CAN/US $ Nov11 98.14 Nov04 98.23 Nov12/10 99.21
BANK RATE % Nov08 1.25 Nov01 1.25 Nov09/10 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Nov05/11(prel) Oct29/11(prel) Nov06/10
CANADA 60,554 53,001 55,704
EAST 15,707 15,664 15,675
WEST 44,847 37,337 40,029
ALBERTA N/A N/A 39,911
WEEK END Nov12/11(est) Nov05/11(est) Nov13/10
US 625,000 648,000 660,700
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Nov05/11 Oct29/11 Nov06/10
A 44,332 40,217 40,825
B 1,313 1,305 628
D 10,213 6,848 6,354
E 542 548 588
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Nov05/11 Oct29/11 Nov06/10
A 3.0% 3.0% 2.7%
AA 45.6% 44.9% 45.2%
AAA 51.4% 52.1% 52.1%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Nov05/11(prel) Oct29/11(prel) Nov06/10
STEERS 26,641 23,549 24,335
HEIFERS 19,363 18,311 17,765
COWS 13,922 10,475 12,901
BULLS 628 666 703
CALVES 4,686 4,612 5,002
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Nov11/2011
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
DEC 120.55 -3.95 NOV 142.15 -0.42
FEB 122.72 -3.18 JAN 145.68 -1.72
APR 126.80 -2.15 MAR 146.63 -1.32
JUN 125.45 -1.88 APR 147.72 -1.50
AUG 125.50 -2.00 MAY 148.40 -1.20
OCT 128.10 -1.50 AUG 149.60 -0.55
WEEK END Nov11/11 Nov04/11 Nov12/10
US FSP - US$/CWT 142.43 141.67 111.46
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Nov04/11 Oct28/11 Nov05/10
EAST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 95.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 12.47 12.73 11.59
CURRENTNESS Nov05/11 Oct29/11 Nov06/10
WEST-A1% 47.1% 39.9% 48.0%
CAN-A1% 47.9% 43.5% 49.8%
FD:STR RATIO Nov04/11 Oct28/11 Nov05/10
ALTA BARLEY 23.8 23.5 24.2
Nov05/11 Oct29/11 Nov06/10
US CORN 20.3 19.0 17.7
AVG CARCASS WT Nov05/11 Oct29/11 Nov06/10
WEST STR-LBS 912.0 899.0 871.0
CAN STR-LBS 904.0 893.0 870.0
US CATTLE-LBS 781.0 779.0 788.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Nov11/11 Nov04/11 Nov12/10
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 186.50 184.75 155.50
STR-HIGH 188.75 185.85 156.85
HFR-LOW 186.85 184.75 155.50
HFR-HIGH 189.50 185.50 156.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE N/A-N/A 110.25-112.00 91.85-93.50
AVERAGE N/A 111.45 93.34
VOLUME N/A 11,056 10,666
HFR-RANGE 113.00-113.75 110.25-112.00 91.55-93.05
AVERAGE N/A 111.34 92.67
VOLUME N/A 3,991 6,231
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Nov11/11 Nov04/11 Nov12/10
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 105.29-116.48 82.07-92.55
NEBRASKA* 125.00-127.50 122.00-125.00 97.00-98.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 98.80-113.31 79.81-93.32
NEBRASKA* 125.00-127.50 121.00-125.00 97.50-98.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 60.00-68.00 60.00-68.00 45.00-55.00
SIOUX F* 66.75 70.00 56.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 130.00-145.75 125.00-143.00 105.00-117.25
PONOKA 125.00-135.00 129.00-132.50 110.00-117.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 120.00-137.00 105.00-118.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 112.00-137.00 93.00-111.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 130.00-147.75 125.00-144.75 113.00-124.00
PONOKA 132.00-141.50 133.00-139.00 114.00-119.75
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 130.00-148.00 108.00-121.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 135.00-160.00 107.25-118.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 140.00-154.00 140.00-148.00 120.00-129.50
PONOKA 135.00-148.00 136.50-152.00 119.00-132.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 138.00-158.00 118.00-130.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 155.00-165.25 155.00-168.25 130.00-141.50
PONOKA 147.00-156.00 145.00-167.00 126.00-137.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 155.00-178.00 115.00-148.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 127.00-174.00 115.00-142.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 120.00-135.00 115.00-130.00 100.00-113.75
PONOKA 124.00-133.00 128.00-135.00 100.00-110.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 120.00-138.00 95.00-115.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 135.00-152.25 130.00-145.25 110.00-122.75
PONOKA 133.00-145.00 136.00-151.00 117.00-124.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 135.00-164.00 110.00-133.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
** Alberta breakdown not available
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Oct28/2011
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 16,523 971 20,374
EAST 0 2,653 33 9,054
WEST 0 13,870 938 11,320
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Nov11/11 Nov04/11 Nov12/10
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 179.96 152.36
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 169.73 150.93
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Nov11/11 Nov04/11 Nov12/10
CHOICE 6-900 189.92 187.53 157.79
SELECT 6-900 171.43 169.58 148.92
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Nov05/11(prel) Oct29/11(prel) Nov06/10
CANADA N/A 447,873 438,309
EAST N/A 269,664 262,465
WEST N/A 178,209 175,844
AB/BC** N/A 60,045 51,941
WEEK END Nov12/11(est) Nov05/11(est) Nov13/10
US 2,293,000 2,347,000 2,313,900
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Nov10/11 Nov03/11 Nov11/10
ALTA AVG N/A N/A 1.128
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.199
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Nov11/11 Nov04/11 Nov12/10
US $/CWT 82.28 85.95 63.65
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.599 1.669 1.224
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 90.53 94.45 76.63
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Nov11/2011
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
DEC 86.45 -0.40 DEC .9869 +0.0048
FEB 87.75 -2.35 MAR .9852 +0.0048
APR 91.05 -2.10 JUN .9841 +0.0050
MAY 96.80 -1.48 SEP .9834 +0.0054
JUN 98.15 -2.10 DEC .9827 +0.0057
JUL 97.47 -1.93 MAR .9820 +0.0061
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Nov05/11 Oct29/11 Nov06/10
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 205.0 205.0 206.0
FD:HOG RATIO Nov04/11Oct28/11Nov05/10
US CORN 14.5 13.6 10.8
Nov04/11 Oct28/11 Nov05/10
ALTA BARLEY N/A 12.9 10.6
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Nov10/2011
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 196.05-216.30 193.78-257.26 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 202.00 78.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Nov03/2011
CENTRAL ALTA 157.44-170.88
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