CAN/US $ Oct29 98.15 Oct22 97.44 Oct30/09 92.82
BANK RATE % Oct26 1.25 Oct19 1.25 Oct27/09 .50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Oct23/10(prel) Oct16/10(prel) Oct24/09
CANADA 59,851 56,202 58,183
EAST 15,619 12,860 14,686
WEST 44,232 43,342 43,497
ALBERTA 44,094 43,195 43,307
WEEK END Oct30/10(est) Oct23/10(est) Oct31/09
US 668,000 662,000 652,600
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Oct23/10 Oct16/10 Oct24/09
A 47,504 44,541 41,709
B 968 885 944
D 4,237 3,994 6,123
E 519 516 409
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Oct23/10 Oct16/10 Oct24/09
A 2.8% 2.9% 2.7%
AA 44.4% 44.1% 44.4%
AAA 52.9% 53.0% 52.9%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Oct23/10(prel) Oct16/10(prel) Oct24/09
STEERS 24,337 24,316 25,201
HEIFERS 24,943 21,906 18,582
COWS 9,966 9,428 13,932
BULLS 605 552 468
CALVES 4,774 4,135 4,820
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Oct29/2010
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
OCT 98.85 -3.35 NOV 110.33 -2.22
DEC 98.83 -2.88 JAN 110.80 -2.05
FEB 102.18 -2.00 MAR 111.60 -2.08
APR 104.78 -1.85 APR 113.15 -1.25
JUN 102.53 -1.07 MAY 113.60 -1.50
AUG 102.45 -0.85 AUG 115.20 -1.30
WEEK END Oct29/10 Oct22/10 Oct30/09
US FSP - US$/CWT 111.07 110.07 93.25
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Oct22/10 Oct15/10 Oct23/09
EAST-$/HEAD 94.00 94.00 76.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 11.25 11.17 8.14
CURRENTNESS Oct23/10 Oct16/10 Oct24/09
ALTA-A1% 44.6% 46.1% 47.6%
CAN-A1% 47.4% 47.6% 49.7%
FD:STR RATIO Oct22/10 Oct15/10 Oct23/09
ALTA BARLEY 25.8 25.2 24.0
Oct23/10 Oct16/10 Oct24/09
US CORN 19.8 18.6 22.2
AVG CARCASS WT Oct23/10 Oct16/10 Oct24/09
ALTA STR-LBS 882.0 873.0 888.0
CAN STR-LBS 903.0 875.0 885.0
US CATTLE-LBS 786.0 784.0 801.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Oct29/10 Oct22/10 Oct30/09
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 158.50 158.50 139.00
STR-HIGH 161.35 159.85 141.35
HFR-LOW 159.85 158.50 139.85
HFR-HIGH 161.35 159.85 141.35
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 94.00-94.00 93.50-97.50 82.00-84.40
AVERAGE N/A 95.45 83.89
VOLUME N/A 11,690 8,902
HFR-RANGE 94.00-97.15 93.50-96.50 81.50-85.00
AVERAGE N/A 95.13 83.63
VOLUME N/A 4,563 5,337
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Oct29/10 Oct22/10 Oct30/09
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 87.08-95.56 75.19-83.93
NEBRASKA* 99.50-99.50 99.00-102.50 84.50-87.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 87.11-95.96 74.51-84.65
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 98.00-102.50 83.00-87.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 45.00-55.00 50.00-56.00 30.00-38.00
SIOUX F* 61.75 58.50 47.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-119.00 105.00-119.00 87.00-99.25
PONOKA 114.00-118.00 110.00-118.50 89.00-94.00
STRATHMOR 105.00-119.00 100.00-117.00 80.00-96.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 97.00-113.00 80.00-94.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 113.00-125.00 113.00-124.75 94.00-102.00
PONOKA 118.00-124.50 117.00-123.00 92.00-99.00
STRATHMOR 108.00-123.00 108.00-124.00 80.00-104.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 105.00-120.30 88.00-98.75
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 120.00-129.75 118.00-129.75 95.00-105.00
PONOKA 123.00-131.00 120.00-128.00 96.50-103.00
STRATHMOR 122.00-133.00 118.00-131.00 90.00-110.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 130.00-141.50 125.00-137.50 100.00-109.50
PONOKA 128.00-137.00 124.00-135.00 96.50-107.00
STRATHMOR 115.00-144.00 115.00-144.00 90.00-112.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 110.00-139.00 102.00-121.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 100.00-113.00 100.00-113.00 82.00-91.00
PONOKA 108.00-114.50 108.00-113.00 84.00-89.50
STRATHMOR 95.00-117.00 95.00-113.00 76.00-94.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 110.00-123.00 110.00-118.00 85.00-93.00
PONOKA 117.00-125.00 114.00-119.00 85.00-91.50
STRATHMOR 110.00-137.00 100.00-128.00 78.00-99.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Oct01/2010
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 17,630 3,279 21,282
EAST 0 3,384 32 10,173
WEST 0 14,246 3,247 11,109
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Oct29/10 Oct22/10 Oct30/09
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 144.73
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 144.38
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Oct29/10 Oct22/10 Oct30/09
CHOICE 6-900 161.54 159.19 141.15
SELECT 6-900 154.12 152.31 135.79
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Oct23/10(prel) Oct16/10(prel) Oct24/09
CANADA 434,720 365,285 445,541
EAST 258,755 221,293 269,947
WEST 175,965 143,992 175,594
ALBERTA 56,882 43,510 57,941
WEEK END Oct30/10(est) Oct23/10(est) Oct31/09
US 2,311,000 2,346,000 2,294,100
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Oct28/10 Oct21/10 Oct29/09
ALTA AVG 1.145 1.175 .978
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.014
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Oct29/10 Oct22/10 Oct30/09
US $/CWT 58.93 63.15 52.05
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.145 1.236 1.070
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 73.68 77.52 57.16
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Oct29/2010
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
DEC 66.20 -4.45 DEC .9793 +0.0070
FEB 71.92 -4.00 MAR .9770 +0.0071
APR 75.95 -4.00 JUN .9747 +0.0070
MAY 81.90 -3.30 SEP .9719 +0.0068
JUN 84.83 -2.92 DEC .9693 +0.0068
JUL 84.65 -2.15 MAR .9667 +0.0068
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Oct23/10 Oct16/10 Oct24/09
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 204.0 203.0 202.0
FD:HOG RATIO Oct22/10Oct15/10Oct23/09
US CORN 12.2 12.6 13.7
Oct22/10 Oct15/10 Oct23/09
ALTA BARLEY 11.5 12.5 10.1
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Oct28/2010
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 154.54-168.12 181.54-226.74 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 59.25$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Oct21/2010
CENTRAL ALTA 123.36-136.32
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