CAN/US $ Nov14 81.65 Nov07 84.50 Nov16/07 102.79
BANK RATE % Nov11 2.50 Nov04 2.50 Nov13/07 4.75
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Nov08/08(prel) Nov01/08(prel) Nov10/07
CANADA 64,283 60,803 57,776
EAST 14,885 14,834 15,254
WEST 49,398 45,969 42,522
ALBERTA 44,346 40,932 38,120
WEEK END Nov15/08(est) Nov08/08(est) Nov17/07
US 616,000 621,000 647,100
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Nov08/08 Nov01/08 Nov10/07
A 44,075 42,224 40,651
B 713 677 838
D 6,919 7,023 5,172
E 274 206 589
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Nov08/08 Nov01/08 Nov10/07
A 2.7% 2.6% 2.1%
AA 47.2% 46.3% 50.0%
AAA 50.1% 51.1% 47.9%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Nov08/08(prel) Nov01/08(prel) Nov10/07
STEERS 25,004 23,273 21,584
HEIFERS 20,898 20,406 20,509
COWS 17,907 16,774 14,849
BULLS 474 350 834
CALVES 4,830 4,932 5,577
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Nov14/2008
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
DEC 90.05 -2.75 NOV 96.70 -2.25
FEB 90.67 -2.88 JAN 95.28 -3.95
APR 91.95 -2.85 MAR 95.92 -3.75
JUN 88.63 -2.42 APR 96.20 -3.45
AUG 88.42 -2.08 MAY 97.15 -3.55
OCT 91.10 -2.30 AUG 99.60 -2.70
WEEK END Nov14/08 Nov07/08 Nov16/07
US FSP - US$/CWT 97.60 96.45 108.66
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Nov07/08 Oct31/08 Nov09/07
EAST-$/HEAD 84.70 84.82 77.29
WEST-$/HEAD 117.50 119.50 99.00
US-US$/CWT 9.60 10.00 10.13
CURRENTNESS Nov08/08 Nov01/08 Nov10/07
ALTA-A1% 54.8% 59.1% 58.9%
CAN-A1% 54.3% 56.5% 57.1%
FD:STR RATIO Nov07/08 Oct31/08 Nov09/07
ALTA BARLEY 23.1 24.3 17.3
Nov08/08 Nov01/08 Nov10/07
US CORN 22.7 22.2 25.0
AVG CARCASS WT Nov08/08 Nov01/08 Nov10/07
ALTA STR-LBS 850.0 847.0 865.0
CAN STR-LBS 851.0 855.0 876.0
US CATTLE-LBS 790.0 791.0 793.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Nov14/08 Nov07/08 Nov16/07
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 160.50 156.50 126.50
STR-HIGH 161.85 159.85 127.50
HFR-LOW 158.00 157.50 126.50
HFR-HIGH 161.85 160.50 127.30
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 95.00-96.67 93.00-96.00 74.60-78.00
AVERAGE N/A 95.46 76.39
VOLUME N/A 11,758 10,343
HFR-RANGE 95.25-95.83 93.60-96.00 76.55-78.00
AVERAGE N/A 95.30 76.55
VOLUME N/A 7,098 8,355
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Nov14/08 Nov07/08 Nov16/07
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 92.59-102.06 67.25-76.45
NEBRASKA* 91.00-91.00 90.00-94.00 91.00-93.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 89.75-102.87 66.80-74.45
NEBRASKA* 91.00-91.00 91.00-94.00 91.00-94.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 36.00-42.00 30.00-38.00 26.00-34.00
SIOUX F* 52.00 51.50 47.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 94.00-100.25 90.00-99.25 82.00-94.00
PONOKA 96.00-103.25 96.00-103.00 85.00-88.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 85.00-98.00 82.00-92.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 84.00-103.00 84.00-92.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-102.75 92.00-100.25 82.00-93.75
PONOKA 96.00-101.00 91.00-97.00 88.50-92.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-104.00 83.00-94.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 89.50-106.25 101.00-117.25
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 97.00-105.25 95.00-102.75 88.00-96.75
PONOKA 98.00-107.00 91.00-98.00 89.00-95.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-108.00 88.00-105.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-114.50 105.00-117.25 95.00-109.50
PONOKA 101.00-107.50 98.00-105.00 93.00-107.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-115.00 90.00-114.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 93.00-120.00 90.00-111.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 85.00-91.50 83.00-89.25 75.00-89.25
PONOKA 83.00-89.00 84.00-86.50 74.00-79.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 80.00-95.00 74.00-87.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 85.00-90.75 83.00-90.50 80.00-90.50
PONOKA 83.00-95.00 82.00-89.50 85.00-92.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 75.00-100.00 80.00-95.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Nov07/2008
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 17,670 8,600 32,668
EAST 0 4,587 77 14,805
WEST 0 13,083 8,523 17,863
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Nov14/08 Nov07/08 Nov16/07
CALGARY-STRS 163-164 163-164 130-131
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 172.45 141.05
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 171.60 136.50
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Nov14/08 Nov07/08 Nov16/07
CHOICE 6-900 155.68 146.87 143.50
SELECT 6-900 145.29 139.79 132.25
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Nov08/08(prel) Nov01/08(prel) Nov10/07
CANADA 444,201 451,865 428,592
EAST 273,635 281,964 277,273
WEST 170,566 169,901 151,319
ALBERTA 56,655 55,957 52,141
WEEK END Nov15/08(est) Nov08/08(est) Nov17/07
US 2,310,000 2,307,000 2,372,500
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Nov13/08 Nov06/08 Nov15/07
ALTA AVG 1.105 1.167 .832
ONT AVG N/A 1.230 .850
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Nov14/08 Nov07/08 Nov16/07
US $/CWT 51.45 51.07 45.28
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.624 1.558 1.136
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 56.41 57.69 59.15
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Nov14/2008
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
DEC 55.58 +0.18 DEC .8201 -0.0208
FEB 62.58 +0.08 MAR .8201 -0.0210
APR 70.25 +0.35 JUN .8205 -0.0218
MAY 77.50 +0.53 SEP .8204 -0.0228
JUN 80.10 +0.22 DEC .8206 -0.0226
JUL 78.85 -0.45 MAR .8206 -0.0238
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Nov08/08 Nov01/08 Nov10/07
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 201.0 201.0 202.0
FD:HOG RATIO Nov07/08Oct31/08Nov09/07
US CORN 12.8 13.9 12.8
Nov07/08 Oct31/08 Nov09/07
ALTA BARLEY 10.2 12.1 7.4
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Nov13/2008
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO N/A- N/A N/A- N/A N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 37.25$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Nov06/2008
CENTRAL ALTA 87.84-126.24
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