CAN/US $ Oct24 78.54 Oct17 84.58 Oct26/07 103.96
BANK RATE % Oct21 2.50 Oct14 2.75 Oct23/07 4.75
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Oct18/08(prel) Oct11/08(prel) Oct20/07
CANADA 57,985 59,977 64,888
EAST 13,947 15,232 15,815
WEST 44,038 44,745 49,073
ALBERTA 40,265 39,828 44,452
WEEK END Oct25/08(est) Oct18/08(est) Oct27/07
US 647,000 632,000 672,800
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Oct18/08 Oct11/08 Oct20/07
A 42,425 43,849 48,511
B 703 805 1,147
D 4,439 5,492 4,980
E 361 414 513
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Oct18/08 Oct11/08 Oct20/07
A 2.4% 2.7% 2.9%
AA 44.7% 46.8% 48.7%
AAA 52.9% 50.5% 48.4%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Oct18/08(prel) Oct11/08(prel) Oct20/07
STEERS 24,173 27,470 29,319
HEIFERS 19,629 18,046 21,237
COWS 13,694 13,873 13,380
BULLS 489 588 952
CALVES 4,186 4,910 5,114
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Oct24/2008
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
OCT 87.85 -3.20 OCT 96.15 -2.25
DEC 87.55 -5.00 NOV 93.83 -4.83
FEB 88.40 -4.85 JAN 93.10 -4.95
APR 88.47 -5.23 MAR 94.15 -5.45
JUN 85.00 -5.70 APR 94.90 -5.50
AUG 85.65 -5.35 MAY 96.00 -5.30
WEEK END Oct24/08 Oct17/08 Oct26/07
US FSP - US$/CWT 97.61 97.32 110.38
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Oct17/08 Oct10/08 Oct19/07
EAST-$/HEAD 85.18 85.18 79.79
WEST-$/HEAD 119.50 116.50 102.00
US-US$/CWT 10.71 11.15 9.91
CURRENTNESS Oct18/08 Oct11/08 Oct20/07
ALTA-A1% 57.6% 57.2% 61.1%
CAN-A1% 55.1% 56.9% 59.6%
FD:STR RATIO Oct17/08 Oct10/08 Oct19/07
ALTA BARLEY 23.4 21.8 17.7
Oct18/08 Oct11/08 Oct20/07
US CORN 23.5 21.4 27.9
AVG CARCASS WT Oct18/08 Oct11/08 Oct20/07
ALTA STR-LBS 852.0 860.0 853.0
CAN STR-LBS 858.0 863.0 862.0
US CATTLE-LBS 792.0 791.0 792.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Oct24/08 Oct17/08 Oct26/07
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 161.00 150.00 130.00
STR-HIGH 161.85 153.85 131.80
HFR-LOW 159.00 152.50 129.00
HFR-HIGH 162.50 153.85 131.80
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 95.00-98.25 90.55-91.51 76.00-78.45
AVERAGE N/A 91.51 78.23
VOLUME N/A 7,665 11,134
HFR-RANGE 96.43-98.25 88.75-91.00 77.25-79.50
AVERAGE N/A 91.00 78.51
VOLUME N/A 10,183 7,701
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Oct24/08 Oct17/08 Oct26/07
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 84.95-92.05 71.45-78.25
NEBRASKA* 86.00-86.00 84.00-90.00 90.00-92.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 81.15-90.90 70.00-78.20
NEBRASKA* 87.00-90.00 83.00-90.00 91.00-92.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 40.00-46.00 40.00-46.00 30.00-36.00
SIOUX F* 62.00 57.00 58.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-100.00 95.00-102.75 90.00-96.75
PONOKA 98.00-101.00 93.00-97.00 90.00-94.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 85.00-96.00 N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 95.00-106.00 83.00-94.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-102.00 95.00-100.25 90.00-101.50
PONOKA 98.00-104.00 95.00-100.00 92.00-99.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-100.00 N/A-N/A
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 94.50-109.20 102.75-116.75
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-103.50 95.00-102.50 93.00-101.00
PONOKA 98.00-104.00 98.00-105.00 92.00-97.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-106.00 N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-110.25 98.00-106.00 100.00-112.00
PONOKA 100.00-107.00 105.00-110.00 96.00-104.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-112.00 N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 90.00-118.00 103.00-121.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 85.00-96.50 85.00-96.50 80.00-90.25
PONOKA 88.00-97.50 90.00-95.00 83.00-87.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 80.00-93.00 N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 86.00-94.00 83.00-90.00 80.00-90.25
PONOKA 86.00-91.00 88.00-92.00 81.00-90.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 75.00-104.00 N/A-N/A
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Oct17/2008
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 13,635 4,436 24,240
EAST 0 2,038 154 11,691
WEST 0 11,597 4,282 12,549
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Oct24/08 Oct17/08 Oct26/07
CALGARY-STRS 154-156 156-156 136-138
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 171.17 145.94
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 168.29 139.56
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Oct24/08 Oct17/08 Oct26/07
CHOICE 6-900 143.96 147.45 143.66
SELECT 6-900 136.93 139.18 131.10
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Oct18/08(prel) Oct11/08(prel) Oct20/07
CANADA 367,498 445,032 439,804
EAST 222,807 275,697 271,463
WEST 144,691 169,335 168,341
ALBERTA 44,877 55,044 62,342
WEEK END Oct25/08(est) Oct18/08(est) Oct27/07
US 2,296,000 2,358,000 2,314,100
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Oct23/08 Oct16/08 Oct25/07
ALTA AVG 1.287 1.302 .969
ONT AVG N/A N/A .996
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Oct24/08 Oct17/08 Oct26/07
US $/CWT 58.94 60.13 55.09
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.935 1.833 1.366
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 65.97 65.99 60.40
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Oct24/2008
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
DEC 58.50 +2.20 DEC .7858 -0.0600
FEB 63.85 +0.80 MAR .7885 -0.0588
APR 69.45 +0.38 JUN .7896 -0.0585
MAY 77.30 +1.10 SEP .7902 -0.0579
JUN 78.95 +0.08 DEC .7903 -0.0578
JUL 77.75 +0.65 MAR .7904 -0.0577
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Oct18/08 Oct11/08 Oct20/07
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 199.0 199.0 201.0
FD:HOG RATIO Oct17/08Oct10/08Oct19/07
US CORN 16.0 15.2 17.4
Oct17/08 Oct10/08 Oct19/07
ALTA BARLEY 12.1 11.6 8.0
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Oct23/2008
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 138.94-167.00 151.68-235.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 57.50 28.50$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA N/A- N/A
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