CAN/US $ Oct26 100.10 Oct19 100.68 Oct28/11 100.43
BANK RATE % Oct23 1.25 Oct16 1.25 Oct25/11 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Oct20/12(prel) Oct13/12(prel) Oct22/11
CANADA 34,922 40,866 57,223
EAST 13,873 11,896 15,441
WEST 21,049 28,970 41,782
WEEK END Oct27/12(est) Oct20/12(est) Oct29/11
US 641,000 634,000 672,400
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Oct20/12 Oct13/12 Oct22/11
A 28,662 34,195 44,238
B 674 703 1,033
D 4,539 4,856 7,424
E 9 129 549
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Oct20/12 Oct13/12 Oct22/11
A 2.2% 2.1% 3.7%
AA 40.5% 40.4% 45.3%
AAA 57.3% 57.5% 51.0%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Oct20/12(prel) Oct13/12(prel) Oct22/11
STEERS 19,643 22,524 25,720
HEIFERS 9,997 12,713 19,927
COWS 5,280 5,520 10,934
BULLS 2 109 642
CALVES 3,346 3,255 4,501
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Oct26/2012
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
OCT 125.50 -0.80 NOV 145.32 -3.05
DEC 125.25 -2.03 JAN 147.07 -3.15
FEB 129.18 -1.82 MAR 149.65 -2.55
APR 133.40 -1.38 APR 151.30 -2.42
JUN 130.10 -1.10 MAY 152.63 -2.68
AUG 129.90 -1.13 AUG 155.88 -1.90
WEEK END Oct26/12 Oct19/12 Oct28/11
US FSP - US$/CWT 144.92 144.80 140.10
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Oct19/12 Oct12/12 Oct21/11
EAST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.20 13.28 12.99
CURRENTNESS Oct20/12 Oct13/12 Oct22/11
WEST-A1% 32.4% 38.2% 42.0%
CAN-A1% 40.6% 42.7% 44.4%
FD:STR RATIO Oct19/12 Oct12/12 Oct21/11
ALTA BARLEY 17.3 17.6 23.8
Oct20/12 Oct13/12 Oct22/11
US CORN 16.0 15.8 18.7
AVG CARCASS WT Oct20/12 Oct13/12 Oct22/11
WEST STR-LBS 899.0 892.0 895.0
CAN STR-LBS 901.0 896.0 892.0
US CATTLE-LBS 800.0 798.0 777.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Oct26/12 Oct19/12 Oct28/11
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 183.00 N/A 181.75
STR-HIGH 184.25 N/A 182.85
HFR-LOW 183.00 N/A 182.00
HFR-HIGH 185.50 N/A 182.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 110.00-110.00 106.00-108.00 108.65-108.65
AVERAGE N/A 106.80 109.50
VOLUME N/A 8,763 6,555
HFR-RANGE N/A-N/A 107.40-108.00 108.65-108.80
AVERAGE N/A 107.49 108.68
VOLUME N/A 2,948 3,337
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Oct26/12 Oct19/12 Oct28/11
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 100.72-120.46 105.08-115.88
NEBRASKA* 125.00-128.00 123.00-128.00 119.50-123.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 96.79-113.21 98.13-113.70
NEBRASKA* 124.00-128.00 124.00-128.00 121.00-123.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 55.00-65.00 55.00-65.00 63.00-70.00
SIOUX F* 72.25 77.50 71.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-133.75 122.00-131.25 125.00-144.50
PONOKA 127.00-135.00 123.00-132.00 126.00-137.00
STRATHMOR 122.00-136.00 122.00-134.00 120.00-139.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 120.00-139.00 124.00-139.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 135.00-140.25 135.00-140.25 125.00-148.00
PONOKA 137.00-143.00 130.00-140.00 135.00-146.00
STRATHMOR 128.00-143.00 125.00-144.00 130.00-150.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 140.00-155.50 137.25-162.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 140.00-160.00 140.00-142.75 142.00-152.00
PONOKA 140.00-150.00 135.00-147.00 143.00-160.00
STRATHMOR 135.00-150.00 138.00-157.00 138.00-161.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 155.00-171.00 155.00-171.00 155.00-168.25
PONOKA 155.00-168.00 147.00-155.00 150.00-173.00
STRATHMOR 145.00-172.00 150.00-174.00 155.00-178.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 132.00-170.00 141.00-177.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 120.00-126.75 120.00-128.00 115.00-133.75
PONOKA 122.00-131.00 116.00-129.00 122.00-130.00
STRATHMOR 118.00-130.00 118.00-130.00 120.00-138.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 125.00-144.00 125.00-140.00 130.00-149.00
PONOKA 130.00-153.00 125.00-135.00 135.00-167.00
STRATHMOR 130.00-152.00 130.00-152.00 135.00-162.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
** Alberta breakdown not available
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Oct12/2012
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 19,993 2,448 18,130
EAST 0 4,219 97 7,364
WEST 0 15,774 2,351 10,766
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Oct26/12 Oct19/12 Oct28/11
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 176.51
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 167.16
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Oct26/12 Oct19/12 Oct28/11
CHOICE 6-900 198.49 195.65 186.97
SELECT 6-900 182.21 180.30 168.88
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Oct20/12(prel) Oct13/12(prel) Oct22/11
CANADA 440,694 373,389 440,317
EAST 261,419 217,388 262,427
WEST 179,275 156,001 177,890
AB/BC** 56,647 46,947 59,882
WEEK END Oct27/12(est) Oct20/12(est) Oct29/11
US 2,379,000 2,388,000 2,307,800
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Oct25/12 Oct18/12 Oct27/11
ALTA AVG N/A 1.443 1.652
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.981
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Oct26/12 Oct19/12 Oct28/11
US $/CWT 82.35 82.41 87.78
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.569 1.561 1.667
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 85.17 88.24 97.49
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Oct26/2012
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
DEC 78.90 -0.72 DEC .9999 -0.0053
FEB 84.45 -1.25 MAR .9978 -0.0052
APR 90.25 -0.55 JUN .9956 -0.0052
MAY 97.97 -0.13 SEP .9933 -0.0053
JUN 100.68 -0.15 DEC .9910 -0.0052
JUL 100.30 -0.03 MAR .9886 -0.0053
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Oct20/12 Oct13/12 Oct22/11
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 202.0 202.0 204.0
FD:HOG RATIO Oct19/12Oct12/12Oct21/11
US CORN 10.6 10.1 14.2
Oct19/12 Oct12/12 Oct21/11
ALTA BARLEY 8.5 8.5 13.1
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Oct25/2012
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 151.67-167.85 128.78-200.91 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 59.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Oct18/2012
CENTRAL ALTA 101.76-120.48
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