Weekly Livestock Market Review - September 14, 2012

The next weekly will be published on Friday, September 21, 2012
This information is collected by the Statistics and Data Development Branch

CAN/US $ Sep14 102.99 Sep07 102.27 Sep16/11 101.90
BANK RATE % Sep11  1.25 Sep04  1.25 Sep13/11  1.25

CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END  Sep08/12(prel)  Sep01/12(prel)  Sep10/11
CANADA      46,587          52,774          49,813
EAST         9,918          12,384          12,493
WEST        36,669          40,390          37,320
WEEK END  Sep15/12(est)   Sep08/12(est)   Sep17/11
US         647,000         551,000         658,600
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END  Sep08/12        Sep01/12        Sep10/11
A           38,537          46,212          38,663
B            1,241           1,049             626
D            5,381           3,967           6,576
E              511             502             460
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END  Sep08/12        Sep01/12        Sep10/11
A             2.8%            3.2%            3.4%
AA           45.9%           46.7%           47.6%
AAA          51.4%           50.0%           49.0%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END  Sep08/12(prel)  Sep01/12(prel)  Sep10/11
STEERS      27,651          35,292          27,663
HEIFERS     12,370          12,377          12,130
COWS         6,084           4,643           9,497
BULLS          482             462             523
CALVES       3,906           4,166           3,591

CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Sep14/2012
MTH   LIVE      CHG            MTH   FEEDER    CHG
OCT  127.05   +0.58            SEP  145.00   +0.70
DEC  129.93   +0.75            NOV  148.20   +0.52
FEB  132.93   +0.25            JAN  150.28   +0.60
APR  136.47   +0.35            MAR  153.13   +0.93
JUN  132.63   +0.15            APR  154.95   +1.95
AUG  132.80   +0.40            MAY  156.20   +1.95
WEEK END        Sep14/12     Sep07/12     Sep16/11
US FSP - US$/CWT  143.13       141.80       132.48

CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL     Sep07/12     Aug31/12     Sep09/11
  EAST-$/HEAD        N/A          N/A       111.00
  WEST-$/HEAD        N/A          N/A          N/A
  US-US$/CWT       13.54        13.46        13.48
CURRENTNESS     Sep08/12     Sep01/12     Sep10/11
  WEST-A1%         50.2%        53.9%        50.7%
  CAN-A1%          51.3%        54.2%        51.4%
FD:STR RATIO    Sep07/12     Aug31/12     Sep09/11
  ALTA BARLEY       18.6         19.1         23.6
                Sep08/12     Sep01/12     Sep10/11
  US CORN           15.5         14.7         15.8

AVG CARCASS WT  Sep08/12     Sep01/12     Sep10/11
  WEST STR-LBS     895.0        884.0        877.0
  CAN STR-LBS      893.0        884.0        876.0
  US CATTLE-LBS    794.0        794.0        775.0

CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END  Sep14/12        Sep07/12        Sep16/11
            ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW     182.50          180.00          168.85
STR-HIGH    182.85          182.85          172.75
HFR-LOW     182.50          180.25          168.85
HFR-HIGH    182.50          182.85          169.50
            ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 107.25-110.00  108.75-110.75  104.00-104.00
AVERAGE        N/A          109.58          102.78
VOLUME         N/A          13,631          13,262
HFR-RANGE 108.00-110.00  109.00-109.00  101.10-103.00
AVERAGE        N/A          108.73          102.09
VOLUME         N/A           7,024           5,592

OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
          Sep14/12        Sep07/12        Sep16/11
          STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A      98.68-116.87  101.55-115.24
NEBRASKA* 124.00-127.50     N/A-N/A     116.50-117.00
          HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A     101.44-115.08   94.82-113.06
NEBRASKA* 125.00-127.50     N/A-N/A     116.50-117.00
          COWS - D1,2
CLYDE      70.00-77.00    70.00-70.00    60.00-73.00
SIOUX F*     82.75           82.25           69.50

          800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE     135.00-144.25  135.00-143.25  120.00-134.25
PONOKA    130.00-138.00  135.00-141.00  125.00-133.00
STRATHMOR 122.00-139.00  122.00-142.00     N/A-N/A
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A     128.00-145.00  124.00-135.00
          700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE     140.00-151.25  140.00-148.25  120.00-140.00
PONOKA    137.00-148.00  142.00-148.00  133.00-143.00
STRATHMOR 125.00-148.00  125.00-148.00     N/A-N/A
C.NEBRAS*    N/A-N/A     140.00-156.00  131.25-143.25
          600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE     145.00-151.00  145.00-159.00  135.00-148.75
PONOKA    143.00-152.00  150.00-155.00  141.00-148.00
STRATHMOR 130.00-158.00  130.00-164.00     N/A-N/A
          500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE     150.00-167.00  150.00-167.00  155.00-165.00
PONOKA    150.00-162.00  168.00-171.00  148.00-155.00
STRATHMOR 140.00-172.00  140.00-172.00     N/A-N/A
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A     135.00-164.00  127.00-164.00
          700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE     125.00-133.00  125.00-135.00  115.00-127.00
PONOKA    128.00-136.00  128.00-135.00  121.00-129.00
STRATHMOR 118.00-138.00  118.00-138.00     N/A-N/A
          500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE     140.00-143.00  140.00-143.00  127.00-139.25
PONOKA    132.00-142.00  150.00-155.00  133.00-139.00
STRATHMOR 132.00-156.00  132.00-156.00     N/A-N/A


NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
      ** Alberta breakdown not available

PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Aug31/2012
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     Sep14/12     Sep07/12     Sep16/11
CDA CUTOUT AAA       N/A       184.85       171.50
CDA CUTOUT AA/A      N/A       179.28       164.27

US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END        Sep14/12     Sep07/12     Sep16/11
CHOICE 6-900      191.50       190.97       184.27
SELECT 6-900      180.04       181.52       173.50

HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END  Sep08/12(prel)  Sep01/12(prel)  Sep10/11
CANADA     369,275         427,528         363,226
EAST       215,412         254,246         219,912
WEST       153,863         173,282         143,314
AB/BC**     47,739          58,403          48,089
WEEK END  Sep15/12(est)   Sep08/12(est)   Sep17/11
US       2,428,000       2,062,000       2,290,900

HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END  Sep13/12        Sep06/12        Sep15/11
ALTA AVG       N/A           1.218           1.526
ONT AVG        N/A           1.636           1.799
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END        Sep14/12     Sep07/12     Sep16/11
US $/CWT           62.94        65.94        88.73
CAN EQVT $/KG      1.166        1.230        1.661
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT           77.95        78.87        95.09
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT       CAN/US$ CLOSE Sep14/2012
MTH   LEAN      CHG            MTH   FUTURES   CHG
OCT   74.03   +2.68            SEP  1.0307 +0.0086
DEC   73.90   +3.40            DEC  1.0285 +0.0085
FEB   79.95   +1.95            MAR  1.0260 +0.0085
APR   86.83   +0.48            JUN  1.0232 +0.0083
MAY   95.47   -0.53            SEP  1.0202 +0.0079
JUN   98.30   -0.45            DEC  1.0176 +0.0079
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END            Sep08/12   Sep01/12   Sep10/11
  AV DRSD WT US-LBS    201.0      201.0      199.0
FD:HOG RATIO        Sep07/12Aug31/12Sep09/11
  US CORN                8.4        8.9       11.8
                    Sep07/12   Aug31/12   Sep09/11
  ALTA BARLEY            7.5        9.0       12.6
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Sep13/2012
             MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS     SHEEP
             (95-109 LBS)     (<80 LBS)    (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO      120.65-131.30  128.52-195.41     N/A
TEXAS (US$)        N/A           N/A      55.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Sep06/2012
CENTRAL ALTA 106.56-124.32
(INNISFAIL)