CAN/US $ Dec10 99.08 Dec03 99.40 Dec11/09 94.47
BANK RATE % Dec07 1.25 Nov30 1.25 Dec08/09 .50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Dec04/10(prel) Nov27/10(prel) Dec05/09
CANADA 62,674 59,054 59,822
EAST 15,843 16,224 15,719
WEST 46,831 42,830 44,103
ALBERTA 46,825 42,825 43,931
WEEK END Dec11/10(est) Dec04/10(est) Dec12/09
US 674,000 679,000 616,900
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Dec04/10 Nov27/10 Dec05/09
A 43,618 42,197 42,898
B 526 582 502
D 8,197 6,392 7,983
E 550 690 288
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Dec04/10 Nov27/10 Dec05/09
A 2.6% 2.4% 1.9%
AA 43.8% 39.6% 40.6%
AAA 53.6% 58.0% 57.5%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Dec04/10(prel) Nov27/10(prel) Dec05/09
STEERS 23,635 23,818 25,313
HEIFERS 21,321 19,779 18,880
COWS 17,080 14,685 15,264
BULLS 638 772 365
CALVES 5,030 4,715 5,223
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Dec10/2010
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
DEC 100.95 -2.22 JAN 118.18 -0.50
FEB 103.95 -2.42 MAR 118.65 -0.82
APR 107.30 -1.80 APR 119.38 -0.92
JUN 105.00 -1.22 MAY 119.85 -0.60
AUG 105.18 -1.15 AUG 120.50 -0.42
OCT 107.95 -0.65 SEP 119.55 -0.45
WEEK END Dec10/10 Dec03/10 Dec11/09
US FSP - US$/CWT 118.09 117.46 92.69
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Dec03/10 Nov26/10 Dec04/09
EAST-$/HEAD 96.00 96.00 87.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 12.00 11.97 9.69
CURRENTNESS Dec04/10 Nov27/10 Dec05/09
ALTA-A1% 48.7% 46.5% 49.0%
CAN-A1% 50.1% 49.1% 49.4%
FD:STR RATIO Dec03/10 Nov26/10 Dec04/09
ALTA BARLEY 24.2 24.5 22.7
Dec04/10 Nov27/10 Dec05/09
US CORN 19.5 19.7 23.1
AVG CARCASS WT Dec04/10 Nov27/10 Dec05/09
ALTA STR-LBS 851.0 854.0 868.0
CAN STR-LBS 859.0 858.0 875.0
US CATTLE-LBS 781.0 782.0 778.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Dec10/10 Dec03/10 Dec11/09
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 159.00 161.50 124.85
STR-HIGH 162.85 164.85 126.30
HFR-LOW 160.75 164.00 124.85
HFR-HIGH 162.85 164.85 126.30
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 95.50-95.75 96.50-98.00 73.60-74.75
AVERAGE N/A 98.04 74.52
VOLUME N/A 10,605 11,305
HFR-RANGE 94.55-94.55 N/A-N/A 73.60-75.75
AVERAGE N/A 97.79 74.45
VOLUME N/A 6,808 5,479
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Dec10/10 Dec03/10 Dec11/09
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 89.45-100.76 75.01-80.46
NEBRASKA* 100.00-102.00 101.00-104.00 76.50-82.75
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 89.19-98.96 74.08-79.99
NEBRASKA* 100.00-102.00 100.00-104.00 78.00-79.75
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 50.00-60.50 45.00-58.00 32.00-40.00
SIOUX F* 57.50 61.00 42.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 108.00-116.75 108.00-119.75 90.00-93.50
PONOKA 105.00-115.00 110.00-118.00 82.00-94.00
STRATHMOR 105.00-119.00 105.00-120.00 80.00-94.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 96.00-113.00 78.00-96.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 113.00-120.00 113.00-121.75 90.00-95.50
PONOKA 112.00-118.00 112.00-122.00 90.00-96.50
STRATHMOR 108.00-122.00 108.00-124.00 85.00-100.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 108.50-128.00 90.00-96.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 118.00-125.00 118.00-125.75 93.00-99.00
PONOKA 118.00-125.00 118.00-131.00 92.00-99.00
STRATHMOR 115.00-132.00 115.00-130.00 95.00-108.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 135.00-143.50 135.00-145.50 105.00-111.50
PONOKA 130.00-141.00 126.00-145.00 95.00-106.00
STRATHMOR 125.00-144.00 125.00-144.00 100.00-112.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 111.00-141.00 93.00-117.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 100.00-111.00 100.00-113.00 80.00-86.25
PONOKA 105.00-114.00 100.00-112.00 80.00-88.00
STRATHMOR 104.00-118.00 104.00-116.00 80.00-93.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 115.00-130.00 115.00-130.00 88.00-94.00
PONOKA 120.00-130.00 115.00-128.00 89.00-96.00
STRATHMOR 110.00-130.00 110.00-130.00 84.00-100.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Nov26/2010
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 13,313 349 16,875
EAST 0 4,049 36 7,916
WEST 0 9,264 313 8,959
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Dec10/10 Dec03/10 Dec11/09
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 157.08 143.06
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 154.74 143.72
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Dec10/10 Dec03/10 Dec11/09
CHOICE 6-900 164.40 163.01 136.09
SELECT 6-900 153.23 152.55 129.24
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Dec04/10(prel) Nov27/10(prel) Dec05/09
CANADA 430,589 433,651 451,694
EAST 258,464 265,254 275,802
WEST 172,125 168,397 175,892
ALBERTA 52,100 49,498 53,977
WEEK END Dec11/10(est) Dec04/10(est) Dec12/09
US 2,257,000 2,329,000 2,233,300
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Dec09/10 Dec02/10 Dec10/09
ALTA AVG N/A 1.166 1.111
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.125
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Dec10/10 Dec03/10 Dec11/09
US $/CWT 68.10 65.55 63.93
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.311 1.258 1.291
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 78.50 77.51 67.25
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Dec10/2010
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
DEC 69.45 +0.17 DEC .9912 -0.0042
FEB 75.15 -1.42 MAR .9893 -0.0040
APR 79.00 -1.28 JUN .9872 -0.0036
MAY 86.00 -1.00 SEP .9845 -0.0036
JUN 89.08 -0.38 DEC .9818 -0.0034
JUL 88.55 -0.20 MAR .9791 -0.0032
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Dec04/10 Nov27/10 Dec05/09
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 208.0 208.0 204.0
FD:HOG RATIO Dec03/10Nov26/10Dec04/09
US CORN 12.5 12.1 16.7
Dec03/10 Nov26/10 Dec04/09
ALTA BARLEY 10.4 10.1 11.3
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Dec09/2010
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 182.77-201.40 176.99-246.92 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 175.00 71.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Dec02/2010
CENTRAL ALTA 133.92-147.84
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