CAN/US $ Oct31 82.20 Oct24 78.54 Nov02/07 106.85
BANK RATE % Oct28 2.50 Oct21 2.50 Oct30/07 4.75
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Oct25/08(prel) Oct18/08(prel) Oct27/07
CANADA 65,866 57,985 61,867
EAST 16,128 13,947 15,660
WEST 49,738 44,038 46,207
ALBERTA 44,971 40,265 41,567
WEEK END Nov01/08(est) Oct25/08(est) Nov03/07
US 638,000 647,000 661,100
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Oct25/08 Oct18/08 Oct27/07
A 48,091 42,425 44,809
B 953 703 1,112
D 6,254 4,439 5,790
E 348 361 614
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Oct25/08 Oct18/08 Oct27/07
A 2.9% 2.4% 2.4%
AA 47.0% 44.7% 47.4%
AAA 50.0% 52.9% 50.3%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Oct25/08(prel) Oct18/08(prel) Oct27/07
STEERS 25,087 24,173 22,328
HEIFERS 24,853 19,629 24,288
COWS 15,450 13,694 14,345
BULLS 476 489 906
CALVES 5,001 4,186 5,432
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Oct31/2008
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
OCT 93.75 +5.90 NOV 98.63 +4.80
DEC 92.70 +5.15 JAN 98.05 +4.95
FEB 94.25 +5.85 MAR 98.53 +4.38
APR 94.75 +6.28 APR 98.92 +4.02
JUN 90.78 +5.78 MAY 99.55 +3.55
AUG 90.80 +5.15 AUG 101.60 +3.50
WEEK END Oct31/08 Oct24/08 Nov02/07
US FSP - US$/CWT 96.06 97.61 110.15
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Oct24/08 Oct17/08 Oct26/07
EAST-$/HEAD 84.82 85.18 79.79
WEST-$/HEAD 119.50 119.50 101.50
US-US$/CWT 10.28 10.71 9.99
CURRENTNESS Oct25/08 Oct18/08 Oct27/07
ALTA-A1% 54.1% 57.6% 60.5%
CAN-A1% 52.2% 55.1% 58.2%
FD:STR RATIO Oct24/08 Oct17/08 Oct26/07
ALTA BARLEY 24.7 23.4 18.9
Oct25/08 Oct18/08 Oct27/07
US CORN 23.8 23.5 27.4
AVG CARCASS WT Oct25/08 Oct18/08 Oct27/07
ALTA STR-LBS 842.0 852.0 856.0
CAN STR-LBS 849.0 858.0 868.0
US CATTLE-LBS 792.0 792.0 793.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Oct31/08 Oct24/08 Nov02/07
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 158.00 161.00 125.75
STR-HIGH 161.85 161.85 127.90
HFR-LOW 160.83 159.00 125.85
HFR-HIGH 161.85 162.50 127.00
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 95.75-97.50 95.00-98.25 74.05-77.50
AVERAGE N/A 96.76 75.66
VOLUME N/A 10,067 11,828
HFR-RANGE 94.75-96.90 96.43-98.25 74.55-77.65
AVERAGE N/A 96.43 76.31
VOLUME N/A 6,691 4,911
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Oct31/08 Oct24/08 Nov02/07
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 89.22-96.57 71.70-76.10
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 86.00-90.00 87.50-92.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 85.11-95.37 69.00-76.10
NEBRASKA* 88.00-90.00 84.25-90.50 89.00-92.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 40.00-46.00 40.00-46.00 30.00-35.00
SIOUX F* 57.50 62.00 56.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-101.25 95.00-100.00 82.00-92.75
PONOKA 95.00-102.00 98.00-101.00 86.00-89.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 80.50-98.50 82.00-90.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 92.00-102.00 81.00-94.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-104.00 95.00-102.00 88.00-95.75
PONOKA 96.00-104.00 98.00-104.00 88.00-92.75
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-103.60 86.00-95.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 93.50-102.50 102.50-121.60
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-104.00 95.00-103.50 90.00-100.00
PONOKA 99.00-105.00 98.00-104.00 88.00-93.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-105.40 88.00-101.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-113.25 100.00-110.25 95.00-104.00
PONOKA 100.00-113.00 100.00-107.00 97.00-106.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-110.25 90.00-111.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 110.00-126.00 91.00-115.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 85.00-98.50 85.00-96.50 77.00-86.25
PONOKA 86.00-93.00 88.00-97.50 79.00-83.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-91.25 78.00-84.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 86.00-96.00 86.00-94.00 80.00-89.00
PONOKA 85.00-92.00 86.00-91.00 79.00-84.25
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-93.00 85.00-102.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Oct24/2008
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 18,661 11,712 28,956
EAST 0 4,129 120 12,444
WEST 0 14,532 11,592 16,512
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Oct31/08 Oct24/08 Nov02/07
CALGARY-STRS 154-164 154-156 135-137
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 172.20 143.44
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 167.79 136.01
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Oct31/08 Oct24/08 Nov02/07
CHOICE 6-900 142.06 143.96 140.03
SELECT 6-900 135.51 136.93 128.43
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Oct25/08(prel) Oct18/08(prel) Oct27/07
CANADA 445,774 367,498 442,599
EAST 274,786 222,807 273,495
WEST 170,988 144,691 169,104
ALBERTA 56,301 44,877 64,159
WEEK END Nov01/08(est) Oct25/08(est) Nov03/07
US 2,386,000 2,296,000 2,315,700
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Oct30/08 Oct23/08 Nov01/07
ALTA AVG 1.324 1.305 .920
ONT AVG N/A N/A .954
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Oct31/08 Oct24/08 Nov02/07
US $/CWT 54.47 58.94 50.68
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.708 1.935 1.223
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 62.17 65.68 57.63
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Oct31/2008
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
DEC 54.80 -3.70 DEC .8325 +0.0467
FEB 62.98 -0.88 MAR .8342 +0.0457
APR 70.15 +0.70 JUN .8350 +0.0454
MAY 77.10 -0.20 SEP .8358 +0.0456
JUN 79.97 +1.02 DEC .8366 +0.0463
JUL 78.75 +1.00 MAR .8374 +0.0470
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Oct25/08 Oct18/08 Oct27/07
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 200.0 199.0 201.0
FD:HOG RATIO Oct24/08Oct17/08Oct26/07
US CORN 15.4 16.0 16.1
Oct24/08 Oct17/08 Oct26/07
ALTA BARLEY 12.1 12.1 8.5
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Oct30/2008
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 139.01-160.00 91.56-252.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 97.50 31.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Oct23/2008
CENTRAL ALTA 114.24-124.80
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