CAN/US $ Oct30 92.82 Oct23 95.17 Oct31/08 82.20
BANK RATE % Oct27 .50 Oct20 .50 Oct28/08 2.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Oct24/09(prel) Oct17/09(prel) Oct25/08
CANADA 58,183 52,167 65,866
EAST 14,686 13,664 16,128
WEST 43,497 38,503 49,738
ALBERTA 43,307 38,349 44,971
WEEK END Oct31/09(est) Oct24/09(est) Nov01/08
US 651,000 646,000 640,000
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Oct24/09 Oct17/09 Oct25/08
A 41,709 39,290 48,091
B 944 569 953
D 6,123 4,939 6,254
E 409 387 348
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Oct24/09 Oct17/09 Oct25/08
A 2.7% 2.3% 2.9%
AA 44.4% 41.8% 47.0%
AAA 52.9% 55.9% 50.0%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Oct24/09(prel) Oct17/09(prel) Oct25/08
STEERS 25,201 21,670 25,087
HEIFERS 18,582 19,168 24,853
COWS 13,932 10,910 15,450
BULLS 468 419 476
CALVES 4,820 3,918 5,001
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Oct30/2009
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
OCT 81.65 -4.70 NOV 94.80 -0.67
DEC 85.67 -1.73 JAN 95.08 -0.72
FEB 86.85 -0.90 MAR 95.60 -1.08
APR 88.65 -0.82 APR 96.40 -1.00
JUN 85.28 -1.13 MAY 97.25 -0.75
AUG 85.13 -1.25 AUG 98.45 -0.85
WEEK END Oct30/09 Oct23/09 Oct31/08
US FSP - US$/CWT 93.25 93.29 96.06
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Oct23/09 Oct16/09 Oct24/08
EAST-$/HEAD 76.00 76.00 84.82
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 119.50
US-US$/CWT 8.14 8.03 10.28
CURRENTNESS Oct24/09 Oct17/09 Oct25/08
ALTA-A1% 47.6% 43.3% 54.1%
CAN-A1% 49.7% 47.1% 52.2%
FD:STR RATIO Oct23/09 Oct16/09 Oct24/08
ALTA BARLEY 24.0 22.9 24.7
Oct24/09 Oct17/09 Oct25/08
US CORN 22.2 22.9 23.8
AVG CARCASS WT Oct24/09 Oct17/09 Oct25/08
ALTA STR-LBS 888.0 878.0 842.0
CAN STR-LBS 885.0 882.0 849.0
US CATTLE-LBS 801.0 801.0 792.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Oct30/09 Oct23/09 Oct31/08
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 139.00 133.00 158.00
STR-HIGH 141.35 136.85 161.85
HFR-LOW 139.85 132.50 160.83
HFR-HIGH 141.35 136.85 161.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 82.00-84.40 82.00-82.00 95.75-97.50
AVERAGE N/A 81.46 96.87
VOLUME N/A 9,588 9,145
HFR-RANGE 81.50-85.00 80.60-81.00 94.75-96.90
AVERAGE N/A 79.90 96.25
VOLUME N/A 8,664 10,648
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Oct30/09 Oct23/09 Oct31/08
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 74.46-80.64 93.06-100.89
NEBRASKA* 86.00-86.00 82.50-85.00 87.00-92.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 72.48-79.34 89.75-99.21
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 80.00-85.50 88.00-92.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 30.00-38.00 30.00-38.00 40.00-46.00
SIOUX F* 47.50 47.00 57.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 87.00-99.25 87.00-93.00 95.00-101.25
PONOKA 89.00-94.00 88.00-94.00 95.00-102.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 80.00-95.00 85.00-98.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 85.00-94.00 88.00-105.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 94.00-102.00 94.00-103.00 95.00-104.00
PONOKA 92.00-99.00 90.00-95.00 96.00-104.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 80.00-102.00 90.00-105.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 90.00-104.00 91.75-104.75
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-105.00 95.00-104.00 95.00-104.00
PONOKA 96.50-103.00 93.00-101.25 99.00-105.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 85.00-108.00 90.00-109.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-109.50 97.00-105.50 105.00-113.25
PONOKA 96.50-107.00 96.00-104.00 100.00-113.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-112.00 90.00-115.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 87.00-113.00 93.00-119.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 82.00-91.00 82.00-88.00 85.00-98.50
PONOKA 84.00-89.50 84.00-90.00 86.00-93.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 76.00-92.00 80.00-95.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 85.00-93.00 85.00-93.00 86.00-96.00
PONOKA 85.00-91.50 86.00-92.00 85.00-92.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 78.00-99.00 75.00-100.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Oct16/2009
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 Oct30/09 Oct23/09 Oct31/08
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 154-164
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 141.99 173.19
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 141.53 170.53
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Oct30/09 Oct23/09 Oct31/08
CHOICE 6-900 141.15 137.68 142.06
SELECT 6-900 135.79 133.15 135.51
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Oct24/09(prel) Oct17/09(prel) Oct25/08
CANADA 445,541 370,262 445,774
EAST 269,947 221,987 274,786
WEST 175,594 148,275 170,988
ALBERTA 57,941 45,806 56,301
WEEK END Oct31/09(est) Oct24/09(est) Nov01/08
US 2,294,000 2,328,000 2,378,900
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Oct29/09 Oct22/09 Oct30/08
ALTA AVG .978 .946 1.323
ONT AVG N/A .963 1.353
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Oct30/09 Oct23/09 Oct31/08
US $/CWT 52.05 51.09 54.47
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.070 1.024 1.264
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 58.17 55.43 63.49
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Oct30/2009
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
DEC 56.70 +3.68 DEC .9262 -0.0238
FEB 63.60 +3.15 MAR .9261 -0.0238
APR 66.80 +1.60 JUN .9260 -0.0238
MAY 71.95 +1.03 SEP .9256 -0.0237
JUN 74.95 +0.88 DEC .9250 -0.0239
JUL 74.35 +0.38 MAR .9244 -0.0241
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Oct24/09 Oct17/09 Oct25/08
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 202.0 202.0 200.0
FD:HOG RATIO Oct23/09Oct16/09Oct24/08
US CORN 13.7 14.0 15.4
Oct23/09 Oct16/09 Oct24/08
ALTA BARLEY 10.1 9.7 12.1
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Oct29/2009
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 148.56-167.00 155.02-265.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 108.00 40.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Oct22/2009
CENTRAL ALTA 111.84-124.80
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