CAN/US $ Nov02 100.36 Oct26 100.10 Nov04/11 98.23
BANK RATE % Oct30 1.25 Oct23 1.25 Nov01/11 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Oct27/12(prel) Oct20/12(prel) Oct29/11
CANADA 39,047 34,922 53,001
EAST 12,202 13,873 15,664
WEST 26,845 21,049 37,337
WEEK END Nov03/12(est) Oct27/12(est) Nov05/11
US 643,000 641,000 650,000
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Oct27/12 Oct20/12 Oct29/11
A 32,016 28,662 40,217
B 774 674 1,305
D 5,351 4,539 6,848
E 17 9 548
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Oct27/12 Oct20/12 Oct29/11
A 2.3% 2.2% 3.0%
AA 41.8% 40.5% 44.9%
AAA 55.8% 57.3% 52.1%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Oct27/12(prel) Oct20/12(prel) Oct29/11
STEERS 19,391 19,643 23,549
HEIFERS 13,621 9,997 18,311
COWS 6,029 5,280 10,475
BULLS 6 2 666
CALVES 4,260 3,346 4,612
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Nov02/2012
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
DEC 125.43 +0.17 NOV 144.90 -0.42
FEB 129.18 +0.00 JAN 146.68 -0.40
APR 133.38 -0.03 MAR 149.03 -0.63
JUN 129.70 -0.40 APR 150.78 -0.53
AUG 129.75 -0.15 MAY 152.18 -0.45
OCT 133.40 +0.20 AUG 155.50 -0.38
WEEK END Nov02/12 Oct26/12 Nov04/11
US FSP - US$/CWT 144.70 144.92 141.67
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Oct26/12 Oct19/12 Oct28/11
EAST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.07 13.20 12.73
CURRENTNESS Oct27/12 Oct20/12 Oct29/11
WEST-A1% 33.2% 32.4% 39.9%
CAN-A1% 39.0% 40.6% 43.5%
FD:STR RATIO Oct26/12 Oct19/12 Oct28/11
ALTA BARLEY 17.7 17.3 23.5
Oct27/12 Oct20/12 Oct29/11
US CORN 16.7 16.0 19.0
AVG CARCASS WT Oct27/12 Oct20/12 Oct29/11
WEST STR-LBS 903.0 899.0 899.0
CAN STR-LBS 903.0 901.0 893.0
US CATTLE-LBS 800.0 800.0 779.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Nov02/12 Oct26/12 Nov04/11
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 187.50 183.00 184.75
STR-HIGH 189.85 184.25 185.85
HFR-LOW 189.00 183.00 184.75
HFR-HIGH 189.85 185.50 185.50
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 112.00-115.50 110.00-110.00 110.25-112.00
AVERAGE N/A 110.03 111.45
VOLUME N/A 7,479 11,056
HFR-RANGE 115.00-115.50 N/A-N/A 110.25-112.00
AVERAGE N/A 110.36 111.34
VOLUME N/A 5,307 3,991
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Nov02/12 Oct26/12 Nov04/11
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 97.55-117.43 105.29-116.48
NEBRASKA* 126.00-127.00 125.00-128.00 122.00-125.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 103.01-116.54 98.80-113.31
NEBRASKA* 125.00-127.00 124.00-128.00 121.00-125.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 55.00-65.00 55.00-65.00 60.00-68.00
SIOUX F* 76.25 72.25 70.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-138.75 125.00-133.75 125.00-143.00
PONOKA 127.00-135.00 127.00-135.00 129.00-132.50
STRATHMOR 122.00-136.00 122.00-136.00 120.00-137.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 115.00-140.00 112.00-137.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 130.00-138.25 135.00-140.25 125.00-144.75
PONOKA 135.00-141.00 137.00-143.00 133.00-139.00
STRATHMOR 128.00-143.00 128.00-143.00 130.00-148.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 139.00-157.50 135.00-160.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 140.00-150.00 140.00-160.00 140.00-148.00
PONOKA 140.00-150.75 140.00-150.00 136.50-152.00
STRATHMOR 133.00-151.00 135.00-150.00 138.00-158.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 155.00-171.00 155.00-171.00 155.00-168.25
PONOKA 155.00-168.00 155.00-168.00 145.00-167.00
STRATHMOR 142.00-172.00 145.00-172.00 155.00-178.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 144.00-175.00 127.00-174.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 120.00-130.75 120.00-126.75 115.00-130.00
PONOKA 123.00-131.00 122.00-131.00 128.00-135.00
STRATHMOR 118.00-132.00 118.00-130.00 120.00-138.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 125.00-146.00 125.00-144.00 130.00-145.25
PONOKA 130.00-151.00 130.00-153.00 136.00-151.00
STRATHMOR 130.00-165.00 130.00-152.00 135.00-164.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
** Alberta breakdown not available
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Oct19/2012
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 24,015 4,213 18,173
EAST 0 5,214 31 7,295
WEST 0 18,801 4,182 10,878
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Nov02/12 Oct26/12 Nov04/11
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 179.96
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 169.73
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Nov02/12 Oct26/12 Nov04/11
CHOICE 6-900 195.34 198.49 187.53
SELECT 6-900 177.09 182.21 169.58
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Oct27/12(prel) Oct20/12(prel) Oct29/11
CANADA 440,374 440,908 447,996
EAST 265,241 261,419 269,600
WEST 175,133 179,489 178,396
AB/BC** 57,406 56,861 60,485
WEEK END Nov03/12(est) Oct27/12(est) Nov05/11
US 2,359,000 2,379,000 2,349,000
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Nov01/12 Oct25/12 Nov03/11
ALTA AVG N/A 1.493 1.590
ONT AVG N/A 1.753 1.926
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Nov02/12 Oct26/12 Nov04/11
US $/CWT 80.78 82.35 85.95
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.535 1.569 1.669
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 85.56 86.46 94.45
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Nov02/2012
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
DEC 77.75 -1.15 DEC 1.0033 +0.0034
FEB 83.90 -0.55 MAR 1.0012 +0.0034
APR 89.47 -0.78 JUN .9991 +0.0035
MAY 97.20 -0.77 SEP .9969 +0.0036
JUN 99.78 -0.90 DEC .9946 +0.0036
JUL 99.70 -0.60 MAR .9922 +0.0036
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Oct27/12 Oct20/12 Oct29/11
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 203.0 202.0 205.0
FD:HOG RATIO Oct26/12Oct19/12Oct28/11
US CORN 10.8 10.6 13.6
Oct26/12 Oct19/12 Oct28/11
ALTA BARLEY 8.7 8.5 12.9
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Nov01/2012
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 144.40-157.36 123.72-199.97 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 59.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Oct25/2012
CENTRAL ALTA 113.28-120.48
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