CAN/US $ Oct02 92.21 Sep25 91.62 Oct03/08 92.49
BANK RATE % Sep29 .50 Sep22 .50 Sep30/08 3.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Sep26/09(prel) Sep19/09(prel) Sep27/08
CANADA 62,222 67,670 68,448
EAST 14,300 14,536 14,062
WEST 47,922 53,134 54,386
ALBERTA 47,811 53,014 49,664
WEEK END Oct03/09(est) Sep26/09(est) Oct04/08
US 635,000 650,000 635,200
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Sep26/09 Sep19/09 Sep27/08
A 48,528 52,639 52,551
B 955 849 1,256
D 6,066 5,883 4,972
E 406 425 213
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Sep26/09 Sep19/09 Sep27/08
A 2.4% 2.1% 3.3%
AA 44.0% 43.6% 49.0%
AAA 53.6% 54.2% 47.6%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Sep26/09(prel) Sep19/09(prel) Sep27/08
STEERS 32,305 34,142 33,047
HEIFERS 18,008 20,474 21,548
COWS 11,404 12,503 13,457
BULLS 505 551 396
CALVES 4,591 4,730 4,793
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Oct02/2009
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
OCT 82.95 -3.10 OCT 93.55 -3.05
DEC 84.00 -1.35 NOV 93.58 -3.15
FEB 84.53 -1.22 JAN 94.67 -3.13
APR 86.63 -1.38 MAR 95.85 -2.70
JUN 83.35 -1.38 APR 96.85 -2.95
AUG 84.25 -1.25 MAY 97.88 -2.88
WEEK END Oct02/09 Sep25/09 Oct03/08
US FSP - US$/CWT 95.36 96.87 104.94
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Sep25/09 Sep18/09 Sep26/08
EAST-$/HEAD 81.00 81.00 85.42
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 115.50
US-US$/CWT 8.84 9.22 11.64
CURRENTNESS Sep26/09 Sep19/09 Sep27/08
ALTA-A1% 49.6% 47.8% 58.7%
CAN-A1% 49.9% 49.0% 58.6%
FD:STR RATIO Sep25/09 Sep18/09 Sep26/08
ALTA BARLEY 24.9 25.3 20.6
Sep26/09 Sep19/09 Sep27/08
US CORN 25.7 26.8 15.6
AVG CARCASS WT Sep26/09 Sep19/09 Sep27/08
ALTA STR-LBS 874.0 878.0 865.0
CAN STR-LBS 877.0 876.0 864.0
US CATTLE-LBS 793.0 790.0 786.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Oct02/09 Sep25/09 Oct03/08
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 134.00 134.50 151.50
STR-HIGH 135.85 135.30 153.85
HFR-LOW 134.00 133.90 153.85
HFR-HIGH 135.85 135.30 153.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 80.65-82.00 78.65-82.20 87.00-91.76
AVERAGE N/A 81.25 91.76
VOLUME N/A 10,675 11,036
HFR-RANGE 80.65-80.65 79.25-82.45 88.00-91.06
AVERAGE N/A 80.92 91.06
VOLUME N/A 6,044 6,366
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Oct02/09 Sep25/09 Oct03/08
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 73.80-85.90 85.28-95.68
NEBRASKA* 79.00-82.00 80.00-84.00 93.00-98.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 74.00-82.00 77.26-95.01
NEBRASKA* 80.00-82.50 81.00-84.00 93.00-98.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 35.00-42.00 40.00-45.00 40.00-50.00
SIOUX F* 53.00 52.00 60.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 90.00-101.50 90.00-95.50 90.00-97.25
PONOKA 94.00-99.50 94.00-99.00 90.00-97.00
STRATHMOR 85.00-95.00 85.00-95.00 85.00-96.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 93.00-102.00 95.00-107.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-105.50 100.00-107.50 95.00-100.25
PONOKA 98.00-107.50 98.00-102.00 98.00-102.50
STRATHMOR 85.00-104.00 85.00-105.00 90.00-100.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 94.25-107.25 102.85-114.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-109.75 100.00-109.75 95.00-104.00
PONOKA 104.00-115.00 106.00-113.00 98.00-104.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-113.00 90.00-112.00 90.00-104.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-110.25 100.00-110.25 100.00-108.00
PONOKA 110.00-119.00 106.00-113.00 100.00-106.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-115.00 90.00-115.00 90.00-108.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 95.00-118.00 91.00-116.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 88.00-95.75 88.00-94.75 85.00-91.00
PONOKA 88.00-93.00 90.00-96.00 90.00-94.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-97.00 80.00-97.00 80.00-93.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 90.00-96.00 90.00-99.00 85.00-93.50
PONOKA 92.00-99.00 95.00-101.00 85.00-94.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-100.00 80.00-100.00 75.00-100.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Sep18/2009
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 13,495 3,527 20,512
EAST 0 2,047 142 10,450
WEST 0 11,448 3,385 10,062
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Oct02/09 Sep25/09 Oct03/08
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 160-160
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 150.41 168.03
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 148.13 164.33
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Oct02/09 Sep25/09 Oct03/08
CHOICE 6-900 137.25 140.48 154.40
SELECT 6-900 131.91 133.76 147.90
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Sep26/09(prel) Sep19/09(prel) Sep27/08
CANADA 438,801 435,634 425,795
EAST 263,657 266,816 268,016
WEST 175,144 168,818 157,779
ALBERTA 55,933 54,399 48,706
WEEK END Oct03/09(est) Sep26/09(est) Oct04/08
US 2,329,000 2,346,000 2,326,600
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Oct01/09 Sep24/09 Oct02/08
ALTA AVG .941 .955 1.286
ONT AVG N/A 1.007 1.395
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Oct02/09 Sep25/09 Oct03/08
US $/CWT 48.19 48.82 67.69
CAN EQVT $/KG .997 1.017 1.396
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 53.80 55.42 73.44
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Oct02/2009
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
OCT 49.25 -0.70 DEC .9235 +0.0079
DEC 48.55 -0.48 MAR .9235 +0.0080
FEB 55.88 +0.30 JUN .9234 +0.0080
APR 60.95 +0.45 SEP .9232 +0.0081
MAY 68.20 +0.23 DEC .9228 +0.0080
JUN 70.22 +0.30 MAR .9224 +0.0079
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Sep26/09 Sep19/09 Sep27/08
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 201.0 201.0 197.0
FD:HOG RATIO Sep25/09Sep18/09Sep26/08
US CORN 15.3 16.7 13.6
Sep25/09 Sep18/09 Sep26/08
ALTA BARLEY 10.6 10.9 10.2
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Oct01/2009
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 149.40-172.00 149.92-260.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 93.50 37.75$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Sep24/2009
CENTRAL ALTA 124.32-128.16
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