CAN/US $ Sep28 100.37 Sep21 99.91 Sep29/06 89.66
BANK RATE % Sep25 4.75 Sep18 4.75 Sep26/06 4.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Sep22/07(prel) Sep15/07(prel) Sep23/06
CANADA 62,464 65,220 67,577
EAST 14,749 14,854 17,932
WEST 47,715 50,366 49,645
ALBERTA 43,517 46,191 45,089
WEEK END Sep29/07(est) Sep22/07(est) Sep30/06
US 654,000 645,000 635,800
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Sep22/07 Sep15/07 Sep23/06
A 47,231 47,470 51,973
B 1,221 1,376 1,262
D 4,351 4,716 3,665
E 800 787 665
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Sep22/07 Sep15/07 Sep23/06
A 3.2% 4.0% 3.6%
AA 50.5% 51.1% 46.7%
AAA 46.4% 44.9% 49.6%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Sep22/07(prel) Sep15/07(prel) Sep23/06
STEERS 31,817 30,604 33,802
HEIFERS 17,174 18,874 20,637
COWS 12,283 14,470 11,871
BULLS 1,190 1,272 1,267
CALVES 5,057 4,874 4,529
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Sep28/2007
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
OCT 96.95 +0.25 OCT 116.30 +0.10
DEC 99.80 -0.38 NOV 116.63 +0.25
FEB 101.50 -0.08 JAN 115.33 +0.35
APR 101.25 +0.00 MAR 113.13 +0.35
JUN 97.03 -0.05 APR 113.75 +0.22
AUG 95.92 +0.63 MAY 113.75 +0.25
WEEK END Sep28/07 Sep21/07 Sep29/06
US FSP - US$/CWT 116.04 116.34 116.21
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Sep21/07 Sep14/07 Sep22/06
EAST-$/HEAD 83.94 83.94 90.11
WEST-$/HEAD 102.50 103.00 94.00
US-US$/CWT 9.93 9.89 8.41
CURRENTNESS Sep22/07 Sep15/07 Sep23/06
ALTA-A1% 61.3% 61.3% 61.8%
CAN-A1% 59.5% 60.3% 61.3%
FD:STR RATIO Sep21/07 Sep14/07 Sep22/06
ALTA BARLEY 20.8 21.4 33.3
Sep22/07 Sep15/07 Sep23/06
US CORN 28.0 30.8 42.5
AVG CARCASS WT Sep22/07 Sep15/07 Sep23/06
ALTA STR-LBS 858.0 855.0 857.0
CAN STR-LBS 864.0 861.0 859.0
US CATTLE-LBS 788.0 787.0 786.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Sep28/07 Sep21/07 Sep29/06
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 137.00 133.25 138.00
STR-HIGH 138.80 138.30 141.00
HFR-LOW 137.00 N/A 140.00
HFR-HIGH 138.80 N/A 141.00
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 80.00-82.25 82.00-83.00 83.00-86.60
AVERAGE N/A 82.51 84.74
VOLUME N/A 15,396 14,212
HFR-RANGE 81.70-83.25 80.00-84.55 83.45-86.60
AVERAGE N/A 82.47 84.70
VOLUME N/A 5,762 7,721
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Sep28/07 Sep21/07 Sep29/06
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 81.60-86.65 86.55-92.90
NEBRASKA* 93.00-93.00 91.00-94.00 86.00-91.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 77.05-86.50 83.15-91.80
NEBRASKA* 93.00-93.00 92.00-94.00 87.00-91.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 35.00-43.00 35.00-41.00 33.00-40.25
SIOUX F* 56.50 54.50 56.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 90.00-99.00 98.00-104.25 108.00-120.00
PONOKA 95.00-100.50 92.00-100.00 109.00-118.75
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-102.00 106.00-116.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 96.00-109.00 108.00-119.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-102.75 100.00-109.25 115.00-124.50
PONOKA 96.00-102.00 94.00-102.00 116.00-123.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 95.00-104.00 108.00-125.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 114.00-126.00 110.00-127.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 97.00-107.25 110.00-114.00 118.00-129.00
PONOKA 94.00-101.00 98.00-108.50 120.00-128.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 100.00-113.00 112.00-132.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-110.00 110.00-120.00 122.00-132.25
PONOKA 94.00-105.00 105.00-112.00 122.00-130.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 104.00-118.00 116.00-133.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 104.00-125.00 122.00-148.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 88.00-92.50 93.00-100.25 108.00-114.75
PONOKA 85.00-94.00 85.00-92.00 104.00-116.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 85.00-97.00 101.00-112.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 90.00-94.50 95.00-102.00 115.00-123.50
PONOKA 86.00-95.00 95.00-105.00 106.00-116.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-102.00 114.00-125.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Sep21/2007
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 12,668 13,910 64,338
EAST 0 1,689 113 24,162
WEST 0 10,979 13,797 40,176
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Sep28/07 Sep21/07 Sep29/06
CALGARY-STRS 147-148 148-149 143-145
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 165.65
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 157.62
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Sep28/07 Sep21/07 Sep29/06
CHOICE 6-900 146.68 145.73 141.34
SELECT 6-900 137.47 137.25 132.66
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Sep22/07(prel) Sep15/07(prel) Sep23/06
CANADA 432,614 427,703 435,581
EAST 268,686 265,719 258,506
WEST 163,928 161,984 177,075
ALBERTA 59,984 60,795 62,890
WEEK END Sep29/07(est) Sep22/07(est) Sep30/06
US 2,223,000 2,242,000 2,140,200
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Sep27/07 Sep20/07 Sep28/06
ALTA AVG 1.080 1.138 1.210
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.342
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Sep28/07 Sep21/07 Sep29/06
US $/CWT N/A 63.20 61.52
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 1.631 1.769
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 61.01 66.42 67.17
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Sep28/2007
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
OCT 58.90 -2.45 DEC 1.0072 +0.0071
DEC 62.25 -1.55 MAR 1.0076 +0.0071
FEB 67.90 -0.20 JUN 1.0076 +0.0072
APR 69.63 -0.20 SEP 1.0075 +0.0074
MAY 74.60 +0.32 DEC 1.0074 +0.0070
JUN 76.88 +0.10 MAR 1.0073 +0.0076
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Sep22/07 Sep15/07 Sep23/06
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 198.0 197.0 197.0
FD:HOG RATIO Sep21/07Sep14/07Sep22/06
US CORN 19.6 20.8 31.7
Sep21/07 Sep14/07 Sep22/06
ALTA BARLEY 10.4 10.6 18.4
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Sep27/2007
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 142.34-165.00 141.80-240.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 102.25 34.00$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 117.12-130.56
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