CAN/US $ Sep03 96.05 Aug27 94.82 Sep04/09 91.84
BANK RATE % Aug31 1.00 Aug24 1.00 Sep01/09 .50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Aug28/10(prel) Aug21/10(prel) Aug29/09
CANADA 61,156 63,981 62,425
EAST 15,165 15,396 14,452
WEST 45,991 48,585 47,973
ALBERTA 45,856 48,436 47,844
WEEK END Sep04/10(est) Aug28/10(est) Sep05/09
US 669,000 678,000 661,800
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Aug28/10 Aug21/10 Aug29/09
A 48,741 51,243 49,649
B 1,132 1,205 1,005
D 4,831 4,756 5,192
E 727 867 418
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Aug28/10 Aug21/10 Aug29/09
A 3.6% 3.3% 2.6%
AA 46.7% 46.3% 46.5%
AAA 49.7% 50.4% 50.9%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Aug28/10(prel) Aug21/10(prel) Aug29/09
STEERS 30,654 33,700 33,458
HEIFERS 19,889 19,573 18,073
COWS 9,840 9,831 10,453
BULLS 773 877 441
CALVES 4,618 4,482 4,585
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Sep03/2010
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
OCT 98.45 +0.35 SEP 114.18 -2.10
DEC 100.65 -0.10 OCT 115.08 -1.92
FEB 101.65 +0.33 NOV 116.03 -1.27
APR 103.13 +0.30 JAN 115.50 -0.80
JUN 99.30 +0.00 MAR 114.90 -0.65
AUG 99.20 +0.05 APR 114.70 -0.77
WEEK END Sep03/10 Aug27/10 Sep04/09
US FSP - US$/CWT 113.85 114.69 98.95
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Aug27/10 Aug20/10 Aug28/09
EAST-$/HEAD 96.00 95.00 73.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 57.00
US-US$/CWT 10.85 10.86 9.44
CURRENTNESS Aug28/10 Aug21/10 Aug29/09
ALTA-A1% 53.8% 51.7% 51.7%
CAN-A1% 53.4% 52.1% 51.5%
FD:STR RATIO Aug27/10 Aug20/10 Aug28/09
ALTA BARLEY 24.7 24.6 23.0
Aug28/10 Aug21/10 Aug29/09
US CORN 26.4 27.0 26.2
AVG CARCASS WT Aug28/10 Aug21/10 Aug29/09
ALTA STR-LBS 854.0 853.0 848.0
CAN STR-LBS 853.0 851.0 848.0
US CATTLE-LBS 777.0 775.0 788.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Sep03/10 Aug27/10 Sep04/09
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 150.50 151.75 141.50
STR-HIGH 150.85 153.35 141.85
HFR-LOW 150.50 152.00 141.85
HFR-HIGH 150.85 153.35 141.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 89.85-91.05 90.50-91.50 83.15-85.45
AVERAGE N/A 91.39 84.48
VOLUME N/A 17,754 16,257
HFR-RANGE 88.75-89.80 89.00-91.85 83.05-83.75
AVERAGE N/A 91.11 83.68
VOLUME N/A 9,652 9,034
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Sep03/10 Aug27/10 Sep04/09
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 89.11-98.06 82.99-92.87
NEBRASKA* 97.00-97.00 98.50-99.50 83.00-84.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 83.63-96.12 80.05-89.94
NEBRASKA* 96.00-96.50 96.00-99.50 82.50-84.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 55.00-64.00 55.00-64.00 35.00-46.00
SIOUX F* 62.00 65.75 49.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-114.50 105.00-112.00 98.00-104.00
PONOKA 110.00-115.75 103.00-113.00 91.00-99.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 95.00-111.00 88.00-102.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 101.00-113.00 93.00-104.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 113.00-121.75 109.00-119.50 105.00-111.75
PONOKA 114.00-122.00 110.00-122.00 100.00-108.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-116.00 95.00-110.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 110.00-126.75 97.75-109.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 118.00-128.00 115.00-125.00 110.00-119.50
PONOKA 116.00-126.00 118.00-125.00 103.00-115.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 100.00-125.00 100.00-115.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 120.00-138.50 120.00-134.25 120.00-125.00
PONOKA 130.00-146.00 120.00-130.00 106.00-114.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 110.00-135.00 95.00-120.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 101.00-136.00 88.00-119.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 98.00-109.25 98.00-113.00 90.00-96.75
PONOKA 103.00-109.00 103.00-111.00 87.00-96.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 80.00-107.00 85.00-102.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 114.00-124.00 108.00-121.75 95.00-105.75
PONOKA 110.00-121.00 108.00-120.00 93.00-101.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-110.00 90.00-110.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Aug20/2010
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 Sep03/10 Aug27/10 Sep04/09
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 168-168
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 152.76
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 151.76
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Sep03/10 Aug27/10 Sep04/09
CHOICE 6-900 163.12 163.79 142.83
SELECT 6-900 156.80 157.30 135.20
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Aug28/10(prel) Aug21/10(prel) Aug29/09
CANADA 409,881 402,355 436,292
EAST 238,945 234,555 266,385
WEST 170,936 167,800 169,907
ALBERTA 51,093 50,397 52,721
WEEK END Sep04/10(est) Aug28/10(est) Sep05/09
US 2,117,000 2,110,000 2,267,900
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Sep02/10 Aug26/10 Sep03/09
ALTA AVG 1.448 1.474 .919
ONT AVG N/A N/A .967
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Sep03/10 Aug27/10 Sep04/09
US $/CWT 78.57 79.10 49.61
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.560 1.591 1.031
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 91.31 94.99 55.02
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Sep03/2010
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
OCT 77.20 +2.38 SEP .9620 +0.0120
DEC 74.65 +2.08 DEC .9603 +0.0118
FEB 77.63 +2.55 MAR .9586 +0.0117
APR 78.72 +2.82 JUN .9566 +0.0115
MAY 82.20 +2.00 SEP .9546 +0.0114
JUN 84.17 +2.05 DEC .9526 +0.0113
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Aug28/10 Aug21/10 Aug29/09
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 200.0 200.0 201.0
FD:HOG RATIO Aug27/10Aug20/10Aug28/09
US CORN 21.5 22.7 14.6
Aug27/10 Aug20/10 Aug28/09
ALTA BARLEY 14.4 14.2 8.7
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Sep02/2010
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 151.21-163.77 152.90-199.10 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 49.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Aug26/2010
CENTRAL ALTA 118.56-140.16
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