CAN/US $ Oct21 99.10 Oct14 97.68 Oct22/10 97.44
BANK RATE % Oct18 1.25 Oct11 1.25 Oct19/10 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Oct15/11(prel) Oct08/11(prel) Oct16/10
CANADA 55,164 57,935 56,202
EAST 13,976 15,728 12,860
WEST 41,188 42,207 43,342
ALBERTA N/A N/A 43,195
WEEK END Oct22/11(est) Oct15/11(est) Oct23/10
US 651,000 650,000 668,900
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Oct15/11 Oct08/11 Oct16/10
A 43,999 45,577 44,541
B 930 965 885
D 6,597 6,303 3,994
E 394 525 516
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Oct15/11 Oct08/11 Oct16/10
A 3.1% 4.3% 2.9%
AA 43.2% 44.2% 44.1%
AAA 53.7% 51.6% 53.0%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Oct15/11(prel) Oct08/11(prel) Oct16/10
STEERS 26,042 28,531 24,316
HEIFERS 19,440 18,833 21,906
COWS 9,232 9,946 9,428
BULLS 450 625 552
CALVES 3,718 4,731 4,135
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Oct21/2011
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
OCT 121.93 +0.27 OCT 139.40 -0.50
DEC 122.15 -1.05 NOV 142.72 -1.70
FEB 124.80 -0.58 JAN 147.60 +0.13
APR 128.90 +0.75 MAR 148.18 +0.35
JUN 126.65 +0.43 APR 148.30 +0.05
AUG 126.47 +0.52 MAY 148.65 +0.18
WEEK END Oct21/11 Oct14/11 Oct22/10
US FSP - US$/CWT 138.18 137.13 110.07
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Oct14/11 Oct07/11 Oct15/10
EAST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 94.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.06 13.20 11.17
CURRENTNESS Oct15/11 Oct08/11 Oct16/10
WEST-A1% 44.7% 42.2% 46.1%
CAN-A1% 46.0% 45.0% 47.6%
FD:STR RATIO Oct14/11 Oct07/11 Oct15/10
ALTA BARLEY 23.6 24.2 25.2
Oct15/11 Oct08/11 Oct16/10
US CORN 19.1 20.4 18.6
AVG CARCASS WT Oct15/11 Oct08/11 Oct16/10
WEST STR-LBS 888.0 901.0 873.0
CAN STR-LBS 890.0 898.0 875.0
US CATTLE-LBS 774.0 774.0 784.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Oct21/11 Oct14/11 Oct22/10
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 182.50 180.00 158.50
STR-HIGH 185.50 182.50 159.85
HFR-LOW 184.00 180.00 158.50
HFR-HIGH 185.50 182.50 159.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 108.50-112.00 107.50-109.50 93.50-97.50
AVERAGE N/A 108.94 95.45
VOLUME N/A 9,819 11,690
HFR-RANGE 107.25-112.00 N/A-N/A 93.50-96.50
AVERAGE N/A 108.56 95.13
VOLUME N/A 6,467 4,563
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Oct21/11 Oct14/11 Oct22/10
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 106.22-116.01 87.08-95.56
NEBRASKA* 118.00-122.50 119.00-121.00 99.00-102.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 99.63-113.01 87.11-95.96
NEBRASKA* 118.00-122.50 117.75-121.00 98.00-102.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 63.00-70.00 N/A-N/A 50.00-56.00
SIOUX F* 74.00 71.25 58.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-143.50 120.00-139.25 105.00-119.00
PONOKA 128.00-144.00 128.00-140.00 110.00-118.50
STRATHMOR 120.00-142.00 120.00-142.00 100.00-117.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 129.00-136.00 97.00-113.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-148.25 125.00-149.25 113.00-124.75
PONOKA 138.00-152.00 135.00-147.00 117.00-123.00
STRATHMOR 130.00-151.00 130.00-151.00 108.00-124.00
C.NEBRAS* 132.00-152.50 127.00-149.75 105.00-120.30
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 142.00-156.00 142.00-154.25 118.00-129.75
PONOKA 145.00-160.00 145.00-155.00 120.00-128.00
STRATHMOR 146.00-163.00 146.00-163.00 118.00-131.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 155.00-176.25 155.00-180.00 125.00-137.50
PONOKA 150.00-176.00 150.00-172.00 124.00-135.00
STRATHMOR 155.00-180.00 155.00-182.00 115.00-144.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 129.00-173.00 110.00-139.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 115.00-133.75 115.00-133.50 100.00-113.00
PONOKA 124.00-136.00 125.00-135.00 108.00-113.00
STRATHMOR 120.00-138.00 120.00-138.00 95.00-113.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 130.00-153.00 130.00-148.00 110.00-118.00
PONOKA 135.00-150.00 135.00-150.00 114.00-119.00
STRATHMOR 135.00-165.00 135.00-165.00 100.00-128.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
** Alberta breakdown not available
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Oct07/2011
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 Oct21/11 Oct14/11 Oct22/10
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 173.61 151.69
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 164.71 148.69
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Oct21/11 Oct14/11 Oct22/10
CHOICE 6-900 184.81 185.39 159.19
SELECT 6-900 166.74 168.70 152.31
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Oct15/11(prel) Oct08/11(prel) Oct16/10
CANADA N/A 418,349 365,285
EAST N/A 248,913 221,293
WEST N/A 169,436 143,992
AB/BC** N/A 60,159 43,510
WEEK END Oct22/11(est) Oct15/11(est) Oct23/10
US 2,323,000 2,323,000 2,341,300
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Oct20/11 Oct13/11 Oct21/10
ALTA AVG 1.675 1.709 1.240
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.316
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Oct21/11 Oct14/11 Oct22/10
US $/CWT 90.90 90.86 63.15
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.750 1.775 1.236
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 99.68 97.33 77.52
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Oct21/2011
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
DEC 89.65 -0.42 DEC .9893 +0.0022
FEB 92.03 -0.52 MAR .9875 +0.0019
APR 94.75 +0.30 JUN .9862 +0.0016
MAY 99.90 +0.80 SEP .9850 +0.0014
JUN 100.63 -0.08 DEC .9839 +0.0012
JUL 99.33 +0.38 MAR .9829 +0.0010
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Oct15/11 Oct08/11 Oct16/10
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 203.0 202.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO Oct14/11Oct07/11Oct15/10
US CORN 14.4 15.7 12.6
Oct14/11 Oct07/11 Oct15/10
ALTA BARLEY 13.4 13.7 13.3
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Oct20/2011
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 199.14-214.43 174.48-240.91 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 66.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Oct13/2011
CENTRAL ALTA N/A- N/A
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