CAN/US $ Oct22 97.44 Oct15 98.93 Oct23/09 95.17
BANK RATE % Oct19 1.25 Oct12 1.25 Oct20/09 .50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Oct16/10(prel) Oct09/10(prel) Oct17/09
CANADA 56,202 62,855 52,167
EAST 12,860 15,937 13,664
WEST 43,342 46,918 38,503
ALBERTA 43,195 46,768 38,349
WEEK END Oct23/10(est) Oct16/10(est) Oct24/09
US 662,000 659,000 645,100
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Oct16/10 Oct09/10 Oct17/09
A 44,541 50,269 39,290
B 885 1,051 569
D 3,994 3,956 4,939
E 516 510 387
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Oct16/10 Oct09/10 Oct17/09
A 2.9% 2.9% 2.3%
AA 44.1% 46.7% 41.8%
AAA 53.0% 50.4% 55.9%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Oct16/10(prel) Oct09/10(prel) Oct17/09
STEERS 24,316 31,490 21,670
HEIFERS 21,906 20,610 19,168
COWS 9,428 10,135 10,910
BULLS 552 620 419
CALVES 4,135 4,370 3,918
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Oct22/2010
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
OCT 102.20 +4.05 OCT 111.20 +2.45
DEC 101.70 +1.58 NOV 112.55 +3.17
FEB 104.18 +1.60 JAN 112.85 +3.25
APR 106.63 +1.55 MAR 113.68 +3.15
JUN 103.60 +0.97 APR 114.40 +3.05
AUG 103.30 +1.05 MAY 115.10 +2.60
WEEK END Oct22/10 Oct15/10 Oct23/09
US FSP - US$/CWT 110.07 108.25 93.29
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Oct15/10 Oct08/10 Oct16/09
EAST-$/HEAD 94.00 94.00 76.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 11.17 11.17 8.03
CURRENTNESS Oct16/10 Oct09/10 Oct17/09
ALTA-A1% 46.1% 48.3% 43.3%
CAN-A1% 47.6% 48.7% 47.1%
FD:STR RATIO Oct15/10 Oct08/10 Oct16/09
ALTA BARLEY 25.2 24.6 22.9
Oct16/10 Oct09/10 Oct17/09
US CORN 18.6 21.4 22.9
AVG CARCASS WT Oct16/10 Oct09/10 Oct17/09
ALTA STR-LBS 873.0 863.0 878.0
CAN STR-LBS 875.0 863.0 882.0
US CATTLE-LBS 784.0 783.0 801.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Oct22/10 Oct15/10 Oct23/09
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 158.50 147.50 133.00
STR-HIGH 159.85 153.75 136.85
HFR-LOW 158.50 147.50 132.50
HFR-HIGH 159.85 151.85 136.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 93.50-97.50 91.25-91.25 82.00-82.00
AVERAGE N/A 91.13 81.46
VOLUME N/A 10,673 9,588
HFR-RANGE 93.50-96.50 92.55-93.30 80.60-81.00
AVERAGE N/A 91.20 79.90
VOLUME N/A 6,616 8,664
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Oct22/10 Oct15/10 Oct23/09
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 83.04-94.44 74.46-80.64
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 95.00-97.00 82.50-85.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 82.02-92.44 72.48-79.34
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 95.00-97.50 80.00-85.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 50.00-56.00 50.00-60.00 30.00-38.00
SIOUX F* 58.50 58.50 47.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-119.00 105.00-117.50 87.00-93.00
PONOKA 110.00-118.50 105.00-115.00 88.00-94.00
STRATHMOR 100.00-117.00 100.00-115.00 80.00-95.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 101.00-114.00 85.00-94.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 113.00-124.75 113.00-121.75 94.00-103.00
PONOKA 117.00-123.00 108.00-122.00 90.00-95.00
STRATHMOR 108.00-124.00 108.00-124.00 80.00-102.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 102.50-126.25 90.00-104.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 118.00-129.75 118.00-127.75 95.00-104.00
PONOKA 120.00-128.00 118.00-127.00 93.00-101.25
STRATHMOR 118.00-131.00 118.00-131.00 85.00-108.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-137.50 125.00-135.50 97.00-105.50
PONOKA 124.00-135.00 125.00-137.00 96.00-104.00
STRATHMOR 115.00-144.00 115.00-136.00 90.00-112.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 108.00-137.00 87.00-113.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 100.00-113.00 98.00-110.00 82.00-88.00
PONOKA 108.00-113.00 98.00-108.00 84.00-90.00
STRATHMOR 95.00-113.00 95.00-113.00 76.00-92.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 110.00-118.00 110.00-120.00 85.00-93.00
PONOKA 114.00-119.00 111.00-120.00 86.00-92.00
STRATHMOR 100.00-128.00 100.00-124.00 78.00-99.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Oct08/2010
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 Oct22/10 Oct15/10 Oct23/09
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 141.99
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 141.53
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Oct22/10 Oct15/10 Oct23/09
CHOICE 6-900 159.19 153.18 137.68
SELECT 6-900 152.31 146.04 133.15
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Oct16/10(prel) Oct09/10(prel) Oct17/09
CANADA 365,285 416,995 370,262
EAST 221,293 255,387 221,987
WEST 143,992 161,608 148,275
ALBERTA 43,510 55,062 45,806
WEEK END Oct23/10(est) Oct16/10(est) Oct24/09
US 2,346,000 2,263,000 2,322,800
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Oct21/10 Oct14/10 Oct22/09
ALTA AVG 1.153 1.245 .946
ONT AVG N/A N/A .963
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Oct22/10 Oct15/10 Oct23/09
US $/CWT 63.15 63.97 51.09
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.236 1.234 1.024
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 76.06 81.96 55.43
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Oct22/2010
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
DEC 70.65 +1.75 DEC .9723 -0.0133
FEB 75.92 +2.60 MAR .9699 -0.0133
APR 79.95 +2.20 JUN .9677 -0.0129
MAY 85.20 +2.30 SEP .9651 -0.0129
JUN 87.75 +2.28 DEC .9625 -0.0126
JUL 86.80 +1.80 MAR .9599 -0.0123
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Oct16/10 Oct09/10 Oct17/09
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 203.0 202.0 202.0
FD:HOG RATIO Oct15/10Oct08/10Oct16/09
US CORN 12.6 16.2 14.0
Oct15/10 Oct08/10 Oct16/09
ALTA BARLEY 12.5 14.0 9.7
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Oct21/2010
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 158.03-170.76 178.85-224.16 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 145.00 59.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Oct14/2010
CENTRAL ALTA 127.20-139.68
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