CAN/US $ Oct26 103.96 Oct19 103.76 Oct27/06 89.38
BANK RATE % Oct23 4.75 Oct16 4.75 Oct24/06 4.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Oct20/07(prel) Oct13/07(prel) Oct21/06
CANADA 64,888 53,458 64,164
EAST 15,815 11,821 18,117
WEST 49,073 41,637 46,047
ALBERTA 44,452 37,916 41,418
WEEK END Oct27/07(est) Oct20/07(est) Oct28/06
US 670,000 674,000 649,100
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Oct20/07 Oct13/07 Oct21/06
A 48,511 39,627 47,544
B 1,147 1,014 1,123
D 4,980 4,134 3,995
E 513 508 799
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Oct20/07 Oct13/07 Oct21/06
A 2.9% 3.3% 3.8%
AA 48.7% 50.1% 46.8%
AAA 48.4% 46.6% 49.4%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Oct20/07(prel) Oct13/07(prel) Oct21/06
STEERS 29,319 24,345 29,825
HEIFERS 21,237 16,703 19,524
COWS 13,380 11,548 13,524
BULLS 952 862 1,291
CALVES 5,114 4,139 4,774
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Oct26/2007
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
OCT 94.38 -0.92 NOV 109.05 -2.25
DEC 95.13 -2.17 JAN 108.20 -2.95
FEB 97.33 -1.65 MAR 108.78 -2.88
APR 97.30 -1.38 APR 110.90 -1.60
JUN 94.00 -1.10 MAY 112.33 -0.97
AUG 93.88 -1.15 AUG 112.95 -0.45
WEEK END Oct26/07 Oct19/07 Oct27/06
US FSP - US$/CWT 110.38 112.32 107.18
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Oct19/07 Oct12/07 Oct20/06
EAST-$/HEAD 79.79 79.79 90.69
WEST-$/HEAD 102.00 102.00 96.00
US-US$/CWT 9.91 9.95 8.59
CURRENTNESS Oct20/07 Oct13/07 Oct21/06
ALTA-A1% 61.1% 63.1% 57.9%
CAN-A1% 59.6% 60.7% 58.6%
FD:STR RATIO Oct19/07 Oct12/07 Oct20/06
ALTA BARLEY 17.7 17.5 26.4
Oct20/07 Oct13/07 Oct21/06
US CORN 27.9 30.2 N/A
AVG CARCASS WT Oct20/07 Oct13/07 Oct21/06
ALTA STR-LBS 853.0 861.0 861.0
CAN STR-LBS 862.0 869.0 864.0
US CATTLE-LBS 792.0 791.0 788.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Oct26/07 Oct19/07 Oct27/06
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 130.00 132.35 140.00
STR-HIGH 131.80 132.85 143.25
HFR-LOW 129.00 132.00 135.00
HFR-HIGH 131.80 132.00 144.00
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 76.00-78.45 76.75-79.00 84.50-87.15
AVERAGE N/A 78.97 86.13
VOLUME N/A 10,431 11,936
HFR-RANGE 77.25-79.50 78.25-79.75 84.00-87.25
AVERAGE N/A 79.03 86.53
VOLUME N/A 7,582 7,905
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Oct26/07 Oct19/07 Oct27/06
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 72.50-79.05 85.40-91.50
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 90.00-94.00 86.00-89.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 68.40-76.65 82.05-89.00
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 92.00-94.00 87.50-90.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 30.00-36.00 30.00-36.00 30.00-40.00
SIOUX F* 58.00 55.50 56.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 90.00-96.75 90.00-95.25 100.00-110.00
PONOKA 90.00-94.00 91.00-97.00 102.00-108.25
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-97.00 100.00-114.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 91.00-98.00 95.00-109.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 90.00-101.50 90.00-98.00 105.00-111.75
PONOKA 92.00-99.00 92.00-97.00 100.00-110.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 88.00-101.00 103.00-112.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 102.50-119.35 100.00-117.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 93.00-101.00 93.00-102.00 108.00-116.00
PONOKA 92.00-97.50 96.00-100.00 105.00-113.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 93.00-105.00 106.00-127.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-112.00 100.00-112.00 114.00-131.00
PONOKA 96.00-104.50 98.00-104.00 113.00-121.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 95.00-110.00 116.00-132.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 87.00-111.00 114.00-136.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 80.00-90.25 80.00-90.25 95.00-106.00
PONOKA 83.00-87.00 82.00-87.50 95.00-100.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 80.00-89.00 91.00-106.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 80.00-90.25 80.00-92.50 100.00-113.00
PONOKA 81.00-90.00 84.00-89.50 100.00-109.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 85.00-97.00 98.00-118.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Oct19/2007
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 19,656 19,181 74,776
EAST 0 3,211 172 25,139
WEST 0 16,445 19,009 49,637
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Oct26/07 Oct19/07 Oct27/06
CALGARY-STRS 136-138 140-142 143-144
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A N/A
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A N/A
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Oct26/07 Oct19/07 Oct27/06
CHOICE 6-900 143.66 145.05 147.66
SELECT 6-900 131.10 133.40 137.09
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Oct20/07(prel) Oct13/07(prel) Oct21/06
CANADA 439,804 357,371 437,490
EAST 271,463 221,624 268,708
WEST 168,341 135,747 168,782
ALBERTA 62,342 51,038 54,441
WEEK END Oct27/07(est) Oct20/07(est) Oct28/06
US 2,324,000 2,345,000 2,182,500
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Oct25/07 Oct18/07 Oct26/06
ALTA AVG N/A .977 1.188
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.338
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Oct26/07 Oct19/07 Oct27/06
US $/CWT N/A 55.85 61.60
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 1.388 1.777
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 59.25 62.25 66.45
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Oct26/2007
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
DEC 54.52 -2.40 DEC 1.0395 +0.0027
FEB 61.48 -1.85 MAR 1.0393 +0.0026
APR 65.05 -2.90 JUN 1.0390 +0.0023
MAY 71.42 -2.33 SEP 1.0386 +0.0022
JUN 74.15 -1.52 DEC 1.0377 +0.0022
JUL 73.53 -1.20 MAR 1.0368 +0.0022
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Oct20/07 Oct13/07 Oct21/06
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 201.0 200.0 199.0
FD:HOG RATIO Oct19/07Oct12/07Oct20/06
US CORN 17.4 18.8 21.2
Oct19/07 Oct12/07 Oct20/06
ALTA BARLEY 7.9 7.8 13.7
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Oct25/2007
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 133.47-167.50 111.47-227.50 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 101.50 34.50$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 111.36-125.28
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