CAN/US $ Sep23 97.26 Sep16 101.90 Sep24/10 97.44
BANK RATE % Sep20 1.25 Sep13 1.25 Sep21/10 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Sep17/11(prel) Sep10/11(prel) Sep18/10
CANADA 59,646 49,813 65,950
EAST 15,326 12,493 15,968
WEST 44,320 37,320 49,982
ALBERTA N/A N/A 49,840
WEEK END Sep24/11(est) Sep17/11(est) Sep25/10
US 663,000 653,000 665,300
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Sep17/11 Sep10/11 Sep18/10
A 47,064 38,663 51,612
B 898 626 1,241
D 7,813 6,576 5,756
E 718 460 863
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Sep17/11 Sep10/11 Sep18/10
A 3.4% 3.4% 2.3%
AA 49.4% 47.6% 44.8%
AAA 47.2% 49.0% 52.9%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Sep17/11(prel) Sep10/11(prel) Sep18/10
STEERS 32,948 27,663 34,829
HEIFERS 14,496 12,130 18,856
COWS 11,413 9,497 11,356
BULLS 789 523 909
CALVES 4,101 3,591 4,430
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Sep23/2011
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
OCT 116.83 -1.67 SEP 132.10 -3.20
DEC 116.72 -2.23 OCT 134.82 -0.48
FEB 119.60 -2.10 NOV 136.57 -2.73
APR 123.08 -2.58 JAN 138.70 -2.20
JUN 120.95 -3.60 MAR 140.25 -1.63
AUG 122.05 -2.60 APR 141.45 -0.83
WEEK END Sep23/11 Sep16/11 Sep24/10
US FSP - US$/CWT 131.56 132.48 109.92
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Sep16/11 Sep09/11 Sep17/10
EAST-$/HEAD 112.00 111.00 96.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.49 13.48 11.05
CURRENTNESS Sep17/11 Sep10/11 Sep18/10
WEST-A1% 48.6% 50.7% 46.9%
CAN-A1% 52.0% 51.4% 48.8%
FD:STR RATIO Sep16/11 Sep09/11 Sep17/10
ALTA BARLEY 23.6 23.6 24.4
Sep17/11 Sep10/11 Sep18/10
US CORN 16.2 15.8 26.7
AVG CARCASS WT Sep17/11 Sep10/11 Sep18/10
WEST STR-LBS 886.0 877.0 863.0
CAN STR-LBS 884.0 876.0 861.0
US CATTLE-LBS 775.0 775.0 777.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Sep23/11 Sep16/11 Sep24/10
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 171.75 168.85 147.50
STR-HIGH 173.00 172.75 148.85
HFR-LOW 172.00 168.85 147.50
HFR-HIGH 173.00 169.50 148.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 103.00-105.50 104.00-104.00 88.20-88.20
AVERAGE N/A 102.78 89.16
VOLUME N/A 13,262 10,724
HFR-RANGE N/A-100.25 101.10-103.00 88.50-88.80
AVERAGE 104.00 102.09 88.52
VOLUME N/A 5,592 5,870
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Sep23/11 Sep16/11 Sep24/10
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 101.55-115.24 85.39-95.88
NEBRASKA* 115.00-116.00 116.50-117.00 96.50-98.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 94.82-113.06 83.63-95.54
NEBRASKA* 116.00-116.00 116.50-117.00 96.00-98.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 60.00-70.00 60.00-73.00 50.00-59.00
SIOUX F* 67.25 69.50 59.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 120.00-135.00 120.00-134.25 105.00-115.50
PONOKA 125.00-134.50 125.00-133.00 110.00-115.00
STRATHMOR 120.00-133.00 N/A-N/A 95.00-113.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 124.00-135.00 109.00-117.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 120.00-142.00 120.00-140.00 113.00-118.75
PONOKA 130.00-143.00 133.00-143.00 110.00-115.00
STRATHMOR 125.00-144.00 N/A-N/A 90.00-120.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 131.25-143.25 107.25-119.10
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 135.00-150.75 135.00-148.75 118.00-124.75
PONOKA 140.00-150.25 141.00-148.00 115.00-125.50
STRATHMOR 130.00-151.00 N/A-N/A 100.00-128.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 155.00-166.00 155.00-165.00 125.00-129.50
PONOKA 145.00-160.00 148.00-155.00 122.00-131.00
STRATHMOR 130.00-162.00 N/A-N/A 110.00-135.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 127.00-164.00 113.00-137.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 115.00-135.50 115.00-127.00 98.00-110.25
PONOKA 120.00-130.00 121.00-129.00 97.00-107.00
STRATHMOR 118.00-134.00 N/A-N/A 80.00-106.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 130.00-146.00 127.00-139.25 110.00-116.00
PONOKA 134.00-142.00 133.00-139.00 110.00-115.50
STRATHMOR 120.00-148.00 N/A-N/A 90.00-122.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
** Alberta breakdown not available
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Sep09/2011
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 8,733 895 17,897
EAST 0 1,760 35 9,035
WEST 0 6,973 860 8,862
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Sep23/11 Sep16/11 Sep24/10
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 171.50 155.11
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 164.27 151.01
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Sep23/11 Sep16/11 Sep24/10
CHOICE 6-900 184.50 184.27 157.60
SELECT 6-900 171.29 173.50 149.70
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Sep17/11(prel) Sep10/11(prel) Sep18/10
CANADA 430,915 363,226 430,690
EAST 259,470 219,912 258,850
WEST 171,445 143,314 171,840
AB/BC** 56,033 48,089 53,239
WEEK END Sep24/11(est) Sep17/11(est) Sep25/10
US 2,287,000 2,282,000 2,199,000
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Sep22/11 Sep15/11 Sep23/10
ALTA AVG N/A 1.526 1.475
ONT AVG N/A 1.799 1.585
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Sep23/11 Sep16/11 Sep24/10
US $/CWT 88.24 88.73 79.83
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.731 1.661 1.563
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 97.84 95.09 90.80
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Sep23/2011
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
OCT 88.80 +1.45 DEC .9669 -0.0519
DEC 83.72 +1.00 MAR .9660 -0.0515
FEB 87.92 +0.25 JUN .9656 -0.0504
APR 90.45 -1.05 SEP .9650 -0.0495
MAY 95.00 -1.00 DEC .9644 -0.0482
JUN 97.88 -0.72 MAR .9635 N/A
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Sep17/11 Sep10/11 Sep18/10
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 199.0 199.0 199.0
FD:HOG RATIO Sep16/11Sep09/11Sep17/10
US CORN 12.1 11.8 16.7
Sep16/11 Sep09/11 Sep17/10
ALTA BARLEY 12.7 12.6 14.6
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Sep22/2011
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO N/A- N/A N/A- N/A N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 227.50 60.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Sep15/2011
CENTRAL ALTA 167.52-187.68
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