CAN/US $ Dec05 77.11 Nov28 80.83 Dec07/07 99.47
BANK RATE % Dec02 2.50 Nov25 2.50 Dec04/07 4.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Nov29/08(prel) Nov22/08(prel) Dec01/07
CANADA 64,875 65,848 64,244
EAST 14,982 15,547 15,611
WEST 49,893 50,301 48,633
ALBERTA 45,051 45,247 44,414
WEEK END Dec06/08(est) Nov29/08(est) Dec08/07
US 618,000 572,000 665,800
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Nov29/08 Nov22/08 Dec01/07
A 45,281 44,834 45,265
B 559 921 716
D 7,265 7,529 6,034
E 456 338 547
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Nov29/08 Nov22/08 Dec01/07
A 3.5% 3.1% 1.9%
AA 51.7% 48.9% 48.3%
AAA 44.8% 48.0% 49.8%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Nov29/08(prel) Nov22/08(prel) Dec01/07
STEERS 27,886 22,399 24,403
HEIFERS 18,611 24,047 22,303
COWS 17,785 18,922 16,706
BULLS 593 480 832
CALVES 5,401 5,201 5,205
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Dec05/2008
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
DEC 81.55 -5.83 JAN 86.65 -5.05
FEB 81.45 -6.20 MAR 85.28 -6.95
APR 83.38 -6.35 APR 86.40 -6.35
JUN 79.55 -5.40 MAY 87.80 -5.70
AUG 79.58 -4.97 AUG 89.00 -6.55
OCT 82.30 -5.40 SEP 89.00 -7.03
WEEK END Dec05/08 Nov28/08 Dec07/07
US FSP - US$/CWT 91.17 93.37 106.98
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Nov28/08 Nov21/08 Nov30/07
EAST-$/HEAD 98.98 98.98 77.29
WEST-$/HEAD 112.50 116.00 99.50
US-US$/CWT 7.20 8.45 10.10
CURRENTNESS Nov29/08 Nov22/08 Dec01/07
ALTA-A1% 60.8% 57.4% 65.2%
CAN-A1% 60.2% 57.7% 61.7%
FD:STR RATIO Nov28/08 Nov21/08 Nov30/07
ALTA BARLEY 23.0 22.6 20.9
Nov29/08 Nov22/08 Dec01/07
US CORN 24.4 24.0 25.5
AVG CARCASS WT Nov29/08 Nov22/08 Dec01/07
ALTA STR-LBS 832.0 838.0 861.0
CAN STR-LBS 841.0 846.0 881.0
US CATTLE-LBS 783.0 784.0 791.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Dec05/08 Nov28/08 Dec07/07
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 154.85 157.85 141.00
STR-HIGH 158.85 160.30 144.65
HFR-LOW 156.50 157.50 141.00
HFR-HIGH 158.85 160.30 144.00
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 91.00-93.50 94.25-95.25 84.00-85.50
AVERAGE N/A 94.97 85.35
VOLUME N/A 10,698 7,025
HFR-RANGE 91.90-92.35 94.25-95.35 82.75-86.25
AVERAGE N/A 94.83 85.27
VOLUME N/A 5,022 7,710
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Dec05/08 Nov28/08 Dec07/07
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 91.87-101.57 74.90-83.10
NEBRASKA* 83.00-83.00 86.00-90.00 N/A-N/A
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 89.04-100.28 74.05-84.05
NEBRASKA* 87.00-87.00 88.00-90.50 92.00-93.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 30.00-37.00 33.00-45.00 26.00-34.00
SIOUX F* 46.00 N/A 53.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 90.00-99.00 90.00-99.00 85.00-97.75
PONOKA 88.00-97.00 93.00-98.00 92.00-97.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 85.00-100.00 88.00-96.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 82.00-104.00 86.00-100.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 90.00-96.25 95.00-102.75 85.00-98.50
PONOKA 88.00-96.00 92.00-97.75 96.00-99.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-104.00 90.00-102.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 90.00-102.00 101.00-120.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-101.25 95.00-105.00 92.00-103.25
PONOKA 89.00-96.00 95.00-106.50 96.00-100.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 92.00-107.00 98.00-108.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-110.50 105.00-111.50 100.00-110.75
PONOKA 100.00-110.50 95.00-114.00 102.00-114.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 105.00-117.00 98.00-118.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 91.00-116.00 88.00-115.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 80.00-84.25 85.00-90.25 78.00-95.75
PONOKA 83.00-88.00 82.00-87.00 88.00-92.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 80.00-94.00 80.00-95.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 85.00-93.00 85.00-95.00 84.00-99.00
PONOKA 80.00-93.00 85.00-91.00 87.00-95.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 75.00-100.00 84.00-98.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Nov28/2008
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 13,777 6,314 25,063
EAST 0 3,337 128 12,571
WEST 0 10,440 6,186 12,492
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Dec05/08 Nov28/08 Dec07/07
CALGARY-STRS 162-164 163-164 140-142
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 151.09
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 143.23
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Dec05/08 Nov28/08 Dec07/07
CHOICE 6-900 N/A 153.20 148.33
SELECT 6-900 N/A 142.95 132.30
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Nov29/08(prel) Nov22/08(prel) Dec01/07
CANADA 453,126 456,836 434,968
EAST 282,220 283,900 278,712
WEST 170,906 172,936 156,256
ALBERTA 53,290 56,947 53,349
WEEK END Dec06/08(est) Nov29/08(est) Dec08/07
US 2,373,000 2,057,000 2,377,400
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Dec04/08 Nov27/08 Dec06/07
ALTA AVG N/A 1.136 .916
ONT AVG N/A N/A .917
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Dec05/08 Nov28/08 Dec07/07
US $/CWT 54.02 53.47 54.43
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.806 1.705 1.411
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 61.77 57.75 58.89
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Dec05/2008
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
DEC 57.45 -2.05 DEC .7814 -0.0247
FEB 64.20 -2.83 MAR .7823 -0.0247
APR 69.38 -4.13 JUN .7843 -0.0246
MAY 75.25 -6.25 SEP .7867 -0.0255
JUN 78.30 -4.75 DEC .7875 -0.0252
JUL 77.50 -4.42 MAR .7883 -0.0249
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Nov29/08 Nov22/08 Dec01/07
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 202.0 202.0 204.0
FD:HOG RATIO Nov28/08Nov21/08Nov30/07
US CORN 14.6 13.8 13.8
Nov28/08 Nov21/08 Nov30/07
ALTA BARLEY 10.0 9.9 7.7
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Dec04/2008
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 147.38-167.00 136.99-260.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 40.75$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Nov27/2008
CENTRAL ALTA 102.72-124.32
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