CAN/US $ Jul06 95.42 Jun29 94.04 Jul07/06 89.81
BANK RATE % Jul03 4.50 Jun26 4.50 Jul04/06 4.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jun30/07(prel) Jun23/07(prel) Jul01/06
CANADA 63,514 66,835 66,058
EAST 15,233 15,208 17,442
WEST 48,281 51,627 48,616
ALBERTA 43,952 47,099 41,970
WEEK END Jul07/07(est) Jun30/07(est) Jul08/06
US 582,000 696,000 598,200
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jun30/07 Jun23/07 Jul01/06
A 49,620 52,346 51,504
B 1,121 1,311 1,022
D 4,778 4,749 4,626
E 730 615 600
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jun30/07 Jun23/07 Jul01/06
A 3.9% 4.2% 4.0%
AA 50.3% 51.1% 52.8%
AAA 45.8% 44.7% 43.3%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jun30/07(prel) Jun23/07(prel) Jul01/06
STEERS 36,725 37,368 35,315
HEIFERS 14,453 16,868 17,653
COWS 11,348 11,639 12,174
BULLS 988 960 916
CALVES 4,160 4,892 4,193
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jul06/2007
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
AUG 92.50 +2.23 AUG 114.70 +3.15
OCT 96.90 +2.18 SEP 115.27 +3.42
DEC 97.37 +1.20 OCT 115.40 +3.50
FEB 98.45 +1.08 NOV 115.00 +2.85
APR 99.47 +1.12 JAN 113.75 +3.50
JUN 94.85 -0.15 MAR 111.70 +3.00
WEEK END Jul06/07 Jun29/07 Jul07/06
US FSP - US$/CWT 109.80 108.12 115.14
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jun29/07 Jun22/07 Jun30/06
EAST-$/HEAD 92.69 92.69 89.70
WEST-$/HEAD 103.00 103.00 92.00
US-US$/CWT 10.20 10.29 8.12
CURRENTNESS Jun30/07 Jun23/07 Jul01/06
ALTA-A1% 70.4% 67.6% 68.2%
CAN-A1% 68.1% 67.3% 68.2%
FD:STR RATIO Jun29/07 Jun22/07 Jun30/06
ALTA BARLEY 19.5 21.3 35.4
Jun30/07 Jun23/07 Jul01/06
US CORN 24.9 22.7 40.7
AVG CARCASS WT Jun30/07 Jun23/07 Jul01/06
ALTA STR-LBS 842.0 807.0 810.0
CAN STR-LBS 835.0 807.0 813.0
US CATTLE-LBS 762.0 759.0 772.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Jul06/07 Jun29/07 Jul07/06
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 137.35 136.00 142.00
STR-HIGH 139.60 139.40 147.00
HFR-LOW 138.80 137.50 142.00
HFR-HIGH 138.80 138.50 146.75
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 81.60-85.10 81.50-83.60 85.00-89.00
AVERAGE N/A 82.99 87.86
VOLUME N/A 12,837 13,562
HFR-RANGE 82.85-84.25 81.00-83.55 85.55-89.00
AVERAGE N/A 83.01 87.78
VOLUME N/A 5,365 6,096
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Jul06/07 Jun29/07 Jul07/06
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 90.85-99.00 91.65-101.95
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 83.00-84.00 82.00-83.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 88.00-99.00 79.85-99.70
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 82.00-84.00 83.00-83.75
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 35.00-42.50 35.00-44.50 31.00-41.00
SIOUX F* N/A 59.00 53.75
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-105.50 100.00-105.50 108.00-121.75
PONOKA 100.00-111.75 100.00-107.00 115.00-121.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 95.00-100.00 N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 98.00-111.00 108.00-121.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-115.00 105.00-116.70 115.00-128.25
PONOKA 100.00-112.50 102.00-110.00 117.00-122.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 100.00-110.00 100.00-120.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 104.50-124.50 115.50-132.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 111.00-118.50 120.00-126.00 125.00-140.00
PONOKA 106.00-112.50 110.00-125.00 128.00-136.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 100.00-125.00 110.00-128.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-132.50 125.00-137.50 129.00-143.00
PONOKA 110.00-124.50 110.00-130.00 132.00-144.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 100.00-115.00 110.00-138.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 108.00-141.00 122.00-146.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 100.00-106.50 100.00-109.50 104.00-117.50
PONOKA 90.00-97.00 95.00-106.00 110.00-115.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-100.00 101.00-115.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 110.00-115.50 110.00-115.50 112.00-128.00
PONOKA 100.00-113.50 110.00-116.00 120.00-126.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 114.00-123.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jun29/2007
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA N/A N/A N/A N/A
EAST N/A N/A N/A N/A
WEST N/A N/A N/A N/A
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Jul06/07 Jun29/07 Jul07/06
CALGARY-STRS 152-154 155-156 147-150
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 177.46
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 160.79
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Jul06/07 Jun29/07 Jul07/06
CHOICE 6-900 N/A 139.32 153.43
SELECT 6-900 N/A 132.25 131.17
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jun30/07(prel) Jun23/07(prel) Jul01/06
CANADA 369,935 400,277 346,841
EAST 213,519 245,902 202,729
WEST 156,416 154,375 144,112
ALBERTA 57,041 54,101 53,788
WEEK END Jul07/07(est) Jun30/07(est) Jul08/06
US 1,650,000 1,939,000 1,621,400
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jul05/07 Jun28/07 Jul06/06
ALTA AVG 1.316 1.388 1.366
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.511
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Jul06/07 Jun29/07 Jul07/06
US $/CWT N/A 72.10 69.76
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 1.977 2.002
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 72.23 75.11 77.18
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Jul06/2007
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
JUL 71.32 +0.10 SEP .9544 +0.0118
AUG 70.10 -0.57 DEC .9559 +0.0118
OCT 64.75 +0.63 MAR .9569 +0.0118
DEC 62.55 +1.13 JUN .9579 +0.0118
FEB 66.07 +0.87 SEP .9589 +0.0118
APR 68.42 +1.37 DEC .9599 +0.0118
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jun30/07 Jun23/07 Jul01/06
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 201.0 202.0 200.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jun29/07Jun22/07Jun30/06
US CORN 21.3 20.4 34.5
Jun29/07 Jun22/07 Jun30/06
ALTA BARLEY 11.9 12.1 21.3
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jul05/2007
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 147.06-167.00 153.55-245.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A N/A
CENTRAL ALTA 119.04-129.60
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