CAN/US $ Dec03 99.40 Nov26 98.13 Dec04/09 95.08
BANK RATE % Nov30 1.25 Nov23 1.25 Dec01/09 .50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Nov27/10(prel) Nov20/10(prel) Nov28/09
CANADA 59,054 61,374 67,782
EAST 16,224 15,956 15,238
WEST 42,830 45,418 52,544
ALBERTA 42,825 45,414 52,343
WEEK END Dec04/10(est) Nov27/10(est) Dec05/09
US 679,000 582,000 638,400
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Nov27/10 Nov20/10 Nov28/09
A 42,197 43,698 48,809
B 582 546 572
D 6,392 7,109 8,850
E 690 541 252
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Nov27/10 Nov20/10 Nov28/09
A 2.4% 2.6% 1.7%
AA 39.6% 44.0% 37.4%
AAA 58.0% 53.4% 60.9%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Nov27/10(prel) Nov20/10(prel) Nov28/09
STEERS 23,818 29,128 24,056
HEIFERS 19,779 16,077 26,673
COWS 14,685 15,557 16,709
BULLS 772 612 344
CALVES 4,715 4,757 4,992
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Dec03/2010
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
DEC 103.18 +0.95 JAN 118.68 -0.08
FEB 106.38 +0.15 MAR 119.47 +0.10
APR 109.10 -0.05 APR 120.30 +0.60
JUN 106.22 +0.25 MAY 120.45 +0.67
AUG 106.33 +0.83 AUG 120.93 +0.42
OCT 108.60 +0.35 SEP 120.00 +0.20
WEEK END Dec03/10 Nov26/10 Dec04/09
US FSP - US$/CWT 117.46 114.42 93.83
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Nov26/10 Nov19/10 Nov27/09
EAST-$/HEAD 96.00 95.00 80.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 11.97 11.86 9.59
CURRENTNESS Nov27/10 Nov20/10 Nov28/09
ALTA-A1% 46.5% 46.4% 47.3%
CAN-A1% 49.1% 48.3% 47.4%
FD:STR RATIO Nov26/10 Nov19/10 Nov27/09
ALTA BARLEY 24.5 24.5 23.1
Nov27/10 Nov20/10 Nov28/09
US CORN 19.7 18.8 24.2
AVG CARCASS WT Nov27/10 Nov20/10 Nov28/09
ALTA STR-LBS 854.0 880.0 875.0
CAN STR-LBS 858.0 876.0 880.0
US CATTLE-LBS 782.0 784.0 778.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Dec03/10 Nov26/10 Dec04/09
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 161.50 161.85 127.50
STR-HIGH 164.85 163.85 128.85
HFR-LOW 164.00 162.85 127.50
HFR-HIGH 164.85 163.85 128.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 96.50-98.00 97.50-98.00 74.75-75.75
AVERAGE N/A 97.74 77.03
VOLUME N/A 9,593 12,900
HFR-RANGE N/A-N/A 96.80-98.50 73.75-75.65
AVERAGE N/A 97.29 76.15
VOLUME N/A 6,246 7,985
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Dec03/10 Nov26/10 Dec04/09
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 87.63-97.77 74.54-81.35
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 100.00-102.00 78.00-82.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 81.55-95.00 76.15-81.32
NEBRASKA* 104.00-104.00 99.00-102.00 79.00-82.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 45.00-58.00 45.00-58.00 30.00-38.00
SIOUX F* 61.00 56.00 45.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 108.00-119.75 105.00-115.50 90.00-96.50
PONOKA 110.00-118.00 110.00-117.00 87.00-95.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 105.00-120.00 N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 99.00-115.00 79.00-93.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 113.00-121.75 113.00-121.00 90.00-96.50
PONOKA 112.00-122.00 112.00-120.00 90.00-97.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 108.00-126.00 N/A-N/A
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 107.00-124.00 90.00-105.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 118.00-125.75 118.00-125.75 95.00-104.75
PONOKA 118.00-131.00 118.00-124.00 93.00-102.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 122.00-132.00 N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 135.00-145.50 130.00-140.50 105.00-112.00
PONOKA 126.00-145.00 125.00-142.00 102.00-113.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 125.00-146.00 N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 116.00-141.00 90.00-116.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 100.00-113.00 100.00-110.00 80.00-85.25
PONOKA 100.00-112.00 100.00-111.00 84.00-89.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 104.00-120.00 N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 115.00-130.00 110.00-120.00 88.00-98.00
PONOKA 115.00-128.00 110.00-123.00 87.00-98.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 110.00-130.00 N/A-N/A
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Nov19/2010
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 13,550 1,471 19,403
EAST 0 3,861 36 8,989
WEST 0 9,689 1,435 10,414
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Dec03/10 Nov26/10 Dec04/09
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 156.72 143.33
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 153.83 143.75
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Dec03/10 Nov26/10 Dec04/09
CHOICE 6-900 163.01 161.01 139.48
SELECT 6-900 152.55 150.71 132.75
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Nov27/10(prel) Nov20/10(prel) Nov28/09
CANADA 433,651 427,652 446,510
EAST 265,254 259,604 274,204
WEST 168,397 168,048 172,306
ALBERTA 49,498 51,227 54,039
WEEK END Dec04/10(est) Nov27/10(est) Dec05/09
US 2,319,000 2,064,000 2,277,700
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Dec02/10 Nov25/10 Dec03/09
ALTA AVG 1.166 1.114 1.061
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.072
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Dec03/10 Nov26/10 Dec04/09
US $/CWT 65.55 64.65 59.76
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.258 1.257 1.199
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 77.12 78.93 62.76
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Dec03/2010
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
DEC 69.28 -1.07 DEC .9954 +0.0148
FEB 76.58 -0.58 MAR .9933 +0.0145
APR 80.28 -1.10 JUN .9908 +0.0141
MAY 87.00 +0.17 SEP .9881 +0.0142
JUN 89.45 +0.17 DEC .9852 +0.0143
JUL 88.75 +0.33 MAR .9823 +0.0144
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Nov27/10 Nov20/10 Nov28/09
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 208.0 208.0 204.0
FD:HOG RATIO Nov26/10Nov19/10Nov27/09
US CORN 12.1 11.3 16.4
Nov26/10 Nov19/10 Nov27/09
ALTA BARLEY 10.1 10.4 10.8
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Dec02/2010
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 175.29-198.44 205.68-265.01 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 69.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Nov25/2010
CENTRAL ALTA 126.24-135.36
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