CAN/US $ Nov06 93.28 Oct30 92.82 Nov07/08 84.50
BANK RATE % Nov03 .50 Oct27 .50 Nov04/08 2.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Oct31/09(prel) Oct24/09(prel) Nov01/08
CANADA 63,946 58,183 60,803
EAST 15,197 14,686 14,834
WEST 48,749 43,497 45,969
ALBERTA 48,596 43,307 40,932
WEEK END Nov07/09(est) Oct31/09(est) Nov08/08
US 629,000 651,000 624,100
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Oct31/09 Oct24/09 Nov01/08
A 47,687 41,709 42,224
B 634 944 677
D 6,161 6,123 7,023
E 436 409 206
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Oct31/09 Oct24/09 Nov01/08
A 2.7% 2.7% 2.6%
AA 43.5% 44.4% 46.3%
AAA 53.7% 52.9% 51.1%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Oct31/09(prel) Oct24/09(prel) Nov01/08
STEERS 31,019 25,201 23,273
HEIFERS 18,365 18,582 20,406
COWS 14,117 13,932 16,774
BULLS 445 468 350
CALVES 4,678 4,820 4,932
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Nov06/2009
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
DEC 85.00 -0.67 NOV 94.65 -0.15
FEB 86.28 -0.57 JAN 96.08 +1.00
APR 89.00 +0.35 MAR 96.50 +0.90
JUN 85.85 +0.57 APR 96.78 +0.38
AUG 85.75 +0.63 MAY 98.00 +0.75
OCT 88.65 +0.95 AUG 99.10 +0.65
WEEK END Nov06/09 Oct30/09 Nov07/08
US FSP - US$/CWT 93.15 93.25 96.45
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Oct30/09 Oct23/09 Oct31/08
EAST-$/HEAD 76.00 76.00 84.82
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 119.50
US-US$/CWT 8.37 8.14 10.00
CURRENTNESS Oct31/09 Oct24/09 Nov01/08
ALTA-A1% 46.1% 47.6% 59.1%
CAN-A1% 48.4% 49.7% 56.5%
FD:STR RATIO Oct30/09 Oct23/09 Oct31/08
ALTA BARLEY 23.8 24.0 24.3
Oct31/09 Oct24/09 Nov01/08
US CORN 24.8 22.2 22.2
AVG CARCASS WT Oct31/09 Oct24/09 Nov01/08
ALTA STR-LBS 892.0 888.0 847.0
CAN STR-LBS 892.0 885.0 855.0
US CATTLE-LBS 800.0 801.0 791.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Nov06/09 Oct30/09 Nov07/08
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 136.85 139.00 156.50
STR-HIGH 137.35 141.35 159.85
HFR-LOW 136.50 139.85 157.50
HFR-HIGH 137.35 141.35 160.50
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 80.00-82.25 82.00-84.40 93.00-96.00
AVERAGE N/A 83.89 95.46
VOLUME N/A 8,902 11,758
HFR-RANGE 79.70-81.45 81.50-85.00 93.60-96.00
AVERAGE N/A 83.63 95.30
VOLUME N/A 5,337 7,098
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Nov06/09 Oct30/09 Nov07/08
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 75.19-83.93 92.59-102.06
NEBRASKA* 84.00-86.50 84.50-87.00 90.00-94.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 74.51-84.65 89.75-102.87
NEBRASKA* 85.00-86.00 83.00-87.50 91.00-94.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 30.00-38.00 30.00-38.00 30.00-38.00
SIOUX F* 50.50 47.50 51.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 87.00-99.25 87.00-99.25 90.00-99.25
PONOKA 90.00-95.50 89.00-94.00 96.00-103.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 80.00-96.00 85.00-98.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 80.00-94.00 84.00-103.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 94.00-101.00 94.00-102.00 92.00-100.25
PONOKA 90.00-100.50 92.00-99.00 91.00-97.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 80.00-104.00 90.00-104.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 88.00-98.75 89.50-106.25
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-105.00 95.00-105.00 95.00-102.75
PONOKA 97.00-105.75 96.50-103.00 91.00-98.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-110.00 90.00-108.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-113.00 100.00-109.50 105.00-117.25
PONOKA 102.00-111.00 96.50-107.00 98.00-105.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-112.00 90.00-115.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 102.00-121.00 93.00-120.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 82.00-90.00 82.00-91.00 83.00-89.25
PONOKA 86.00-92.25 84.00-89.50 84.00-86.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 76.00-94.00 80.00-95.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 85.00-94.25 85.00-93.00 83.00-90.50
PONOKA 87.00-96.00 85.00-91.50 82.00-89.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 78.00-99.00 75.00-100.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Oct23/2009
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 14,759 4,227 19,773
EAST 0 3,236 143 8,635
WEST 0 11,523 4,084 11,138
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Nov06/09 Oct30/09 Nov07/08
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 163-164
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 144.73 172.45
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 144.38 171.60
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Nov06/09 Oct30/09 Nov07/08
CHOICE 6-900 141.49 141.15 146.87
SELECT 6-900 135.86 135.79 139.79
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Oct31/09(prel) Oct24/09(prel) Nov01/08
CANADA 452,245 445,541 451,865
EAST 274,193 269,947 281,964
WEST 178,052 175,594 169,901
ALBERTA 57,698 57,941 55,957
WEEK END Nov07/09(est) Oct31/09(est) Nov08/08
US 2,302,000 2,294,000 2,304,500
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Nov05/09 Oct29/09 Nov06/08
ALTA AVG 1.013 .978 1.167
ONT AVG N/A 1.014 1.230
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Nov06/09 Oct30/09 Nov07/08
US $/CWT 52.92 52.05 51.07
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.082 1.070 1.153
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 58.63 57.16 57.69
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Nov06/2009
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
DEC 55.70 -1.00 DEC .9285 +0.0023
FEB 62.85 -0.75 MAR .9286 +0.0025
APR 67.40 +0.60 JUN .9283 +0.0023
MAY 72.40 +0.45 SEP .9278 +0.0022
JUN 75.92 +0.97 DEC .9275 +0.0025
JUL 75.00 +0.65 MAR .9272 +0.0028
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Oct31/09 Oct24/09 Nov01/08
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 202.0 202.0 201.0
FD:HOG RATIO Oct30/09Oct23/09Oct31/08
US CORN 14.7 13.7 13.9
Oct30/09 Oct23/09 Oct31/08
ALTA BARLEY 10.1 10.1 12.1
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Nov05/2009
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 141.37-197.00 161.03-247.50 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 107.00 44.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Oct29/2009
CENTRAL ALTA 114.72-127.68
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