CAN/US $ Nov19 97.96 Nov12 99.21 Nov20/09 93.49
BANK RATE % Nov16 1.25 Nov09 1.25 Nov17/09 .50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Nov13/10(prel) Nov06/10(prel) Nov14/09
CANADA 59,970 55,704 61,841
EAST 16,352 15,675 14,818
WEST 43,618 40,029 47,023
ALBERTA 43,613 39,911 46,881
WEEK END Nov20/10(est) Nov13/10(est) Nov21/09
US 676,000 661,000 635,100
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Nov13/10 Nov06/10 Nov14/09
A 44,220 40,825 44,267
B 536 628 699
D 5,991 6,354 7,318
E 506 588 276
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Nov13/10 Nov06/10 Nov14/09
A 1.9% 2.7% 1.7%
AA 42.9% 45.2% 38.1%
AAA 55.2% 52.1% 60.2%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Nov13/10(prel) Nov06/10(prel) Nov14/09
STEERS 24,968 24,335 26,316
HEIFERS 20,537 17,765 19,677
COWS 13,831 12,901 15,512
BULLS 634 703 336
CALVES 4,708 5,002 4,777
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Nov19/2010
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
DEC 101.45 +3.05 JAN 117.40 +3.00
FEB 105.03 +3.33 MAR 117.65 +2.90
APR 108.18 +2.92 APR 118.50 +2.67
JUN 105.10 +2.15 MAY 118.60 +2.65
AUG 104.47 +2.38 AUG 119.80 +2.30
OCT 107.05 +2.10 SEP 118.75 +1.45
WEEK END Nov19/10 Nov12/10 Nov20/09
US FSP - US$/CWT 112.39 111.46 93.11
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Nov12/10 Nov05/10 Nov13/09
EAST-$/HEAD 95.00 95.00 79.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 11.69 11.59 9.05
CURRENTNESS Nov13/10 Nov06/10 Nov14/09
ALTA-A1% 46.9% 48.0% 45.8%
CAN-A1% 48.6% 49.8% 47.3%
FD:STR RATIO Nov12/10 Nov05/10 Nov13/09
ALTA BARLEY 24.0 24.2 22.3
Nov13/10 Nov06/10 Nov14/09
US CORN 18.1 17.7 15.5
AVG CARCASS WT Nov13/10 Nov06/10 Nov14/09
ALTA STR-LBS 876.0 871.0 886.0
CAN STR-LBS 875.0 870.0 888.0
US CATTLE-LBS 786.0 788.0 791.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Nov19/10 Nov12/10 Nov20/09
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 157.00 155.50 128.00
STR-HIGH 158.85 156.85 130.00
HFR-LOW 157.75 155.50 128.00
HFR-HIGH 158.85 156.85 129.50
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 94.50-95.00 91.85-93.50 76.85-77.50
AVERAGE N/A 93.34 77.29
VOLUME N/A 10,666 8,307
HFR-RANGE 94.20-94.85 91.55-93.05 76.85-78.00
AVERAGE N/A 92.67 77.08
VOLUME N/A 6,231 5,700
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Nov19/10 Nov12/10 Nov20/09
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 82.07-92.55 75.10-83.21
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 97.00-98.50 81.00-84.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 79.81-93.32 73.84-82.42
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 97.50-98.50 81.00-84.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 45.00-58.00 45.00-55.00 30.00-37.00
SIOUX F* 60.00 56.50 43.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-120.50 105.00-117.25 92.00-96.50
PONOKA 110.00-117.00 110.00-117.00 85.00-93.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 105.00-118.00 80.00-94.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 93.00-111.00 89.00-99.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 113.00-120.50 113.00-124.00 93.00-97.00
PONOKA 114.00-119.75 114.00-119.75 89.00-92.25
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 108.00-121.00 85.00-101.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 107.25-118.00 90.00-104.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 118.00-126.50 120.00-129.50 95.00-104.50
PONOKA 119.00-132.00 119.00-132.00 94.00-102.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 118.00-130.00 95.00-106.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 130.00-144.50 130.00-141.50 100.00-113.50
PONOKA 126.00-137.00 126.00-137.00 97.00-112.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 115.00-148.00 100.00-117.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 115.00-142.00 90.00-119.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 100.00-112.00 100.00-113.75 85.00-90.50
PONOKA 100.00-110.00 100.00-110.00 84.00-89.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 95.00-115.00 80.00-93.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 110.00-126.00 110.00-122.75 88.00-95.00
PONOKA 117.00-124.00 117.00-124.00 86.00-97.25
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 110.00-133.00 78.00-99.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Nov05/2010
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 13,396 1,363 21,639
EAST 0 4,612 33 10,220
WEST 0 8,784 1,330 11,419
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Nov19/10 Nov12/10 Nov20/09
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 144.15
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 142.82
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Nov19/10 Nov12/10 Nov20/09
CHOICE 6-900 158.61 157.79 140.10
SELECT 6-900 149.64 148.92 132.26
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Nov13/10(prel) Nov06/10(prel) Nov14/09
CANADA 425,063 438,309 446,893
EAST 261,043 262,465 276,604
WEST 164,020 175,844 170,289
ALBERTA 50,816 51,941 55,779
WEEK END Nov20/10(est) Nov13/10(est) Nov21/09
US 2,326,000 2,311,000 2,320,700
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Nov18/10 Nov11/10 Nov19/09
ALTA AVG 1.114 1.078 .976
ONT AVG N/A 1.199 1.027
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Nov19/10 Nov12/10 Nov20/09
US $/CWT 59.10 63.65 51.62
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.151 1.224 1.053
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 77.84 76.63 57.59
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Nov19/2010
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
DEC 69.13 +0.15 DEC .9817 -0.0078
FEB 76.85 +2.27 MAR .9796 -0.0077
APR 80.80 +2.85 JUN .9770 -0.0079
MAY 86.08 +1.58 SEP .9742 -0.0081
JUN 89.15 +1.88 DEC .9714 -0.0085
JUL 88.50 +1.72 MAR .9686 -0.0089
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Nov13/10 Nov06/10 Nov14/09
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 207.0 206.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO Nov12/10Nov05/10Nov13/09
US CORN 11.7 10.8 24.6
Nov12/10 Nov05/10 Nov13/09
ALTA BARLEY 10.0 10.0 10.5
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Nov18/2010
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 178.59-188.97 190.81-236.92 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 63.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Nov11/2010
CENTRAL ALTA 98.88-141.60
(INNISFAIL)