CAN/US $ Oct15 98.93 Oct08 98.66 Oct16/09 96.26
BANK RATE % Oct12 1.25 Oct05 1.25 Oct13/09 .50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Oct09/10(prel) Oct02/10(prel) Oct10/09
CANADA 62,855 64,734 62,139
EAST 15,937 15,439 14,322
WEST 46,918 49,295 47,817
ALBERTA 46,768 49,150 47,666
WEEK END Oct16/10(est) Oct09/10(est) Oct17/09
US 659,000 664,000 629,000
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Oct09/10 Oct02/10 Oct10/09
A 50,269 51,155 47,954
B 1,051 1,031 741
D 3,956 4,743 5,661
E 510 748 308
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Oct09/10 Oct02/10 Oct10/09
A 2.9% 2.7% 2.9%
AA 46.7% 44.9% 44.9%
AAA 50.4% 52.4% 52.2%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Oct09/10(prel) Oct02/10(prel) Oct10/09
STEERS 31,490 28,489 30,120
HEIFERS 20,610 24,640 19,344
COWS 10,135 10,821 12,270
BULLS 620 784 405
CALVES 4,370 4,703 4,797
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Oct15/2010
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
OCT 98.15 +2.60 OCT 108.75 +1.03
DEC 100.13 +1.25 NOV 109.38 +1.72
FEB 102.58 +1.38 JAN 109.60 +1.15
APR 105.08 +1.00 MAR 110.53 +1.48
JUN 102.63 +1.55 APR 111.35 +2.05
AUG 102.25 +1.22 MAY 112.50 +2.50
WEEK END Oct15/10 Oct08/10 Oct16/09
US FSP - US$/CWT 108.25 109.78 93.59
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Oct08/10 Oct01/10 Oct09/09
EAST-$/HEAD 94.00 96.00 77.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 11.17 11.16 8.12
CURRENTNESS Oct09/10 Oct02/10 Oct10/09
ALTA-A1% 48.3% 47.1% 46.3%
CAN-A1% 48.7% 48.6% 48.5%
FD:STR RATIO Oct08/10 Oct01/10 Oct09/09
ALTA BARLEY 24.6 24.0 24.2
Oct09/10 Oct02/10 Oct10/09
US CORN 21.4 21.7 23.8
AVG CARCASS WT Oct09/10 Oct02/10 Oct10/09
ALTA STR-LBS 863.0 861.0 889.0
CAN STR-LBS 863.0 863.0 886.0
US CATTLE-LBS 783.0 781.0 801.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Oct15/10 Oct08/10 Oct16/09
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 147.50 147.50 130.00
STR-HIGH 153.75 147.85 131.30
HFR-LOW 147.50 147.50 130.00
HFR-HIGH 151.85 147.85 131.30
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 91.25-91.25 87.50-88.10 76.10-78.00
AVERAGE N/A 88.42 77.83
VOLUME N/A 8,688 7,481
HFR-RANGE 92.55-93.30 87.50-89.65 76.10-77.75
AVERAGE N/A 88.07 77.19
VOLUME N/A 10,659 4,581
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Oct15/10 Oct08/10 Oct16/09
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 85.71-93.94 71.59-80.62
NEBRASKA* 95.00-97.00 94.00-95.50 80.00-83.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 81.74-93.97 64.21-77.32
NEBRASKA* 95.50-97.50 94.00-95.50 78.00-83.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 50.00-60.00 50.00-60.00 30.00-37.00
SIOUX F* 58.50 63.50 46.75
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-117.50 105.00-115.50 90.00-94.25
PONOKA 105.00-115.00 107.00-115.00 86.00-90.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 80.00-92.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 104.00-113.00 88.00-98.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 113.00-121.75 113.00-122.75 94.00-102.50
PONOKA 108.00-122.00 110.00-121.00 93.00-99.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 80.00-95.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 107.00-119.00 88.00-110.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 118.00-127.75 118.00-131.75 94.00-102.00
PONOKA 118.00-127.00 118.00-126.00 96.00-101.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 85.00-102.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-135.50 125.00-133.50 100.00-107.00
PONOKA 125.00-137.00 120.00-132.00 104.00-111.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 90.00-108.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 109.00-135.00 88.00-112.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 98.00-110.00 98.00-106.00 82.00-89.75
PONOKA 98.00-108.00 100.00-109.00 83.00-89.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 76.00-89.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 110.00-120.00 110.00-115.00 85.00-93.00
PONOKA 111.00-120.00 108.00-115.00 84.00-90.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 78.00-92.00
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 Oct15/10 Oct08/10 Oct16/09
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 141.18
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 141.77
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Oct15/10 Oct08/10 Oct16/09
CHOICE 6-900 153.18 152.42 135.29
SELECT 6-900 146.04 145.21 131.01
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Oct09/10(prel) Oct02/10(prel) Oct10/09
CANADA N/A 425,902 449,532
EAST N/A 257,627 274,338
WEST N/A 168,275 175,194
ALBERTA N/A 51,027 54,359
WEEK END Oct16/10(est) Oct09/10(est) Oct17/09
US 2,263,000 2,253,000 2,291,700
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Oct14/10 Oct07/10 Oct15/09
ALTA AVG N/A 1.385 .912
ONT AVG N/A N/A .944
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Oct15/10 Oct08/10 Oct16/09
US $/CWT 63.97 71.41 49.31
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.234 1.381 .977
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 81.07 83.74 55.35
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Oct15/2010
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
DEC 68.90 -4.95 DEC .9856 +0.0001
FEB 73.33 -4.63 MAR .9832 +0.0001
APR 77.75 -2.45 JUN .9806 -0.0001
MAY 82.90 -0.80 SEP .9780 -0.0002
JUN 85.47 -0.48 DEC .9751 -0.0005
JUL 85.00 -0.08 MAR .9722 -0.0008
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Oct09/10 Oct02/10 Oct10/09
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 202.0 201.0 202.0
FD:HOG RATIO Oct08/10Oct01/10Oct09/09
US CORN 16.2 17.9 14.3
Oct08/10 Oct01/10 Oct09/09
ALTA BARLEY 14.0 13.8 10.2
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Oct14/2010
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 157.19-169.23 174.13-209.31 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 141.00 58.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Oct07/2010
CENTRAL ALTA 126.24-140.64
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