CAN/US $ Nov07 84.50 Oct31 82.20 Nov09/07 106.48
BANK RATE % Nov04 2.50 Oct28 2.50 Nov06/07 4.75
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Nov01/08(prel) Oct25/08(prel) Nov03/07
CANADA 60,803 65,866 62,198
EAST 14,834 16,128 15,270
WEST 45,969 49,738 46,928
ALBERTA 40,932 44,971 42,292
WEEK END Nov08/08(est) Nov01/08(est) Nov10/07
US 621,000 638,000 643,200
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Nov01/08 Oct25/08 Nov03/07
A 42,224 48,091 44,812
B 677 953 1,072
D 7,023 6,254 5,541
E 206 348 548
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Nov01/08 Oct25/08 Nov03/07
A 2.6% 2.9% 2.3%
AA 46.3% 47.0% 47.9%
AAA 51.1% 50.0% 49.8%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Nov01/08(prel) Oct25/08(prel) Nov03/07
STEERS 23,273 25,087 23,827
HEIFERS 20,406 24,853 22,870
COWS 16,774 15,450 14,644
BULLS 350 476 857
CALVES 4,932 5,001 5,313
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Nov07/2008
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
DEC 92.80 +0.10 NOV 98.95 +0.33
FEB 93.55 -0.70 JAN 99.22 +1.17
APR 94.80 +0.05 MAR 99.67 +1.15
JUN 91.05 +0.27 APR 99.65 +0.73
AUG 90.50 -0.30 MAY 100.70 +1.15
OCT 93.40 -0.10 AUG 102.30 +0.70
WEEK END Nov07/08 Oct31/08 Nov09/07
US FSP - US$/CWT 96.45 96.06 107.94
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Oct31/08 Oct24/08 Nov02/07
EAST-$/HEAD 84.82 84.82 77.29
WEST-$/HEAD 119.50 119.50 99.50
US-US$/CWT 10.00 10.28 10.05
CURRENTNESS Nov01/08 Oct25/08 Nov03/07
ALTA-A1% 59.1% 54.1% 58.6%
CAN-A1% 56.5% 52.2% 56.6%
FD:STR RATIO Oct31/08 Oct24/08 Nov02/07
ALTA BARLEY 24.3 24.7 18.2
Nov01/08 Oct25/08 Nov03/07
US CORN 22.2 23.8 26.6
AVG CARCASS WT Nov01/08 Oct25/08 Nov03/07
ALTA STR-LBS 847.0 842.0 852.0
CAN STR-LBS 855.0 849.0 871.0
US CATTLE-LBS 791.0 792.0 794.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Nov07/08 Oct31/08 Nov09/07
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 156.50 158.00 120.50
STR-HIGH 159.85 161.85 123.20
HFR-LOW 157.50 160.83 119.50
HFR-HIGH 160.50 161.85 121.30
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 93.00-96.00 95.75-97.50 71.35-72.05
AVERAGE N/A 96.87 72.07
VOLUME N/A 9,145 9,716
HFR-RANGE 93.60-96.00 94.75-96.90 71.75-73.20
AVERAGE N/A 96.25 71.95
VOLUME N/A 10,648 6,340
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Nov07/08 Oct31/08 Nov09/07
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 93.06-100.89 67.95-74.85
NEBRASKA* 90.00-92.00 87.00-92.00 90.00-93.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 89.75-99.21 66.00-72.00
NEBRASKA* 91.00-91.00 88.00-92.00 90.00-93.25
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 30.00-38.00 40.00-46.00 25.00-32.00
SIOUX F* 51.50 57.50 51.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 90.00-99.25 95.00-101.25 80.00-89.00
PONOKA 96.00-103.00 95.00-102.00 80.00-86.00
STRATHMOR 85.00-98.00 85.00-98.00 82.00-90.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 88.00-105.00 83.00-92.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 92.00-100.25 95.00-104.00 80.00-88.00
PONOKA 91.00-97.00 96.00-104.00 80.00-85.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-104.00 90.00-105.00 83.00-91.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 91.75-104.75 100.00-117.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-102.75 95.00-104.00 86.00-92.00
PONOKA 91.00-98.00 99.00-105.00 82.00-86.50
STRATHMOR 90.00-108.00 90.00-109.00 82.00-93.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-117.25 105.00-113.25 90.00-99.00
PONOKA 98.00-105.00 100.00-113.00 85.00-90.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-115.00 90.00-115.00 90.00-104.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 93.00-119.00 93.00-116.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 83.00-89.25 85.00-98.50 75.00-81.25
PONOKA 84.00-86.50 86.00-93.00 69.00-75.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-95.00 80.00-95.00 74.00-84.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 83.00-90.50 86.00-96.00 80.00-84.00
PONOKA 82.00-89.50 85.00-92.00 70.00-75.50
STRATHMOR 75.00-100.00 75.00-100.00 80.00-95.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Oct31/2008
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 18,911 10,095 31,656
EAST 0 5,012 183 18,068
WEST 0 13,899 9,912 13,588
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Nov07/08 Oct31/08 Nov09/07
CALGARY-STRS 163-164 154-164 132-134
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 173.19 142.27
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 170.53 133.47
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Nov07/08 Oct31/08 Nov09/07
CHOICE 6-900 146.87 142.06 139.78
SELECT 6-900 139.79 135.51 128.49
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Nov01/08(prel) Oct25/08(prel) Nov03/07
CANADA 451,865 445,774 435,776
EAST 281,964 274,786 269,347
WEST 169,901 170,988 166,429
ALBERTA 55,957 56,301 63,750
WEEK END Nov08/08(est) Nov01/08(est) Nov10/07
US 2,307,000 2,386,000 2,360,500
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Nov06/08 Oct30/08 Nov08/07
ALTA AVG 1.166 1.323 .843
ONT AVG N/A N/A .889
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Nov07/08 Oct31/08 Nov09/07
US $/CWT 51.07 54.47 46.31
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.558 1.708 1.121
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 56.27 63.49 58.72
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Nov07/2008
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
DEC 55.40 +0.60 DEC .8409 +0.0084
FEB 62.50 -0.48 MAR .8411 +0.0069
APR 69.90 -0.25 JUN .8423 +0.0073
MAY 76.97 -0.13 SEP .8432 +0.0074
JUN 79.88 -0.10 DEC .8432 +0.0066
JUL 79.30 +0.55 MAR .8444 +0.0070
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Nov01/08 Oct25/08 Nov03/07
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 201.0 200.0 201.0
FD:HOG RATIO Oct31/08Oct24/08Nov02/07
US CORN 13.9 15.4 15.0
Oct31/08 Oct24/08 Nov02/07
ALTA BARLEY 12.1 12.1 8.0
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Nov06/2008
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 136.29-168.00 64.08-265.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 35.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Oct30/2008
CENTRAL ALTA 95.04-126.24
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