CAN/US $ Nov09 106.48 Nov02 106.85 Nov10/06 88.44
BANK RATE % Nov06 4.75 Oct30 4.75 Nov07/06 4.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Nov03/07(prel) Oct27/07(prel) Nov04/06
CANADA 62,198 61,867 65,414
EAST 15,270 15,660 19,719
WEST 46,928 46,207 45,695
ALBERTA 42,292 41,567 40,769
WEEK END Nov10/07(est) Nov03/07(est) Nov11/06
US 637,000 656,000 648,400
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Nov03/07 Oct27/07 Nov04/06
A 44,812 44,809 47,102
B 1,072 1,112 1,455
D 5,541 5,790 4,042
E 548 614 852
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Nov03/07 Oct27/07 Nov04/06
A 2.3% 2.4% 3.7%
AA 47.9% 47.4% 46.2%
AAA 49.8% 50.3% 50.0%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Nov03/07(prel) Oct27/07(prel) Nov04/06
STEERS 23,827 22,328 24,713
HEIFERS 22,870 24,288 24,626
COWS 14,644 14,345 10,699
BULLS 857 906 802
CALVES 5,313 5,432 5,219
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Nov09/2007
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
DEC 95.50 +0.78 NOV 107.95 -0.40
FEB 98.33 +0.73 JAN 108.03 +0.10
APR 98.92 +1.30 MAR 108.68 +0.25
JUN 94.38 +0.58 APR 110.50 +0.00
AUG 94.33 +0.15 MAY 111.85 +0.22
OCT 97.95 +0.25 AUG 112.65 +0.05
WEEK END Nov09/07 Nov02/07 Nov10/06
US FSP - US$/CWT 107.94 110.15 100.92
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Nov02/07 Oct26/07 Nov03/06
EAST-$/HEAD 77.29 79.79 91.94
WEST-$/HEAD 99.50 101.50 96.50
US-US$/CWT 10.05 9.99 8.73
CURRENTNESS Nov03/07 Oct27/07 Nov04/06
ALTA-A1% 58.6% 60.5% 54.9%
CAN-A1% 56.6% 58.2% 56.9%
FD:STR RATIO Nov02/07 Oct26/07 Nov03/06
ALTA BARLEY 18.2 18.9 25.6
Nov03/07 Oct27/07 Nov04/06
US CORN 26.6 27.4 29.1
AVG CARCASS WT Nov03/07 Oct27/07 Nov04/06
ALTA STR-LBS 852.0 856.0 857.0
CAN STR-LBS 871.0 868.0 861.0
US CATTLE-LBS 794.0 793.0 788.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Nov09/07 Nov02/07 Nov10/06
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 120.50 125.75 137.50
STR-HIGH 123.20 127.90 139.50
HFR-LOW 119.50 125.85 137.25
HFR-HIGH 121.30 127.00 141.00
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 71.35-72.05 74.05-77.50 81.50-84.50
AVERAGE N/A 75.66 83.63
VOLUME N/A 11,828 10,356
HFR-RANGE 71.75-73.20 74.55-77.65 82.00-85.00
AVERAGE N/A 76.31 84.15
VOLUME N/A 4,911 11,164
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Nov09/07 Nov02/07 Nov10/06
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 71.70-76.10 85.65-92.85
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 87.50-92.00 83.00-86.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 69.00-76.10 83.45-90.80
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 89.00-92.50 83.50-86.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 25.00-32.00 30.00-35.00 28.00-33.00
SIOUX F* 51.00 56.50 53.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 80.00-89.00 82.00-92.75 95.00-102.00
PONOKA 80.00-86.00 86.00-89.50 90.00-105.00
STRATHMOR 82.00-90.00 82.00-90.00 92.00-103.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 81.00-94.00 88.00-108.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 80.00-88.00 88.00-95.75 98.00-105.50
PONOKA 80.00-85.00 88.00-92.75 95.00-105.50
STRATHMOR 83.00-91.00 86.00-95.00 92.00-106.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 102.50-121.60 94.75-107.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 86.00-92.00 90.00-100.00 100.00-112.75
PONOKA 82.00-86.50 88.00-93.00 96.00-109.00
STRATHMOR 82.00-93.00 88.00-101.00 95.00-116.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 90.00-99.00 95.00-104.00 110.00-125.25
PONOKA 85.00-90.00 97.00-106.50 108.00-122.50
STRATHMOR 90.00-104.00 90.00-111.00 100.00-118.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 91.00-115.00 105.00-129.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 75.00-81.25 77.00-86.25 90.00-101.00
PONOKA 69.00-75.00 79.00-83.00 90.00-94.00
STRATHMOR 74.00-84.00 78.00-84.00 85.00-96.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 80.00-84.00 80.00-89.00 100.00-115.00
PONOKA 70.00-75.50 79.00-84.25 95.00-107.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-95.00 85.00-102.00 98.00-110.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Nov02/2007
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 19,746 15,171 73,606
EAST 0 2,933 158 26,957
WEST 0 16,813 15,013 46,649
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Nov09/07 Nov02/07 Nov10/06
CALGARY-STRS 132-134 135-137 143-145
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 160.56
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 156.33
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Nov09/07 Nov02/07 Nov10/06
CHOICE 6-900 139.78 140.03 144.90
SELECT 6-900 128.49 128.43 132.23
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Nov03/07(prel) Oct27/07(prel) Nov04/06
CANADA 435,776 442,599 442,192
EAST 269,347 273,495 263,671
WEST 166,429 169,104 178,521
ALBERTA 63,750 64,159 62,460
WEEK END Nov10/07(est) Nov03/07(est) Nov11/06
US 2,362,000 2,322,000 2,147,400
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Nov08/07 Nov01/07 Nov09/06
ALTA AVG .855 .920 1.224
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.305
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Nov09/07 Nov02/07 Nov10/06
US $/CWT N/A 50.68 60.16
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 1.223 1.754
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 59.37 57.63 65.75
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Nov09/2007
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
DEC 53.90 +1.48 DEC 1.0648 -0.0046
FEB 61.45 +1.58 MAR 1.0646 -0.0049
APR 66.50 +1.45 JUN 1.0643 -0.0050
MAY 72.70 +0.70 SEP 1.0638 -0.0052
JUN 76.80 +1.15 DEC 1.0633 -0.0052
JUL 75.90 +0.95 MAR 1.0628 -0.0052
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Nov03/07 Oct27/07 Nov04/06
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 201.0 201.0 200.0
FD:HOG RATIO Nov02/07Oct26/07Nov03/06
US CORN 15.0 16.1 20.9
Nov02/07 Oct26/07 Nov03/06
ALTA BARLEY 8.0 8.5 13.1
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Nov08/2007
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 140.07-159.00 131.94-237.50 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 34.50$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 105.60-120.96
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