CAN/US $ Oct10 83.98 Oct03 92.49 Oct12/07 102.68
BANK RATE % Oct07 2.75 Sep30 3.25 Oct09/07 4.75
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Oct04/08(prel) Sep27/08(prel) Oct06/07
CANADA 62,673 68,448 59,926
EAST 14,713 14,062 14,893
WEST 47,960 54,386 45,033
ALBERTA 43,600 49,664 40,593
WEEK END Oct11/08(est) Oct04/08(est) Oct13/07
US 650,000 630,000 638,700
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Oct04/08 Sep27/08 Oct06/07
A 46,258 52,551 44,331
B 1,105 1,256 1,401
D 4,767 4,972 4,958
E 476 213 615
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Oct04/08 Sep27/08 Oct06/07
A 2.8% 3.3% 4.0%
AA 47.3% 49.0% 51.2%
AAA 49.9% 47.6% 44.8%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Oct04/08(prel) Sep27/08(prel) Oct06/07
STEERS 26,214 33,047 24,864
HEIFERS 22,008 21,548 21,255
COWS 13,813 13,457 12,774
BULLS 638 396 1,044
CALVES 4,497 4,793 4,844
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Oct10/2008
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
OCT 89.13 -6.47 OCT 95.45 -5.22
DEC 91.30 -6.48 NOV 95.05 -5.75
FEB 91.83 -5.88 JAN 95.05 -5.35
APR 92.45 -5.92 MAR 96.40 -5.15
JUN 89.90 -6.30 APR 97.10 -5.00
AUG 90.88 -6.17 MAY 97.50 -5.60
WEEK END Oct10/08 Oct03/08 Oct12/07
US FSP - US$/CWT 100.55 104.94 113.51
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Oct03/08 Sep26/08 Oct05/07
EAST-$/HEAD 85.18 85.42 81.19
WEST-$/HEAD 117.00 115.50 102.50
US-US$/CWT 11.44 11.64 10.04
CURRENTNESS Oct04/08 Sep27/08 Oct06/07
ALTA-A1% 55.2% 58.7% 58.2%
CAN-A1% 53.9% 58.6% 58.2%
FD:STR RATIO Oct03/08 Sep26/08 Oct05/07
ALTA BARLEY 21.6 20.6 18.0
Oct04/08 Sep27/08 Oct06/07
US CORN 22.0 15.6 32.1
AVG CARCASS WT Oct04/08 Sep27/08 Oct06/07
ALTA STR-LBS 859.0 865.0 865.0
CAN STR-LBS 860.0 864.0 867.0
US CATTLE-LBS 789.0 786.0 790.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Oct10/08 Oct03/08 Oct12/07
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 148.50 151.50 132.50
STR-HIGH 148.85 153.85 133.30
HFR-LOW 146.50 153.85 132.00
HFR-HIGH 149.50 153.85 133.00
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 87.25-90.50 87.00-91.76 78.90-80.20
AVERAGE N/A 91.76 79.82
VOLUME N/A 11,036 7,888
HFR-RANGE 87.75-91.20 88.00-91.06 78.50-79.60
AVERAGE N/A 91.06 79.43
VOLUME N/A 6,366 5,516
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Oct10/08 Oct03/08 Oct12/07
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 85.28-95.68 73.40-80.10
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 93.00-98.00 89.50-92.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 77.26-95.01 70.60-80.95
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 93.00-98.00 89.00-92.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 40.00-45.00 40.00-50.00 30.00-36.00
SIOUX F* 54.00 60.00 58.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 90.00-98.00 90.00-97.25 90.00-103.50
PONOKA 85.00-97.50 90.00-97.00 85.00-93.00
STRATHMOR 85.00-96.00 85.00-96.00 90.00-98.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 95.00-107.00 96.00-103.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 90.00-99.00 95.00-100.25 90.00-104.25
PONOKA 85.00-99.00 98.00-102.50 90.00-104.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-100.00 90.00-100.00 88.00-100.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 102.85-114.00 107.50-120.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 93.00-100.00 95.00-104.00 93.00-105.25
PONOKA 90.00-101.00 98.00-104.00 94.00-100.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-104.00 90.00-104.00 90.00-105.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 98.00-103.25 100.00-108.00 100.00-113.75
PONOKA 92.00-103.00 100.00-106.00 98.00-106.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-108.00 90.00-108.00 90.00-109.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 91.00-116.00 84.00-118.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 80.00-87.50 85.00-91.00 80.00-86.50
PONOKA 80.00-93.00 90.00-94.00 80.00-91.50
STRATHMOR 80.00-93.00 80.00-93.00 80.00-88.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 83.00-88.75 85.00-93.50 80.00-90.75
PONOKA 81.00-92.00 85.00-94.00 83.50-91.00
STRATHMOR 75.00-100.00 75.00-100.00 85.00-100.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Oct03/2008
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 16,156 11,878 37,048
EAST 0 4,197 0 13,327
WEST 0 11,959 11,878 23,721
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Oct10/08 Oct03/08 Oct12/07
CALGARY-STRS 158-159 160-160 145-146
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 168.03 148.86
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 164.33 142.47
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Oct10/08 Oct03/08 Oct12/07
CHOICE 6-900 152.27 154.40 145.08
SELECT 6-900 145.07 147.90 134.99
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Oct04/08(prel) Sep27/08(prel) Oct06/07
CANADA 447,411 425,795 430,939
EAST 280,870 268,016 264,927
WEST 166,541 157,779 166,012
ALBERTA 51,710 48,706 61,934
WEEK END Oct11/08(est) Oct04/08(est) Oct13/07
US 2,375,000 2,323,000 2,339,900
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Oct09/08 Oct02/08 Oct11/07
ALTA AVG 1.308 1.286 .980
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.034
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Oct10/08 Oct03/08 Oct12/07
US $/CWT 64.77 67.69 57.08
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.988 1.887 1.433
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 68.58 73.44 60.90
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Oct10/2008
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
OCT 66.00 -0.42 DEC .8443 -0.0825
DEC 59.88 -1.00 MAR .8467 -0.0804
FEB 64.97 -3.00 JUN .8476 -0.0796
APR 70.25 -4.28 SEP .8477 -0.0786
MAY 76.60 -5.10 DEC .8478 -0.0779
JUN 79.15 -5.70 MAR .8479 -0.0772
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Oct04/08 Sep27/08 Oct06/07
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 198.0 197.0 199.0
FD:HOG RATIO Oct03/08Sep26/08Oct05/07
US CORN 15.8 13.6 14.1
Oct03/08 Sep26/08 Oct05/07
ALTA BARLEY 11.0 10.2 8.3
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Oct09/2008
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 132.21-147.87 138.81-193.06 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 93.50 28.00$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA N/A- N/A
(INNISFAIL)
