CAN/US $ Nov23 101.17 Nov16 102.79 Nov24/06 88.14
BANK RATE % Nov20 4.75 Nov13 4.75 Nov21/06 4.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Nov17/07(prel) Nov10/07(prel) Nov18/06
CANADA 59,228 57,776 63,833
EAST 15,190 15,254 18,128
WEST 44,038 42,522 45,705
ALBERTA 41,040 38,120 41,311
WEEK END Nov24/07(est) Nov17/07(est) Nov25/06
US 580,000 644,000 596,600
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Nov17/07 Nov10/07 Nov18/06
A 43,114 40,651 45,009
B 809 838 1,330
D 4,109 5,172 4,981
E 458 589 451
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Nov17/07 Nov10/07 Nov18/06
A 2.0% 2.1% 4.9%
AA 48.9% 50.0% 43.5%
AAA 49.1% 47.9% 51.6%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Nov17/07(prel) Nov10/07(prel) Nov18/06
STEERS 22,439 21,584 24,078
HEIFERS 22,252 20,509 23,166
COWS 13,740 14,849 15,780
BULLS 797 834 809
CALVES 5,242 5,577 5,007
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Nov23/2007
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
DEC 96.78 +1.48 JAN 110.70 +1.58
FEB 98.70 +0.80 MAR 111.10 +1.35
APR 99.03 +1.23 APR 112.30 +1.30
JUN 94.60 +0.88 MAY 113.22 +1.00
AUG 94.85 +0.88 AUG 113.25 +0.38
OCT 98.65 +0.35 SEP 112.20 +0.20
WEEK END Nov23/07 Nov16/07 Nov24/06
US FSP - US$/CWT 109.14 108.66 100.19
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Nov16/07 Nov09/07 Nov17/06
EAST-$/HEAD 77.29 77.29 91.94
WEST-$/HEAD 99.50 99.00 96.50
US-US$/CWT 10.15 10.13 8.94
CURRENTNESS Nov17/07 Nov10/07 Nov18/06
ALTA-A1% 61.4% 58.9% 58.5%
CAN-A1% 59.0% 57.1% 58.5%
FD:STR RATIO Nov16/07 Nov09/07 Nov17/06
ALTA BARLEY 18.0 17.3 24.2
Nov17/07 Nov10/07 Nov18/06
US CORN 25.9 25.0 26.6
AVG CARCASS WT Nov17/07 Nov10/07 Nov18/06
ALTA STR-LBS 852.0 865.0 842.0
CAN STR-LBS 868.0 876.0 858.0
US CATTLE-LBS 793.0 793.0 784.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Nov23/07 Nov16/07 Nov24/06
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 126.00 126.50 142.00
STR-HIGH 137.30 127.50 146.25
HFR-LOW 127.30 126.50 142.00
HFR-HIGH 136.50 127.30 146.00
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 75.75-84.25 74.60-78.00 85.25-87.80
AVERAGE N/A 76.39 86.77
VOLUME N/A 10,343 13,792
HFR-RANGE 80.24-82.80 76.55-78.00 86.00-87.80
AVERAGE N/A 76.55 87.22
VOLUME N/A 8,355 7,188
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Nov23/07 Nov16/07 Nov24/06
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 67.25-76.45 84.80-92.30
NEBRASKA* 93.00-95.50 91.00-93.50 86.00-88.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 66.80-74.45 80.95-93.00
NEBRASKA* 93.00-96.00 91.00-94.00 87.50-88.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 26.00-34.00 26.00-34.00 25.00-33.00
SIOUX F* N/A 47.50 48.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 85.00-95.00 82.00-94.00 90.00-104.25
PONOKA 82.00-89.00 85.00-88.00 98.00-105.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 82.00-92.00 90.00-105.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 84.00-92.00 99.00-110.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 85.00-96.00 82.00-93.75 100.00-108.25
PONOKA 87.00-98.25 88.50-92.00 102.00-107.75
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 83.00-94.00 92.00-107.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 101.00-117.25 97.00-114.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 92.00-103.00 88.00-96.75 105.00-113.75
PONOKA 96.00-103.25 89.00-95.00 102.00-110.85
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 88.00-105.00 95.00-113.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-113.00 95.00-109.50 115.00-125.75
PONOKA 96.00-109.00 93.00-107.00 109.00-125.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-114.00 100.00-124.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 90.00-111.00 104.00-132.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 75.00-89.25 75.00-89.25 90.00-99.50
PONOKA 81.00-84.50 74.00-79.50 92.00-98.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 74.00-87.00 85.00-99.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 84.00-94.00 80.00-90.50 105.00-119.00
PONOKA 87.00-92.75 85.00-92.00 96.00-109.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 80.00-95.00 92.00-116.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Nov16/2007
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 24,341 15,623 88,107
EAST 0 4,119 122 32,008
WEST 0 20,222 15,501 56,099
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Nov23/07 Nov16/07 Nov24/06
CALGARY-STRS 132-133 130-131 140-142
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 159.41
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 153.09
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Nov23/07 Nov16/07 Nov24/06
CHOICE 6-900 147.63 143.50 141.76
SELECT 6-900 134.32 132.25 128.85
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Nov17/07(prel) Nov10/07(prel) Nov18/06
CANADA 421,928 428,592 440,753
EAST 273,170 277,273 266,908
WEST 148,758 151,319 173,845
ALBERTA 54,607 52,141 60,329
WEEK END Nov24/07(est) Nov17/07(est) Nov25/06
US 2,022,000 2,362,000 1,971,100
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Nov22/07 Nov15/07 Nov23/06
ALTA AVG N/A .829 1.160
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.242
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Nov23/07 Nov16/07 Nov24/06
US $/CWT N/A 45.28 62.78
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 1.136 1.836
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 59.10 59.15 66.82
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Nov23/2007
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
DEC 55.60 +3.08 DEC 1.0144 -0.0118
FEB 62.83 +2.43 MAR 1.0148 -0.0114
APR 66.72 +1.17 JUN 1.0148 -0.0108
MAY 73.72 +0.40 SEP 1.0148 -0.0102
JUN 75.92 -0.33 DEC 1.0148 -0.0096
JUL 75.17 -0.45 MAR 1.0148 -0.0090
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Nov17/07 Nov10/07 Nov18/06
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 202.0 202.0 201.0
FD:HOG RATIO Nov16/07Nov09/07Nov17/06
US CORN 13.2 12.8 17.3
Nov16/07 Nov09/07 Nov17/06
ALTA BARLEY 7.1 7.4 12.4
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Nov22/2007
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 135.21-172.00 145.65-255.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A N/A
CENTRAL ALTA 88.80-121.92
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