CAN/US $ Sep05 93.98 Aug29 94.11 Sep07/07 94.82
BANK RATE % Sep02 3.25 Aug26 3.25 Sep04/07 4.75
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Aug30/08(prel) Aug23/08(prel) Sep01/07
CANADA 62,936 65,432 62,120
EAST 14,263 14,354 13,518
WEST 48,673 51,078 48,602
ALBERTA 43,719 46,059 44,443
WEEK END Sep06/08(est) Aug30/08(est) Sep08/07
US 590,000 680,000 605,900
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Aug30/08 Aug23/08 Sep01/07
A 47,614 50,204 46,880
B 1,067 868 1,437
D 5,646 5,783 3,667
E 115 132 655
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Aug30/08 Aug23/08 Sep01/07
A 3.6% 3.5% 4.7%
AA 47.0% 48.2% 54.2%
AAA 49.4% 48.3% 41.1%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Aug30/08(prel) Aug23/08(prel) Sep01/07
STEERS 32,742 38,081 31,855
HEIFERS 16,355 13,595 16,981
COWS 13,571 13,453 12,133
BULLS 268 303 1,151
CALVES 4,830 4,873 5,144
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Sep05/2008
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
OCT 102.95 -1.10 SEP 111.13 -0.03
DEC 104.95 -1.45 OCT 110.68 -0.28
FEB 105.80 -0.92 NOV 110.22 -0.05
APR 106.13 -1.10 JAN 110.28 +0.78
JUN 102.53 -1.82 MAR 110.47 +0.47
AUG 104.97 -1.48 APR 110.05 +0.05
WEEK END Sep05/08 Aug29/08 Sep07/07
US FSP - US$/CWT 111.98 112.33 118.64
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Aug29/08 Aug22/08 Aug31/07
EAST-$/HEAD 80.83 80.47 83.94
WEST-$/HEAD 113.50 113.50 103.00
US-US$/CWT 11.82 11.73 9.77
CURRENTNESS Aug30/08 Aug23/08 Sep01/07
ALTA-A1% 57.5% 59.5% 63.4%
CAN-A1% 56.9% 57.4% 62.7%
FD:STR RATIO Aug29/08 Aug22/08 Aug31/07
ALTA BARLEY 19.0 19.7 22.3
Aug30/08 Aug23/08 Sep01/07
US CORN 17.9 17.7 30.4
AVG CARCASS WT Aug30/08 Aug23/08 Sep01/07
ALTA STR-LBS 848.0 853.0 843.0
CAN STR-LBS 848.0 851.0 847.0
US CATTLE-LBS 782.0 780.0 787.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Sep05/08 Aug29/08 Sep07/07
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 157.00 158.50 144.50
STR-HIGH 157.85 158.85 146.30
HFR-LOW 157.83 158.83 144.85
HFR-HIGH 157.85 158.85 146.30
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 91.86-96.00 91.25-95.35 86.25-89.00
AVERAGE N/A 94.95 87.68
VOLUME N/A 13,392 16,016
HFR-RANGE 93.15-96.25 91.00-94.23 86.75-87.15
AVERAGE N/A 94.23 86.77
VOLUME N/A 5,593 6,215
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Sep05/08 Aug29/08 Sep07/07
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 92.87-99.97 87.90-93.85
NEBRASKA* 96.00-97.25 97.00-99.50 92.00-94.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 85.92-97.03 77.25-93.10
NEBRASKA* 97.50-98.00 99.00-99.50 94.00-94.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 42.00-48.00 42.00-52.00 36.00-43.00
SIOUX F* 66.50 67.00 59.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-107.50 100.00-105.50 105.00-113.00
PONOKA 101.00-104.50 102.00-105.00 105.00-109.50
STRATHMOR 95.00-106.00 95.00-106.00 100.00-111.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 99.00-114.00 96.00-110.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-110.50 100.00-110.25 105.00-117.25
PONOKA 102.00-108.00 103.00-107.50 105.00-112.50
STRATHMOR 95.00-108.00 95.00-108.00 100.00-115.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 111.50-120.00 112.75-127.75
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 109.00-117.00 109.00-120.00 115.00-121.00
PONOKA 104.00-109.00 105.00-109.50 112.00-119.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-110.00 90.00-114.00 105.00-118.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 115.00-130.00 125.00-139.00 118.00-128.00
PONOKA 108.00-112.00 104.00-112.50 116.00-123.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-118.00 90.00-118.00 110.00-122.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 113.00-139.00 104.00-128.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 93.00-102.00 94.00-103.00 98.00-108.75
PONOKA 95.00-99.00 90.00-98.50 99.00-105.50
STRATHMOR 90.00-103.00 90.00-103.00 92.00-107.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 100.00-107.25 100.00-112.25 105.00-120.00
PONOKA 97.00-100.00 98.00-103.00 100.00-107.00
STRATHMOR 75.00-105.00 75.00-105.00 95.00-111.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Aug29/2008
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 17,781 14,119 39,746
EAST 0 3,935 0 16,813
WEST 0 13,846 14,119 22,933
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Sep05/08 Aug29/08 Sep07/07
CALGARY-STRS 161-161 163-165 150-151
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 165.37
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 160.67
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Sep05/08 Aug29/08 Sep07/07
CHOICE 6-900 159.05 161.23 148.47
SELECT 6-900 152.02 154.29 141.97
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Aug30/08(prel) Aug23/08(prel) Sep01/07
CANADA N/A 410,425 413,180
EAST N/A 261,890 253,465
WEST N/A 148,535 159,715
ALBERTA N/A 46,713 59,735
WEEK END Sep06/08(est) Aug30/08(est) Sep08/07
US 2,055,000 2,218,000 1,931,900
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Sep04/08 Aug28/08 Sep06/07
ALTA AVG N/A 1.440 1.150
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.234
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Sep05/08 Aug29/08 Sep07/07
US $/CWT 73.04 68.85 63.09
CAN EQVT $/KG 2.004 1.886 1.715
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 77.27 82.80 68.17
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Sep05/2008
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
OCT 69.42 +1.00 SEP .9395 -0.0002
DEC 68.17 -1.38 DEC .9384 -0.0005
FEB 76.13 +0.17 MAR .9382 -0.0009
APR 81.92 +0.75 JUN .9382 -0.0014
MAY 86.97 +0.97 SEP .9379 -0.0017
JUN 89.97 -0.03 DEC .9376 -0.0020
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Aug30/08 Aug23/08 Sep01/07
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 195.0 195.0 197.0
FD:HOG RATIO Aug29/08Aug22/08Aug31/07
US CORN 12.8 15.4 20.3
Aug29/08 Aug22/08 Aug31/07
ALTA BARLEY 10.4 11.6 11.0
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Sep04/2008
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 156.10-181.00 161.03-240.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 100.00 40.50$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 111.36-136.80
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