CAN/US $ Oct19 100.68 Oct12 102.05 Oct21/11 99.10
BANK RATE % Oct16 1.25 Oct09 1.25 Oct18/11 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Oct13/12(prel) Oct06/12(prel) Oct15/11
CANADA 40,866 40,814 55,164
EAST 11,896 14,330 13,976
WEST 28,970 26,484 41,188
WEEK END Oct20/12(est) Oct13/12(est) Oct22/11
US 634,000 631,000 654,700
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Oct13/12 Oct06/12 Oct15/11
A 34,195 34,509 43,999
B 703 704 930
D 4,856 4,597 6,597
E 129 27 394
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Oct13/12 Oct06/12 Oct15/11
A 2.1% 2.6% 3.1%
AA 40.4% 40.8% 43.2%
AAA 57.5% 56.6% 53.7%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Oct13/12(prel) Oct06/12(prel) Oct15/11
STEERS 22,524 24,713 26,042
HEIFERS 12,713 10,776 19,440
COWS 5,520 5,322 9,232
BULLS 109 3 450
CALVES 3,255 4,501 3,718
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Oct19/2012
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
OCT 126.30 +2.40 OCT 146.15 +3.05
DEC 127.28 +1.78 NOV 148.38 +4.15
FEB 131.00 +1.65 JAN 150.22 +4.07
APR 134.78 +1.47 MAR 152.20 +3.10
JUN 131.20 +1.15 APR 153.72 +3.03
AUG 131.03 +0.93 MAY 155.30 +3.18
WEEK END Oct19/12 Oct12/12 Oct21/11
US FSP - US$/CWT 144.80 143.52 138.18
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Oct12/12 Oct05/12 Oct14/11
EAST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.28 13.34 13.06
CURRENTNESS Oct13/12 Oct06/12 Oct15/11
WEST-A1% 38.2% 35.3% 44.7%
CAN-A1% 42.7% 41.5% 46.0%
FD:STR RATIO Oct12/12 Oct05/12 Oct14/11
ALTA BARLEY 17.6 18.1 23.6
Oct13/12 Oct06/12 Oct15/11
US CORN 15.8 16.3 19.1
AVG CARCASS WT Oct13/12 Oct06/12 Oct15/11
WEST STR-LBS 892.0 898.0 888.0
CAN STR-LBS 896.0 904.0 890.0
US CATTLE-LBS 798.0 797.0 774.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Oct19/12 Oct12/12 Oct21/11
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW N/A 175.75 182.50
STR-HIGH N/A 177.50 185.50
HFR-LOW N/A 174.75 184.00
HFR-HIGH N/A 177.50 185.50
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 106.00-108.00 106.50-107.00 108.50-112.00
AVERAGE N/A 106.34 110.15
VOLUME N/A 11,597 11,910
HFR-RANGE 107.40-108.00 106.50-106.50 107.25-112.00
AVERAGE N/A 105.05 110.37
VOLUME N/A 4,235 9,288
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Oct19/12 Oct12/12 Oct21/11
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 105.20-115.53 103.93-116.57
NEBRASKA* 123.00-124.00 122.00-124.00 118.00-122.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 103.59-113.34 102.47-112.56
NEBRASKA* 124.00-127.00 123.00-124.50 118.00-122.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 55.00-65.00 55.00-65.00 63.00-70.00
SIOUX F* 77.50 78.13 74.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 122.00-131.25 122.00-132.50 125.00-143.50
PONOKA 123.00-132.00 122.00-133.00 128.00-144.00
STRATHMOR 122.00-134.00 122.00-134.00 120.00-142.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 122.00-139.00 128.00-141.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 135.00-140.25 130.00-138.00 125.00-148.25
PONOKA 130.00-140.00 128.00-139.00 138.00-152.00
STRATHMOR 125.00-144.00 125.00-142.00 130.00-151.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 143.25-156.50 136.50-148.75
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 140.00-142.75 140.00-144.75 142.00-156.00
PONOKA 135.00-147.00 134.00-148.00 145.00-160.00
STRATHMOR 138.00-157.00 130.00-149.00 146.00-163.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 155.00-171.00 145.00-165.00 155.00-176.25
PONOKA 147.00-155.00 143.00-157.00 150.00-176.00
STRATHMOR 150.00-174.00 140.00-168.00 155.00-180.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 138.00-175.00 132.00-172.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 120.00-128.00 120.00-127.00 115.00-133.75
PONOKA 116.00-129.00 118.00-130.00 124.00-136.00
STRATHMOR 118.00-130.00 118.00-129.00 120.00-138.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 125.00-140.00 125.00-134.00 130.00-153.00
PONOKA 125.00-135.00 130.00-143.00 135.00-150.00
STRATHMOR 130.00-152.00 130.00-144.00 135.00-165.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
** Alberta breakdown not available
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Oct05/2012
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 16,430 2,401 16,651
EAST 0 4,745 33 7,387
WEST 0 11,685 2,368 9,264
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Oct19/12 Oct12/12 Oct21/11
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 174.83
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 165.39
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Oct19/12 Oct12/12 Oct21/11
CHOICE 6-900 195.65 191.15 184.81
SELECT 6-900 180.30 177.00 166.74
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Oct13/12(prel) Oct06/12(prel) Oct15/11
CANADA 373,372 431,656 370,405
EAST 217,388 259,437 218,949
WEST 155,984 172,192 151,456
AB/BC** 46,930 56,033 50,023
WEEK END Oct20/12(est) Oct13/12(est) Oct22/11
US 2,388,000 2,396,000 2,311,700
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Oct18/12 Oct11/12 Oct20/11
ALTA AVG 1.443 1.411 1.677
ONT AVG N/A 1.657 1.988
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Oct19/12 Oct12/12 Oct21/11
US $/CWT 82.41 82.01 90.90
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.561 1.533 1.750
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 89.05 86.27 99.30
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Oct19/2012
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
DEC 79.63 +1.25 DEC 1.0052 -0.0141
FEB 85.70 +1.05 MAR 1.0030 -0.0139
APR 90.80 +0.35 JUN 1.0008 -0.0136
MAY 98.10 -0.40 SEP .9986 -0.0133
JUN 100.83 -0.02 DEC .9962 -0.0130
JUL 100.33 -0.25 MAR .9939 -0.0126
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Oct13/12 Oct06/12 Oct15/11
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 202.0 202.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO Oct12/12Oct05/12Oct14/11
US CORN 10.1 10.2 14.4
Oct12/12 Oct05/12 Oct14/11
ALTA BARLEY 8.5 8.4 13.4
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Oct18/2012
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 152.97-166.95 135.71-217.83 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 56.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Oct11/2012
CENTRAL ALTA 115.20-120.00
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