CAN/US $ Sep17 96.80 Sep10 96.54 Sep18/09 93.25
BANK RATE % Sep14 1.25 Sep07 1.25 Sep15/09 .50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Sep11/10(prel) Sep04/10(prel) Sep12/09
CANADA 59,424 63,063 57,085
EAST 12,216 14,928 11,257
WEST 47,208 48,135 45,828
ALBERTA 47,130 47,998 45,715
WEEK END Sep18/10(est) Sep11/10(est) Sep19/09
US 675,000 583,000 644,700
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Sep11/10 Sep04/10 Sep12/09
A 47,658 50,718 44,963
B 958 1,053 901
D 4,806 4,923 4,769
E 704 796 213
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Sep11/10 Sep04/10 Sep12/09
A 2.3% 2.8% 2.3%
AA 43.8% 43.3% 44.2%
AAA 53.9% 53.9% 53.5%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Sep11/10(prel) Sep04/10(prel) Sep12/09
STEERS 29,742 32,148 31,572
HEIFERS 19,763 20,422 15,102
COWS 9,131 9,672 10,040
BULLS 788 821 371
CALVES 3,950 4,691 3,839
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Sep17/2010
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
OCT 99.40 +2.25 SEP 111.83 +0.13
DEC 101.95 +1.98 OCT 111.85 +0.02
FEB 103.00 +1.67 NOV 112.35 -0.13
APR 104.25 +2.15 JAN 112.93 +0.60
JUN 100.80 +2.20 MAR 112.43 +0.38
AUG 100.28 +1.73 APR 112.40 +0.00
WEEK END Sep17/10 Sep10/10 Sep18/09
US FSP - US$/CWT N/A N/A 98.16
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Sep10/10 Sep03/10 Sep11/09
EAST-$/HEAD 96.00 96.00 82.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 10.96 10.81 9.45
CURRENTNESS Sep11/10 Sep04/10 Sep12/09
ALTA-A1% 49.6% 49.5% 51.4%
CAN-A1% 50.4% 50.6% 51.1%
FD:STR RATIO Sep10/10 Sep03/10 Sep11/09
ALTA BARLEY 24.6 24.7 25.1
Sep11/10 Sep04/10 Sep12/09
US CORN 23.4 24.5 26.9
AVG CARCASS WT Sep11/10 Sep04/10 Sep12/09
ALTA STR-LBS 871.0 868.0 866.0
CAN STR-LBS 867.0 865.0 868.0
US CATTLE-LBS 777.0 778.0 790.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Sep17/10 Sep10/10 Sep18/09
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 148.50 149.00 137.50
STR-HIGH 148.85 150.00 137.85
HFR-LOW 146.90 148.50 137.60
HFR-HIGH 148.85 150.00 137.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 87.00-89.60 88.45-89.40 81.30-83.00
AVERAGE N/A 89.38 82.74
VOLUME N/A 14,271 12,125
HFR-RANGE 88.20-88.85 89.40-89.65 81.00-82.55
AVERAGE N/A 89.15 81.76
VOLUME N/A 7,809 11,918
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Sep17/10 Sep10/10 Sep18/09
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 88.50-97.76 76.46-85.59
NEBRASKA* 95.50-98.50 96.00-98.00 79.50-84.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 84.76-94.31 73.93-84.32
NEBRASKA* 95.00-98.50 96.00-98.00 82.00-84.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 53.00-59.00 55.00-62.00 40.00-50.00
SIOUX F* 59.50 61.00 52.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-114.50 105.00-114.50 92.00-99.50
PONOKA 111.00-115.50 106.00-115.00 95.00-101.00
STRATHMOR 95.00-113.00 95.00-113.00 85.00-98.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 99.00-110.00 93.00-103.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 113.00-121.75 113.00-121.75 100.00-108.75
PONOKA 114.00-120.50 116.00-122.00 100.00-109.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-124.00 90.00-124.00 95.00-108.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 110.00-127.00 97.00-106.75
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 118.00-127.75 118.00-129.75 100.00-111.50
PONOKA 120.00-127.50 118.00-126.00 105.00-113.00
STRATHMOR 100.00-128.00 100.00-132.00 100.00-113.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-132.50 125.00-145.50 100.00-114.00
PONOKA 127.00-133.00 122.00-134.00 108.00-114.00
STRATHMOR 110.00-138.00 110.00-141.00 95.00-116.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 105.00-135.00 92.00-116.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 98.00-110.25 98.00-112.25 88.00-94.50
PONOKA 104.00-110.25 102.00-111.00 90.00-95.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-111.00 80.00-111.00 85.00-97.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 110.00-117.00 114.00-124.00 90.00-99.25
PONOKA 112.00-118.00 113.00-117.00 93.00-97.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-128.00 90.00-122.00 90.00-108.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Sep03/2010
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 Sep17/10 Sep10/10 Sep18/09
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 150.19
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 149.24
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Sep17/10 Sep10/10 Sep18/09
CHOICE 6-900 158.15 160.84 142.04
SELECT 6-900 151.87 154.72 134.29
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Sep11/10(prel) Sep04/10(prel) Sep12/09
CANADA 349,021 406,681 363,580
EAST 204,616 238,025 213,533
WEST 144,405 168,656 150,047
ALBERTA 43,194 52,620 41,676
WEEK END Sep18/10(est) Sep11/10(est) Sep19/09
US 2,164,000 1,911,000 2,311,000
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Sep16/10 Sep09/10 Sep17/09
ALTA AVG N/A 1.419 .977
ONT AVG N/A N/A .991
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Sep17/10 Sep10/10 Sep18/09
US $/CWT 81.06 80.84 50.39
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.598 1.597 1.031
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 91.14 90.38 56.91
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Sep17/2010
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
OCT 77.70 +0.45 DEC .9681 +0.0043
DEC 75.95 +1.25 MAR .9658 +0.0043
FEB 79.60 +1.52 JUN .9631 +0.0038
APR 80.67 +1.08 SEP .9603 +0.0032
MAY 84.10 +1.45 DEC .9575 +0.0026
JUN 86.10 +0.88 MAR .9547 N/A
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Sep11/10 Sep04/10 Sep12/09
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 200.0 200.0 201.0
FD:HOG RATIO Sep10/10Sep03/10Sep11/09
US CORN 19.9 19.4 16.3
Sep10/10 Sep03/10 Sep11/09
ALTA BARLEY 14.2 14.4 10.4
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Sep16/2010
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 149.36-158.43 120.48-190.20 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 140.00 55.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Sep09/2010
CENTRAL ALTA 116.16-139.68
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