STATISTICS AND DATA DEVELOPMENT UNIT June 22,2007
ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND FOOD (780) 427-4011
CAN/US $ Jun22 93.67 Jun15 93.64 Jun23/06 88.96
BANK RATE % Jun19 4.50 Jun12 4.50 Jun20/06 4.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jun16/07(prel) Jun09/07(prel) Jun17/06
CANADA 68,846 64,660 71,013
EAST 16,215 17,245 17,834
WEST 52,631 47,415 53,179
ALBERTA 47,843 42,912 46,051
WEEK END Jun23/07(est) Jun16/07(est) Jun24/06
US 698,000 716,000 708,900
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jun16/07 Jun09/07 Jun17/06
A 53,497 49,522 57,038
B 1,270 1,239 1,233
D 4,975 4,376 3,383
E 639 604 556
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jun16/07 Jun09/07 Jun17/06
A 4.5% 5.0% 3.9%
AA 51.6% 51.5% 52.2%
AAA 44.0% 43.5% 43.9%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jun16/07(prel) Jun09/07(prel) Jun17/06
STEERS 36,872 34,973 36,037
HEIFERS 18,183 16,319 22,763
COWS 12,586 12,307 11,505
BULLS 1,205 1,061 708
CALVES 5,126 4,996 4,709
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jun22/2007
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
JUN 87.80 -2.75 AUG 108.40 +1.45
AUG 89.65 -1.30 SEP 108.67 +1.32
OCT 93.37 -1.30 OCT 108.80 +1.45
DEC 94.92 -0.88 NOV 108.42 +1.00
FEB 96.25 -0.80 JAN 106.60 +1.50
APR 97.05 -0.55 MAR 105.70 +1.30
WEEK END Jun22/07 Jun15/07 Jun23/06
US FSP - US$/CWT 107.90 106.65 112.46
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jun15/07 Jun08/07 Jun16/06
EAST-$/HEAD 92.69 92.69 89.70
WEST-$/HEAD 104.00 105.50 92.00
US-US$/CWT 10.30 10.30 8.08
CURRENTNESS Jun16/07 Jun09/07 Jun17/06
ALTA-A1% 69.0% 69.7% 66.6%
CAN-A1% 68.9% 70.0% 67.8%
FD:STR RATIO Jun15/07 Jun08/07 Jun16/06
ALTA BARLEY 22.3 22.8 34.3
Jun16/07 Jun09/07 Jun17/06
US CORN 22.1 24.0 39.4
AVG CARCASS WT Jun16/07 Jun09/07 Jun17/06
ALTA STR-LBS 811.0 802.0 807.0
CAN STR-LBS 810.0 805.0 806.0
US CATTLE-LBS 756.0 753.0 767.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Jun22/07 Jun15/07 Jun23/06
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 143.30 145.50 143.50
STR-HIGH 148.00 150.80 145.85
HFR-LOW 145.00 145.50 142.00
HFR-HIGH 146.30 150.80 144.55
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 81.00-89.25 87.30-90.60 85.50-87.60
AVERAGE N/A 89.79 86.99
VOLUME N/A 15,539 17,039
HFR-RANGE 86.35-89.25 88.85-89.55 86.00-87.60
AVERAGE N/A 89.30 86.80
VOLUME N/A 5,375 5,176
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Jun22/07 Jun15/07 Jun23/06
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 93.75-105.85 88.90-101.30
NEBRASKA* 85.00-85.00 86.00-89.00 80.00-81.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 86.10-104.70 84.60-98.90
NEBRASKA* 85.50-85.50 88.00-89.00 80.00-80.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE N/A-N/A 35.00-43.50 32.00-38.00
SIOUX F* 60.00 60.00 55.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE N/A-N/A 100.00-104.00 100.00-112.75
PONOKA 97.00-107.00 98.00-107.25 109.00-118.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 95.00-104.00 96.00-116.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 95.00-111.00 108.00-119.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE N/A-N/A 105.00-116.75 110.00-126.75
PONOKA 110.00-116.00 106.00-123.00 115.00-130.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 100.00-116.00 108.00-127.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 105.10-113.50 112.25-129.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE N/A-N/A 120.00-125.50 120.00-135.00
PONOKA 117.00-126.00 116.00-124.00 130.00-140.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 100.00-129.00 116.00-139.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE N/A-N/A 125.00-139.50 130.00-145.00
PONOKA 122.00-135.00 125.00-135.00 130.00-145.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 110.00-144.00 126.00-146.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 105.00-138.00 120.00-146.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE N/A-N/A 100.00-105.25 105.00-113.75
PONOKA 98.00-109.00 98.00-110.50 105.00-115.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 93.00-104.00 93.00-115.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE N/A-N/A 115.00-120.00 120.00-136.00
PONOKA 110.00-116.50 107.00-121.00 125.00-135.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 100.00-117.00 112.00-128.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jun15/2007
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 418 8,239 5,131 65,037
EAST 418 1,571 0 13,975
WEST 0 6,668 5,131 51,062
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Jun22/07 Jun15/07 Jun23/06
CALGARY-STRS 156-158 160-161 144-146
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 174.70
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 162.07
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Jun22/07 Jun15/07 Jun23/06
CHOICE 6-900 142.70 147.63 152.28
SELECT 6-900 136.55 140.84 129.61
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jun16/07(prel) Jun09/07(prel) Jun17/06
CANADA 373,039 389,773 420,880
EAST 217,938 233,206 240,162
WEST 155,101 156,567 180,718
ALBERTA 55,077 57,287 69,642
WEEK END Jun23/07(est) Jun16/07(est) Jun24/06
US 1,932,000 1,924,000 1,828,500
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jun21/07 Jun14/07 Jun22/06
ALTA AVG N/A 1.306 1.582
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.549
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Jun22/07 Jun15/07 Jun23/06
US $/CWT N/A 73.83 77.80
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 2.033 2.255
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 78.04 77.35 81.42
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Jun22/2007
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
JUL 74.02 -2.43 SEP .9374 -0.0006
AUG 72.37 -3.05 DEC .9389 -0.0006
OCT 65.50 -3.40 MAR .9399 -0.0006
DEC 63.05 -3.32 JUN .9409 -0.0006
FEB 66.82 -2.63 SEP .9419 -0.0006
APR 69.00 -2.37 DEC .9429 N/A
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jun16/07 Jun09/07 Jun17/06
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 202.0 202.0 201.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jun15/07Jun08/07Jun16/06
US CORN 17.7 18.4 38.5
Jun15/07 Jun08/07 Jun16/06
ALTA BARLEY 11.8 12.0 21.1
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jun21/2007
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 140.95-183.00 155.24-215.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 105.50 40.00$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 116.16-128.16
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