CAN/US $ Dec19 81.47 Dec12 80.31 Dec21/07 100.56
BANK RATE % Dec16 1.75 Dec09 1.75 Dec18/07 4.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Dec13/08(prel) Dec06/08(prel) Dec15/07
CANADA 65,943 56,952 61,287
EAST 14,966 15,237 15,675
WEST 50,977 41,715 45,612
ALBERTA 45,855 36,649 41,110
WEEK END Dec20/08(est) Dec13/08(est) Dec22/07
US 592,000 607,000 658,600
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Dec13/08 Dec06/08 Dec15/07
A 46,087 38,696 41,268
B 478 520 948
D 7,060 6,546 6,723
E 326 503 611
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Dec13/08 Dec06/08 Dec15/07
A 2.6% 3.1% 1.9%
AA 50.5% 50.7% 47.4%
AAA 46.9% 46.2% 50.7%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Dec13/08(prel) Dec06/08(prel) Dec15/07
STEERS 27,764 24,793 24,201
HEIFERS 19,351 14,922 18,543
COWS 18,389 16,577 17,676
BULLS 439 660 867
CALVES 5,199 5,218 5,195
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Dec19/2008
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
DEC 86.10 +2.77 JAN 93.50 +6.33
FEB 86.78 +3.98 MAR 93.22 +6.77
APR 89.20 +4.25 APR 94.25 +7.13
JUN 85.58 +3.83 MAY 95.10 +6.35
AUG 85.38 +4.22 AUG 96.13 +5.13
OCT 88.40 +4.25 SEP 96.50 +5.20
WEEK END Dec19/08 Dec12/08 Dec21/07
US FSP - US$/CWT 91.17 88.57 103.66
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Dec12/08 Dec05/08 Dec14/07
EAST-$/HEAD 78.69 79.48 79.79
WEST-$/HEAD 91.50 106.50 99.50
US-US$/CWT 6.06 6.96 9.83
CURRENTNESS Dec13/08 Dec06/08 Dec15/07
ALTA-A1% 57.5% 63.4% 66.1%
CAN-A1% 57.8% 62.6% 62.8%
FD:STR RATIO Dec12/08 Dec05/08 Dec14/07
ALTA BARLEY 22.9 23.5 20.6
Dec13/08 Dec06/08 Dec15/07
US CORN 24.6 26.6 22.1
AVG CARCASS WT Dec13/08 Dec06/08 Dec15/07
ALTA STR-LBS 834.0 835.0 841.0
CAN STR-LBS 839.0 842.0 867.0
US CATTLE-LBS 785.0 783.0 793.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Dec19/08 Dec12/08 Dec21/07
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 143.50 149.00 138.00
STR-HIGH 144.00 151.85 141.00
HFR-LOW 141.00 149.25 139.50
HFR-HIGH 143.85 150.50 141.00
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE N/A-N/A 88.35-89.50 82.00-84.50
AVERAGE N/A 88.94 83.39
VOLUME N/A 8,468 10,689
HFR-RANGE N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 82.55-84.05
AVERAGE N/A 88.96 83.55
VOLUME N/A 3,099 3,197
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Dec19/08 Dec12/08 Dec21/07
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 97.07-104.71 72.70-80.95
NEBRASKA* 81.50-82.50 81.00-84.00 89.00-90.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 95.24-103.07 68.45-80.55
NEBRASKA* 82.00-82.50 82.00-84.00 89.00-90.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 33.00-40.00 33.00-40.00 26.00-34.00
SIOUX F* 51.00 42.50 55.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 88.00-90.75 88.00-99.00 85.00-93.00
PONOKA 86.00-93.00 84.00-92.00 88.00-94.00
STRATHMOR 85.00-98.00 85.00-98.00 80.00-96.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 86.00-100.00 84.00-92.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 88.00-97.00 88.00-95.50 85.00-93.50
PONOKA 92.00-100.00 81.00-91.00 86.00-92.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-102.00 90.00-102.00 80.00-98.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 85.00-97.25 92.75-116.35
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-101.25 95.00-101.75 92.00-100.75
PONOKA 98.00-107.00 85.00-100.00 90.00-98.50
STRATHMOR 92.00-102.00 92.00-102.00 85.00-103.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 98.00-110.00 98.00-110.75 100.00-110.75
PONOKA 106.00-114.00 95.00-106.00 98.00-109.00
STRATHMOR 95.00-110.00 95.00-110.00 90.00-115.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 89.00-117.00 83.00-108.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 78.00-83.25 80.00-84.25 78.00-87.00
PONOKA 82.00-88.00 83.00-87.50 78.00-84.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-94.00 80.00-94.00 75.00-88.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 85.00-96.75 85.00-90.75 84.00-96.00
PONOKA 90.00-98.00 73.00-88.00 85.00-95.00
STRATHMOR 75.00-100.00 75.00-100.00 80.00-96.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Dec12/2008
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 15,875 5,898 26,567
EAST 0 4,980 0 11,446
WEST 0 10,895 5,898 15,121
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Dec19/08 Dec12/08 Dec21/07
CALGARY-STRS 157-158 160-162 142-143
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 150.00
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 144.93
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Dec19/08 Dec12/08 Dec21/07
CHOICE 6-900 143.08 143.13 149.29
SELECT 6-900 134.82 133.57 136.51
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Dec13/08(prel) Dec06/08(prel) Dec15/07
CANADA 450,979 443,259 440,911
EAST 283,520 275,643 283,489
WEST 167,459 167,616 157,422
ALBERTA 54,859 52,435 60,413
WEEK END Dec20/08(est) Dec13/08(est) Dec22/07
US 2,379,000 2,335,000 2,469,800
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Dec18/08 Dec11/08 Dec20/07
ALTA AVG 1.152 1.217 .958
ONT AVG N/A N/A .983
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Dec19/08 Dec12/08 Dec21/07
US $/CWT 50.29 53.42 50.88
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.591 1.715 1.304
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 57.92 60.45 58.38
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Dec19/2008
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
FEB 61.70 -0.57 MAR .8175 +0.0128
APR 69.45 +1.67 JUN .8185 +0.0126
MAY 78.47 +2.72 SEP .8199 +0.0128
JUN 79.60 +2.07 DEC .8201 +0.0127
JUL 79.17 +2.77 MAR .8203 +0.0126
AUG 76.88 +1.92 JUN .8205 N/A
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Dec13/08 Dec06/08 Dec15/07
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 203.0 203.0 204.0
FD:HOG RATIO Dec12/08Dec05/08Dec14/07
US CORN 15.7 16.7 13.1
Dec12/08 Dec05/08 Dec14/07
ALTA BARLEY 11.4 11.0 8.4
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Dec18/2008
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 137.60-180.00 153.59-365.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 106.50 36.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Dec11/2008
CENTRAL ALTA 99.36-122.88
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