CAN/US $ Oct17 84.58 Oct10 83.98 Oct19/07 103.76
BANK RATE % Oct14 2.75 Oct07 2.75 Oct16/07 4.75
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Oct11/08(prel) Oct04/08(prel) Oct13/07
CANADA 59,977 62,673 53,458
EAST 15,232 14,713 11,821
WEST 44,745 47,960 41,637
ALBERTA 39,828 43,600 37,916
WEEK END Oct18/08(est) Oct11/08(est) Oct20/07
US 628,000 655,000 676,900
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Oct11/08 Oct04/08 Oct13/07
A 43,849 46,258 39,627
B 805 1,105 1,014
D 5,492 4,767 4,134
E 414 476 508
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Oct11/08 Oct04/08 Oct13/07
A 2.7% 2.8% 3.3%
AA 46.8% 47.3% 50.1%
AAA 50.5% 49.9% 46.6%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Oct11/08(prel) Oct04/08(prel) Oct13/07
STEERS 27,470 26,214 24,345
HEIFERS 18,046 22,008 16,703
COWS 13,873 13,813 11,548
BULLS 588 638 862
CALVES 4,910 4,497 4,139
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Oct17/2008
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
OCT 91.05 +1.92 OCT 98.40 +2.95
DEC 92.55 +1.25 NOV 98.65 +3.60
FEB 93.25 +1.42 JAN 98.05 +3.00
APR 93.70 +1.25 MAR 99.60 +3.20
JUN 90.70 +0.80 APR 100.40 +3.30
AUG 91.00 +0.13 MAY 101.30 +3.80
WEEK END Oct17/08 Oct10/08 Oct19/07
US FSP - US$/CWT 97.32 100.55 112.32
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Oct10/08 Oct03/08 Oct12/07
EAST-$/HEAD 85.18 85.18 79.79
WEST-$/HEAD 116.50 117.00 102.00
US-US$/CWT 11.15 11.44 9.95
CURRENTNESS Oct11/08 Oct04/08 Oct13/07
ALTA-A1% 57.2% 55.2% 63.1%
CAN-A1% 56.9% 53.9% 60.7%
FD:STR RATIO Oct10/08 Oct03/08 Oct12/07
ALTA BARLEY 21.8 21.6 17.5
Oct11/08 Oct04/08 Oct13/07
US CORN 21.4 22.0 30.2
AVG CARCASS WT Oct11/08 Oct04/08 Oct13/07
ALTA STR-LBS 860.0 859.0 861.0
CAN STR-LBS 863.0 860.0 869.0
US CATTLE-LBS 791.0 789.0 791.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Oct17/08 Oct10/08 Oct19/07
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 150.00 148.50 132.35
STR-HIGH 153.85 148.85 132.85
HFR-LOW 152.50 146.50 132.00
HFR-HIGH 153.85 149.50 132.00
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 90.55-91.51 87.25-90.50 76.75-79.00
AVERAGE N/A 89.10 78.97
VOLUME N/A 8,147 10,431
HFR-RANGE 88.75-91.00 87.75-91.20 78.25-79.75
AVERAGE N/A 88.91 79.03
VOLUME N/A 9,895 7,582
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Oct17/08 Oct10/08 Oct19/07
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 83.74-91.41 72.50-79.05
NEBRASKA* 84.00-89.00 88.00-94.00 90.00-94.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 79.87-90.08 68.40-76.65
NEBRASKA* 83.00-88.00 89.00-94.00 92.00-94.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 40.00-46.00 40.00-45.00 30.00-36.00
SIOUX F* 57.00 54.00 55.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-102.75 90.00-98.00 90.00-95.25
PONOKA 93.00-97.00 85.00-97.50 91.00-97.00
STRATHMOR 85.00-96.00 85.00-96.00 90.00-97.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 96.00-105.00 91.00-98.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-100.25 90.00-99.00 90.00-98.00
PONOKA 95.00-100.00 85.00-99.00 92.00-97.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-100.00 90.00-100.00 88.00-101.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 93.00-106.85 102.50-119.35
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-102.50 93.00-100.00 93.00-102.00
PONOKA 98.00-105.00 90.00-101.00 96.00-100.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-106.00 90.00-104.00 93.00-105.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 98.00-106.00 98.00-103.25 100.00-112.00
PONOKA 105.00-110.00 92.00-103.00 98.00-104.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-112.00 90.00-108.00 95.00-110.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 92.00-122.00 87.00-111.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 85.00-96.50 80.00-87.50 80.00-90.25
PONOKA 90.00-95.00 80.00-93.00 82.00-87.50
STRATHMOR 80.00-93.00 80.00-93.00 80.00-89.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 83.00-90.00 83.00-88.75 80.00-92.50
PONOKA 88.00-92.00 81.00-92.00 84.00-89.50
STRATHMOR 75.00-104.00 75.00-100.00 85.00-97.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Oct10/2008
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 17,330 11,967 27,829
EAST 0 2,247 207 12,465
WEST 0 15,083 11,760 15,364
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Oct17/08 Oct10/08 Oct19/07
CALGARY-STRS 156-156 158-159 140-142
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 168.83 146.72
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 161.97 141.66
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Oct17/08 Oct10/08 Oct19/07
CHOICE 6-900 147.45 152.27 145.05
SELECT 6-900 139.18 145.07 133.40
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Oct11/08(prel) Oct04/08(prel) Oct13/07
CANADA 445,032 447,411 357,371
EAST 275,697 280,870 221,624
WEST 169,335 166,541 135,747
ALBERTA 55,044 51,710 51,038
WEEK END Oct18/08(est) Oct11/08(est) Oct20/07
US 2,348,000 2,375,000 2,330,500
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Oct16/08 Oct09/08 Oct18/07
ALTA AVG N/A 1.308 .985
ONT AVG N/A 1.418 1.016
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Oct17/08 Oct10/08 Oct19/07
US $/CWT 60.13 64.77 55.85
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.833 1.988 1.388
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 65.02 70.48 62.25
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Oct17/2008
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
DEC 56.30 -3.58 DEC .8458 +0.0015
FEB 63.05 -1.92 MAR .8473 +0.0006
APR 69.08 -1.17 JUN .8481 +0.0005
MAY 76.20 -0.40 SEP .8481 +0.0004
JUN 78.88 -0.28 DEC .8481 +0.0003
JUL 77.10 -0.75 MAR .8481 +0.0002
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Oct11/08 Oct04/08 Oct13/07
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 199.0 198.0 200.0
FD:HOG RATIO Oct10/08Oct03/08Oct12/07
US CORN 15.2 15.8 18.8
Oct10/08 Oct03/08 Oct12/07
ALTA BARLEY 11.6 11.0 7.8
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Oct16/2008
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 140.08-500.00 123.49-205.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 97.50 27.50$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA N/A- N/A
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