CAN/US $ Oct08 98.66 Oct01 97.90 Oct09/09 95.93
BANK RATE % Oct05 1.25 Sep28 1.25 Oct06/09 .50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Oct02/10(prel) Sep25/10(prel) Oct03/09
CANADA 64,734 64,909 64,389
EAST 15,439 15,915 15,981
WEST 49,295 48,994 48,408
ALBERTA 49,150 48,851 48,268
WEEK END Oct09/10(est) Oct02/10(est) Oct10/09
US 664,000 656,000 632,200
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Oct02/10 Sep25/10 Oct03/09
A 51,155 51,501 50,486
B 1,031 881 750
D 4,743 4,974 6,063
E 748 812 306
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Oct02/10 Sep25/10 Oct03/09
A 2.7% 2.6% 2.6%
AA 44.9% 44.2% 44.3%
AAA 52.4% 53.2% 53.1%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Oct02/10(prel) Sep25/10(prel) Oct03/09
STEERS 28,489 32,771 32,104
HEIFERS 24,640 20,422 20,191
COWS 10,821 10,806 11,688
BULLS 784 910 406
CALVES 4,703 4,756 4,626
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Oct08/2010
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
OCT 95.55 -0.40 OCT 107.72 -4.08
DEC 98.88 +0.53 NOV 107.65 -4.63
FEB 101.20 +1.17 JAN 108.45 -4.52
APR 104.08 +2.48 MAR 109.05 -4.15
JUN 101.08 +2.48 APR 109.30 -3.65
AUG 101.03 +2.53 MAY 110.00 -3.50
WEEK END Oct08/10 Oct01/10 Oct09/09
US FSP - US$/CWT 109.78 110.03 93.55
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Oct01/10 Sep24/10 Oct02/09
EAST-$/HEAD 96.00 96.00 77.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 11.16 11.12 8.35
CURRENTNESS Oct02/10 Sep25/10 Oct03/09
ALTA-A1% 47.1% 46.9% 47.7%
CAN-A1% 48.6% 48.8% 48.8%
FD:STR RATIO Oct01/10 Sep24/10 Oct02/09
ALTA BARLEY 24.0 23.4 24.6
Oct02/10 Sep25/10 Oct03/09
US CORN 21.7 26.6 24.9
AVG CARCASS WT Oct02/10 Sep25/10 Oct03/09
ALTA STR-LBS 861.0 864.0 889.0
CAN STR-LBS 863.0 861.0 887.0
US CATTLE-LBS 781.0 779.0 797.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Oct08/10 Oct01/10 Oct09/09
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 147.50 148.25 131.50
STR-HIGH 147.85 150.50 133.35
HFR-LOW 147.50 148.85 131.50
HFR-HIGH 147.85 150.50 133.35
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 87.50-88.10 88.00-90.05 79.50-81.20
AVERAGE N/A 90.02 80.15
VOLUME N/A 14,412 8,216
HFR-RANGE 87.50-89.65 89.35-90.75 78.20-79.50
AVERAGE N/A 89.48 78.92
VOLUME N/A 10,774 7,570
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Oct08/10 Oct01/10 Oct09/09
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 86.76-94.23 74.35-83.31
NEBRASKA* 95.00-95.50 96.00-97.00 77.00-81.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 78.82-93.04 74.97-83.31
NEBRASKA* 94.00-95.50 96.00-97.00 78.50-81.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 50.00-60.00 50.00-61.00 30.00-40.00
SIOUX F* 63.50 59.00 47.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-115.50 105.00-115.50 90.00-100.50
PONOKA 107.00-115.00 108.00-113.50 90.00-96.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 95.00-113.00 85.00-95.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 107.00-115.00 87.00-99.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 113.00-122.75 113.00-122.75 95.00-102.00
PONOKA 110.00-121.00 109.00-118.00 98.00-105.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-120.00 85.00-100.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 105.75-119.00 93.25-102.85
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 118.00-131.75 118.00-124.75 100.00-111.00
PONOKA 118.00-126.00 117.00-125.50 102.00-109.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 100.00-128.00 90.00-109.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-133.50 125.00-133.50 100.00-112.00
PONOKA 120.00-132.00 122.00-130.00 103.00-112.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 110.00-132.00 90.00-112.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 107.00-137.00 83.00-121.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 98.00-106.00 98.00-108.25 85.00-90.75
PONOKA 100.00-109.00 104.00-109.25 85.00-93.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 80.00-109.00 80.00-95.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 110.00-115.00 110.00-115.00 90.00-95.00
PONOKA 108.00-115.00 108.00-113.00 88.00-97.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-122.00 80.00-96.00
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 Oct08/10 Oct01/10 Oct09/09
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 144.68
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 144.73
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Oct08/10 Oct01/10 Oct09/09
CHOICE 6-900 152.42 156.27 134.46
SELECT 6-900 145.21 148.06 129.33
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Oct02/10(prel) Sep25/10(prel) Oct03/09
CANADA N/A 425,830 448,343
EAST N/A 255,174 270,919
WEST N/A 170,656 177,424
ALBERTA N/A 52,438 57,839
WEEK END Oct09/10(est) Oct02/10(est) Oct10/09
US 2,253,000 2,156,000 2,291,900
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Oct07/10 Sep30/10 Oct08/09
ALTA AVG N/A 1.426 .933
ONT AVG N/A 1.572 .966
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Oct08/10 Oct01/10 Oct09/09
US $/CWT 71.41 76.56 48.37
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.381 1.492 .962
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 83.58 88.43 53.06
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Oct08/2010
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
OCT 74.53 -1.85 DEC .9855 +0.0057
DEC 73.85 +0.97 MAR .9831 +0.0055
FEB 77.95 +1.83 JUN .9807 +0.0053
APR 80.20 +1.90 SEP .9782 +0.0055
MAY 83.70 +1.30 DEC .9756 +0.0057
JUN 85.95 +2.05 MAR .9730 +0.0059
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Oct02/10 Sep25/10 Oct03/09
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 201.0 200.0 202.0
FD:HOG RATIO Oct01/10Sep24/10Oct02/09
US CORN 17.9 16.8 15.1
Oct01/10 Sep24/10 Oct02/09
ALTA BARLEY 13.8 13.6 10.3
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Oct07/2010
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 153.90-162.02 157.35-211.95 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 135.00 60.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Sep30/2010
CENTRAL ALTA 119.52-140.16
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