CAN/US $ Sep21 102.52 Sep14 102.99 Sep23/11 97.26 BANK RATE % Sep18 1.25 Sep11 1.25 Sep20/11 1.25 CATTLE SLAUGHTER WEEK END Sep15/12(prel) Sep08/12(prel) Sep17/11 CANADA 50,023 46,587 59,646 EAST 12,427 9,918 15,326 WEST 37,596 36,669 44,320 WEEK END Sep22/12(est) Sep15/12(est) Sep24/11 US 623,000 647,000 661,700 CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES WEEK END Sep15/12 Sep08/12 Sep17/11 A 42,778 38,537 45,954 B 1,583 1,241 898 D 4,366 5,381 7,813 E 436 511 718 A GRADE MARBLING (%) WEEK END Sep15/12 Sep08/12 Sep17/11 A 2.7% 2.8% 3.5% AA 43.6% 45.9% 48.1% AAA 53.7% 51.4% 48.4% CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES WEEK END Sep15/12(prel) Sep08/12(prel) Sep17/11 STEERS 31,242 27,651 32,948 HEIFERS 13,238 12,370 14,496 COWS 5,133 6,084 11,413 BULLS 410 482 789 CALVES 4,446 3,906 4,101 CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Sep21/2012 MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG OCT 125.53 -1.52 SEP 143.80 -1.20 DEC 128.47 -1.45 OCT 147.22 N/A FEB 131.93 -1.00 NOV 148.70 +0.50 APR 135.72 -0.75 JAN 150.88 +0.60 JUN 132.40 -0.22 MAR 153.43 +0.30 AUG 132.40 -0.40 APR 154.10 -0.85 WEEK END Sep21/12 Sep14/12 Sep23/11 US FSP - US$/CWT 142.37 143.13 131.56 CATTLE INDICATORS BY PROD VAL Sep14/12 Sep07/12 Sep16/11 EAST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 112.00 WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A US-US$/CWT 13.59 13.54 13.49 CURRENTNESS Sep15/12 Sep08/12 Sep17/11 WEST-A1% 49.2% 50.2% 48.6% CAN-A1% 50.6% 51.3% 50.8% FD:STR RATIO Sep14/12 Sep07/12 Sep16/11 ALTA BARLEY 18.5 18.6 23.6 Sep15/12 Sep08/12 Sep17/11 US CORN 16.6 15.5 16.2 AVG CARCASS WT Sep15/12 Sep08/12 Sep17/11 WEST STR-LBS 888.0 895.0 886.0 CAN STR-LBS 892.0 893.0 884.0 US CATTLE-LBS 793.0 794.0 775.0 CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT WEEK END Sep21/12 Sep14/12 Sep23/11 ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES STR-LOW 179.50 182.50 171.75 STR-HIGH 180.85 182.85 173.00 HFR-LOW 179.50 182.50 172.00 HFR-HIGH 180.75 182.50 173.00 ALBERTA DIRECT SALES STR-RANGE 110.00-110.25 107.25-110.00 103.00-105.50 AVERAGE N/A 108.92 104.29 VOLUME N/A 12,675 15,066 HFR-RANGE 105.00-110.25 108.00-110.00 100.25-104.00 AVERAGE N/A 108.48 102.57 VOLUME N/A 5,104 4,103 OPEN MARKET - $/CWT Sep21/12 Sep14/12 Sep23/11 STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4 ONTARIO N/A-N/A 98.09-112.83 97.10-110.30 NEBRASKA* 125.00-126.00 124.00-127.50 115.00-117.00 HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4 ONTARIO N/A-N/A 99.90-112.03 95.03-109.05 NEBRASKA* 125.00-126.00 124.00-127.50 116.00-117.00 COWS - D1,2 CLYDE 65.00-72.00 70.00-77.00 60.00-70.00 SIOUX F* 84.00 82.75 67.25 800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS CLYDE 135.00-143.00 135.00-144.25 120.00-135.00 PONOKA 130.00-137.00 130.00-138.00 125.00-134.50 STRATHMOR 122.00-137.00 122.00-139.00 120.00-133.00 ONTARIO N/A-N/A 135.00-152.00 125.00-136.00 700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS CLYDE 140.00-150.00 140.00-151.25 120.00-142.00 PONOKA 138.00-145.00 137.00-148.00 130.00-143.00 STRATHMOR 125.00-146.00 125.00-148.00 125.00-144.00 C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 137.50-158.25 125.00-142.85 600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS CLYDE 145.00-158.00 145.00-151.00 135.00-150.75 PONOKA 140.00-148.00 143.00-152.00 140.00-150.25 STRATHMOR 130.00-153.00 130.00-158.00 130.00-151.00 500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS CLYDE 150.00-167.00 150.00-167.00 155.00-166.00 PONOKA 145.00-158.00 150.00-162.00 145.00-160.00 STRATHMOR 140.00-172.00 140.00-172.00 130.00-162.00 ONTARIO N/A-N/A 130.00-177.00 125.00-167.00 700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS CLYDE 125.00-130.00 125.00-133.00 115.00-135.50 PONOKA 122.00-132.00 128.00-136.00 120.00-130.00 STRATHMOR 118.00-134.00 118.00-138.00 118.00-134.00 500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS CLYDE 140.00-145.00 140.00-143.00 130.00-146.00 PONOKA 135.00-148.00 132.00-142.00 134.00-142.00 STRATHMOR 130.00-156.00 132.00-156.00 120.00-148.00 NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars ** Alberta breakdown not available PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Sep07/2012 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 Sep21/12 Sep14/12 Sep23/11 CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 185.29 173.13 CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 179.78 165.03 US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT WEEK END Sep21/12 Sep14/12 Sep23/11 CHOICE 6-900 194.11 191.50 184.50 SELECT 6-900 183.71 180.04 171.29 HOG SLAUGHTER WEEK END Sep15/12(prel) Sep08/12(prel) Sep17/11 CANADA 437,343 369,275 438,007 EAST 261,424 215,412 266,457 WEST 175,919 153,863 171,550 AB/BC** 58,039 47,739 56,138 WEEK END Sep22/12(est) Sep15/12(est) Sep24/11 US 2,406,000 2,428,000 2,291,700 HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG WEEK END Sep20/12 Sep13/12 Sep22/11 ALTA AVG N/A 1.172 1.595 ONT AVG N/A 1.499 1.852 INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES WEEK END Sep21/12 Sep14/12 Sep23/11 US $/CWT 70.32 62.94 88.24 CAN EQVT $/KG 1.308 1.166 1.731 US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT US $/CWT 77.84 78.05 96.63 HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Sep21/2012 MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG OCT 75.80 +1.77 DEC 1.0216 -0.0069 DEC 74.97 +1.07 MAR 1.0193 -0.0067 FEB 81.20 +1.25 JUN 1.0167 -0.0065 APR 87.70 +0.88 SEP 1.0140 -0.0062 MAY 95.55 +0.08 DEC 1.0113 -0.0063 JUN 98.10 -0.20 MAR 1.0084 N/A HOG INDICATORS WEEK END Sep15/12 Sep08/12 Sep17/11 AV DRSD WT US-LBS 201.0 201.0 199.0 FD:HOG RATIO Sep14/12Sep07/12Sep16/11 US CORN 8.4 8.4 12.1 Sep14/12 Sep07/12 Sep16/11 ALTA BARLEY 7.2 7.5 12.7 SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Sep20/2012 MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP (95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.) ONTARIO 120.98-134.83 128.57-193.28 N/A TEXAS (US$) N/A 90.00 53.00$/CWT MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Sep13/2012 CENTRAL ALTA 112.80-119.04 (INNISFAIL)