CAN/US $ Sep30 96.26 Sep23 97.26 Oct01/10 97.90
BANK RATE % Sep27 1.25 Sep20 1.25 Sep28/10 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Sep24/11(prel) Sep17/11(prel) Sep25/10
CANADA 56,752 59,646 64,909
EAST 15,387 15,326 15,915
WEST 41,365 44,320 48,994
ALBERTA N/A N/A 48,851
WEEK END Oct01/11(est) Sep24/11(est) Oct02/10
US 677,000 663,000 656,600
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Sep24/11 Sep17/11 Sep25/10
A 45,856 45,954 51,501
B 983 898 881
D 5,364 7,813 4,974
E 338 718 812
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Sep24/11 Sep17/11 Sep25/10
A 4.0% 3.5% 2.6%
AA 47.8% 48.1% 44.2%
AAA 48.1% 48.4% 53.2%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Sep24/11(prel) Sep17/11(prel) Sep25/10
STEERS 31,367 32,948 32,771
HEIFERS 16,007 14,496 20,422
COWS 8,941 11,413 10,806
BULLS 437 789 910
CALVES 4,335 4,101 4,756
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Sep30/2011
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
OCT 122.15 +5.33 OCT 140.53 +5.70
DEC 122.65 +5.93 NOV 142.93 +6.35
FEB 124.15 +4.55 JAN 146.07 +7.38
APR 126.58 +3.50 MAR 146.32 +6.07
JUN 123.50 +2.55 APR 147.15 +5.70
AUG 123.50 +1.45 MAY 147.60 +5.80
WEEK END Sep30/11 Sep23/11 Oct01/10
US FSP - US$/CWT 133.42 131.56 110.03
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Sep23/11 Sep16/11 Sep24/10
EAST-$/HEAD 112.00 112.00 96.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.51 13.49 11.12
CURRENTNESS Sep24/11 Sep17/11 Sep25/10
WEST-A1% 45.2% 48.6% 46.9%
CAN-A1% 47.8% 50.8% 48.8%
FD:STR RATIO Sep23/11 Sep16/11 Sep24/10
ALTA BARLEY 23.0 23.6 23.4
Sep24/11 Sep17/11 Sep25/10
US CORN 15.9 16.2 26.6
AVG CARCASS WT Sep24/11 Sep17/11 Sep25/10
WEST STR-LBS 888.0 886.0 864.0
CAN STR-LBS 883.0 884.0 861.0
US CATTLE-LBS 775.0 775.0 779.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Sep30/11 Sep23/11 Oct01/10
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 172.75 171.75 148.25
STR-HIGH 176.75 173.00 150.50
HFR-LOW 174.50 172.00 148.85
HFR-HIGH 176.75 173.00 150.50
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 103.75-107.00 103.00-105.50 88.00-90.05
AVERAGE N/A 104.29 90.02
VOLUME N/A 15,066 14,412
HFR-RANGE 103.85-107.00 100.25-104.00 89.35-90.75
AVERAGE N/A 102.57 89.48
VOLUME N/A 4,103 10,774
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Sep30/11 Sep23/11 Oct01/10
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 97.10-110.30 86.76-94.23
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 115.00-117.00 96.00-97.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 95.03-109.05 78.82-93.04
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 116.00-117.00 96.00-97.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 60.00-68.00 60.00-70.00 50.00-61.00
SIOUX F* 63.25 67.25 59.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 120.00-135.75 120.00-135.00 105.00-115.50
PONOKA 125.00-135.00 125.00-134.50 108.00-113.50
STRATHMOR 120.00-133.00 120.00-133.00 95.00-113.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 125.00-136.00 107.00-115.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 120.00-142.00 120.00-142.00 113.00-122.75
PONOKA 130.00-143.00 130.00-143.00 109.00-118.00
STRATHMOR 125.00-148.00 125.00-144.00 90.00-120.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 125.00-142.85 105.75-119.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 135.00-151.75 135.00-150.75 118.00-124.75
PONOKA 137.00-150.00 140.00-150.25 117.00-125.50
STRATHMOR 140.00-155.00 130.00-151.00 100.00-128.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 155.00-173.00 155.00-166.00 125.00-133.50
PONOKA 145.00-160.00 145.00-160.00 122.00-130.00
STRATHMOR 130.00-172.00 130.00-162.00 110.00-132.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 125.00-167.00 107.00-137.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 115.00-132.50 115.00-135.50 98.00-108.25
PONOKA 117.00-128.00 120.00-130.00 104.00-109.25
STRATHMOR 118.00-138.00 118.00-134.00 80.00-109.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 130.00-146.00 130.00-146.00 110.00-115.00
PONOKA 125.00-142.00 134.00-142.00 108.00-113.00
STRATHMOR 120.00-157.00 120.00-148.00 90.00-122.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
** Alberta breakdown not available
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Sep16/2011
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 14,203 729 21,556
EAST 0 2,572 33 10,340
WEST 0 11,631 696 11,216
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Sep30/11 Sep23/11 Oct01/10
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 173.13 151.62
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 165.03 147.60
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Sep30/11 Sep23/11 Oct01/10
CHOICE 6-900 183.19 184.50 156.27
SELECT 6-900 169.10 171.29 148.06
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Sep24/11(prel) Sep17/11(prel) Sep25/10
CANADA 436,635 438,007 425,688
EAST 261,698 266,457 255,123
WEST 174,937 171,550 170,565
AB/BC** 58,114 56,138 62,316
WEEK END Oct01/11(est) Sep24/11(est) Oct02/10
US 2,250,000 2,289,000 2,149,900
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Sep29/11 Sep22/11 Sep30/10
ALTA AVG 1.652 1.595 1.474
ONT AVG N/A 1.852 1.572
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Sep30/11 Sep23/11 Oct01/10
US $/CWT 90.36 88.24 76.56
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.791 1.731 1.492
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 98.06 96.63 88.43
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Sep30/2011
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
OCT 93.38 +4.58 DEC .9561 -0.0108
DEC 87.80 +4.08 MAR .9550 -0.0110
FEB 91.58 +3.65 JUN .9544 -0.0112
APR 93.50 +3.05 SEP .9536 -0.0114
MAY 97.25 +2.25 DEC .9530 -0.0114
JUN 99.80 +1.92 MAR .9523 -0.0112
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Sep24/11 Sep17/11 Sep25/10
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 200.0 199.0 200.0
FD:HOG RATIO Sep23/11Sep16/11Sep24/10
US CORN 12.2 12.1 16.8
Sep23/11 Sep16/11 Sep24/10
ALTA BARLEY 12.8 12.7 14.0
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Sep29/2011
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 176.33-190.00 175.53-224.23 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 227.75 60.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Sep22/2011
CENTRAL ALTA 165.60-187.20
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