CAN/US $ Oct09 95.93 Oct02 92.21 Oct10/08 83.98
BANK RATE % Oct06 .50 Sep29 .50 Oct07/08 2.75
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Oct03/09(prel) Sep26/09(prel) Oct04/08
CANADA 64,389 62,222 62,673
EAST 15,981 14,300 14,713
WEST 48,408 47,922 47,960
ALBERTA 48,268 47,811 43,600
WEEK END Oct10/09(est) Oct03/09(est) Oct11/08
US 634,000 635,000 651,700
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Oct03/09 Sep26/09 Oct04/08
A 50,486 48,528 46,258
B 750 955 1,105
D 6,063 6,066 4,767
E 306 406 476
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Oct03/09 Sep26/09 Oct04/08
A 2.6% 2.4% 2.8%
AA 44.3% 44.0% 47.3%
AAA 53.1% 53.6% 49.9%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Oct03/09(prel) Sep26/09(prel) Oct04/08
STEERS 32,104 32,305 26,214
HEIFERS 20,191 18,008 22,008
COWS 11,688 11,404 13,813
BULLS 406 505 638
CALVES 4,626 4,591 4,497
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Oct09/2009
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
OCT 82.63 -0.33 OCT 94.17 +0.63
DEC 84.95 +0.95 NOV 94.47 +0.90
FEB 85.92 +1.40 JAN 95.03 +0.35
APR 88.17 +1.55 MAR 96.38 +0.53
JUN 85.15 +1.80 APR 97.45 +0.60
AUG 86.08 +1.83 MAY 98.53 +0.65
WEEK END Oct09/09 Oct02/09 Oct10/08
US FSP - US$/CWT 93.55 95.36 100.55
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Oct02/09 Sep25/09 Oct03/08
EAST-$/HEAD 77.00 81.00 85.18
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 117.00
US-US$/CWT 8.35 8.84 11.44
CURRENTNESS Oct03/09 Sep26/09 Oct04/08
ALTA-A1% 47.7% 49.6% 55.2%
CAN-A1% 48.8% 49.9% 53.9%
FD:STR RATIO Oct02/09 Sep25/09 Oct03/08
ALTA BARLEY 24.6 24.9 21.6
Oct03/09 Sep26/09 Oct04/08
US CORN 24.9 25.7 22.0
AVG CARCASS WT Oct03/09 Sep26/09 Oct04/08
ALTA STR-LBS 889.0 874.0 859.0
CAN STR-LBS 887.0 877.0 860.0
US CATTLE-LBS 797.0 793.0 789.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Oct09/09 Oct02/09 Oct10/08
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 131.50 134.00 148.50
STR-HIGH 133.35 135.85 148.85
HFR-LOW 131.50 134.00 146.50
HFR-HIGH 133.35 135.85 149.50
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 79.50-81.20 80.65-82.00 87.25-90.50
AVERAGE N/A 81.54 89.10
VOLUME N/A 9,766 8,147
HFR-RANGE 78.20-79.50 80.65-80.65 87.75-91.20
AVERAGE N/A 80.69 88.91
VOLUME N/A 9,225 9,895
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Oct09/09 Oct02/09 Oct10/08
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 74.56-86.73 83.74-91.41
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 79.00-82.00 88.00-94.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 73.35-83.59 79.87-90.08
NEBRASKA* 79.00-80.50 80.00-82.50 89.00-94.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 30.00-40.00 35.00-42.00 40.00-45.00
SIOUX F* 47.50 53.00 54.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 90.00-100.50 90.00-101.50 90.00-98.00
PONOKA 90.00-96.50 94.00-99.50 85.00-97.50
STRATHMOR 85.00-95.00 85.00-95.00 85.00-96.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 92.00-99.00 96.00-105.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-102.00 100.00-105.50 90.00-99.00
PONOKA 98.00-105.50 98.00-107.50 85.00-99.00
STRATHMOR 85.00-100.00 85.00-104.00 90.00-100.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 89.75-111.00 93.00-106.85
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-111.00 100.00-109.75 93.00-100.00
PONOKA 102.00-109.00 104.00-115.00 90.00-101.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-109.00 90.00-113.00 90.00-104.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-112.00 100.00-110.25 98.00-103.25
PONOKA 103.00-112.50 110.00-119.00 92.00-103.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-112.00 90.00-115.00 90.00-108.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 97.00-118.00 92.00-122.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 85.00-90.75 88.00-95.75 80.00-87.50
PONOKA 85.00-93.00 88.00-93.00 80.00-93.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-95.00 80.00-97.00 80.00-93.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 90.00-95.00 90.00-96.00 83.00-88.75
PONOKA 88.00-97.00 92.00-99.00 81.00-92.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-96.00 80.00-100.00 75.00-100.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Sep25/2009
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 14,692 7,187 21,509
EAST 0 3,586 59 9,423
WEST 0 11,106 7,128 12,086
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Oct09/09 Oct02/09 Oct10/08
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 158-159
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 148.23 168.83
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 145.06 161.97
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Oct09/09 Oct02/09 Oct10/08
CHOICE 6-900 134.46 137.25 152.27
SELECT 6-900 129.33 131.91 145.07
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Oct03/09(prel) Sep26/09(prel) Oct04/08
CANADA 448,343 438,801 447,411
EAST 270,919 263,657 280,870
WEST 177,424 175,144 166,541
ALBERTA 57,839 55,933 51,710
WEEK END Oct10/09(est) Oct03/09(est) Oct11/08
US 2,299,000 2,329,000 2,374,400
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Oct08/09 Oct01/09 Oct09/08
ALTA AVG .937 .943 1.312
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.418
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Oct09/09 Oct02/09 Oct10/08
US $/CWT 48.37 48.19 64.77
CAN EQVT $/KG .962 .997 1.471
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 52.95 53.99 70.48
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Oct09/2009
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
OCT 50.85 +1.60 DEC .9580 +0.0345
DEC 52.77 +4.23 MAR .9577 +0.0342
FEB 59.00 +3.13 JUN .9573 +0.0339
APR 64.15 +3.20 SEP .9562 +0.0330
MAY 70.63 +2.42 DEC .9556 +0.0328
JUN 72.38 +2.15 MAR .9550 +0.0326
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Oct03/09 Sep26/09 Oct04/08
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 202.0 201.0 198.0
FD:HOG RATIO Oct02/09Sep25/09Oct03/08
US CORN 15.1 15.3 15.8
Oct02/09 Sep25/09 Oct03/08
ALTA BARLEY 10.3 10.6 11.0
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Oct08/2009
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 148.56-185.00 113.97-280.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 92.50 32.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Oct01/2009
CENTRAL ALTA 116.64-130.56
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