CAN/US $ Dec04 95.08 Nov27 94.13 Dec05/08 77.11
BANK RATE % Dec01 .50 Nov24 .50 Dec02/08 2.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Nov28/09(prel) Nov21/09(prel) Nov29/08
CANADA 67,782 58,264 64,875
EAST 15,238 14,827 14,982
WEST 52,544 43,437 49,893
ALBERTA 52,343 43,272 45,051
WEEK END Dec05/09(est) Nov28/09(est) Dec06/08
US 638,000 530,000 619,500
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Nov28/09 Nov21/09 Nov29/08
A 48,809 41,999 45,281
B 572 511 559
D 8,850 7,513 7,265
E 252 268 456
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Nov28/09 Nov21/09 Nov29/08
A 1.7% 2.0% 3.5%
AA 37.4% 40.3% 51.7%
AAA 60.9% 57.7% 44.8%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Nov28/09(prel) Nov21/09(prel) Nov29/08
STEERS 24,056 25,381 27,886
HEIFERS 26,673 17,930 18,611
COWS 16,709 14,603 17,785
BULLS 344 350 593
CALVES 4,992 4,962 5,401
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Dec04/2009
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
DEC 81.00 -2.20 JAN 93.35 +0.85
FEB 83.20 -2.27 MAR 94.13 +0.97
APR 86.08 -1.92 APR 95.58 +1.03
JUN 83.78 -1.25 MAY 96.50 +1.05
AUG 84.35 -1.13 AUG 98.70 +1.35
OCT 87.60 -0.70 SEP 98.20 +0.25
WEEK END Dec04/09 Nov27/09 Dec05/08
US FSP - US$/CWT 93.83 93.77 91.17
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Nov27/09 Nov20/09 Nov28/08
EAST-$/HEAD 80.00 79.00 98.98
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 112.50
US-US$/CWT 9.59 9.32 7.20
CURRENTNESS Nov28/09 Nov21/09 Nov29/08
ALTA-A1% 47.3% 47.8% 60.8%
CAN-A1% 47.4% 47.8% 60.2%
FD:STR RATIO Nov27/09 Nov20/09 Nov28/08
ALTA BARLEY 23.1 22.9 23.0
Nov28/09 Nov21/09 Nov29/08
US CORN 24.2 23.0 24.4
AVG CARCASS WT Nov28/09 Nov21/09 Nov29/08
ALTA STR-LBS 875.0 871.0 832.0
CAN STR-LBS 880.0 878.0 841.0
US CATTLE-LBS 778.0 783.0 783.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Dec04/09 Nov27/09 Dec05/08
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 127.50 126.75 154.85
STR-HIGH 128.85 130.85 158.85
HFR-LOW 127.50 126.75 156.50
HFR-HIGH 128.85 130.85 158.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 74.75-75.75 76.00-76.00 91.00-93.50
AVERAGE N/A 78.37 92.21
VOLUME N/A 14,587 14,435
HFR-RANGE 73.75-75.65 76.00-77.00 91.90-92.35
AVERAGE N/A 77.25 92.10
VOLUME N/A 4,773 3,297
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Dec04/09 Nov27/09 Dec05/08
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 74.73-82.88 93.23-103.41
NEBRASKA* 78.00-81.00 81.00-84.00 83.00-87.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 73.65-82.51 92.91-102.40
NEBRASKA* 79.00-81.50 81.50-84.00 85.00-87.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 30.00-38.00 30.00-38.00 30.00-37.00
SIOUX F* 45.00 N/A 46.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 90.00-96.50 92.00-98.50 90.00-99.00
PONOKA 87.00-95.00 88.00-95.00 88.00-97.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 80.00-94.00 85.00-100.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 80.00-93.00 84.00-103.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 90.00-96.50 93.00-97.00 90.00-96.25
PONOKA 90.00-97.00 90.00-97.00 88.00-96.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 85.00-100.00 90.00-106.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 94.50-103.75 85.00-106.25
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-104.75 95.00-103.50 95.00-101.25
PONOKA 93.00-102.00 95.00-106.00 89.00-96.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 95.00-104.00 92.00-107.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-112.00 105.00-120.50 105.00-110.50
PONOKA 102.00-113.00 98.00-112.00 100.00-110.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 100.00-117.00 105.00-115.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 92.00-115.00 90.00-113.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 80.00-85.25 85.00-90.50 80.00-84.25
PONOKA 84.00-89.00 85.00-88.00 83.00-88.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 80.00-93.00 80.00-94.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 88.00-98.00 88.00-93.00 85.00-93.00
PONOKA 87.00-98.00 87.00-95.00 80.00-93.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 84.00-100.00 75.00-100.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Nov20/2009
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 18,905 1,207 24,176
EAST 0 4,241 174 10,023
WEST 0 14,664 1,033 14,153
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Dec04/09 Nov27/09 Dec05/08
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 162-164
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 143.90 179.37
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 142.47 176.24
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Dec04/09 Nov27/09 Dec05/08
CHOICE 6-900 139.48 140.85 148.18
SELECT 6-900 132.75 133.06 138.65
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Nov28/09(prel) Nov21/09(prel) Nov29/08
CANADA 446,510 445,297 453,126
EAST 274,204 269,842 282,220
WEST 172,306 175,455 170,906
ALBERTA 54,039 55,319 53,290
WEEK END Dec05/09(est) Nov28/09(est) Dec06/08
US 2,267,000 2,047,000 2,367,900
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Dec03/09 Nov26/09 Dec04/08
ALTA AVG 1.061 1.015 1.185
ONT AVG N/A 1.022 1.207
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Dec04/09 Nov27/09 Dec05/08
US $/CWT 59.76 56.40 54.02
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.199 1.143 1.336
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 65.10 60.27 60.41
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Dec04/2009
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
DEC 61.15 +2.13 DEC .9441 +0.0031
FEB 66.75 -0.58 MAR .9440 +0.0029
APR 70.85 +0.20 JUN .9439 +0.0030
MAY 74.88 -0.42 SEP .9438 +0.0031
JUN 77.75 -0.42 DEC .9431 +0.0026
JUL 76.95 +0.25 MAR .9424 +0.0021
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Nov28/09 Nov21/09 Nov29/08
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 204.0 204.0 202.0
FD:HOG RATIO Nov27/09Nov20/09Nov28/08
US CORN 16.4 14.0 14.6
Nov27/09 Nov20/09 Nov28/08
ALTA BARLEY 10.8 10.5 9.9
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Dec03/2009
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 146.10-184.00 171.71-305.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 50.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Nov26/2009
CENTRAL ALTA 114.24-125.76
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