CAN/US $ Dec17 98.78 Dec10 99.08 Dec18/09 93.65
BANK RATE % Dec14 1.25 Dec07 1.25 Dec15/09 .50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Dec11/10(prel) Dec04/10(prel) Dec12/09
CANADA 55,554 62,674 66,654
EAST 15,814 15,843 15,437
WEST 39,740 46,831 51,217
ALBERTA 39,738 46,825 51,080
WEEK END Dec18/10(est) Dec11/10(est) Dec19/09
US 659,000 674,000 628,400
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Dec11/10 Dec04/10 Dec12/09
A 38,291 43,618 48,452
B 360 526 660
D 7,144 8,197 8,155
E 556 550 282
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Dec11/10 Dec04/10 Dec12/09
A 2.4% 2.6% 1.5%
AA 45.6% 43.8% 39.4%
AAA 52.0% 53.6% 59.2%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Dec11/10(prel) Dec04/10(prel) Dec12/09
STEERS 22,233 23,635 28,812
HEIFERS 17,169 21,321 21,002
COWS 15,519 17,080 16,447
BULLS 633 638 393
CALVES 4,518 5,030 5,239
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Dec17/2010
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
DEC 102.18 +1.22 JAN 119.03 +0.85
FEB 104.50 +0.55 MAR 119.95 +1.30
APR 108.15 +0.85 APR 120.47 +1.10
JUN 105.95 +0.95 MAY 121.03 +1.18
AUG 106.55 +1.38 AUG 121.90 +1.40
OCT 109.03 +1.08 SEP 120.85 +1.30
WEEK END Dec17/10 Dec10/10 Dec18/09
US FSP - US$/CWT 119.28 118.09 94.00
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Dec10/10 Dec03/10 Dec11/09
EAST-$/HEAD 99.00 96.00 87.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 12.08 12.00 9.51
CURRENTNESS Dec11/10 Dec04/10 Dec12/09
ALTA-A1% 45.2% 48.7% 50.3%
CAN-A1% 48.8% 50.1% 50.4%
FD:STR RATIO Dec10/10 Dec03/10 Dec11/09
ALTA BARLEY 23.3 24.2 21.7
Dec11/10 Dec04/10 Dec12/09
US CORN 18.3 19.5 22.5
AVG CARCASS WT Dec11/10 Dec04/10 Dec12/09
ALTA STR-LBS 847.0 851.0 858.0
CAN STR-LBS 855.0 859.0 870.0
US CATTLE-LBS 783.0 781.0 782.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Dec17/10 Dec10/10 Dec18/09
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 158.75 159.00 126.00
STR-HIGH 159.85 162.85 128.85
HFR-LOW 159.85 160.75 126.00
HFR-HIGH 159.85 162.85 128.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 92.60-93.55 95.50-95.75 74.90-76.00
AVERAGE N/A 96.58 77.06
VOLUME N/A 11,236 11,683
HFR-RANGE 93.40-93.40 94.55-94.55 75.35-77.65
AVERAGE N/A 96.07 76.76
VOLUME N/A 5,034 5,774
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Dec17/10 Dec10/10 Dec18/09
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 91.43-100.33 73.71-83.37
NEBRASKA* 99.00-99.00 100.00-102.00 78.00-80.25
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 88.04-99.00 71.43-80.85
NEBRASKA* 99.00-99.50 100.00-102.00 78.50-80.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 50.00-60.00 50.00-60.50 32.00-40.00
SIOUX F* 58.75 57.50 49.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 108.00-116.00 108.00-116.75 85.00-90.50
PONOKA 112.00-116.00 105.00-115.00 90.00-94.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 105.00-119.00 77.00-87.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 100.00-121.00 82.00-95.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 113.00-122.25 113.00-120.00 90.00-96.50
PONOKA 116.00-120.50 112.00-118.00 90.00-96.75
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 108.00-122.00 70.00-90.50
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 114.00-124.35 87.50-106.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 118.00-127.25 118.00-125.00 93.00-99.00
PONOKA 117.00-127.00 118.00-125.00 92.00-105.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 115.00-132.00 73.00-93.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 135.00-143.50 135.00-143.50 100.00-107.25
PONOKA 125.00-141.00 130.00-141.00 100.00-114.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 125.00-144.00 N/A-103.50
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 110.00-144.00 92.00-118.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 100.00-111.00 100.00-111.00 80.00-86.25
PONOKA 106.00-114.50 105.00-114.00 81.00-87.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 104.00-118.00 65.00-82.50
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 115.00-127.00 115.00-130.00 86.00-91.00
PONOKA 114.00-127.00 120.00-130.00 85.00-100.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 110.00-130.00 70.00-85.50
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Dec03/2010
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 11,909 1,072 20,373
EAST 0 4,364 33 9,136
WEST 0 7,545 1,039 11,237
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Dec17/10 Dec10/10 Dec18/09
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 158.09 142.97
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 153.77 144.37
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Dec17/10 Dec10/10 Dec18/09
CHOICE 6-900 162.83 164.40 138.63
SELECT 6-900 152.61 153.23 130.83
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Dec11/10(prel) Dec04/10(prel) Dec12/09
CANADA 437,750 430,589 447,654
EAST 265,086 258,464 273,082
WEST 174,664 172,125 174,572
ALBERTA 50,050 52,100 57,152
WEEK END Dec18/10(est) Dec11/10(est) Dec19/09
US 2,344,000 2,240,000 2,383,100
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Dec16/10 Dec09/10 Dec17/09
ALTA AVG N/A 1.177 1.169
ONT AVG N/A 1.272 1.202
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Dec17/10 Dec10/10 Dec18/09
US $/CWT 67.32 68.10 61.96
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.300 1.311 1.262
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 78.47 78.10 70.73
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Dec17/2010
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
FEB 75.95 +0.80 MAR .9877 -0.0016
APR 80.47 +1.47 JUN .9854 -0.0018
MAY 86.95 +0.95 SEP .9826 -0.0019
JUN 89.83 +0.75 DEC .9799 -0.0019
JUL 89.08 +0.53 MAR .9772 -0.0019
AUG 88.78 +0.85 JUN .9745 N/A
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Dec11/10 Dec04/10 Dec12/09
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 208.0 208.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO Dec10/10Dec03/10Dec11/09
US CORN 12.3 12.5 18.1
Dec10/10 Dec03/10 Dec11/09
ALTA BARLEY 10.3 10.5 11.7
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Dec16/2010
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 203.42-226.10 207.27-339.72 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 76.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Dec09/2010
CENTRAL ALTA 122.40-141.12
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