CAN/US $ Oct01 97.90 Sep24 97.44 Oct02/09 92.21
BANK RATE % Sep28 1.25 Sep21 1.25 Sep29/09 .50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Sep25/10(prel) Sep18/10(prel) Sep26/09
CANADA 64,909 65,950 62,222
EAST 15,915 15,968 14,300
WEST 48,994 49,982 47,922
ALBERTA 48,851 49,840 47,811
WEEK END Oct02/10(est) Sep25/10(est) Oct03/09
US 656,000 663,000 639,500
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Sep25/10 Sep18/10 Sep26/09
A 51,501 51,612 48,528
B 881 1,241 955
D 4,974 5,756 6,066
E 812 863 406
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Sep25/10 Sep18/10 Sep26/09
A 2.6% 2.3% 2.4%
AA 44.2% 44.8% 44.0%
AAA 53.2% 52.9% 53.6%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Sep25/10(prel) Sep18/10(prel) Sep26/09
STEERS 32,771 34,829 32,305
HEIFERS 20,422 18,856 18,008
COWS 10,806 11,356 11,404
BULLS 910 909 505
CALVES 4,756 4,430 4,591
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Oct01/2010
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
OCT 95.95 -0.08 OCT 111.80 +3.13
DEC 98.35 +0.22 NOV 112.28 +3.18
FEB 100.03 +0.28 JAN 112.97 +2.88
APR 101.60 +0.00 MAR 113.20 +3.20
JUN 98.60 +0.10 APR 112.95 +2.95
AUG 98.50 -0.40 MAY 113.50 +2.65
WEEK END Oct01/10 Sep24/10 Oct02/09
US FSP - US$/CWT N/A N/A 95.36
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Sep24/10 Sep17/10 Sep25/09
EAST-$/HEAD 96.00 96.00 81.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 11.12 11.05 8.84
CURRENTNESS Sep25/10 Sep18/10 Sep26/09
ALTA-A1% 46.9% 46.9% 49.6%
CAN-A1% 48.8% 48.8% 49.9%
FD:STR RATIO Sep24/10 Sep17/10 Sep25/09
ALTA BARLEY 23.4 24.4 24.9
Sep25/10 Sep18/10 Sep26/09
US CORN 26.6 26.7 25.7
AVG CARCASS WT Sep25/10 Sep18/10 Sep26/09
ALTA STR-LBS 864.0 863.0 874.0
CAN STR-LBS 861.0 861.0 877.0
US CATTLE-LBS 779.0 777.0 793.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Oct01/10 Sep24/10 Oct02/09
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 148.25 147.50 134.00
STR-HIGH 150.50 148.85 135.85
HFR-LOW 148.85 147.50 134.00
HFR-HIGH 150.50 148.85 135.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 88.00-90.05 88.20-88.20 80.65-82.00
AVERAGE N/A 89.16 81.54
VOLUME N/A 10,724 9,766
HFR-RANGE 89.35-90.75 88.50-88.80 80.65-80.65
AVERAGE N/A 88.52 80.69
VOLUME N/A 5,870 9,225
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Oct01/10 Sep24/10 Oct02/09
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 85.39-95.88 74.56-86.73
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 96.50-98.50 79.00-82.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 83.63-95.54 73.35-83.59
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 96.00-98.50 80.00-82.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 50.00-61.00 50.00-59.00 35.00-42.00
SIOUX F* 59.00 59.50 53.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-115.50 105.00-115.50 90.00-101.50
PONOKA 108.00-113.50 110.00-115.00 94.00-99.50
STRATHMOR 95.00-113.00 95.00-113.00 85.00-95.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 109.00-117.00 92.00-99.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 113.00-122.75 113.00-118.75 100.00-105.50
PONOKA 109.00-118.00 110.00-115.00 98.00-107.50
STRATHMOR 90.00-120.00 90.00-120.00 85.00-104.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 107.25-119.10 89.75-111.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 118.00-124.75 118.00-124.75 100.00-109.75
PONOKA 117.00-125.50 115.00-125.50 104.00-115.00
STRATHMOR 100.00-128.00 100.00-128.00 90.00-113.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-133.50 125.00-129.50 100.00-110.25
PONOKA 122.00-130.00 122.00-131.00 110.00-119.00
STRATHMOR 110.00-132.00 110.00-135.00 90.00-115.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 113.00-137.00 97.00-118.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 98.00-108.25 98.00-110.25 88.00-95.75
PONOKA 104.00-109.25 97.00-107.00 88.00-93.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-109.00 80.00-106.00 80.00-97.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 110.00-115.00 110.00-116.00 90.00-96.00
PONOKA 108.00-113.00 110.00-115.50 92.00-99.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-122.00 90.00-122.00 80.00-100.00
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 0 15,397 1,612 21,448
EAST 0 3,099 90 9,233
WEST 0 12,298 1,522 12,215
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Oct01/10 Sep24/10 Oct02/09
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 148.23
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 145.06
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Oct01/10 Sep24/10 Oct02/09
CHOICE 6-900 156.27 157.60 137.25
SELECT 6-900 148.06 149.70 131.91
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Sep25/10(prel) Sep18/10(prel) Sep26/09
CANADA 425,830 430,690 438,801
EAST 255,174 258,850 263,657
WEST 170,656 171,840 175,144
ALBERTA 52,438 53,239 55,933
WEEK END Oct02/10(est) Sep25/10(est) Oct03/09
US 2,191,000 2,206,000 2,336,500
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Sep30/10 Sep23/10 Oct01/09
ALTA AVG 1.426 1.429 .943
ONT AVG N/A 1.585 .997
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Oct01/10 Sep24/10 Oct02/09
US $/CWT 76.56 79.83 48.19
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.492 1.563 .997
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 86.96 90.80 53.99
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Oct01/2010
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
OCT 76.38 -2.65 DEC .9798 +0.0075
DEC 72.88 -3.58 MAR .9776 +0.0076
FEB 76.13 -3.35 JUN .9754 +0.0079
APR 78.30 -2.80 SEP .9727 +0.0080
MAY 82.40 -2.42 DEC .9699 +0.0080
JUN 83.90 -2.50 MAR .9671 +0.0080
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Sep25/10 Sep18/10 Sep26/09
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 200.0 199.0 201.0
FD:HOG RATIO Sep24/10Sep17/10Sep25/09
US CORN 16.8 16.7 15.3
Sep24/10 Sep17/10 Sep25/09
ALTA BARLEY 13.6 14.1 10.6
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Sep30/2010
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 148.61-161.82 168.73-215.07 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 59.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Sep23/2010
CENTRAL ALTA 117.12-137.28
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