CAN/US $ Oct16 96.26 Oct09 95.93 Oct17/08 84.58
BANK RATE % Oct13 .50 Oct06 .50 Oct14/08 2.75
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Oct10/09(prel) Oct03/09(prel) Oct11/08
CANADA 62,139 64,389 59,977
EAST 14,322 15,981 15,232
WEST 47,817 48,408 44,745
ALBERTA 47,666 48,268 39,828
WEEK END Oct17/09(est) Oct10/09(est) Oct18/08
US 629,000 634,000 630,600
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Oct10/09 Oct03/09 Oct11/08
A 47,954 50,486 43,849
B 741 750 805
D 5,661 6,063 5,492
E 308 306 414
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Oct10/09 Oct03/09 Oct11/08
A 2.9% 2.6% 2.7%
AA 44.9% 44.3% 46.8%
AAA 52.2% 53.1% 50.5%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Oct10/09(prel) Oct03/09(prel) Oct11/08
STEERS 30,120 32,104 27,470
HEIFERS 19,344 20,191 18,046
COWS 12,270 11,688 13,873
BULLS 405 406 588
CALVES 4,797 4,626 4,910
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Oct16/2009
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
OCT 84.10 +1.47 OCT 94.55 +0.38
DEC 85.80 +0.85 NOV 95.13 +0.65
FEB 86.40 +0.48 JAN 95.95 +0.92
APR 88.42 +0.25 MAR 97.05 +0.67
JUN 85.53 +0.38 APR 97.95 +0.50
AUG 85.95 -0.13 MAY 98.90 +0.38
WEEK END Oct16/09 Oct09/09 Oct17/08
US FSP - US$/CWT 93.59 93.55 97.32
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Oct09/09 Oct02/09 Oct10/08
EAST-$/HEAD 77.00 77.00 85.18
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 116.50
US-US$/CWT 8.12 8.35 11.15
CURRENTNESS Oct10/09 Oct03/09 Oct11/08
ALTA-A1% 46.3% 47.7% 57.2%
CAN-A1% 48.5% 48.8% 56.9%
FD:STR RATIO Oct09/09 Oct02/09 Oct10/08
ALTA BARLEY 24.2 24.6 21.8
Oct10/09 Oct03/09 Oct11/08
US CORN 23.8 24.9 21.4
AVG CARCASS WT Oct10/09 Oct03/09 Oct11/08
ALTA STR-LBS 889.0 889.0 860.0
CAN STR-LBS 886.0 887.0 863.0
US CATTLE-LBS 801.0 797.0 791.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Oct16/09 Oct09/09 Oct17/08
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 130.00 131.50 150.00
STR-HIGH 131.30 133.35 153.85
HFR-LOW 130.00 131.50 152.50
HFR-HIGH 131.30 133.35 153.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 76.10-78.00 79.50-81.20 90.55-91.51
AVERAGE N/A 80.15 91.51
VOLUME N/A 8,216 7,665
HFR-RANGE 76.10-77.75 78.20-79.50 88.75-91.00
AVERAGE N/A 78.92 91.00
VOLUME N/A 7,570 10,183
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Oct16/09 Oct09/09 Oct17/08
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 74.35-83.31 84.95-92.05
NEBRASKA* 82.00-82.00 77.00-81.00 84.00-90.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 74.97-83.31 81.15-90.90
NEBRASKA* 80.00-82.00 78.50-81.00 83.00-90.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 30.00-37.00 30.00-40.00 40.00-46.00
SIOUX F* 46.75 47.50 57.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 90.00-94.25 90.00-100.50 95.00-102.75
PONOKA 86.00-90.00 90.00-96.50 93.00-97.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-92.00 85.00-95.00 85.00-96.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 87.00-99.00 95.00-106.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 94.00-102.50 95.00-102.00 95.00-100.25
PONOKA 93.00-99.00 98.00-105.50 95.00-100.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-95.00 85.00-100.00 90.00-100.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 93.25-102.85 94.50-109.20
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 94.00-102.00 100.00-111.00 95.00-102.50
PONOKA 96.00-101.00 102.00-109.00 98.00-105.00
STRATHMOR 85.00-102.00 90.00-109.00 90.00-106.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-107.00 100.00-112.00 98.00-106.00
PONOKA 104.00-111.00 103.00-112.50 105.00-110.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-108.00 90.00-112.00 90.00-112.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 83.00-121.00 90.00-118.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 82.00-89.75 85.00-90.75 85.00-96.50
PONOKA 83.00-89.50 85.00-93.00 90.00-95.00
STRATHMOR 76.00-89.00 80.00-95.00 80.00-93.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 85.00-93.00 90.00-95.00 83.00-90.00
PONOKA 84.00-90.00 88.00-97.00 88.00-92.00
STRATHMOR 78.00-92.00 80.00-96.00 75.00-104.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Oct02/2009
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 14,427 3,335 21,857
EAST 0 4,273 304 8,746
WEST 0 10,154 3,031 13,111
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Oct16/09 Oct09/09 Oct17/08
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 156-156
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 144.68 171.17
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 144.73 168.29
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Oct16/09 Oct09/09 Oct17/08
CHOICE 6-900 135.29 134.46 147.45
SELECT 6-900 131.01 129.33 139.18
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Oct10/09(prel) Oct03/09(prel) Oct11/08
CANADA 449,532 448,343 445,032
EAST 274,338 270,919 275,697
WEST 175,194 177,424 169,335
ALBERTA 54,359 57,839 55,044
WEEK END Oct17/09(est) Oct10/09(est) Oct18/08
US 2,295,000 2,291,000 2,357,500
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Oct15/09 Oct08/09 Oct16/08
ALTA AVG .926 .933 1.302
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.407
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Oct16/09 Oct09/09 Oct17/08
US $/CWT 49.31 48.37 60.13
CAN EQVT $/KG .977 .962 1.356
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 56.50 53.06 65.99
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Oct16/2009
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
DEC 54.10 +1.33 DEC .9635 +0.0055
FEB 60.80 +1.80 MAR .9633 +0.0056
APR 65.42 +1.27 JUN .9629 +0.0056
MAY 70.88 +0.25 SEP .9620 +0.0058
JUN 74.03 +1.65 DEC .9612 +0.0056
JUL 73.25 +0.33 MAR .9604 +0.0054
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Oct10/09 Oct03/09 Oct11/08
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 202.0 202.0 199.0
FD:HOG RATIO Oct09/09Oct02/09Oct10/08
US CORN 14.3 15.1 15.2
Oct09/09 Oct02/09 Oct10/08
ALTA BARLEY 10.2 10.3 11.6
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Oct15/2009
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 150.65-196.00 144.94-228.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 92.50 34.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Oct08/2009
CENTRAL ALTA 98.40-127.68
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