CAN/US $ Dec12 80.31 Dec05 77.11 Dec14/07 98.65
BANK RATE % Dec09 1.75 Dec02 2.50 Dec11/07 4.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Dec06/08(prel) Nov29/08(prel) Dec08/07
CANADA 56,952 64,875 57,572
EAST 15,237 14,982 14,798
WEST 41,715 49,893 42,774
ALBERTA 36,649 45,051 38,486
WEEK END Dec13/08(est) Dec06/08(est) Dec15/07
US 607,000 621,000 650,900
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Dec06/08 Nov29/08 Dec08/07
A 38,696 45,281 41,796
B 520 559 726
D 6,546 7,265 5,402
E 503 456 474
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Dec06/08 Nov29/08 Dec08/07
A 3.1% 3.5% 2.0%
AA 50.7% 51.7% 48.9%
AAA 46.2% 44.8% 49.2%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Dec06/08(prel) Nov29/08(prel) Dec08/07
STEERS 24,793 27,886 26,480
HEIFERS 14,922 18,611 16,477
COWS 16,577 17,785 13,909
BULLS 660 593 706
CALVES 5,218 5,401 4,833
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Dec12/2008
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
DEC 83.33 +1.78 JAN 87.17 +0.52
FEB 82.80 +1.35 MAR 86.45 +1.17
APR 84.95 +1.58 APR 87.13 +0.72
JUN 81.75 +2.20 MAY 88.75 +0.95
AUG 81.15 +1.58 AUG 91.00 +2.00
OCT 84.15 +1.85 SEP 91.30 +2.30
WEEK END Dec12/08 Dec05/08 Dec14/07
US FSP - US$/CWT 88.57 91.17 105.47
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Dec05/08 Nov28/08 Dec07/07
EAST-$/HEAD 79.48 98.98 79.79
WEST-$/HEAD 106.50 112.50 99.50
US-US$/CWT 6.96 7.20 9.94
CURRENTNESS Dec06/08 Nov29/08 Dec08/07
ALTA-A1% 63.4% 60.8% 68.1%
CAN-A1% 62.6% 60.2% 63.5%
FD:STR RATIO Dec05/08 Nov28/08 Dec07/07
ALTA BARLEY 23.5 23.0 20.9
Dec06/08 Nov29/08 Dec08/07
US CORN 26.6 24.4 24.7
AVG CARCASS WT Dec06/08 Nov29/08 Dec08/07
ALTA STR-LBS 835.0 832.0 842.0
CAN STR-LBS 842.0 841.0 862.0
US CATTLE-LBS 783.0 783.0 792.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Dec12/08 Dec05/08 Dec14/07
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 149.00 154.85 139.00
STR-HIGH 151.85 158.85 143.00
HFR-LOW 149.25 156.50 139.00
HFR-HIGH 150.50 158.85 143.00
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 88.35-89.50 91.00-93.50 84.70-85.30
AVERAGE N/A 92.21 85.01
VOLUME N/A 14,435 8,964
HFR-RANGE N/A-N/A 91.90-92.35 84.15-86.10
AVERAGE N/A 92.10 84.70
VOLUME N/A 3,297 3,638
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Dec12/08 Dec05/08 Dec14/07
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 93.23-103.41 73.90-82.75
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 83.00-87.50 90.00-92.25
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 92.91-102.40 72.10-82.90
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 85.00-87.50 91.00-92.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 33.00-40.00 30.00-37.00 26.00-34.00
SIOUX F* 42.50 46.00 56.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 88.00-99.00 90.00-99.00 85.00-99.00
PONOKA 84.00-92.00 88.00-97.00 88.00-94.00
STRATHMOR 85.00-98.00 85.00-100.00 N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 84.00-103.00 79.00-99.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 88.00-95.50 90.00-96.25 85.00-96.50
PONOKA 81.00-91.00 88.00-96.00 85.00-93.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-102.00 90.00-106.00 N/A-N/A
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 85.00-106.25 95.00-111.75
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-101.75 95.00-101.25 92.00-101.25
PONOKA 85.00-100.00 89.00-96.00 85.00-95.00
STRATHMOR 92.00-102.00 92.00-107.00 N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 98.00-110.75 105.00-110.50 100.00-114.75
PONOKA 95.00-106.00 100.00-110.50 96.00-109.00
STRATHMOR 95.00-110.00 105.00-115.00 N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 90.00-113.00 87.00-117.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 80.00-84.25 80.00-84.25 78.00-87.75
PONOKA 83.00-87.50 83.00-88.00 78.00-86.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-94.00 80.00-94.00 N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 85.00-90.75 85.00-93.00 84.00-103.00
PONOKA 73.00-88.00 80.00-93.00 78.00-90.00
STRATHMOR 75.00-100.00 75.00-100.00 N/A-N/A
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Dec05/2008
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 16,733 9,130 30,332
EAST 0 4,772 0 13,925
WEST 0 11,961 9,130 16,407
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Dec12/08 Dec05/08 Dec14/07
CALGARY-STRS 160-162 162-164 142-145
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 152.56
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 145.25
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Dec12/08 Dec05/08 Dec14/07
CHOICE 6-900 143.13 148.18 147.70
SELECT 6-900 133.57 138.65 132.14
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Dec06/08(prel) Nov29/08(prel) Dec08/07
CANADA 443,259 453,126 432,698
EAST 275,643 282,220 274,200
WEST 167,616 170,906 158,498
ALBERTA 52,435 53,290 54,852
WEEK END Dec13/08(est) Dec06/08(est) Dec15/07
US 2,335,000 2,373,000 2,363,000
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Dec11/08 Dec04/08 Dec13/07
ALTA AVG N/A 1.186 .960
ONT AVG N/A N/A .956
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Dec12/08 Dec05/08 Dec14/07
US $/CWT 53.42 54.02 54.59
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.715 1.806 1.427
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 60.04 60.41 58.93
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Dec12/2008
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
DEC 56.02 -1.43 DEC .8042 +0.0228
FEB 62.27 -1.93 MAR .8047 +0.0224
APR 67.78 -1.60 JUN .8059 +0.0216
MAY 75.75 +0.50 SEP .8071 +0.0204
JUN 77.53 -0.77 DEC .8074 +0.0199
JUL 76.40 -1.10 MAR .8077 +0.0194
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Dec06/08 Nov29/08 Dec08/07
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 203.0 202.0 204.0
FD:HOG RATIO Dec05/08Nov28/08Dec07/07
US CORN 16.7 14.6 13.7
Dec05/08 Nov28/08 Dec07/07
ALTA BARLEY 11.0 9.9 8.1
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Dec11/2008
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 151.20-174.00 147.93-306.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 106.50 41.25$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Dec04/2008
CENTRAL ALTA 85.44-127.20
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