CAN/US $ Nov05 99.85 Oct29 98.15 Nov06/09 93.28
BANK RATE % Nov02 1.25 Oct26 1.25 Nov03/09 .50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Oct30/10(prel) Oct23/10(prel) Oct31/09
CANADA 61,690 59,851 63,946
EAST 15,593 15,619 15,197
WEST 46,097 44,232 48,749
ALBERTA 45,966 44,094 48,596
WEEK END Nov06/10(est) Oct30/10(est) Nov07/09
US 651,000 668,000 635,000
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Oct30/10 Oct23/10 Oct31/09
A 47,377 47,504 47,687
B 972 968 634
D 5,142 4,237 6,161
E 616 519 436
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Oct30/10 Oct23/10 Oct31/09
A 2.4% 2.8% 2.7%
AA 42.2% 44.4% 43.5%
AAA 55.4% 52.9% 53.7%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Oct30/10(prel) Oct23/10(prel) Oct31/09
STEERS 23,787 24,337 31,019
HEIFERS 25,346 24,943 18,365
COWS 11,840 9,966 14,117
BULLS 717 605 445
CALVES 4,853 4,774 4,678
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Nov05/2010
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
DEC 97.55 -1.28 NOV 110.60 +0.27
FEB 101.80 -0.38 JAN 110.78 -0.02
APR 105.47 +0.70 MAR 111.95 +0.35
JUN 103.08 +0.55 APR 113.30 +0.15
AUG 102.85 +0.40 MAY 114.10 +0.50
OCT 105.35 +0.63 AUG 115.60 +0.40
WEEK END Nov05/10 Oct29/10 Nov06/09
US FSP - US$/CWT 111.32 111.07 93.15
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Oct29/10 Oct22/10 Oct30/09
EAST-$/HEAD 95.00 94.00 76.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 11.44 11.25 8.37
CURRENTNESS Oct30/10 Oct23/10 Oct31/09
ALTA-A1% 45.4% 44.6% 46.1%
CAN-A1% 48.0% 47.4% 48.4%
FD:STR RATIO Oct29/10 Oct22/10 Oct30/09
ALTA BARLEY 25.6 25.8 23.8
Oct30/10 Oct23/10 Oct31/09
US CORN 18.4 19.8 24.8
AVG CARCASS WT Oct30/10 Oct23/10 Oct31/09
ALTA STR-LBS 882.0 882.0 892.0
CAN STR-LBS 878.0 903.0 892.0
US CATTLE-LBS 788.0 786.0 800.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Nov05/10 Oct29/10 Nov06/09
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 156.35 158.50 136.85
STR-HIGH 156.85 161.35 137.35
HFR-LOW 156.35 159.85 136.50
HFR-HIGH 156.85 161.35 137.35
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 92.50-93.60 94.00-94.00 80.00-82.25
AVERAGE N/A 95.83 81.90
VOLUME N/A 10,824 8,600
HFR-RANGE 91.75-94.20 94.00-97.15 79.70-81.45
AVERAGE N/A 95.80 81.45
VOLUME N/A 6,193 5,661
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Nov05/10 Oct29/10 Nov06/09
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 89.93-97.19 77.32-83.50
NEBRASKA* 97.00-97.00 98.00-100.50 84.00-87.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 81.67-93.62 76.34-83.42
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 97.00-100.50 83.00-87.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 45.00-55.00 45.00-55.00 30.00-38.00
SIOUX F* 59.00 61.75 50.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-119.00 105.00-119.00 87.00-99.25
PONOKA 108.00-118.00 114.00-118.00 90.00-95.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 105.00-119.00 80.00-96.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 98.00-113.00 84.00-97.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 113.00-121.00 113.00-125.00 94.00-101.00
PONOKA 115.00-124.00 118.00-124.50 90.00-100.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 108.00-123.00 80.00-103.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 100.10-116.75 90.00-104.25
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 120.00-128.75 120.00-129.75 95.00-105.00
PONOKA 120.00-132.00 123.00-131.00 97.00-105.75
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 122.00-133.00 95.00-110.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 130.00-142.50 130.00-141.50 100.00-113.00
PONOKA 125.00-141.00 128.00-137.00 102.00-111.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 115.00-144.00 100.00-115.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 123.00-145.00 97.00-118.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 100.00-113.00 100.00-113.00 82.00-90.00
PONOKA 105.00-113.00 108.00-114.50 86.00-92.25
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 95.00-117.00 76.00-94.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 110.00-125.75 110.00-123.00 85.00-94.25
PONOKA 115.00-128.00 117.00-125.00 87.00-96.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 110.00-137.00 78.00-99.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Oct22/2010
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 16,556 2,061 25,289
EAST 0 3,516 101 10,744
WEST 0 13,040 1,960 14,545
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Nov05/10 Oct29/10 Nov06/09
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 143.82
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 145.08
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Nov05/10 Oct29/10 Nov06/09
CHOICE 6-900 159.57 161.54 141.49
SELECT 6-900 152.33 154.12 135.86
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Oct30/10(prel) Oct23/10(prel) Oct31/09
CANADA 439,236 434,720 452,245
EAST 263,272 258,755 274,193
WEST 175,964 175,965 178,052
ALBERTA 52,029 56,882 57,698
WEEK END Nov06/10(est) Oct30/10(est) Nov07/09
US 2,338,000 2,311,000 2,298,500
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Nov04/10 Oct28/10 Nov05/09
ALTA AVG N/A 1.145 1.013
ONT AVG N/A 1.260 1.033
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Nov05/10 Oct29/10 Nov06/09
US $/CWT 61.01 58.93 52.92
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.166 1.145 1.082
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 77.46 74.23 59.08
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Nov05/2010
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
DEC 66.95 +0.75 DEC .9988 +0.0195
FEB 73.53 +1.60 MAR .9966 +0.0196
APR 78.10 +2.15 JUN .9939 +0.0192
MAY 84.47 +2.57 SEP .9912 +0.0193
JUN 87.45 +2.63 DEC .9885 +0.0192
JUL 87.38 +2.72 MAR .9858 +0.0191
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Oct30/10 Oct23/10 Oct31/09
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 205.0 204.0 202.0
FD:HOG RATIO Oct29/10Oct22/10Oct30/09
US CORN 11.0 12.2 14.7
Oct29/10 Oct22/10 Oct30/09
ALTA BARLEY 11.1 11.5 10.1
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Nov04/2010
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 162.30-174.72 176.72-232.82 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 147.50 59.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Oct28/2010
CENTRAL ALTA 128.64-138.24
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