Weekly Livestock Market Review - September 21, 2012

The next weekly will be published on Friday, September 28, 2012
This information is collected by the Statistics and Data Development Branch

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)