CAN/US $ Sep12 94.26 Sep05 93.98 Sep14/07 97.15
BANK RATE % Sep09 3.25 Sep02 3.25 Sep11/07 4.75
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Sep06/08(prel) Aug30/08(prel) Sep08/07
CANADA 53,318 62,936 53,783
EAST 12,498 14,263 12,054
WEST 40,820 48,673 41,729
ALBERTA 36,887 43,719 38,538
WEEK END Sep13/08(est) Sep06/08(est) Sep15/07
US 657,000 593,000 645,000
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Sep06/08 Aug30/08 Sep08/07
A 39,769 47,614 39,854
B 745 1,067 1,184
D 4,960 5,646 3,541
E 125 115 550
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Sep06/08 Aug30/08 Sep08/07
A 3.9% 3.6% 3.5%
AA 47.9% 47.0% 50.5%
AAA 48.2% 49.4% 46.0%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Sep06/08(prel) Aug30/08(prel) Sep08/07
STEERS 28,019 32,742 26,648
HEIFERS 12,907 16,355 14,909
COWS 12,145 13,571 11,269
BULLS 247 268 957
CALVES 3,950 4,830 4,557
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Sep12/2008
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
OCT 102.15 -0.80 SEP 109.90 -1.22
DEC 103.78 -1.17 OCT 108.93 -1.75
FEB 105.55 -0.25 NOV 108.78 -1.45
APR 105.97 -0.15 JAN 108.08 -2.20
JUN 101.83 -0.70 MAR 108.20 -2.27
AUG 103.85 -1.13 APR 108.20 -1.85
WEEK END Sep12/08 Sep05/08 Sep14/07
US FSP - US$/CWT 110.98 111.98 117.72
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Sep05/08 Aug29/08 Sep07/07
EAST-$/HEAD 83.58 80.83 83.94
WEST-$/HEAD 113.50 113.50 103.00
US-US$/CWT 11.76 11.82 9.82
CURRENTNESS Sep06/08 Aug30/08 Sep08/07
ALTA-A1% 60.0% 57.5% 60.8%
CAN-A1% 58.8% 56.9% 59.6%
FD:STR RATIO Sep05/08 Aug29/08 Sep07/07
ALTA BARLEY 19.6 19.0 22.4
Sep06/08 Aug30/08 Sep08/07
US CORN 18.3 17.9 31.4
AVG CARCASS WT Sep06/08 Aug30/08 Sep08/07
ALTA STR-LBS 860.0 848.0 848.0
CAN STR-LBS 860.0 848.0 854.0
US CATTLE-LBS 783.0 782.0 787.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Sep12/08 Sep05/08 Sep14/07
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 153.00 157.00 141.50
STR-HIGH 155.85 157.85 146.00
HFR-LOW 153.00 157.83 N/A
HFR-HIGH 155.85 157.85 N/A
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 91.20-94.25 91.86-96.00 83.00-85.35
AVERAGE N/A 94.54 84.32
VOLUME N/A 15,316 12,311
HFR-RANGE 90.50-92.50 93.15-96.25 82.60-85.65
AVERAGE N/A 94.08 84.75
VOLUME N/A 5,120 6,063
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Sep12/08 Sep05/08 Sep14/07
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 89.38-99.86 84.55-90.35
NEBRASKA* 95.00-98.00 96.00-99.25 91.00-92.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 90.30-99.20 80.80-89.15
NEBRASKA* 94.75-98.00 95.00-99.50 91.00-93.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 42.00-48.00 42.00-48.00 36.00-43.00
SIOUX F* 63.50 66.50 58.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-106.00 100.00-107.50 105.00-111.00
PONOKA 98.00-101.50 101.00-104.50 100.00-106.00
STRATHMOR 95.00-106.00 95.00-106.00 100.00-106.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 104.00-113.00 96.00-112.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-113.25 100.00-110.50 105.00-117.75
PONOKA 100.00-106.25 102.00-108.00 106.00-112.00
STRATHMOR 95.00-106.00 95.00-108.00 100.00-112.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 109.00-120.00 113.00-127.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-115.00 109.00-117.00 115.00-123.00
PONOKA 103.00-109.00 104.00-109.00 110.00-118.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-108.00 90.00-110.00 105.00-114.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 110.00-120.00 115.00-130.00 118.00-124.00
PONOKA 103.00-109.00 108.00-112.00 110.00-120.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-115.00 90.00-118.00 110.00-122.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 96.00-121.00 100.00-127.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 93.00-98.25 93.00-102.00 98.00-108.25
PONOKA 90.00-95.00 95.00-99.00 99.00-102.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-98.00 90.00-103.00 92.00-104.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 100.00-108.00 100.00-107.25 105.00-112.50
PONOKA 92.00-99.00 97.00-100.00 100.00-108.00
STRATHMOR 75.00-105.00 75.00-105.00 95.00-108.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Sep05/2008
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 17,180 15,914 37,725
EAST 0 4,785 0 15,951
WEST 0 12,395 15,914 21,774
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Sep12/08 Sep05/08 Sep14/07
CALGARY-STRS 161-161 161-161 151-153
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 162.28
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 159.97
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Sep12/08 Sep05/08 Sep14/07
CHOICE 6-900 N/A 159.05 147.07
SELECT 6-900 N/A 152.02 139.87
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Sep06/08(prel) Aug30/08(prel) Sep08/07
CANADA 349,915 408,688 341,753
EAST 217,624 259,095 209,609
WEST 132,291 149,593 132,144
ALBERTA 41,287 49,397 48,684
WEEK END Sep13/08(est) Sep06/08(est) Sep15/07
US 2,306,000 2,048,000 2,228,100
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Sep11/08 Sep04/08 Sep13/07
ALTA AVG 1.309 1.405 1.152
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.203
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Sep12/08 Sep05/08 Sep14/07
US $/CWT 68.68 73.04 64.31
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.878 2.004 1.706
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 75.74 77.76 67.61
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Sep12/2008
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
OCT 66.10 -3.33 SEP .9429 +0.0034
DEC 65.30 -2.88 DEC .9414 +0.0030
FEB 73.28 -2.85 MAR .9405 +0.0023
APR 80.60 -1.33 JUN .9397 +0.0015
MAY 85.38 -1.60 SEP .9390 +0.0011
JUN 88.60 -1.38 DEC .9383 +0.0007
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Sep06/08 Aug30/08 Sep08/07
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 195.0 195.0 197.0
FD:HOG RATIO Sep05/08Aug29/08Sep07/07
US CORN 13.3 12.8 20.6
Sep05/08 Aug29/08 Sep07/07
ALTA BARLEY 10.5 10.5 10.7
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Sep11/2008
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 148.41-172.50 154.67-225.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 38.00$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 116.16-125.28
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