CAN/US $ Feb22 97.81 Feb15 99.30 Feb24/12 100.12
BANK RATE % Feb19 1.25 Feb12 1.25 Feb21/12 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Feb16/13(prel) Feb09/13(prel) Feb18/12
CANADA 49,234 48,978 53,248
EAST 10,744 11,884 13,181
WEST 38,490 37,094 40,067
WEEK END Feb23/13(est) Feb16/13(est) Feb25/12
US 573,000 596,000 586,900
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Feb16/13 Feb09/13 Feb18/12
A 37,883 36,717 40,802
B 634 632 611
D 9,579 10,380 7,942
E 31 11 501
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Feb16/13 Feb09/13 Feb18/12
A 1.1% 1.5% 1.4%
AA 37.6% 40.1% 42.6%
AAA 61.2% 58.4% 55.9%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Feb16/13(prel) Feb09/13(prel) Feb18/12
STEERS 24,525 26,825 24,218
HEIFERS 14,176 10,881 17,160
COWS 10,496 11,246 11,327
BULLS 37 26 543
CALVES 4,068 4,468 4,481
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Feb22/2013
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
FEB 126.35 -0.15 MAR 141.25 -2.13
APR 128.22 -2.22 APR 143.78 -2.85
JUN 124.47 -1.80 MAY 147.13 -2.88
AUG 125.35 -1.38 AUG 154.28 -2.63
OCT 129.80 -0.75 SEP 156.00 -2.50
DEC 131.15 -1.20 OCT 157.07 -2.13
WEEK END Feb22/13 Feb15/13 Feb24/12
US FSP - US$/CWT 140.62 142.03 156.50
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Feb15/13 Feb08/13 Feb17/12
EAST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.62 13.62 12.98
CURRENTNESS Feb16/13 Feb09/13 Feb18/12
WEST-A1% 46.5% 50.8% 49.5%
CAN-A1% 49.1% 52.3% 50.5%
FD:STR RATIO Feb15/13 Feb08/13 Feb17/12
ALTA BARLEY 18.6 18.7 24.2
Feb16/13 Feb09/13 Feb18/12
US CORN 17.1 16.7 19.1
AVG CARCASS WT Feb16/13 Feb09/13 Feb18/12
WEST STR-LBS 886.0 881.0 877.0
CAN STR-LBS 889.0 888.0 879.0
US CATTLE-LBS 802.0 799.0 786.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Feb22/13 Feb15/13 Feb24/12
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 191.50 190.00 192.85
STR-HIGH 191.50 191.85 196.75
HFR-LOW 188.00 190.00 194.00
HFR-HIGH 188.00 191.75 196.75
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 114.25-114.25 115.00-115.00 114.00-117.25
AVERAGE N/A 114.89 115.88
VOLUME N/A 8,703 7,477
HFR-RANGE 113.50-114.25 N/A-N/A 117.25-118.00
AVERAGE N/A 113.88 116.30
VOLUME N/A 3,625 7,439
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Feb22/13 Feb15/13 Feb24/12
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 96.76-123.40 114.62-127.21
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 123.00-123.00 126.50-128.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 106.60-124.52 109.81-123.09
NEBRASKA* 123.00-123.00 123.00-123.00 127.00-128.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 60.00-72.00 60.00-72.00 65.00-78.00
SIOUX F* 77.38 77.75 84.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 123.00-130.50 123.00-130.00 140.00-147.75
PONOKA 125.00-130.00 124.00-130.00 135.00-148.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 132.00-150.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 111.00-135.00 129.00-146.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-137.00 125.00-140.00 150.00-158.50
PONOKA 130.00-135.00 127.00-132.00 148.00-165.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 140.00-158.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 132.75-158.60 146.00-173.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 138.00-150.00 135.00-149.75 160.00-171.00
PONOKA 145.00-150.00 139.00-151.00 162.00-175.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 145.00-182.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 150.00-160.00 155.00-166.50 175.00-198.50
PONOKA 155.00-160.00 158.00-173.00 175.00-205.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 165.00-198.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 125.00-166.00 145.00-183.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 117.00-123.00 120.00-128.00 135.00-147.00
PONOKA 118.00-123.00 118.00-123.00 138.00-148.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 130.00-148.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 130.00-139.50 135.00-143.50 155.00-173.50
PONOKA 138.00-143.00 135.00-143.00 155.00-167.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 135.00-170.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
** Alberta breakdown not available
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Feb08/2013
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 14,438 7,835 16,296
EAST 0 4,137 32 6,631
WEST 0 10,301 7,803 9,665
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Feb22/13 Feb15/13 Feb24/12
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 175.13 188.30
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 171.56 183.52
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Feb22/13 Feb15/13 Feb24/12
CHOICE 6-900 182.51 183.07 195.42
SELECT 6-900 180.45 179.55 191.71
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Feb16/13(prel) Feb09/13(prel) Feb18/12
CANADA 407,475 416,059 414,714
EAST 244,209 250,254 244,125
WEST 163,266 165,805 170,589
AB/BC** 51,668 53,312 57,674
WEEK END Feb23/13(est) Feb16/13(est) Feb25/12
US 2,066,000 2,145,000 2,124,300
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Feb21/13 Feb14/13 Feb23/12
ALTA AVG 1.486 1.541 1.539
ONT AVG N/A 1.837 1.806
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Feb22/13 Feb15/13 Feb24/12
US $/CWT 75.30 81.44 86.86
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.469 1.564 1.655
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 81.57 80.88 85.76
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Feb22/2013
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
APR 81.65 -2.60 MAR .9769 -0.0152
MAY 89.90 -1.72 JUN .9750 -0.0151
JUN 90.95 -2.00 SEP .9731 -0.0150
JUL 90.97 -1.88 DEC .9713 -0.0147
AUG 91.00 -1.65 MAR .9691 -0.0148
OCT 82.00 -1.25 JUN .9668 -0.0147
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Feb16/13 Feb09/13 Feb18/12
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 207.0 208.0 208.0
FD:HOG RATIO Feb15/13Feb08/13Feb17/12
US CORN 11.5 11.4 13.1
Feb15/13 Feb08/13 Feb17/12
ALTA BARLEY 9.0 9.4 12.0
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Feb21/2013
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 129.13-143.11 146.14-190.89 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 62.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Feb14/2013
CENTRAL ALTA 117.60-122.88
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