CAN/US $ Sep10 96.54 Sep03 96.05 Sep11/09 93.06
BANK RATE % Sep07 1.25 Aug31 1.00 Sep08/09 .50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Sep04/10(prel) Aug28/10(prel) Sep05/09
CANADA 63,063 61,156 62,440
EAST 14,928 15,165 13,981
WEST 48,135 45,991 48,459
ALBERTA 47,998 45,856 48,315
WEEK END Sep11/10(est) Sep04/10(est) Sep12/09
US 583,000 672,000 561,600
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Sep04/10 Aug28/10 Sep05/09
A 50,718 48,741 48,480
B 1,053 1,132 866
D 4,923 4,831 5,193
E 796 727 485
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Sep04/10 Aug28/10 Sep05/09
A 2.8% 3.6% 2.1%
AA 43.3% 46.7% 44.0%
AAA 53.9% 49.7% 53.9%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Sep04/10(prel) Aug28/10(prel) Sep05/09
STEERS 32,148 30,654 31,471
HEIFERS 20,422 19,889 18,894
COWS 9,672 9,840 11,445
BULLS 821 773 630
CALVES 4,691 4,618 4,446
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Sep10/2010
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
OCT 97.15 -1.30 SEP 111.70 -2.47
DEC 99.97 -0.68 OCT 111.83 -3.25
FEB 101.33 -0.33 NOV 112.47 -3.55
APR 102.10 -1.03 JAN 112.33 -3.17
JUN 98.60 -0.70 MAR 112.05 -2.85
AUG 98.55 -0.65 APR 112.40 -2.30
WEEK END Sep10/10 Sep03/10 Sep11/09
US FSP - US$/CWT N/A 113.85 98.38
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Sep03/10 Aug27/10 Sep04/09
EAST-$/HEAD 96.00 96.00 73.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 60.00
US-US$/CWT 10.81 10.85 9.46
CURRENTNESS Sep04/10 Aug28/10 Sep05/09
ALTA-A1% 49.5% 53.8% 49.1%
CAN-A1% 50.6% 53.4% 49.5%
FD:STR RATIO Sep03/10 Aug27/10 Sep04/09
ALTA BARLEY 24.7 24.7 24.6
Sep04/10 Aug28/10 Sep05/09
US CORN 24.5 26.4 26.5
AVG CARCASS WT Sep04/10 Aug28/10 Sep05/09
ALTA STR-LBS 868.0 854.0 861.0
CAN STR-LBS 865.0 853.0 863.0
US CATTLE-LBS 778.0 777.0 790.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Sep10/10 Sep03/10 Sep11/09
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 149.00 150.50 137.50
STR-HIGH 150.00 150.85 137.85
HFR-LOW 148.50 150.50 137.50
HFR-HIGH 150.00 150.85 138.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 88.45-89.40 89.85-91.05 80.80-82.50
AVERAGE N/A 90.33 82.07
VOLUME N/A 12,697 11,513
HFR-RANGE 89.40-89.65 88.75-89.80 80.85-81.00
AVERAGE N/A 89.60 81.58
VOLUME N/A 7,499 6,890
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Sep10/10 Sep03/10 Sep11/09
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 87.63-97.52 77.39-88.48
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 96.00-97.50 80.00-84.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 82.65-94.10 75.57-85.89
NEBRASKA* 96.50-96.50 96.00-97.50 83.00-84.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 55.00-62.00 55.00-64.00 40.00-47.00
SIOUX F* 61.00 62.00 48.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-114.50 105.00-114.50 95.00-100.50
PONOKA 106.00-115.00 110.00-115.75 96.00-100.00
STRATHMOR 95.00-113.00 N/A-N/A 85.00-98.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 101.00-111.00 91.00-99.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 113.00-121.75 113.00-121.75 105.00-110.75
PONOKA 116.00-122.00 114.00-122.00 104.00-111.50
STRATHMOR 90.00-124.00 N/A-N/A 95.00-110.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 113.75-122.25 97.00-106.25
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 118.00-129.75 118.00-128.00 105.00-115.50
PONOKA 118.00-126.00 116.00-126.00 106.00-111.50
STRATHMOR 100.00-132.00 N/A-N/A 100.00-113.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-145.50 120.00-138.50 105.00-120.00
PONOKA 122.00-134.00 130.00-146.00 105.00-111.00
STRATHMOR 110.00-141.00 N/A-N/A 95.00-116.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 110.00-138.00 97.00-126.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 98.00-112.25 98.00-109.25 90.00-95.50
PONOKA 102.00-111.00 103.00-109.00 90.00-97.50
STRATHMOR 80.00-111.00 N/A-N/A 85.00-99.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 114.00-124.00 114.00-124.00 95.00-103.25
PONOKA 113.00-117.00 110.00-121.00 94.00-99.25
STRATHMOR 90.00-122.00 N/A-N/A 90.00-108.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Aug27/2010
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 Sep10/10 Sep03/10 Sep11/09
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 169-169
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 155.18 153.22
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 154.46 151.53
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Sep10/10 Sep03/10 Sep11/09
CHOICE 6-900 160.84 163.12 142.12
SELECT 6-900 154.72 156.80 134.13
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Sep04/10(prel) Aug28/10(prel) Sep05/09
CANADA 406,681 409,881 415,219
EAST 238,025 238,945 249,112
WEST 168,656 170,936 166,107
ALBERTA 52,620 51,093 52,110
WEEK END Sep11/10(est) Sep04/10(est) Sep12/09
US 1,917,000 2,113,000 2,047,600
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Sep09/10 Sep02/10 Sep10/09
ALTA AVG 1.419 1.450 .932
ONT AVG N/A N/A .995
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Sep10/10 Sep03/10 Sep11/09
US $/CWT 80.84 78.57 49.99
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.597 1.560 1.025
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 89.85 91.78 54.06
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Sep10/2010
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
OCT 77.25 +0.05 SEP .9658 +0.0038
DEC 74.70 +0.05 DEC .9638 +0.0035
FEB 78.08 +0.45 MAR .9615 +0.0029
APR 79.60 +0.88 JUN .9593 +0.0027
MAY 82.65 +0.45 SEP .9571 +0.0025
JUN 85.22 +1.05 DEC .9549 +0.0023
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Sep04/10 Aug28/10 Sep05/09
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 200.0 200.0 201.0
FD:HOG RATIO Sep03/10Aug27/10Sep04/09
US CORN 19.4 21.5 15.9
Sep03/10 Aug27/10 Sep04/09
ALTA BARLEY 14.4 14.4 9.7
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Sep09/2010
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 150.10-161.49 154.09-191.08 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 135.00 49.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Sep02/2010
CENTRAL ALTA 103.68-140.64
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