CAN/US $ Dec02 98.38 Nov25 95.36 Dec03/10 99.40
BANK RATE % Nov29 1.25 Nov22 1.25 Nov30/10 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Nov26/11(prel) Nov19/11(prel) Nov27/10
CANADA 56,095 56,424 59,054
EAST 15,863 15,567 16,224
WEST 40,232 40,857 42,830
ALBERTA N/A N/A 42,825
WEEK END Dec03/11(est) Nov26/11(est) Dec04/10
US 666,000 565,000 680,900
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Nov26/11 Nov19/11 Nov27/10
A 39,302 40,091 42,197
B 913 953 582
D 11,259 11,074 6,392
E 512 478 690
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Nov26/11 Nov19/11 Nov27/10
A 2.3% 2.4% 2.4%
AA 45.6% 46.7% 39.6%
AAA 52.1% 51.0% 58.0%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Nov26/11(prel) Nov19/11(prel) Nov27/10
STEERS 24,175 26,089 23,818
HEIFERS 16,457 15,158 19,779
COWS 14,815 14,596 14,685
BULLS 648 581 772
CALVES 4,689 4,482 4,715
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Dec02/2011
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
DEC 121.90 +0.80 JAN 147.07 +2.45
FEB 123.25 +0.95 MAR 149.25 +1.80
APR 126.90 +1.20 APR 150.07 +1.70
JUN 126.05 +1.75 MAY 151.30 +2.48
AUG 126.03 +1.13 AUG 152.45 +1.90
OCT 128.50 +1.15 SEP 152.70 +1.70
WEEK END Dec02/11 Nov25/11 Dec03/10
US FSP - US$/CWT 144.60 142.28 117.46
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Nov25/11 Nov18/11 Nov26/10
EAST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 96.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 12.46 12.35 11.97
CURRENTNESS Nov26/11 Nov19/11 Nov27/10
WEST-A1% 48.7% 47.8% 46.5%
CAN-A1% 50.0% 49.4% 49.1%
FD:STR RATIO Nov25/11 Nov18/11 Nov26/10
ALTA BARLEY 24.9 24.1 24.5
Nov26/11 Nov19/11 Nov27/10
US CORN 20.1 19.9 19.7
AVG CARCASS WT Nov26/11 Nov19/11 Nov27/10
WEST STR-LBS 894.0 920.0 854.0
CAN STR-LBS 893.0 915.0 858.0
US CATTLE-LBS 776.0 779.0 782.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Dec02/11 Nov25/11 Dec03/10
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 198.75 194.50 161.50
STR-HIGH 200.75 200.75 164.85
HFR-LOW 198.75 194.50 164.00
HFR-HIGH 200.75 197.75 164.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 118.50-121.00 115.65-118.00 96.50-98.00
AVERAGE N/A 118.31 98.04
VOLUME N/A 12,922 10,605
HFR-RANGE 122.00-122.00 114.40-119.00 N/A-N/A
AVERAGE N/A 116.93 97.79
VOLUME N/A 2,839 6,808
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Dec02/11 Nov25/11 Dec03/10
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 109.31-121.18 89.45-100.76
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 124.00-128.00 101.00-104.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 106.37-121.56 89.19-98.96
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 125.00-128.00 100.00-104.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 58.00-68.00 60.00-70.00 45.00-58.00
SIOUX F* 67.38 65.00 61.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 130.00-143.25 130.00-141.75 108.00-119.75
PONOKA 130.00-135.00 132.00-141.50 110.00-118.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 120.00-144.00 105.00-120.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 119.00-139.00 96.00-113.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 130.00-143.75 130.00-143.75 113.00-121.75
PONOKA 134.00-144.00 133.00-141.00 112.00-122.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 130.00-151.00 108.00-124.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 130.50-159.50 108.50-128.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 140.00-150.75 140.00-150.75 118.00-125.75
PONOKA 138.00-148.00 138.00-155.00 118.00-131.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 138.00-154.00 115.00-130.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 155.00-169.25 155.00-177.25 135.00-145.50
PONOKA 145.00-171.75 143.00-169.00 126.00-145.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 155.00-178.00 125.00-144.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 131.00-170.00 111.00-141.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 120.00-134.00 120.00-135.00 100.00-113.00
PONOKA 124.00-132.00 124.00-131.50 100.00-112.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 120.00-138.00 104.00-116.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 135.00-150.25 135.00-145.25 115.00-130.00
PONOKA 135.00-150.00 135.00-147.00 115.00-128.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 135.00-162.00 110.00-130.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
** Alberta breakdown not available
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Nov18/2011
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 13,378 613 20,738
EAST 0 3,381 31 8,628
WEST 0 9,997 582 12,110
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Dec02/11 Nov25/11 Dec03/10
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 187.78 157.13
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 178.68 154.76
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Dec02/11 Nov25/11 Dec03/10
CHOICE 6-900 193.92 196.64 163.01
SELECT 6-900 175.41 177.72 152.55
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Nov26/11(prel) Nov19/11(prel) Nov27/10
CANADA 443,379 445,577 435,415
EAST 270,304 266,909 266,438
WEST 173,075 178,668 168,977
AB/BC** 57,510 59,025 59,581
WEEK END Dec03/11(est) Nov26/11(est) Dec04/10
US 2,361,000 2,067,000 2,325,300
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Dec01/11 Nov24/11 Dec02/10
ALTA AVG N/A 1.518 1.211
ONT AVG N/A 1.827 1.216
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Dec02/11 Nov25/11 Dec03/10
US $/CWT 85.04 82.53 65.55
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.649 1.651 1.258
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 88.61 89.53 77.51
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Dec02/2011
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
DEC 86.25 -2.05 DEC .9820 +0.0297
FEB 89.22 -2.58 MAR .9800 +0.0292
APR 92.03 -2.22 JUN .9786 +0.0286
MAY 98.40 -1.20 SEP .9776 +0.0282
JUN 99.33 -1.17 DEC .9767 +0.0276
JUL 98.55 -0.38 MAR .9760 +0.0272
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Nov26/11 Nov19/11 Nov27/10
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 207.0 206.0 208.0
FD:HOG RATIO Nov25/11Nov18/11Nov26/10
US CORN 13.4 12.8 12.1
Nov25/11 Nov18/11 Nov26/10
ALTA BARLEY 11.6 11.6 10.7
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Dec01/2011
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 203.01-219.82 226.72-278.98 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 206.00 76.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Nov24/2011
CENTRAL ALTA 174.72-179.04
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