CAN/US $ Nov25 95.36 Nov18 97.45 Nov26/10 98.13
BANK RATE % Nov22 1.25 Nov15 1.25 Nov23/10 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Nov19/11(prel) Nov12/11(prel) Nov20/10
CANADA 56,424 53,191 61,374
EAST 15,567 14,990 15,956
WEST 40,857 38,201 45,418
ALBERTA N/A N/A 45,414
WEEK END Nov26/11(est) Nov19/11(est) Nov27/10
US 565,000 636,000 578,700
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Nov19/11 Nov12/11 Nov20/10
A 40,091 39,203 43,698
B 953 1,011 546
D 11,074 8,921 7,109
E 478 403 541
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Nov19/11 Nov12/11 Nov20/10
A 2.4% 2.6% 2.6%
AA 46.7% 44.2% 44.0%
AAA 51.0% 53.3% 53.4%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Nov19/11(prel) Nov12/11(prel) Nov20/10
STEERS 26,089 22,799 29,128
HEIFERS 15,158 17,773 16,077
COWS 14,596 12,121 15,557
BULLS 581 498 612
CALVES 4,482 4,197 4,757
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Nov25/2011
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
DEC 121.10 +1.40 JAN 144.63 -2.80
FEB 122.30 +0.52 MAR 147.45 -1.25
APR 125.70 -0.08 APR 148.38 -1.55
JUN 124.30 -0.55 MAY 148.82 -1.43
AUG 124.90 -0.42 AUG 150.55 -1.00
OCT 127.35 -0.45 SEP 151.00 N/A
WEEK END Nov25/11 Nov18/11 Nov26/10
US FSP - US$/CWT 142.28 143.26 114.42
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Nov18/11 Nov11/11 Nov19/10
EAST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 95.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 12.35 12.39 11.86
CURRENTNESS Nov19/11 Nov12/11 Nov20/10
WEST-A1% 47.8% 49.2% 46.4%
CAN-A1% 49.4% 49.3% 48.3%
FD:STR RATIO Nov18/11 Nov11/11 Nov19/10
ALTA BARLEY 24.1 23.7 24.5
Nov19/11 Nov12/11 Nov20/10
US CORN 19.9 18.5 18.8
AVG CARCASS WT Nov19/11 Nov12/11 Nov20/10
WEST STR-LBS 920.0 893.0 880.0
CAN STR-LBS 915.0 893.0 876.0
US CATTLE-LBS 779.0 781.0 784.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Nov25/11 Nov18/11 Nov26/10
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 194.50 188.50 161.85
STR-HIGH 200.75 191.75 163.85
HFR-LOW 194.50 188.85 162.85
HFR-HIGH 197.75 191.75 163.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 115.65-118.00 114.50-115.00 97.50-98.00
AVERAGE N/A 114.35 97.74
VOLUME N/A 9,336 9,593
HFR-RANGE 114.40-119.00 115.00-115.00 96.80-98.50
AVERAGE N/A 113.82 97.29
VOLUME N/A 4,084 6,246
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Nov25/11 Nov18/11 Nov26/10
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 112.15-120.63 87.63-97.77
NEBRASKA* 124.00-128.00 122.00-124.00 100.00-102.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 102.63-117.96 81.55-95.00
NEBRASKA* 125.00-128.00 123.00-124.00 99.00-102.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 60.00-70.00 60.00-70.00 45.00-58.00
SIOUX F* N/A 65.13 56.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 130.00-141.75 130.00-141.75 105.00-115.50
PONOKA 132.00-141.50 132.00-139.00 110.00-117.00
STRATHMOR 120.00-144.00 N/A-N/A 105.00-120.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 132.00-143.00 99.00-115.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 130.00-143.75 130.00-145.75 113.00-121.00
PONOKA 133.00-141.00 137.00-143.00 112.00-120.00
STRATHMOR 130.00-151.00 N/A-N/A 108.00-126.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 133.25-153.00 107.00-124.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 140.00-150.75 140.00-148.75 118.00-125.75
PONOKA 138.00-155.00 145.00-154.00 118.00-124.00
STRATHMOR 138.00-154.00 N/A-N/A 122.00-132.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 155.00-177.25 155.00-170.25 130.00-140.50
PONOKA 143.00-169.00 155.00-165.00 125.00-142.00
STRATHMOR 155.00-178.00 N/A-N/A 125.00-146.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 139.00-171.00 116.00-141.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 120.00-135.00 120.00-134.00 100.00-110.00
PONOKA 124.00-131.50 124.00-133.00 100.00-111.00
STRATHMOR 120.00-138.00 N/A-N/A 104.00-120.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 135.00-145.25 135.00-149.25 110.00-120.00
PONOKA 135.00-147.00 145.00-158.00 110.00-123.00
STRATHMOR 135.00-162.00 N/A-N/A 110.00-130.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
** Alberta breakdown not available
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Nov11/2011
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 11,482 999 20,095
EAST 0 2,925 32 8,697
WEST 0 8,557 967 11,398
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Nov25/11 Nov18/11 Nov26/10
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 185.38 156.85
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 176.00 153.89
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Nov25/11 Nov18/11 Nov26/10
CHOICE 6-900 196.64 194.52 161.01
SELECT 6-900 177.72 176.75 150.71
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Nov19/11(prel) Nov12/11(prel) Nov20/10
CANADA 445,480 425,259 429,545
EAST 266,909 266,165 260,819
WEST 178,571 159,094 168,726
AB/BC** 58,928 56,508 60,167
WEEK END Nov26/11(est) Nov19/11(est) Nov27/10
US 2,074,000 2,360,000 2,061,300
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Nov24/11 Nov17/11 Nov25/10
ALTA AVG N/A 1.509 1.171
ONT AVG N/A 1.845 1.185
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Nov25/11 Nov18/11 Nov26/10
US $/CWT 82.53 80.09 64.65
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.651 1.568 1.257
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 89.77 89.22 78.93
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Nov25/2011
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
DEC 88.30 +0.83 DEC .9523 -0.0210
FEB 91.80 +0.83 MAR .9508 -0.0209
APR 94.25 +0.70 JUN .9500 -0.0209
MAY 99.60 +1.00 SEP .9494 -0.0210
JUN 100.50 +0.25 DEC .9491 -0.0211
JUL 98.92 +0.02 MAR .9488 -0.0212
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Nov19/11 Nov12/11 Nov20/10
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 206.0 206.0 208.0
FD:HOG RATIO Nov18/11Nov11/11Nov19/10
US CORN 12.8 12.7 11.3
Nov18/11 Nov11/11 Nov19/10
ALTA BARLEY 11.5 12.0 11.0
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Nov24/2011
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 206.40-219.59 215.72-284.25 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A N/A
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Nov17/2011
CENTRAL ALTA 146.88-180.00
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