CAN/US $ Sep18 93.25 Sep11 93.06 Sep19/08 95.51
BANK RATE % Sep15 .50 Sep08 .50 Sep16/08 3.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Sep12/09(prel) Sep05/09(prel) Sep13/08
CANADA 57,085 62,440 65,462
EAST 11,257 13,981 15,650
WEST 45,828 48,459 49,812
ALBERTA 45,715 48,315 45,106
WEEK END Sep19/09(est) Sep12/09(est) Sep20/08
US 645,000 562,000 680,700
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Sep12/09 Sep05/09 Sep13/08
A 44,963 48,480 48,612
B 901 866 788
D 4,769 5,193 6,059
E 213 485 194
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Sep12/09 Sep05/09 Sep13/08
A 2.3% 2.1% 2.8%
AA 44.2% 44.0% 47.5%
AAA 53.5% 53.9% 49.7%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Sep12/09(prel) Sep05/09(prel) Sep13/08
STEERS 31,572 31,471 32,785
HEIFERS 15,102 18,894 17,283
COWS 10,040 11,445 14,961
BULLS 371 630 433
CALVES 3,839 4,446 4,678
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Sep18/2009
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
OCT 85.55 -1.67 SEP 97.25 -1.92
DEC 84.90 -2.02 OCT 97.03 -2.30
FEB 85.72 -1.83 NOV 97.42 -2.33
APR 88.00 -1.85 JAN 98.55 -1.78
JUN 84.97 -0.90 MAR 99.10 -1.30
AUG 85.40 -1.05 APR 100.50 -0.75
WEEK END Sep18/09 Sep11/09 Sep19/08
US FSP - US$/CWT 98.16 98.38 109.28
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Sep11/09 Sep04/09 Sep12/08
EAST-$/HEAD 82.00 73.00 85.42
WEST-$/HEAD N/A 60.00 114.50
US-US$/CWT 9.45 9.46 11.78
CURRENTNESS Sep12/09 Sep05/09 Sep13/08
ALTA-A1% 51.4% 49.1% 62.0%
CAN-A1% 51.1% 49.5% 59.1%
FD:STR RATIO Sep11/09 Sep04/09 Sep12/08
ALTA BARLEY 25.1 24.6 19.4
Sep12/09 Sep05/09 Sep13/08
US CORN 26.9 26.5 18.9
AVG CARCASS WT Sep12/09 Sep05/09 Sep13/08
ALTA STR-LBS 866.0 861.0 859.0
CAN STR-LBS 868.0 863.0 859.0
US CATTLE-LBS 790.0 790.0 784.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Sep18/09 Sep11/09 Sep19/08
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 137.50 137.50 155.50
STR-HIGH 137.85 137.85 156.50
HFR-LOW 137.60 137.50 155.50
HFR-HIGH 137.85 138.85 156.50
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 81.30-83.00 80.80-82.50 91.25-93.16
AVERAGE N/A 82.07 93.16
VOLUME N/A 11,513 12,965
HFR-RANGE 81.00-82.55 80.85-81.00 91.60-93.50
AVERAGE N/A 81.58 92.99
VOLUME N/A 6,890 6,251
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Sep18/09 Sep11/09 Sep19/08
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 77.39-88.48 91.55-101.45
NEBRASKA* 79.50-84.50 80.00-84.50 94.00-98.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 75.57-85.89 88.67-100.17
NEBRASKA* 82.00-84.50 83.00-84.50 95.00-98.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 40.00-50.00 40.00-47.00 45.00-55.00
SIOUX F* 52.50 48.00 65.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 92.00-99.50 95.00-100.50 95.00-103.00
PONOKA 95.00-101.00 96.00-100.00 99.00-103.00
STRATHMOR 85.00-98.00 85.00-98.00 95.00-106.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 91.00-99.00 91.00-108.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-108.75 105.00-110.75 100.00-110.50
PONOKA 100.00-109.00 104.00-111.50 102.00-106.50
STRATHMOR 95.00-108.00 95.00-110.00 95.00-106.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 97.00-106.25 106.50-120.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-111.50 105.00-115.50 105.00-112.25
PONOKA 105.00-113.00 106.00-111.50 103.00-108.00
STRATHMOR 100.00-113.00 100.00-113.00 90.00-109.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-114.00 105.00-120.00 105.00-112.25
PONOKA 108.00-114.00 105.00-111.00 103.00-108.00
STRATHMOR 95.00-116.00 95.00-116.00 90.00-115.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 97.00-126.00 96.00-125.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 88.00-94.50 90.00-95.50 90.00-96.50
PONOKA 90.00-95.00 90.00-97.50 89.00-95.00
STRATHMOR 85.00-97.00 85.00-99.00 85.00-96.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 90.00-99.25 95.00-103.25 92.00-97.00
PONOKA 93.00-97.00 94.00-99.25 90.00-96.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-108.00 90.00-108.00 75.00-105.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Sep04/2009
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 11,216 6,251 22,839
EAST 0 3,099 199 10,798
WEST 0 8,117 6,052 12,041
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Sep18/09 Sep11/09 Sep19/08
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A 169-169 160-160
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 153.22 172.70
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 151.53 166.41
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Sep18/09 Sep11/09 Sep19/08
CHOICE 6-900 142.04 142.12 160.67
SELECT 6-900 134.29 134.13 153.84
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Sep12/09(prel) Sep05/09(prel) Sep13/08
CANADA 363,580 415,219 417,838
EAST 213,533 249,112 268,458
WEST 150,047 166,107 149,380
ALBERTA 41,676 52,110 48,897
WEEK END Sep19/09(est) Sep12/09(est) Sep20/08
US 2,310,000 2,038,000 2,327,100
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Sep17/09 Sep10/09 Sep18/08
ALTA AVG .956 .932 1.275
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.408
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Sep18/09 Sep11/09 Sep19/08
US $/CWT 50.39 49.99 68.83
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.031 1.025 1.375
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 56.79 54.06 76.53
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Sep18/2009
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
OCT 50.80 -1.68 DEC .9349 +0.0061
DEC 50.30 +0.47 MAR .9348 +0.0063
FEB 56.92 +1.10 JUN .9347 +0.0063
APR 62.95 +1.80 SEP .9345 +0.0064
MAY 68.75 +0.85 DEC .9342 +0.0064
JUN 71.70 +1.28 MAR .9339 N/A
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Sep12/09 Sep05/09 Sep13/08
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 201.0 201.0 195.0
FD:HOG RATIO Sep11/09Sep04/09Sep12/08
US CORN 16.3 15.9 13.9
Sep11/09 Sep04/09 Sep12/08
ALTA BARLEY 10.4 9.7 10.0
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Sep17/2009
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 153.85-175.00 154.14-290.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 97.00 41.25$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Sep10/2009
CENTRAL ALTA 127.20-130.56
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