CAN/US $ Oct05 101.92 Sep28 100.37 Oct06/06 88.78
BANK RATE % Oct02 4.75 Sep25 4.75 Oct03/06 4.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Sep29/07(prel) Sep22/07(prel) Sep30/06
CANADA 65,947 62,464 65,808
EAST 15,040 14,749 18,136
WEST 50,907 47,715 47,672
ALBERTA 46,613 43,517 43,156
WEEK END Oct06/07(est) Sep29/07(est) Oct07/06
US 672,000 650,000 635,100
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Sep29/07 Sep22/07 Sep30/06
A 50,322 47,231 49,576
B 1,466 1,221 1,346
D 4,390 4,351 4,099
E 700 800 623
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Sep29/07 Sep22/07 Sep30/06
A 3.7% 3.2% 3.5%
AA 51.8% 50.5% 45.5%
AAA 44.5% 46.4% 51.0%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Sep29/07(prel) Sep22/07(prel) Sep30/06
STEERS 32,201 31,817 30,334
HEIFERS 20,049 17,174 21,640
COWS 12,605 12,283 12,515
BULLS 1,092 1,190 1,319
CALVES 4,529 5,057 4,587
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Oct05/2007
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
OCT 93.67 -3.28 OCT 113.95 -2.35
DEC 96.13 -3.67 NOV 113.50 -3.13
FEB 98.20 -3.30 JAN 112.83 -2.50
APR 98.22 -3.03 MAR 111.78 -1.35
JUN 94.47 -2.55 APR 113.05 -0.70
AUG 93.92 -2.00 MAY 113.10 -0.65
WEEK END Oct05/07 Sep28/07 Oct06/06
US FSP - US$/CWT 115.64 116.04 114.61
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Sep28/07 Sep21/07 Sep29/06
EAST-$/HEAD 83.94 83.94 90.11
WEST-$/HEAD 103.00 102.50 94.00
US-US$/CWT 10.10 9.93 8.46
CURRENTNESS Sep29/07 Sep22/07 Sep30/06
ALTA-A1% 63.5% 61.3% 60.8%
CAN-A1% 61.5% 59.5% 59.9%
FD:STR RATIO Sep28/07 Sep21/07 Sep29/06
ALTA BARLEY 19.3 20.8 30.6
Sep29/07 Sep22/07 Sep30/06
US CORN 27.5 28.0 42.9
AVG CARCASS WT Sep29/07 Sep22/07 Sep30/06
ALTA STR-LBS 854.0 858.0 863.0
CAN STR-LBS 859.0 864.0 866.0
US CATTLE-LBS 788.0 788.0 787.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Oct05/07 Sep28/07 Oct06/06
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 133.85 137.00 138.00
STR-HIGH 136.30 138.80 142.90
HFR-LOW 133.85 137.00 142.00
HFR-HIGH 136.30 138.80 142.35
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 78.75-80.50 80.00-82.25 82.00-87.70
AVERAGE N/A 81.97 85.59
VOLUME N/A 10,063 12,268
HFR-RANGE 79.00-82.25 81.70-83.25 83.25-87.70
AVERAGE N/A 82.44 86.04
VOLUME N/A 9,786 6,556
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Oct05/07 Sep28/07 Oct06/06
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 80.10-86.35 88.05-95.15
NEBRASKA* 91.00-91.00 93.00-95.50 87.00-90.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 78.00-86.90 81.45-94.95
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 93.00-96.00 89.00-90.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 35.00-40.00 35.00-43.00 34.00-44.00
SIOUX F* 55.25 56.50 55.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 90.00-104.75 90.00-99.00 108.00-114.50
PONOKA 91.00-99.00 95.00-100.50 108.00-114.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-97.00 106.00-115.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 99.00-108.00 103.00-118.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-105.75 95.00-102.75 115.00-123.25
PONOKA 94.00-104.00 96.00-102.00 112.00-119.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 88.00-96.00 108.00-120.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 112.00-126.85 109.00-125.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 97.00-106.00 97.00-107.25 115.00-126.75
PONOKA 90.00-100.00 94.00-101.00 114.00-121.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-102.00 112.00-129.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-111.00 100.00-110.00 118.00-129.50
PONOKA 92.00-101.00 94.00-105.00 118.00-131.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-108.00 116.00-135.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 93.00-119.00 121.00-143.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 88.00-94.50 88.00-92.50 105.00-114.75
PONOKA 82.00-93.00 85.00-94.00 106.00-112.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 80.00-88.00 101.00-114.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 90.00-91.50 90.00-94.50 108.00-116.50
PONOKA 82.00-89.00 86.00-95.00 108.00-115.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 85.00-95.00 114.00-119.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Sep28/2007
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 13,513 17,369 64,332
EAST 0 2,050 127 21,814
WEST 0 11,463 17,242 42,518
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Oct05/07 Sep28/07 Oct06/06
CALGARY-STRS 147-148 147-148 144-145
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 163.75
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 156.16
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Oct05/07 Sep28/07 Oct06/06
CHOICE 6-900 146.64 146.68 142.35
SELECT 6-900 136.36 137.47 134.26
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Sep29/07(prel) Sep22/07(prel) Sep30/06
CANADA 420,130 432,614 437,184
EAST 256,187 268,686 259,973
WEST 163,943 163,928 177,211
ALBERTA 60,410 59,984 62,797
WEEK END Oct06/07(est) Sep29/07(est) Oct07/06
US 2,321,000 2,238,000 2,149,000
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Oct04/07 Sep27/07 Oct05/06
ALTA AVG N/A 1.080 1.223
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.301
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Oct05/07 Sep28/07 Oct06/06
US $/CWT N/A 57.93 66.72
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 1.488 1.937
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 60.35 62.36 67.45
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Oct05/2007
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
OCT 58.23 -0.67 DEC 1.0194 +0.0122
DEC 60.30 -1.95 MAR 1.0198 +0.0122
FEB 66.95 -0.95 JUN 1.0201 +0.0125
APR 70.20 +0.58 SEP 1.0204 +0.0129
MAY 74.95 +0.35 DEC 1.0205 +0.0131
JUN 77.30 +0.42 MAR 1.0206 +0.0133
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Sep29/07 Sep22/07 Sep30/06
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 199.0 198.0 197.0
FD:HOG RATIO Sep28/07Sep21/07Sep29/06
US CORN 16.6 19.6 23.9
Sep28/07 Sep21/07 Sep29/06
ALTA BARLEY 9.2 10.4 15.9
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Oct04/2007
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 139.10-160.00 136.47-217.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 103.50 34.50$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 100.80-129.60
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