CAN/US $ Oct14 97.68 Oct07 96.82 Oct15/10 98.93
BANK RATE % Oct11 1.25 Oct04 1.25 Oct12/10 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Oct08/11(prel) Oct01/11(prel) Oct09/10
CANADA 57,935 61,540 62,855
EAST 15,728 15,529 15,937
WEST 42,207 46,011 46,918
ALBERTA N/A N/A 46,768
WEEK END Oct15/11(est) Oct08/11(est) Oct16/10
US 650,000 666,000 662,000
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Oct08/11 Oct01/11 Oct09/10
A 45,577 49,168 50,269
B 965 1,023 1,051
D 6,303 6,046 3,956
E 525 447 510
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Oct08/11 Oct01/11 Oct09/10
A 4.3% 3.8% 2.9%
AA 44.2% 44.9% 46.7%
AAA 51.6% 51.3% 50.4%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Oct08/11(prel) Oct01/11(prel) Oct09/10
STEERS 28,531 32,459 31,490
HEIFERS 18,833 18,522 20,610
COWS 9,946 10,035 10,135
BULLS 625 524 620
CALVES 4,731 4,576 4,370
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Oct14/2011
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
OCT 121.65 -0.32 OCT 139.90 +0.28
DEC 123.20 +1.35 NOV 144.43 +2.08
FEB 125.38 +2.17 JAN 147.47 +2.80
APR 128.15 +1.40 MAR 147.82 +2.40
JUN 126.22 +1.97 APR 148.25 +2.50
AUG 125.95 +2.75 MAY 148.47 +2.32
WEEK END Oct14/11 Oct07/11 Oct15/10
US FSP - US$/CWT 137.13 135.23 108.25
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Oct07/11 Sep30/11 Oct08/10
EAST-$/HEAD N/A 112.00 94.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.20 13.46 11.17
CURRENTNESS Oct08/11 Oct01/11 Oct09/10
WEST-A1% 42.2% 45.2% 48.3%
CAN-A1% 45.0% 47.5% 48.7%
FD:STR RATIO Oct07/11 Sep30/11 Oct08/10
ALTA BARLEY 24.2 23.1 24.6
Oct08/11 Oct01/11 Oct09/10
US CORN 20.4 18.7 21.4
AVG CARCASS WT Oct08/11 Oct01/11 Oct09/10
WEST STR-LBS 901.0 896.0 863.0
CAN STR-LBS 898.0 893.0 863.0
US CATTLE-LBS 774.0 775.0 783.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Oct14/11 Oct07/11 Oct15/10
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 180.00 183.50 147.50
STR-HIGH 182.50 185.00 153.75
HFR-LOW 180.00 183.50 147.50
HFR-HIGH 182.50 184.75 151.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 107.50-109.50 107.00-111.35 91.25-91.25
AVERAGE N/A 110.73 91.13
VOLUME N/A 12,276 10,673
HFR-RANGE N/A-N/A 107.00-111.35 92.55-93.30
AVERAGE N/A 110.28 91.20
VOLUME N/A 6,435 6,616
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Oct14/11 Oct07/11 Oct15/10
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 101.71-112.36 83.04-94.44
NEBRASKA* 119.00-121.00 119.25-119.25 95.00-97.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 99.09-110.55 82.02-92.44
NEBRASKA* 117.75-121.00 N/A-N/A 95.00-97.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE N/A-N/A 63.00-70.00 50.00-60.00
SIOUX F* 71.25 65.25 58.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 120.00-139.25 120.00-137.25 105.00-117.50
PONOKA 128.00-140.00 125.00-135.00 105.00-115.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 100.00-115.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 120.00-137.00 101.00-114.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-149.25 125.00-145.25 113.00-121.75
PONOKA 135.00-147.00 130.00-143.00 108.00-122.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 108.00-124.00
C.NEBRAS* 127.00-149.75 132.50-150.75 102.50-126.25
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 142.00-154.25 142.00-155.00 118.00-127.75
PONOKA 145.00-155.00 137.00-150.00 118.00-127.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 118.00-131.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 155.00-180.00 155.00-183.00 125.00-135.50
PONOKA 150.00-172.00 145.00-160.00 125.00-137.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 115.00-136.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 113.00-169.00 108.00-137.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 115.00-133.50 115.00-130.50 98.00-110.00
PONOKA 125.00-135.00 117.00-128.00 98.00-108.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 95.00-113.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 130.00-148.00 130.00-147.00 110.00-120.00
PONOKA 135.00-150.00 125.00-142.00 111.00-120.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 100.00-124.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
** Alberta breakdown not available
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Sep30/2011
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 12,953 510 20,544
EAST 0 2,933 34 9,642
WEST 0 10,020 476 10,902
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Oct14/11 Oct07/11 Oct15/10
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 151.19
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 147.89
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Oct14/11 Oct07/11 Oct15/10
CHOICE 6-900 185.39 184.20 153.18
SELECT 6-900 168.70 170.10 146.04
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Oct08/11(prel) Oct01/11(prel) Oct09/10
CANADA N/A 438,379 416,995
EAST N/A 262,144 255,387
WEST N/A 176,235 161,608
AB/BC** N/A 58,268 55,062
WEEK END Oct15/11(est) Oct08/11(est) Oct16/10
US 2,318,000 2,340,000 2,263,400
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Oct13/11 Oct06/11 Oct14/10
ALTA AVG N/A 1.732 1.329
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.405
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Oct14/11 Oct07/11 Oct15/10
US $/CWT 90.86 93.20 63.97
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.775 1.836 1.234
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 98.71 98.06 81.96
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Oct14/2011
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
DEC 90.08 +0.67 DEC .9871 +0.0260
FEB 92.55 +0.80 MAR .9856 +0.0256
APR 94.45 +0.23 JUN .9846 +0.0254
MAY 99.10 +1.00 SEP .9836 +0.0251
JUN 100.70 +0.30 DEC .9827 +0.0246
JUL 98.95 +0.73 MAR .9819 +0.0244
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Oct08/11 Oct01/11 Oct09/10
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 202.0 201.0 202.0
FD:HOG RATIO Oct07/11Sep30/11Oct08/10
US CORN 15.7 14.6 16.2
Oct07/11 Sep30/11 Oct08/10
ALTA BARLEY 13.7 13.1 14.3
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Oct13/2011
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 190.02-208.10 190.87-264.65 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 64.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Oct06/2011
CENTRAL ALTA N/A- N/A
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