CAN/US $ Oct23 95.17 Oct16 96.26 Oct24/08 78.54
BANK RATE % Oct20 .50 Oct13 .50 Oct21/08 2.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Oct17/09(prel) Oct10/09(prel) Oct18/08
CANADA 52,167 62,139 57,985
EAST 13,664 14,322 13,947
WEST 38,503 47,817 44,038
ALBERTA 38,349 47,666 40,265
WEEK END Oct24/09(est) Oct17/09(est) Oct25/08
US 646,000 629,000 644,800
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Oct17/09 Oct10/09 Oct18/08
A 39,290 47,954 42,425
B 569 741 703
D 4,939 5,661 4,439
E 387 308 361
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Oct17/09 Oct10/09 Oct18/08
A 2.3% 2.9% 2.4%
AA 41.8% 44.9% 44.7%
AAA 55.9% 52.2% 52.9%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Oct17/09(prel) Oct10/09(prel) Oct18/08
STEERS 21,670 30,120 24,173
HEIFERS 19,168 19,344 19,629
COWS 10,910 12,270 13,694
BULLS 419 405 489
CALVES 3,918 4,797 4,186
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Oct23/2009
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
OCT 86.35 +2.25 OCT 94.25 -0.30
DEC 87.40 +1.60 NOV 95.47 +0.35
FEB 87.75 +1.35 JAN 95.80 -0.15
APR 89.47 +1.05 MAR 96.67 -0.38
JUN 86.40 +0.88 APR 97.40 -0.55
AUG 86.38 +0.42 MAY 98.00 -0.90
WEEK END Oct23/09 Oct16/09 Oct24/08
US FSP - US$/CWT 93.29 93.59 97.61
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Oct16/09 Oct09/09 Oct17/08
EAST-$/HEAD 76.00 77.00 85.18
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 119.50
US-US$/CWT 8.03 8.12 10.71
CURRENTNESS Oct17/09 Oct10/09 Oct18/08
ALTA-A1% 43.3% 46.3% 57.6%
CAN-A1% 47.1% 48.5% 55.1%
FD:STR RATIO Oct16/09 Oct09/09 Oct17/08
ALTA BARLEY 22.9 24.2 23.4
Oct17/09 Oct10/09 Oct18/08
US CORN 22.9 23.8 23.5
AVG CARCASS WT Oct17/09 Oct10/09 Oct18/08
ALTA STR-LBS 878.0 889.0 852.0
CAN STR-LBS 882.0 886.0 858.0
US CATTLE-LBS 801.0 801.0 792.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Oct23/09 Oct16/09 Oct24/08
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 133.00 130.00 161.00
STR-HIGH 136.85 131.30 161.85
HFR-LOW 132.50 130.00 159.00
HFR-HIGH 136.85 131.30 162.50
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 82.00-82.00 76.10-78.00 95.00-98.25
AVERAGE N/A 77.83 96.76
VOLUME N/A 7,481 10,067
HFR-RANGE 80.60-81.00 76.10-77.75 96.43-98.25
AVERAGE N/A 77.19 96.43
VOLUME N/A 4,581 6,691
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Oct23/09 Oct16/09 Oct24/08
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 71.59-80.62 89.22-96.57
NEBRASKA* 85.00-85.00 80.00-83.00 86.00-90.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 64.21-77.32 85.11-95.37
NEBRASKA* 85.00-85.50 78.00-83.00 84.25-90.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 30.00-38.00 30.00-37.00 40.00-46.00
SIOUX F* 47.00 46.75 62.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 87.00-93.00 90.00-94.25 95.00-100.00
PONOKA 88.00-94.00 86.00-90.00 98.00-101.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 80.00-92.00 80.50-98.50
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 88.00-98.00 92.00-102.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 94.00-103.00 94.00-102.50 95.00-102.00
PONOKA 90.00-95.00 93.00-99.00 98.00-104.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 80.00-95.00 N/A-103.60
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 88.00-110.00 93.50-102.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-104.00 94.00-102.00 95.00-103.50
PONOKA 93.00-101.25 96.00-101.00 98.00-104.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 85.00-102.00 N/A-105.40
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 97.00-105.50 100.00-107.00 100.00-110.25
PONOKA 96.00-104.00 104.00-111.00 100.00-107.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-108.00 N/A-110.25
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 88.00-112.00 110.00-126.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 82.00-88.00 82.00-89.75 85.00-96.50
PONOKA 84.00-90.00 83.00-89.50 88.00-97.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 76.00-89.00 N/A-91.25
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 85.00-93.00 85.00-93.00 86.00-94.00
PONOKA 86.00-92.00 84.00-90.00 86.00-91.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 78.00-92.00 N/A-93.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Oct09/2009
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA N/A N/A N/A N/A
EAST N/A N/A N/A N/A
WEST N/A N/A N/A N/A
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Oct23/09 Oct16/09 Oct24/08
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 154-156
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 141.18 172.20
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 141.77 167.79
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Oct23/09 Oct16/09 Oct24/08
CHOICE 6-900 137.68 135.29 143.96
SELECT 6-900 133.15 131.01 136.93
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Oct17/09(prel) Oct10/09(prel) Oct18/08
CANADA 370,262 449,532 367,498
EAST 221,987 274,338 222,807
WEST 148,275 175,194 144,691
ALBERTA 45,806 54,359 44,877
WEEK END Oct24/09(est) Oct17/09(est) Oct25/08
US 2,323,000 2,289,000 2,293,100
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Oct22/09 Oct15/09 Oct23/08
ALTA AVG .932 .912 1.305
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.378
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Oct23/09 Oct16/09 Oct24/08
US $/CWT 51.09 49.31 58.94
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.024 .977 1.432
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 55.35 55.35 65.68
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Oct23/2009
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
DEC 53.02 -1.08 DEC .9500 -0.0135
FEB 60.45 -0.35 MAR .9499 -0.0134
APR 65.20 -0.22 JUN .9498 -0.0131
MAY 70.92 +0.05 SEP .9493 -0.0127
JUN 74.08 +0.05 DEC .9489 -0.0123
JUL 73.97 +0.72 MAR .9485 -0.0119
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Oct17/09 Oct10/09 Oct18/08
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 202.0 202.0 199.0
FD:HOG RATIO Oct16/09Oct09/09Oct17/08
US CORN 14.0 14.3 16.0
Oct16/09 Oct09/09 Oct17/08
ALTA BARLEY 9.7 10.2 12.1
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Oct22/2009
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO N/A- N/A N/A- N/A N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 37.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Oct15/2009
CENTRAL ALTA 111.84-126.24
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