0043
JUN 92.95 -1.55 SEP .9881 -0.0043
JUL 92.85 -1.25 DEC .9860 -0.0043
AUG 92.65 -1.35 MAR .9839 -0.0042
OCT 83.25 -2.17 JUN .9815 -0.0041
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Feb09/13 Feb02/13 Feb11/12
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 208.0 208.0 209.0
FD:HOG RATIO Feb08/13Feb01/13Feb10/12
US CORN 11.4 11.6 13.2
Feb08/13 Feb01/13 Feb10/12
ALTA BARLEY N/A 9.2 12.1
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Feb14/2013
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 135.15-143.88 150.06-217.27 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 59.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Feb07/2013
CENTRAL ALTA 116.16-124.32
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