CAN/US $ Sep24 97.44 Sep17 96.80 Sep25/09 91.62
BANK RATE % Sep21 1.25 Sep14 1.25 Sep22/09 .50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Sep18/10(prel) Sep11/10(prel) Sep19/09
CANADA 65,950 59,424 67,670
EAST 15,968 12,216 14,536
WEST 49,982 47,208 53,134
ALBERTA 49,840 47,130 53,014
WEEK END Sep25/10(est) Sep18/10(est) Sep26/09
US 663,000 675,000 648,100
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Sep18/10 Sep11/10 Sep19/09
A 51,612 47,658 52,639
B 1,241 958 849
D 5,756 4,806 5,883
E 863 704 425
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Sep18/10 Sep11/10 Sep19/09
A 2.3% 2.3% 2.1%
AA 44.8% 43.8% 43.6%
AAA 52.9% 53.9% 54.2%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Sep18/10(prel) Sep11/10(prel) Sep19/09
STEERS 34,829 29,742 34,142
HEIFERS 18,856 19,763 20,474
COWS 11,356 9,131 12,503
BULLS 909 788 551
CALVES 4,430 3,950 4,730
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Sep24/2010
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
OCT 96.03 -3.38 SEP 109.50 -2.33
DEC 98.13 -3.83 OCT 108.68 -3.17
FEB 99.75 -3.25 NOV 109.10 -3.25
APR 101.60 -2.65 JAN 110.10 -2.83
JUN 98.50 -2.30 MAR 110.00 -2.42
AUG 98.90 -1.38 APR 110.00 -2.40
WEEK END Sep24/10 Sep17/10 Sep25/09
US FSP - US$/CWT N/A N/A 96.87
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Sep17/10 Sep10/10 Sep18/09
EAST-$/HEAD 96.00 96.00 81.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 11.05 10.96 9.22
CURRENTNESS Sep18/10 Sep11/10 Sep19/09
ALTA-A1% 46.9% 49.6% 47.8%
CAN-A1% 48.8% 50.4% 49.0%
FD:STR RATIO Sep17/10 Sep10/10 Sep18/09
ALTA BARLEY 24.4 24.6 25.3
Sep18/10 Sep11/10 Sep19/09
US CORN 26.7 23.4 26.8
AVG CARCASS WT Sep18/10 Sep11/10 Sep19/09
ALTA STR-LBS 863.0 871.0 878.0
CAN STR-LBS 861.0 867.0 876.0
US CATTLE-LBS 777.0 777.0 790.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Sep24/10 Sep17/10 Sep25/09
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 147.50 148.50 134.50
STR-HIGH 148.85 148.85 135.30
HFR-LOW 147.50 146.90 133.90
HFR-HIGH 148.85 148.85 135.30
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 88.20-88.20 87.00-89.60 78.65-82.20
AVERAGE N/A 89.09 81.25
VOLUME N/A 12,695 10,675
HFR-RANGE 88.50-88.80 88.20-88.85 79.25-82.45
AVERAGE N/A 88.30 80.92
VOLUME N/A 6,986 6,044
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Sep24/10 Sep17/10 Sep25/09
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 85.80-97.97 73.80-85.90
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 95.50-98.50 80.00-84.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 80.78-94.16 74.00-82.00
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 95.00-98.50 81.00-84.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 50.00-59.00 53.00-59.00 40.00-45.00
SIOUX F* 59.50 59.50 52.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-115.50 105.00-114.50 90.00-95.50
PONOKA 110.00-115.00 111.00-115.50 94.00-99.00
STRATHMOR 95.00-113.00 95.00-113.00 85.00-95.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 105.00-115.00 93.00-102.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 113.00-118.75 113.00-121.75 100.00-107.50
PONOKA 110.00-115.00 114.00-120.50 98.00-102.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-120.00 90.00-124.00 85.00-105.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 109.00-119.75 94.25-107.25
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 118.00-124.75 118.00-127.75 100.00-109.75
PONOKA 115.00-125.50 120.00-127.50 106.00-113.00
STRATHMOR 100.00-128.00 100.00-128.00 90.00-112.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-129.50 125.00-132.50 100.00-110.25
PONOKA 122.00-131.00 127.00-133.00 106.00-113.00
STRATHMOR 110.00-135.00 110.00-138.00 90.00-115.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 106.00-138.00 95.00-118.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 98.00-110.25 98.00-110.25 88.00-94.75
PONOKA 97.00-107.00 104.00-110.25 90.00-96.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-106.00 80.00-111.00 80.00-97.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 110.00-116.00 110.00-117.00 90.00-99.00
PONOKA 110.00-115.50 112.00-118.00 95.00-101.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-122.00 90.00-128.00 80.00-100.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Sep10/2010
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 Sep24/10 Sep17/10 Sep25/09
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 150.41
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 148.13
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Sep24/10 Sep17/10 Sep25/09
CHOICE 6-900 157.60 158.15 140.48
SELECT 6-900 149.70 151.87 133.76
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Sep18/10(prel) Sep11/10(prel) Sep19/09
CANADA N/A 349,021 435,634
EAST N/A 204,616 266,816
WEST N/A 144,405 168,818
ALBERTA N/A 43,194 54,399
WEEK END Sep25/10(est) Sep18/10(est) Sep26/09
US 2,206,000 2,164,000 2,348,500
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Sep23/10 Sep16/10 Sep24/09
ALTA AVG N/A 1.415 .955
ONT AVG N/A 1.555 1.007
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Sep24/10 Sep17/10 Sep25/09
US $/CWT 79.83 81.06 48.82
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.563 1.598 1.017
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 90.25 91.34 55.42
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Sep24/2010
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
OCT 79.03 +1.33 DEC .9723 +0.0042
DEC 76.45 +0.50 MAR .9700 +0.0042
FEB 79.47 -0.13 JUN .9675 +0.0044
APR 81.10 +0.42 SEP .9647 +0.0044
MAY 84.83 +0.73 DEC .9619 +0.0044
JUN 86.40 +0.30 MAR .9591 +0.0044
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Sep18/10 Sep11/10 Sep19/09
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 199.0 200.0 201.0
FD:HOG RATIO Sep17/10Sep10/10Sep18/09
US CORN 16.7 19.9 16.7
Sep17/10 Sep10/10 Sep18/09
ALTA BARLEY 14.0 14.1 10.9
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Sep23/2010
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 154.34-163.12 167.47-203.71 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 145.00 57.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Sep16/2010
CENTRAL ALTA 125.76-145.44
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