CAN/US $ Dec01 87.37 Nov24 88.14 Dec02/05 86.01
BANK RATE % Nov28 4.50 Nov21 4.50 Nov29/05 3.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Nov25/06(prel) Nov18/06(prel) Nov26/05
CANADA 67,279 63,833 65,174
EAST 18,241 18,128 18,926
WEST 49,038 45,705 46,248
ALBERTA 43,997 41,311 39,528
WEEK END Dec02/06(est) Nov25/06(est) Dec03/05
US 636,000 594,000 604,900
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Nov25/06 Nov18/06 Nov26/05
A 46,754 45,009 46,415
B 1,271 1,330 1,296
D 5,801 4,981 6,037
E 400 451 1,028
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Nov25/06 Nov18/06 Nov26/05
A 3.2% 4.9% 3.1%
AA 45.5% 43.5% 45.9%
AAA 51.3% 51.6% 51.0%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Nov25/06(prel) Nov18/06(prel) Nov26/05
STEERS 25,277 24,078 23,171
HEIFERS 23,679 23,166 25,402
COWS 17,499 15,780 15,260
BULLS 824 809 1,341
CALVES 4,953 5,007 5,463
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Dec01/2006
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
DEC 85.50 -2.15 JAN 96.97 -1.53
FEB 89.10 -1.25 MAR 96.35 -1.10
APR 90.27 -0.93 APR 96.80 -1.10
JUN 87.32 -0.95 MAY 97.35 -1.27
AUG 86.52 -0.70 AUG 100.75 -0.55
OCT 89.02 -0.68 SEP 100.30 -0.45
WEEK END Dec01/06 Nov24/06 Dec02/05
US FSP - US$/CWT 99.62 100.19 116.86
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Nov24/06 Nov17/06 Nov25/05
EAST-$/HEAD 91.94 91.94 91.69
WEST-$/HEAD 96.50 96.50 89.50
US-US$/CWT 9.20 8.94 8.25
CURRENTNESS Nov25/06 Nov18/06 Nov26/05
ALTA-A1% 60.2% 58.5% 57.0%
CAN-A1% 59.6% 58.5% 59.4%
FD:STR RATIO Nov24/06 Nov17/06 Nov25/05
ALTA BARLEY 25.2 24.2 39.3
Nov25/06 Nov18/06 Nov26/05
US CORN 26.0 26.6 52.5
AVG CARCASS WT Nov25/06 Nov18/06 Nov26/05
ALTA STR-LBS 847.0 842.0 842.0
CAN STR-LBS 862.0 858.0 849.0
US CATTLE-LBS 783.0 784.0 787.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Dec01/06 Nov24/06 Dec02/05
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 139.50 142.00 156.00
STR-HIGH 142.35 146.25 158.65
HFR-LOW 139.85 142.00 155.25
HFR-HIGH 141.00 146.00 159.00
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 83.00-85.00 85.25-87.80 92.75-95.55
AVERAGE N/A 86.77 94.95
VOLUME N/A 13,792 12,968
HFR-RANGE 82.75-85.30 86.00-87.80 92.95-96.25
AVERAGE N/A 87.22 95.38
VOLUME N/A 7,188 9,975
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Dec01/06 Nov24/06 Dec02/05
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 84.80-92.30 91.45-101.35
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 86.00-88.00 91.50-94.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 80.95-93.00 83.90-102.25
NEBRASKA* 85.00-85.00 87.50-88.50 92.00-94.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 25.00-33.00 25.00-33.00 24.00-32.00
SIOUX F* 49.00 48.00 51.13
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 90.00-104.25 90.00-104.25 110.00-130.50
PONOKA 96.00-104.50 98.00-105.00 115.00-124.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-102.00 90.00-105.00 100.00-121.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 99.00-110.00 94.00-114.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-103.75 100.00-108.25 114.00-126.00
PONOKA 98.00-106.00 102.00-107.75 115.00-125.00
STRATHMOR 92.00-108.00 92.00-107.00 112.00-126.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 97.00-114.00 110.00-129.25
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-108.25 105.00-113.75 121.00-133.00
PONOKA 103.00-114.00 102.00-110.85 120.00-133.00
STRATHMOR 95.00-113.00 95.00-113.00 112.00-139.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 112.00-120.00 115.00-125.75 132.00-143.50
PONOKA 110.00-125.00 109.00-125.50 125.00-144.00
STRATHMOR 100.00-124.00 100.00-124.00 121.00-147.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 104.00-132.00 92.00-135.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 90.00-95.50 90.00-99.50 105.00-115.25
PONOKA 90.00-97.00 92.00-98.00 108.00-114.00
STRATHMOR 85.00-96.00 85.00-99.00 106.00-119.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 100.00-108.00 105.00-119.00 116.00-134.00
PONOKA 92.00-105.00 96.00-109.50 112.00-125.00
STRATHMOR 92.00-112.00 92.00-116.00 108.00-145.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Nov24/2006
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 14,388 3,536 35,118
EAST 0 1,563 61 7,797
WEST 0 12,825 3,475 27,321
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Dec01/06 Nov24/06 Dec02/05
CALGARY-STRS 142-144 140-142 155-157
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 177.76
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 165.93
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Dec01/06 Nov24/06 Dec02/05
CHOICE 6-900 140.96 141.76 150.80
SELECT 6-900 127.31 128.85 140.46
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Nov25/06(prel) Nov18/06(prel) Nov26/05
CANADA 443,534 440,753 449,389
EAST 266,680 266,908 263,387
WEST 176,854 173,845 186,002
ALBERTA 60,573 60,329 70,627
WEEK END Dec02/06(est) Nov25/06(est) Dec03/05
US 2,156,000 1,972,000 2,169,400
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Nov30/06 Nov23/06 Dec01/05
ALTA AVG 1.198 1.160 1.193
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.249
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Dec01/06 Nov24/06 Dec02/05
US $/CWT N/A 62.78 60.36
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 1.836 1.809
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 65.07 66.82 67.21
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Dec01/2006
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
DEC 61.12 -1.85 DEC .8738 -0.0083
FEB 64.42 -2.50 MAR .8762 -0.0084
APR 67.62 -1.73 JUN .8789 -0.0084
MAY 72.95 -0.67 SEP .8816 -0.0084
JUN 74.47 -0.70 DEC .8843 -0.0084
JUL 72.42 -0.68 MAR .8870 -0.0084
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Nov25/06 Nov18/06 Nov26/05
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 202.0 201.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO Nov24/06Nov17/06Nov25/05
US CORN 17.9 17.3 32.3
Nov24/06 Nov17/06 Nov25/05
ALTA BARLEY 12.2 12.4 17.6
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Nov30/2006
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 140.96-170.00 160.77-255.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 42.50$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 122.40
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