CAN/US $ Nov21 77.80 Nov14 81.65 Nov23/07 101.17
BANK RATE % Nov18 2.50 Nov11 2.50 Nov20/07 4.75
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Nov15/08(prel) Nov08/08(prel) Nov17/07
CANADA 67,199 64,283 59,226
EAST 14,994 14,885 15,190
WEST 52,205 49,398 44,036
ALBERTA 48,059 44,346 41,040
WEEK END Nov22/08(est) Nov15/08(est) Nov24/07
US 633,000 616,000 583,900
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Nov15/08 Nov08/08 Nov17/07
A 46,962 44,075 43,127
B 711 713 813
D 5,699 6,919 4,109
E 192 274 458
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Nov15/08 Nov08/08 Nov17/07
A 2.4% 2.7% 2.0%
AA 45.8% 47.2% 48.9%
AAA 51.8% 50.1% 49.2%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Nov15/08(prel) Nov08/08(prel) Nov17/07
STEERS 25,817 25,004 22,439
HEIFERS 22,556 20,898 22,252
COWS 18,506 17,907 13,738
BULLS 320 474 797
CALVES 4,949 4,830 5,242
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Nov21/2008
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
DEC 84.90 -5.15 JAN 89.40 -5.88
FEB 85.50 -5.17 MAR 90.15 -5.77
APR 86.83 -5.13 APR 90.45 -5.75
JUN 82.67 -5.95 MAY 90.95 -6.20
AUG 82.90 -5.52 AUG 93.00 -6.60
OCT 86.10 -5.00 SEP 93.50 -6.75
WEEK END Nov21/08 Nov14/08 Nov23/07
US FSP - US$/CWT 94.46 97.60 109.14
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Nov14/08 Nov07/08 Nov16/07
EAST-$/HEAD 95.98 84.70 77.29
WEST-$/HEAD 117.50 117.50 99.50
US-US$/CWT 8.94 9.60 10.15
CURRENTNESS Nov15/08 Nov08/08 Nov17/07
ALTA-A1% 55.9% 54.8% 61.4%
CAN-A1% 56.2% 54.3% 59.0%
FD:STR RATIO Nov14/08 Nov07/08 Nov16/07
ALTA BARLEY 23.4 23.1 18.0
Nov15/08 Nov08/08 Nov17/07
US CORN 23.2 22.7 25.9
AVG CARCASS WT Nov15/08 Nov08/08 Nov17/07
ALTA STR-LBS 831.0 850.0 852.0
CAN STR-LBS 843.0 851.0 868.0
US CATTLE-LBS 786.0 790.0 793.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Nov21/08 Nov14/08 Nov23/07
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 156.50 160.50 126.00
STR-HIGH 157.85 161.85 137.30
HFR-LOW 156.50 158.00 127.30
HFR-HIGH 157.85 161.85 136.50
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 93.64-94.00 95.00-96.67 75.75-84.25
AVERAGE N/A 96.67 81.22
VOLUME N/A 9,947 8,585
HFR-RANGE 91.55-93.00 95.25-95.83 80.24-82.80
AVERAGE N/A 95.83 80.24
VOLUME N/A 5,557 6,164
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Nov21/08 Nov14/08 Nov23/07
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 95.46-102.59 69.25-78.75
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 91.00-92.00 93.00-96.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 93.35-102.44 70.25-78.25
NEBRASKA* 87.25-87.25 91.00-93.00 93.00-96.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 36.00-44.00 36.00-42.00 26.00-34.00
SIOUX F* 48.00 52.00 47.75
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 94.00-104.25 94.00-100.25 85.00-95.00
PONOKA 94.00-98.00 96.00-103.25 82.00-89.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 85.00-100.00 N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 96.00-106.00 78.00-95.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-101.75 95.00-102.75 85.00-96.00
PONOKA 95.00-101.25 96.00-101.00 87.00-98.25
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 98.00-107.00 N/A-N/A
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 90.00-108.50 105.00-122.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 97.00-104.25 97.00-105.25 92.00-103.00
PONOKA 95.00-104.00 98.00-107.00 96.00-103.25
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 100.00-109.00 N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-113.50 105.00-114.50 100.00-113.00
PONOKA 100.00-108.00 101.00-107.50 96.00-109.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 105.00-118.00 N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 100.00-123.00 95.00-115.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 85.00-92.75 85.00-91.50 75.00-89.25
PONOKA 80.00-88.00 83.00-89.00 81.00-84.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 80.00-97.00 N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 85.00-100.75 85.00-90.75 84.00-94.00
PONOKA 86.00-97.50 83.00-95.00 87.00-92.75
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 75.00-100.00 N/A-N/A
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Nov14/2008
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 15,620 7,938 32,594
EAST 0 2,744 33 14,237
WEST 0 12,876 7,905 18,357
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Nov21/08 Nov14/08 Nov23/07
CALGARY-STRS 163-166 163-164 132-133
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 181.69 144.61
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 174.62 140.97
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Nov21/08 Nov14/08 Nov23/07
CHOICE 6-900 157.40 155.68 147.63
SELECT 6-900 146.70 145.29 134.32
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Nov15/08(prel) Nov08/08(prel) Nov17/07
CANADA 443,753 444,201 421,928
EAST 284,465 273,635 273,170
WEST 159,288 170,566 148,758
ALBERTA 58,081 56,655 54,607
WEEK END Nov22/08(est) Nov15/08(est) Nov24/07
US 2,366,000 2,310,000 2,023,100
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Nov20/08 Nov13/08 Nov22/07
ALTA AVG 1.127 1.106 .838
ONT AVG N/A N/A .862
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Nov21/08 Nov14/08 Nov23/07
US $/CWT 50.12 51.45 49.37
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.661 1.624 1.258
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 56.49 57.28 46.54
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Nov21/2008
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
DEC 56.88 +1.30 DEC .7769 -0.0432
FEB 64.10 +1.52 MAR .7777 -0.0424
APR 70.53 +0.28 JUN .7781 -0.0424
MAY 78.28 +0.78 SEP .7787 -0.0417
JUN 79.85 -0.25 DEC .7784 -0.0422
JUL 79.75 +0.90 MAR .7781 -0.0425
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Nov15/08 Nov08/08 Nov17/07
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 201.0 201.0 202.0
FD:HOG RATIO Nov14/08Nov07/08Nov16/07
US CORN 23.2 12.8 13.2
Nov14/08 Nov07/08 Nov16/07
ALTA BARLEY 9.7 10.2 7.1
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Nov20/2008
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$) N/A N/A 39.25$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Nov13/2008
CENTRAL ALTA 100.80-124.80
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