CAN/US $ Nov13 95.17 Nov06 93.28 Nov14/08 81.65
BANK RATE % Nov10 .50 Nov03 .50 Nov11/08 2.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Nov07/09(prel) Oct31/09(prel) Nov08/08
CANADA 63,826 63,946 64,283
EAST 15,076 15,197 14,885
WEST 48,750 48,749 49,398
ALBERTA 48,573 48,596 44,346
WEEK END Nov14/09(est) Nov07/09(est) Nov15/08
US 625,000 629,000 619,800
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Nov07/09 Oct31/09 Nov08/08
A 46,087 47,687 44,075
B 625 634 713
D 7,970 6,161 6,919
E 299 436 274
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Nov07/09 Oct31/09 Nov08/08
A 2.3% 2.7% 2.7%
AA 43.2% 43.5% 47.2%
AAA 54.5% 53.7% 50.1%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Nov07/09(prel) Oct31/09(prel) Nov08/08
STEERS 26,510 31,019 25,004
HEIFERS 21,085 18,365 20,898
COWS 15,870 14,117 17,907
BULLS 361 445 474
CALVES 5,044 4,678 4,830
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Nov13/2009
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
DEC 83.33 -1.67 NOV 93.15 -1.50
FEB 85.15 -1.13 JAN 92.58 -3.50
APR 87.70 -1.30 MAR 93.60 -2.90
JUN 84.72 -1.13 APR 94.55 -2.23
AUG 85.13 -0.63 MAY 95.50 -2.50
OCT 88.00 -0.65 AUG 97.20 -1.90
WEEK END Nov13/09 Nov06/09 Nov14/08
US FSP - US$/CWT 93.57 93.15 97.60
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Nov06/09 Oct30/09 Nov07/08
EAST-$/HEAD 79.00 76.00 84.70
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 117.50
US-US$/CWT 8.61 8.37 9.60
CURRENTNESS Nov07/09 Oct31/09 Nov08/08
ALTA-A1% 48.8% 46.1% 54.8%
CAN-A1% 51.0% 48.4% 54.3%
FD:STR RATIO Nov06/09 Oct30/09 Nov07/08
ALTA BARLEY 23.2 23.8 23.1
Nov07/09 Oct31/09 Nov08/08
US CORN 15.9 24.8 22.7
AVG CARCASS WT Nov07/09 Oct31/09 Nov08/08
ALTA STR-LBS 880.0 892.0 850.0
CAN STR-LBS 886.0 892.0 851.0
US CATTLE-LBS 797.0 800.0 790.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Nov13/09 Nov06/09 Nov14/08
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 128.00 136.85 160.50
STR-HIGH 130.85 137.35 161.85
HFR-LOW 130.85 136.50 158.00
HFR-HIGH 130.85 137.35 161.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 76.50-79.03 80.00-82.25 95.00-96.67
AVERAGE N/A 81.90 96.67
VOLUME N/A 8,600 9,947
HFR-RANGE 76.85-78.35 79.70-81.45 95.25-95.83
AVERAGE N/A 81.45 95.83
VOLUME N/A 5,661 5,557
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Nov13/09 Nov06/09 Nov14/08
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 77.32-83.50 95.46-102.59
NEBRASKA* 82.00-83.00 84.00-87.00 91.00-92.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 76.34-83.42 93.35-102.44
NEBRASKA* 83.00-83.00 83.00-87.00 91.00-93.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 30.00-38.00 30.00-38.00 36.00-42.00
SIOUX F* 43.50 50.50 52.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 92.00-100.00 87.00-99.25 94.00-100.25
PONOKA 87.00-90.00 90.00-95.50 96.00-103.25
STRATHMOR 80.00-94.00 80.00-96.00 85.00-100.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 84.00-97.00 96.00-106.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-102.00 94.00-101.00 95.00-102.75
PONOKA 95.00-100.00 90.00-100.50 96.00-101.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-99.00 80.00-103.00 98.00-107.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 90.00-104.25 90.00-108.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-106.00 95.00-105.00 97.00-105.25
PONOKA 97.00-104.00 97.00-105.75 98.00-107.00
STRATHMOR 95.00-105.00 95.00-110.00 100.00-109.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-111.00 100.00-113.00 105.00-114.50
PONOKA 103.00-111.00 102.00-111.00 101.00-107.50
STRATHMOR 100.00-112.00 100.00-115.00 105.00-118.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 97.00-118.00 100.00-123.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 85.00-92.25 82.00-90.00 85.00-91.50
PONOKA 85.00-89.00 86.00-92.25 83.00-89.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-93.00 76.00-94.00 80.00-97.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 88.00-96.25 85.00-94.25 85.00-90.75
PONOKA 89.00-96.00 87.00-96.00 83.00-95.00
STRATHMOR 78.00-99.00 78.00-99.00 75.00-100.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Oct30/2009
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 19,039 4,313 20,775
EAST 0 3,664 292 8,971
WEST 0 15,375 4,021 11,804
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Nov13/09 Nov06/09 Nov14/08
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 163-164
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 143.82 181.69
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 145.08 174.62
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Nov13/09 Nov06/09 Nov14/08
CHOICE 6-900 139.94 141.49 155.68
SELECT 6-900 133.89 135.86 145.29
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Nov07/09(prel) Oct31/09(prel) Nov08/08
CANADA 430,303 452,245 444,201
EAST 270,159 274,193 273,635
WEST 160,144 178,052 170,566
ALBERTA 58,429 57,698 56,655
WEEK END Nov14/09(est) Nov07/09(est) Nov15/08
US 2,290,000 2,302,000 2,320,500
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Nov12/09 Nov05/09 Nov13/08
ALTA AVG 1.009 1.013 1.106
ONT AVG N/A 1.033 1.158
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Nov13/09 Nov06/09 Nov14/08
US $/CWT 52.24 52.92 51.45
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.047 1.082 1.202
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 57.38 59.08 57.28
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Nov13/2009
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
DEC 55.00 -0.70 DEC .9508 +0.0223
FEB 61.85 -1.00 MAR .9508 +0.0222
APR 66.75 -0.65 JUN .9505 +0.0222
MAY 71.47 -0.93 SEP .9500 +0.0222
JUN 75.03 -0.90 DEC .9494 +0.0219
JUL 74.85 -0.15 MAR .9488 +0.0216
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Nov07/09 Oct31/09 Nov08/08
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 203.0 202.0 201.0
FD:HOG RATIO Nov06/09Oct30/09Nov07/08
US CORN 25.3 14.7 12.8
Nov06/09 Oct30/09 Nov07/08
ALTA BARLEY 10.4 10.1 10.2
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Nov12/2009
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 151.71-185.00 166.48-267.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 45.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Nov05/2009
CENTRAL ALTA 116.16-127.20
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