CAN/US $ Nov02 106.85 Oct26 103.96 Nov03/06 88.57
BANK RATE % Oct30 4.75 Oct23 4.75 Oct31/06 4.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Oct27/07(prel) Oct20/07(prel) Oct28/06
CANADA 61,867 64,888 68,294
EAST 15,660 15,815 19,062
WEST 46,207 49,073 49,232
ALBERTA 41,567 44,452 44,508
WEEK END Nov03/07(est) Oct27/07(est) Nov04/06
US 671,000 674,000 654,000
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Oct27/07 Oct20/07 Oct28/06
A 44,809 48,511 50,058
B 1,112 1,147 1,375
D 5,790 4,980 4,309
E 614 513 759
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Oct27/07 Oct20/07 Oct28/06
A 2.4% 2.9% 3.4%
AA 47.4% 48.7% 45.2%
AAA 50.3% 48.4% 51.4%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Oct27/07(prel) Oct20/07(prel) Oct28/06
STEERS 22,328 29,319 27,831
HEIFERS 24,288 21,237 24,407
COWS 14,345 13,380 14,860
BULLS 906 952 1,196
CALVES 5,432 5,114 4,543
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Nov02/2007
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
DEC 94.72 -0.40 NOV 108.35 -0.70
FEB 97.60 +0.27 JAN 107.93 -0.28
APR 97.63 +0.33 MAR 108.43 -0.35
JUN 93.80 -0.20 APR 110.50 -0.40
AUG 94.17 +0.30 MAY 111.63 -0.70
OCT 97.70 +0.67 AUG 112.60 -0.35
WEEK END Nov02/07 Oct26/07 Nov03/06
US FSP - US$/CWT 110.15 110.38 105.21
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Oct26/07 Oct19/07 Oct27/06
EAST-$/HEAD 79.79 79.79 90.69
WEST-$/HEAD 101.50 102.00 96.00
US-US$/CWT 9.99 9.91 8.60
CURRENTNESS Oct27/07 Oct20/07 Oct28/06
ALTA-A1% 60.5% 61.1% 56.6%
CAN-A1% 58.2% 59.6% 57.5%
FD:STR RATIO Oct26/07 Oct19/07 Oct27/06
ALTA BARLEY 18.9 17.7 26.4
Oct27/07 Oct20/07 Oct28/06
US CORN 27.4 27.9 29.1
AVG CARCASS WT Oct27/07 Oct20/07 Oct28/06
ALTA STR-LBS 856.0 853.0 861.0
CAN STR-LBS 868.0 862.0 865.0
US CATTLE-LBS 793.0 792.0 788.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Nov02/07 Oct26/07 Nov03/06
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 125.75 130.00 141.00
STR-HIGH 127.90 131.80 144.30
HFR-LOW 125.85 129.00 142.50
HFR-HIGH 127.00 131.80 144.30
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 74.05-77.50 76.00-78.45 84.00-87.00
AVERAGE N/A 78.23 86.31
VOLUME N/A 11,134 13,094
HFR-RANGE 74.55-77.65 77.25-79.50 84.90-87.00
AVERAGE N/A 78.51 86.40
VOLUME N/A 7,701 6,958
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Nov02/07 Oct26/07 Nov03/06
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 71.45-78.25 85.85-92.75
NEBRASKA* 87.50-90.00 90.00-92.50 86.00-90.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 70.00-78.20 81.15-91.00
NEBRASKA* 89.50-92.50 91.00-92.50 86.00-89.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 30.00-35.00 30.00-36.00 30.00-38.00
SIOUX F* 56.50 58.00 57.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 82.00-92.75 90.00-96.75 95.00-102.00
PONOKA 86.00-89.50 90.00-94.00 95.00-105.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 92.00-107.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 83.00-94.00 92.00-108.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 88.00-95.75 90.00-101.50 98.00-109.50
PONOKA 88.00-92.75 92.00-99.00 100.00-107.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 92.00-109.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 102.75-116.75 99.00-117.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 90.00-100.00 93.00-101.00 100.00-111.75
PONOKA 88.00-93.00 92.00-97.50 102.00-110.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 100.00-116.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-104.00 100.00-112.00 110.00-125.25
PONOKA 97.00-106.50 96.00-104.50 102.00-120.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 105.00-127.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 103.00-121.00 111.00-139.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 77.00-86.25 80.00-90.25 90.00-101.00
PONOKA 79.00-83.00 83.00-87.00 90.00-96.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 85.00-98.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 80.00-89.00 80.00-90.25 100.00-108.00
PONOKA 79.00-84.25 81.00-90.00 95.00-102.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 98.00-114.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Oct26/2007
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 22,753 13,998 57,290
EAST 0 3,206 59 21,018
WEST 0 19,547 13,939 36,272
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Nov02/07 Oct26/07 Nov03/06
CALGARY-STRS 135-137 136-138 143-145
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 163.82
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 155.95
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Nov02/07 Oct26/07 Nov03/06
CHOICE 6-900 140.03 143.66 147.52
SELECT 6-900 128.43 131.10 135.43
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Oct27/07(prel) Oct20/07(prel) Oct28/06
CANADA 442,599 439,804 445,046
EAST 273,495 271,463 266,703
WEST 169,104 168,341 178,343
ALBERTA 64,159 62,342 63,263
WEEK END Nov03/07(est) Oct27/07(est) Nov04/06
US 2,322,000 2,324,000 2,187,400
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Nov01/07 Oct25/07 Nov02/06
ALTA AVG .921 .969 1.218
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.284
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Nov02/07 Oct26/07 Nov03/06
US $/CWT N/A 55.09 63.18
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 1.366 1.839
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 57.31 60.40 66.80
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Nov02/2007
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
DEC 52.42 -2.10 DEC 1.0694 +0.0299
FEB 59.88 -1.60 MAR 1.0695 +0.0302
APR 65.05 +0.00 JUN 1.0693 +0.0303
MAY 72.00 +0.58 SEP 1.0690 +0.0304
JUN 75.65 +1.50 DEC 1.0685 +0.0308
JUL 74.95 +1.42 MAR 1.0680 +0.0312
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Oct27/07 Oct20/07 Oct28/06
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 201.0 201.0 200.0
FD:HOG RATIO Oct26/07Oct19/07Oct27/06
US CORN 16.1 17.4 20.4
Oct26/07 Oct19/07 Oct27/06
ALTA BARLEY 8.5 8.0 13.2
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Nov01/2007
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 136.72-161.00 137.91-250.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 92.50 32.00$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 113.76-120.00
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