CAN/US $ Sep25 91.62 Sep18 93.25 Sep26/08 96.63
BANK RATE % Sep22 .50 Sep15 .50 Sep23/08 3.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Sep19/09(prel) Sep12/09(prel) Sep20/08
CANADA 67,670 57,085 65,444
EAST 14,536 11,257 16,027
WEST 53,134 45,828 49,417
ALBERTA 53,014 45,715 44,713
WEEK END Sep26/09(est) Sep19/09(est) Sep27/08
US 649,000 648,000 660,200
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Sep19/09 Sep12/09 Sep20/08
A 52,639 44,963 49,174
B 849 901 1,161
D 5,883 4,769 5,745
E 425 213 175
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Sep19/09 Sep12/09 Sep20/08
A 2.1% 2.3% 3.2%
AA 43.6% 44.2% 49.5%
AAA 54.2% 53.5% 47.3%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Sep19/09(prel) Sep12/09(prel) Sep20/08
STEERS 34,142 31,572 30,338
HEIFERS 20,474 15,102 20,560
COWS 12,503 10,040 14,234
BULLS 551 371 312
CALVES 4,306 3,839 4,677
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Sep25/2009
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
OCT 86.05 +0.50 OCT 96.60 -0.43
DEC 85.35 +0.45 NOV 96.72 -0.70
FEB 85.75 +0.03 JAN 97.80 -0.75
APR 88.00 +0.00 MAR 98.55 -0.55
JUN 84.72 -0.25 APR 99.80 -0.70
AUG 85.50 +0.10 MAY 100.75 -0.25
WEEK END Sep25/09 Sep18/09 Sep26/08
US FSP - US$/CWT 96.87 98.16 107.74
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Sep18/09 Sep11/09 Sep19/08
EAST-$/HEAD 81.00 82.00 85.42
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 115.50
US-US$/CWT 9.22 9.45 11.68
CURRENTNESS Sep19/09 Sep12/09 Sep20/08
ALTA-A1% 47.8% 51.4% 59.4%
CAN-A1% 49.0% 51.1% 58.2%
FD:STR RATIO Sep18/09 Sep11/09 Sep19/08
ALTA BARLEY 25.3 25.1 20.4
Sep19/09 Sep12/09 Sep20/08
US CORN 26.8 26.9 18.7
AVG CARCASS WT Sep19/09 Sep12/09 Sep20/08
ALTA STR-LBS 878.0 866.0 855.0
CAN STR-LBS 876.0 868.0 857.0
US CATTLE-LBS 790.0 790.0 785.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Sep25/09 Sep18/09 Sep26/08
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 134.50 137.50 152.00
STR-HIGH 135.30 137.85 155.83
HFR-LOW 133.90 137.60 154.00
HFR-HIGH 135.30 137.85 155.83
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 78.65-82.20 81.30-83.00 90.25-93.35
AVERAGE N/A 82.74 92.56
VOLUME N/A 12,125 10,873
HFR-RANGE 79.25-82.45 81.00-82.55 90.65-92.50
AVERAGE N/A 81.76 91.98
VOLUME N/A 11,918 8,544
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Sep25/09 Sep18/09 Sep26/08
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 76.46-85.59 88.76-100.43
NEBRASKA* 80.00-84.00 79.50-84.50 94.50-99.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 73.93-84.32 84.87-97.70
NEBRASKA* 81.00-84.00 82.00-84.50 94.50-99.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 40.00-45.00 40.00-50.00 45.00-55.00
SIOUX F* 52.00 52.50 60.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 90.00-95.50 92.00-99.50 90.00-101.00
PONOKA 94.00-99.00 95.00-101.00 93.00-98.50
STRATHMOR 85.00-95.00 85.00-98.00 85.00-102.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 93.00-103.00 96.00-109.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-107.50 100.00-108.75 95.00-106.75
PONOKA 98.00-102.00 100.00-109.00 99.00-105.00
STRATHMOR 85.00-105.00 95.00-108.00 90.00-104.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 97.00-106.75 100.00-117.85
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-109.75 100.00-111.50 95.00-106.75
PONOKA 106.00-113.00 105.00-113.00 103.00-108.50
STRATHMOR 90.00-112.00 100.00-113.00 90.00-107.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-110.25 100.00-114.00 100.00-108.00
PONOKA 106.00-113.00 108.00-114.00 103.00-108.50
STRATHMOR 90.00-115.00 95.00-116.00 90.00-111.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 92.00-116.00 94.00-121.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 88.00-94.75 88.00-94.50 85.00-94.00
PONOKA 90.00-96.00 90.00-95.00 88.00-91.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-97.00 85.00-97.00 80.00-93.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 90.00-99.00 90.00-99.25 85.00-93.00
PONOKA 95.00-101.00 93.00-97.00 88.00-94.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-100.00 90.00-108.00 75.00-100.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Sep11/2009
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 12,443 2,607 23,085
EAST 0 2,434 269 9,642
WEST 0 10,009 2,338 13,443
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Sep25/09 Sep18/09 Sep26/08
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 160-160
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 150.19 168.34
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 149.24 163.63
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Sep25/09 Sep18/09 Sep26/08
CHOICE 6-900 140.48 142.04 158.60
SELECT 6-900 133.76 134.29 151.34
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Sep19/09(prel) Sep12/09(prel) Sep20/08
CANADA 435,634 363,580 428,835
EAST 266,816 213,533 277,689
WEST 168,818 150,047 151,146
ALBERTA 54,399 41,676 50,012
WEEK END Sep26/09(est) Sep19/09(est) Sep27/08
US 2,346,000 2,310,000 2,346,100
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Sep24/09 Sep17/09 Sep25/08
ALTA AVG .953 .977 1.259
ONT AVG N/A .991 1.357
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Sep25/09 Sep18/09 Sep26/08
US $/CWT 48.82 50.39 72.07
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.017 1.031 1.423
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 54.75 56.91 75.01
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Sep25/2009
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
OCT 49.95 -0.85 DEC .9156 -0.0193
DEC 49.02 -1.27 MAR .9155 -0.0193
FEB 55.58 -1.35 JUN .9154 -0.0193
APR 60.50 -2.45 SEP .9151 -0.0194
MAY 67.97 -0.78 DEC .9148 -0.0194
JUN 69.92 -1.78 MAR .9145 -0.0194
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Sep19/09 Sep12/09 Sep20/08
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 201.0 201.0 196.0
FD:HOG RATIO Sep18/09Sep11/09Sep19/08
US CORN 16.7 16.3 12.8
Sep18/09 Sep11/09 Sep19/08
ALTA BARLEY 10.9 10.4 10.1
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Sep24/2009
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 152.46-172.50 149.90-211.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 92.50 36.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Sep17/2009
CENTRAL ALTA 99.84-130.56
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