CAN/US $ Sep21 99.91 Sep14 97.15 Sep22/06 89.51
BANK RATE % Sep18 4.75 Sep11 4.75 Sep19/06 4.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Sep15/07(prel) Sep08/07(prel) Sep16/06
CANADA 65,220 53,783 63,949
EAST 14,854 12,054 17,785
WEST 50,366 41,729 46,164
ALBERTA 46,191 38,538 41,856
WEEK END Sep22/07(est) Sep15/07(est) Sep23/06
US 645,000 643,000 657,700
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Sep15/07 Sep08/07 Sep16/06
A 47,470 39,854 48,998
B 1,376 1,184 1,026
D 4,716 3,541 4,285
E 787 550 784
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Sep15/07 Sep08/07 Sep16/06
A 4.0% 3.5% 4.2%
AA 51.1% 50.5% 48.8%
AAA 44.9% 46.0% 47.0%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Sep15/07(prel) Sep08/07(prel) Sep16/06
STEERS 30,604 26,648 33,656
HEIFERS 18,874 14,909 17,333
COWS 14,470 11,269 11,585
BULLS 1,272 957 1,375
CALVES 4,874 4,557 4,589
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Sep21/2007
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
OCT 96.70 +1.45 SEP 116.40 -0.42
DEC 100.18 +1.02 OCT 116.20 -0.65
FEB 101.58 +0.88 NOV 116.38 -0.75
APR 101.25 +0.72 JAN 114.97 -0.38
JUN 97.08 +0.98 MAR 112.78 -0.32
AUG 95.30 +0.60 APR 113.53 -0.27
WEEK END Sep21/07 Sep14/07 Sep22/06
US FSP - US$/CWT 116.34 117.72 117.26
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Sep14/07 Sep07/07 Sep15/06
EAST-$/HEAD 83.94 83.94 90.11
WEST-$/HEAD 103.00 103.00 94.00
US-US$/CWT 9.89 9.82 8.48
CURRENTNESS Sep15/07 Sep08/07 Sep16/06
ALTA-A1% 61.3% 60.8% 64.9%
CAN-A1% 60.3% 59.6% 63.1%
FD:STR RATIO Sep14/07 Sep07/07 Sep15/06
ALTA BARLEY 21.4 22.4 34.9
Sep15/07 Sep08/07 Sep16/06
US CORN 30.8 31.4 45.5
AVG CARCASS WT Sep15/07 Sep08/07 Sep16/06
ALTA STR-LBS 855.0 848.0 862.0
CAN STR-LBS 861.0 854.0 862.0
US CATTLE-LBS 787.0 787.0 785.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Sep21/07 Sep14/07 Sep22/06
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 133.25 141.50 137.00
STR-HIGH 138.30 146.00 140.65
HFR-LOW N/A N/A 138.50
HFR-HIGH N/A N/A 139.75
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 82.00-83.00 83.00-85.35 82.50-86.50
AVERAGE N/A 84.32 84.71
VOLUME N/A 12,311 10,912
HFR-RANGE 80.00-84.55 82.60-85.65 83.25-86.50
AVERAGE N/A 84.75 85.11
VOLUME N/A 6,063 7,507
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Sep21/07 Sep14/07 Sep22/06
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 84.55-90.35 87.05-94.15
NEBRASKA* 91.00-91.00 91.00-92.50 85.00-89.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 80.80-89.15 82.15-94.85
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 91.00-93.00 86.00-88.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 35.00-41.00 36.00-43.00 32.00-45.00
SIOUX F* 54.50 58.00 54.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 98.00-104.25 105.00-111.00 105.00-119.50
PONOKA 92.00-100.00 100.00-106.00 109.00-118.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-102.00 100.00-106.00 106.00-118.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 96.00-112.00 113.00-124.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-109.25 105.00-117.75 115.00-128.00
PONOKA 94.00-102.00 106.00-112.00 118.00-128.00
STRATHMOR 95.00-104.00 100.00-112.00 108.00-127.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 113.00-127.00 111.75-122.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 110.00-114.00 115.00-123.00 118.00-130.35
PONOKA 98.00-108.50 110.00-118.00 122.00-132.00
STRATHMOR 100.00-113.00 105.00-114.00 112.00-131.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 110.00-120.00 118.00-124.00 125.00-135.00
PONOKA 105.00-112.00 110.00-120.00 128.00-138.00
STRATHMOR 104.00-118.00 110.00-122.00 116.00-147.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 100.00-127.00 117.00-145.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 93.00-100.25 98.00-108.25 105.00-117.00
PONOKA 85.00-92.00 99.00-102.00 105.00-116.00
STRATHMOR 85.00-97.00 92.00-104.00 101.00-115.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 95.00-102.00 105.00-112.50 115.00-123.50
PONOKA 95.00-105.00 100.00-108.00 115.00-125.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-102.00 95.00-108.00 114.00-128.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Sep14/2007
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 19,805 13,887 65,082
EAST 0 1,590 62 21,945
WEST 0 18,215 13,825 43,137
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Sep21/07 Sep14/07 Sep22/06
CALGARY-STRS 148-149 151-153 145-146
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 169.83
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 161.52
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Sep21/07 Sep14/07 Sep22/06
CHOICE 6-900 145.73 147.07 142.09
SELECT 6-900 137.25 139.87 132.93
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Sep15/07(prel) Sep08/07(prel) Sep16/06
CANADA 427,703 341,753 437,241
EAST 265,719 209,609 261,903
WEST 161,984 132,144 175,338
ALBERTA 60,795 48,684 62,724
WEEK END Sep22/07(est) Sep15/07(est) Sep23/06
US 2,242,000 2,226,000 2,139,800
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Sep20/07 Sep13/07 Sep21/06
ALTA AVG 1.138 1.152 1.291
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.417
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Sep21/07 Sep14/07 Sep22/06
US $/CWT N/A 64.31 63.02
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 1.706 1.815
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 65.07 67.61 69.82
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Sep21/2007
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
OCT 61.35 -4.20 DEC 1.0001 +0.0279
DEC 63.80 -4.83 MAR 1.0005 +0.0280
FEB 68.10 -4.08 JUN 1.0004 +0.0279
APR 69.83 -3.33 SEP 1.0001 +0.0279
MAY 74.28 -1.88 DEC 1.0004 +0.0287
JUN 76.78 -1.85 MAR .9997 N/A
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Sep15/07 Sep08/07 Sep16/06
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 197.0 197.0 196.0
FD:HOG RATIO Sep14/07Sep07/07Sep15/06
US CORN 20.8 20.6 35.1
Sep14/07 Sep07/07 Sep15/06
ALTA BARLEY 10.6 10.7 19.3
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Sep20/2007
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 139.23-168.00 140.66-230.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 103.50 35.00$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 121.44-129.60
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