CAN/US $ Nov30 99.92 Nov23 101.17 Dec01/06 87.37
BANK RATE % Nov27 4.75 Nov20 4.75 Nov28/06 4.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Nov24/07(prel) Nov17/07(prel) Nov25/06
CANADA 61,709 59,226 67,279
EAST 14,896 15,190 18,241
WEST 46,813 44,036 49,038
ALBERTA 42,667 41,040 43,997
WEEK END Dec01/07(est) Nov24/07(est) Dec02/06
US 677,000 580,000 630,200
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Nov24/07 Nov17/07 Nov25/06
A 43,936 43,127 46,754
B 932 813 1,271
D 5,418 4,109 5,801
E 501 458 400
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Nov24/07 Nov17/07 Nov25/06
A 1.7% 2.0% 3.2%
AA 46.7% 48.9% 45.5%
AAA 51.6% 49.2% 51.3%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Nov24/07(prel) Nov17/07(prel) Nov25/06
STEERS 22,170 22,439 25,277
HEIFERS 23,442 22,252 23,679
COWS 15,291 13,738 17,499
BULLS 806 797 824
CALVES 5,419 5,242 4,953
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Nov30/2007
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
DEC 93.85 -2.93 JAN 107.70 -3.00
FEB 95.78 -2.92 MAR 108.30 -2.80
APR 97.10 -1.93 APR 109.90 -2.40
JUN 93.03 -1.57 MAY 111.00 -2.22
AUG 93.78 -1.07 AUG 111.93 -1.33
OCT 97.83 -0.83 SEP 111.30 -0.90
WEEK END Nov30/07 Nov23/07 Dec01/06
US FSP - US$/CWT 107.98 109.14 99.62
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Nov23/07 Nov16/07 Nov24/06
EAST-$/HEAD 77.29 77.29 91.94
WEST-$/HEAD 99.50 99.50 96.50
US-US$/CWT 10.16 10.15 9.20
CURRENTNESS Nov24/07 Nov17/07 Nov25/06
ALTA-A1% 57.6% 61.4% 60.2%
CAN-A1% 56.7% 59.0% 59.8%
FD:STR RATIO Nov23/07 Nov16/07 Nov24/06
ALTA BARLEY 19.8 18.0 25.2
Nov24/07 Nov17/07 Nov25/06
US CORN 25.2 25.9 26.0
AVG CARCASS WT Nov24/07 Nov17/07 Nov25/06
ALTA STR-LBS 860.0 852.0 847.0
CAN STR-LBS 879.0 868.0 862.0
US CATTLE-LBS 791.0 793.0 783.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Nov30/07 Nov23/07 Dec01/06
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 142.80 126.00 139.50
STR-HIGH 145.05 137.30 142.35
HFR-LOW 142.50 127.30 139.85
HFR-HIGH 144.30 136.50 141.00
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 83.00-87.00 75.75-84.25 83.00-85.00
AVERAGE N/A 81.22 84.60
VOLUME N/A 8,585 11,053
HFR-RANGE 83.90-87.00 80.24-82.80 82.75-85.30
AVERAGE N/A 80.24 84.61
VOLUME N/A 6,164 5,116
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Nov30/07 Nov23/07 Dec01/06
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 69.25-78.75 85.50-93.15
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 93.00-96.00 85.00-86.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 70.25-78.25 80.45-92.85
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 93.00-96.00 84.50-86.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 26.00-34.00 26.00-34.00 25.00-33.00
SIOUX F* 52.25 47.75 49.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 85.00-96.00 85.00-95.00 90.00-104.25
PONOKA 92.00-94.00 82.00-89.00 96.00-104.50
STRATHMOR 88.00-97.00 N/A-N/A 90.00-102.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 78.00-95.00 97.00-109.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 85.00-99.25 85.00-96.00 95.00-103.75
PONOKA 93.50-99.00 87.00-98.25 98.00-106.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-102.00 N/A-N/A 92.00-108.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 105.00-122.00 97.00-111.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 92.00-103.25 92.00-103.00 100.00-108.25
PONOKA 96.00-104.50 96.00-103.25 103.00-114.00
STRATHMOR 98.00-109.00 N/A-N/A 95.00-113.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-113.50 100.00-113.00 112.00-120.00
PONOKA 100.00-118.00 96.00-109.00 110.00-125.00
STRATHMOR 98.00-120.00 N/A-N/A 100.00-124.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 95.00-115.00 106.00-129.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 75.00-89.75 75.00-89.25 90.00-95.50
PONOKA 81.00-90.00 81.00-84.50 90.00-97.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-95.00 N/A-N/A 85.00-96.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 84.00-96.00 84.00-94.00 100.00-108.00
PONOKA 87.00-97.00 87.00-92.75 92.00-105.00
STRATHMOR 84.00-98.00 N/A-N/A 92.00-112.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Nov23/2007
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 22,118 13,346 79,561
EAST 0 5,128 232 27,851
WEST 0 16,990 13,114 51,710
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Nov30/07 Nov23/07 Dec01/06
CALGARY-STRS 135-136 132-133 142-144
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 144.61 161.36
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 140.97 152.51
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Nov30/07 Nov23/07 Dec01/06
CHOICE 6-900 150.65 147.63 140.96
SELECT 6-900 135.61 134.32 127.31
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Nov24/07(prel) Nov17/07(prel) Nov25/06
CANADA 438,179 421,928 443,534
EAST 276,333 273,170 266,680
WEST 161,846 148,758 176,854
ALBERTA 56,974 54,607 60,573
WEEK END Dec01/07(est) Nov24/07(est) Dec02/06
US 2,397,000 2,022,000 2,159,100
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Nov29/07 Nov22/07 Nov30/06
ALTA AVG .870 .838 1.196
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.256
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Nov30/07 Nov23/07 Dec01/06
US $/CWT N/A 49.37 60.40
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 1.258 1.782
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 60.55 46.54 66.04
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Nov30/2007
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
DEC 54.90 -0.70 DEC .9996 -0.0148
FEB 62.30 -0.53 MAR .9999 -0.0149
APR 67.50 +0.78 JUN .9995 -0.0153
MAY 73.85 +0.13 SEP .9993 -0.0155
JUN 76.47 +0.55 DEC .9991 -0.0157
JUL 74.85 -0.33 MAR .9989 -0.0159
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Nov24/07 Nov17/07 Nov25/06
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 203.0 202.0 202.0
FD:HOG RATIO Nov23/07Nov16/07Nov24/06
US CORN 13.0 13.2 17.9
Nov23/07 Nov16/07 Nov24/06
ALTA BARLEY 7.4 7.1 12.2
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Nov29/2007
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 142.54-178.00 147.00-285.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 39.00$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 92.64-118.56
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