Weekly Livestock Market Review - November 12, 2010

The next weekly will be published on Friday, November 19, 2010
This information is collected by the Statistics and Data Development Branch

CAN/US $ Nov12  99.21 Nov05  99.85 Nov13/09  95.17
BANK RATE % Nov09  1.25 Nov02  1.25 Nov10/09   .50

CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END  Nov06/10(prel)  Oct30/10(prel)  Nov07/09
CANADA      55,704          61,690          63,826
EAST        15,675          15,593          15,076
WEST        40,029          46,097          48,750
ALBERTA     39,911          45,966          48,573
WEEK END  Nov13/10(est)   Nov06/10(est)   Nov14/09
US         661,000         651,000         627,300
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END  Nov06/10        Oct30/10        Nov07/09
A           40,825          47,377          46,087
B              628             972             625
D            6,354           5,142           7,970
E              588             616             299
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END  Nov06/10        Oct30/10        Nov07/09
A             2.7%            2.4%            2.3%
AA           45.2%           42.2%           43.2%
AAA          52.1%           55.4%           54.5%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END  Nov06/10(prel)  Oct30/10(prel)  Nov07/09
STEERS      24,335          23,787          26,510
HEIFERS     17,765          25,346          21,085
COWS        12,901          11,840          15,870
BULLS          703             717             361
CALVES       5,002           4,853           5,044

CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Nov12/2010
MTH   LIVE      CHG            MTH   FEEDER    CHG
DEC   98.40   +0.85            NOV  112.40   +1.80
FEB  101.70   -0.10            JAN  114.40   +3.63
APR  105.25   -0.22            MAR  114.75   +2.80
JUN  102.95   -0.13            APR  115.83   +2.53
AUG  102.10   -0.75            MAY  115.95   +1.85
OCT  104.95   -0.40            AUG  117.50   +1.90
WEEK END        Nov12/10     Nov05/10     Nov13/09
US FSP - US$/CWT  111.46       111.32        93.57

CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL     Nov05/10     Oct29/10     Nov06/09
  EAST-$/HEAD      95.00        95.00        79.00
  WEST-$/HEAD        N/A          N/A          N/A
  US-US$/CWT       11.59        11.44         8.61
CURRENTNESS     Nov06/10     Oct30/10     Nov07/09
  ALTA-A1%         48.0%        45.4%        48.8%
  CAN-A1%          49.8%        48.0%        51.0%
FD:STR RATIO    Nov05/10     Oct29/10     Nov06/09
  ALTA BARLEY       24.2         25.6         23.2
                Nov06/10     Oct30/10     Nov07/09
  US CORN           17.7         18.4         15.9

AVG CARCASS WT  Nov06/10     Oct30/10     Nov07/09
  ALTA STR-LBS     871.0        882.0        880.0
  CAN STR-LBS      870.0        878.0        886.0
  US CATTLE-LBS    788.0        788.0        797.0

LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END  Nov12/10        Nov05/10        Nov13/09
            ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW     155.50          156.35          128.00
STR-HIGH    156.85          156.85          130.85
HFR-LOW     155.50          156.35          130.85
HFR-HIGH    156.85          156.85          130.85
            ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE  91.85-93.50    92.50-93.60    76.50-79.05
AVERAGE        N/A           93.92           77.75
VOLUME         N/A          10,522           8,844
HFR-RANGE  91.55-93.05    91.75-94.20    76.85-78.35
AVERAGE        N/A           93.45           77.86
VOLUME         N/A           5,894           3,890

OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
          Nov12/10        Nov05/10        Nov13/09
          STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A      87.43-94.82    75.70-82.20
NEBRASKA*  97.00-98.00    96.00-98.50    82.00-84.00
          HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A      84.66-94.18    68.75-84.30
NEBRASKA*  97.50-98.00    95.50-98.50    83.00-84.00
          COWS - D1,2
CLYDE      45.00-55.00    45.00-55.00    30.00-38.00
SIOUX F*     56.50           59.00           43.50

          800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE     105.00-117.25  105.00-119.00   92.00-100.00
PONOKA    110.00-117.00  108.00-118.00   87.00-90.00
STRATHMOR 105.00-118.00     N/A-N/A      80.00-94.00
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A      99.00-113.00   82.00-96.00
          700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE     113.00-124.00  113.00-121.00   95.00-102.00
PONOKA    114.00-119.75  115.00-124.00   95.00-100.00
STRATHMOR 108.00-121.00     N/A-N/A      80.00-99.00
C.NEBRAS*    N/A-N/A     105.50-118.00   90.00-99.00
          600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE     120.00-129.50  120.00-128.75   95.00-106.00
PONOKA    119.00-132.00  120.00-132.00   97.00-104.00
STRATHMOR 118.00-130.00     N/A-N/A      95.00-105.00
          500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE     130.00-141.50  130.00-142.50  105.00-111.00
PONOKA    126.00-137.00  125.00-141.00  103.00-111.00
STRATHMOR 115.00-148.00     N/A-N/A     100.00-112.00
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A     115.00-142.00   97.00-119.00
          700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE     100.00-113.75  100.00-113.00   85.00-92.25
PONOKA    100.00-110.00  105.00-113.00   85.00-89.00
STRATHMOR  95.00-115.00     N/A-N/A      80.00-93.00
          500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE     110.00-122.75  110.00-125.75   88.00-96.25
PONOKA    117.00-124.00  115.00-128.00   89.00-96.00
STRATHMOR 110.00-133.00     N/A-N/A      78.00-99.00


NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars

PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Oct29/2010
CATTLE       FROM US     TO US     TO US     TO US
                SLTR      SLTR       FDR      HOGS
CANADA             0    16,266     1,758    23,201
EAST               0     3,869        35     9,960
WEST               0    12,397     1,723    13,241

BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING     Nov12/10     Nov05/10     Nov13/09
CALGARY-STRS     N/A-N/A      N/A-N/A      N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA       N/A          N/A       142.68
CDA CUTOUT AA/A      N/A          N/A       145.59

US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END        Nov12/10     Nov05/10     Nov13/09
CHOICE 6-900      157.79       159.57       139.94
SELECT 6-900      148.92       152.33       133.89

HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END  Nov06/10(prel)  Oct30/10(prel)  Nov07/09
CANADA         N/A         439,236         430,303
EAST           N/A         263,272         270,159
WEST           N/A         175,964         160,144
ALBERTA        N/A          52,029          58,429
WEEK END  Nov13/10(est)   Nov06/10(est)   Nov14/09
US       2,320,000       2,338,000       2,295,200

HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END  Nov11/10        Nov04/10        Nov12/09
ALTA AVG       N/A           1.116           1.006
ONT AVG        N/A           1.204           1.068
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END        Nov12/10     Nov05/10     Nov13/09
US $/CWT           63.65        61.01        52.24
CAN EQVT $/KG      1.224        1.166        1.047
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT           76.78        76.96        57.38
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT       CAN/US$ CLOSE Nov12/2010
MTH   LEAN      CHG            MTH   FUTURES   CHG
DEC   68.97   +2.02            DEC   .9895 -0.0093
FEB   74.58   +1.05            MAR   .9873 -0.0093
APR   77.95   -0.15            JUN   .9849 -0.0090
MAY   84.50   +0.03            SEP   .9823 -0.0089
JUN   87.28   -0.17            DEC   .9799 -0.0086
JUL   86.78   -0.60            MAR   .9775 -0.0083
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END            Nov06/10   Oct30/10   Nov07/09
  AV DRSD WT US-LBS    206.0      205.0      203.0
FD:HOG RATIO        Nov05/10Oct29/10Nov06/09
  US CORN               10.8       11.0       25.3
                    Nov05/10   Oct29/10   Nov06/09
  ALTA BARLEY           10.4       11.0       10.4
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Nov11/2010
             MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS     SHEEP
             (95-109 LBS)     (<80 LBS)    (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO         N/A-    N/A    N/A-    N/A    N/A
TEXAS (US$)        N/A        168.25      65.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Nov04/2010
CENTRAL ALTA 132.48-139.68
(INNISFAIL)