CAN/US $ Sep19 95.51 Sep12 94.26 Sep21/07 99.91
BANK RATE % Sep16 3.25 Sep09 3.25 Sep18/07 4.75
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Sep13/08(prel) Sep06/08(prel) Sep15/07
CANADA 65,462 53,334 65,220
EAST 15,650 12,498 14,854
WEST 49,812 40,836 50,366
ALBERTA 45,106 36,903 46,191
WEEK END Sep20/08(est) Sep13/08(est) Sep22/07
US 686,000 657,000 646,600
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Sep13/08 Sep06/08 Sep15/07
A 48,612 39,785 47,470
B 788 745 1,376
D 6,059 4,960 4,716
E 194 125 787
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Sep13/08 Sep06/08 Sep15/07
A 2.8% 3.9% 4.0%
AA 47.5% 47.9% 51.1%
AAA 49.7% 48.2% 44.9%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Sep13/08(prel) Sep06/08(prel) Sep15/07
STEERS 32,785 28,035 30,604
HEIFERS 17,283 12,907 18,874
COWS 14,961 12,145 14,465
BULLS 433 247 1,272
CALVES 4,678 3,950 5,053
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Sep19/2008
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
OCT 101.55 -0.60 SEP 108.25 -1.65
DEC 103.25 -0.53 OCT 105.85 -3.08
FEB 103.18 -2.38 NOV 105.30 -3.48
APR 102.72 -3.25 JAN 105.08 -3.00
JUN 99.80 -2.03 MAR 106.30 -1.90
AUG 102.08 -1.77 APR 106.50 -1.70
WEEK END Sep19/08 Sep12/08 Sep21/07
US FSP - US$/CWT 109.28 110.98 116.34
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Sep12/08 Sep05/08 Sep14/07
EAST-$/HEAD 85.42 83.58 83.94
WEST-$/HEAD 114.50 113.50 103.00
US-US$/CWT 11.78 11.76 9.89
CURRENTNESS Sep13/08 Sep06/08 Sep15/07
ALTA-A1% 62.0% 60.0% 61.3%
CAN-A1% 59.1% 58.8% 60.3%
FD:STR RATIO Sep12/08 Sep05/08 Sep14/07
ALTA BARLEY 19.4 19.6 21.4
Sep13/08 Sep06/08 Sep15/07
US CORN 18.9 18.3 30.8
AVG CARCASS WT Sep13/08 Sep06/08 Sep15/07
ALTA STR-LBS 859.0 860.0 855.0
CAN STR-LBS 859.0 860.0 861.0
US CATTLE-LBS 784.0 783.0 787.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Sep19/08 Sep12/08 Sep21/07
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 155.50 153.00 133.25
STR-HIGH 156.50 155.85 138.30
HFR-LOW 155.50 153.00 N/A
HFR-HIGH 156.50 155.85 N/A
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 91.25-93.16 91.20-94.25 82.00-83.00
AVERAGE N/A 93.14 82.51
VOLUME N/A 16,766 15,396
HFR-RANGE 91.60-93.50 90.50-92.50 80.00-84.55
AVERAGE N/A 92.31 82.47
VOLUME N/A 5,938 5,762
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Sep19/08 Sep12/08 Sep21/07
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 90.97-100.55 81.60-86.65
NEBRASKA* 94.00-98.00 95.00-98.50 91.00-94.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 91.36-98.95 77.05-86.50
NEBRASKA* 95.00-98.00 94.75-98.50 92.00-94.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 45.00-55.00 42.00-48.00 35.00-41.00
SIOUX F* 65.00 63.50 54.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-103.00 100.00-106.00 98.00-104.25
PONOKA 99.00-103.00 98.00-101.50 92.00-100.00
STRATHMOR 95.00-106.00 95.00-106.00 90.00-102.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 95.00-111.00 96.00-109.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-110.50 100.00-113.25 100.00-109.25
PONOKA 102.00-106.50 100.00-106.25 94.00-102.00
STRATHMOR 95.00-106.00 95.00-106.00 95.00-104.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 109.50-126.00 114.00-126.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-112.25 105.00-115.00 110.00-114.00
PONOKA 103.00-108.00 103.00-109.00 98.00-108.50
STRATHMOR 90.00-109.00 90.00-108.00 100.00-113.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-112.25 110.00-120.00 110.00-120.00
PONOKA 103.00-108.00 103.00-109.00 105.00-112.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-115.00 90.00-115.00 104.00-118.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 92.00-122.00 104.00-125.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 90.00-96.50 93.00-98.25 93.00-100.25
PONOKA 89.00-95.00 90.00-95.00 85.00-92.00
STRATHMOR 85.00-96.00 90.00-98.00 85.00-97.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 92.00-97.00 100.00-108.00 95.00-102.00
PONOKA 90.00-96.00 92.00-99.00 95.00-105.00
STRATHMOR 75.00-105.00 75.00-105.00 90.00-102.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Sep12/2008
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 20,275 19,077 42,699
EAST 0 5,441 136 18,000
WEST 0 14,834 18,941 24,699
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Sep19/08 Sep12/08 Sep21/07
CALGARY-STRS 160-160 161-161 148-149
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 155.40
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 158.10
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Sep19/08 Sep12/08 Sep21/07
CHOICE 6-900 160.67 159.90 145.73
SELECT 6-900 153.84 153.17 137.25
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Sep13/08(prel) Sep06/08(prel) Sep15/07
CANADA 417,592 349,915 427,703
EAST 268,225 217,624 265,719
WEST 149,367 132,291 161,984
ALBERTA 48,897 41,287 60,795
WEEK END Sep20/08(est) Sep13/08(est) Sep22/07
US 2,335,000 2,301,000 2,243,500
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Sep18/08 Sep11/08 Sep20/07
ALTA AVG N/A 1.309 1.138
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.181
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Sep19/08 Sep12/08 Sep21/07
US $/CWT 68.83 68.68 63.20
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.858 1.878 1.631
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 76.66 75.46 66.42
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Sep19/2008
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
OCT 68.20 +2.10 DEC .9525 +0.0111
DEC 66.05 +0.75 MAR .9521 +0.0116
FEB 71.13 -2.15 JUN .9521 +0.0124
APR 76.10 -4.50 SEP .9521 +0.0131
MAY 84.00 -1.38 DEC .9521 +0.0138
JUN 86.20 -2.40 MAR .9521 N/A
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Sep13/08 Sep06/08 Sep15/07
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 195.0 195.0 197.0
FD:HOG RATIO Sep12/08Sep05/08Sep14/07
US CORN 13.9 13.3 20.8
Sep12/08 Sep05/08 Sep14/07
ALTA BARLEY 9.9 10.5 10.6
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Sep18/2008
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 141.50-156.00 140.07-375.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 100.00 34.00$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA N/A- N/A
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