CAN/US $ Jul13 95.45 Jul06 95.42 Jul14/06 88.70
BANK RATE % Jul10 4.75 Jul03 4.50 Jul11/06 4.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jul07/07(prel) Jun30/07(prel) Jul08/06
CANADA 50,925 63,514 58,152
EAST 13,589 15,233 15,027
WEST 37,336 48,281 43,125
ALBERTA 33,922 43,952 37,603
WEEK END Jul14/07(est) Jul07/07(est) Jul15/06
US 672,000 582,000 694,400
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jul07/07 Jun30/07 Jul08/06
A 38,739 49,620 46,681
B 1,221 1,121 897
D 3,311 4,778 2,708
E 489 730 540
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jul07/07 Jun30/07 Jul08/06
A 3.7% 3.9% 4.4%
AA 51.4% 50.3% 54.6%
AAA 44.9% 45.8% 41.0%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jul07/07(prel) Jun30/07(prel) Jul08/06
STEERS 27,518 36,725 34,905
HEIFERS 12,864 14,453 13,090
COWS 9,785 11,348 9,463
BULLS 758 988 694
CALVES 4,188 4,160 4,034
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jul13/2007
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
AUG 91.63 -0.88 AUG 113.85 -0.85
OCT 96.30 -0.60 SEP 114.68 -0.59
DEC 97.85 +0.48 OCT 114.88 -0.53
FEB 98.38 -0.08 NOV 114.53 -0.47
APR 99.00 -0.47 JAN 112.97 -0.78
JUN 94.92 +0.08 MAR 110.50 -1.20
WEEK END Jul13/07 Jul06/07 Jul14/06
US FSP - US$/CWT 111.61 109.80 114.75
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jul06/07 Jun29/07 Jul07/06
EAST-$/HEAD 92.69 92.69 89.70
WEST-$/HEAD 102.00 103.00 92.00
US-US$/CWT 9.94 10.20 8.13
CURRENTNESS Jul07/07 Jun30/07 Jul08/06
ALTA-A1% 67.2% 70.4% 65.8%
CAN-A1% 65.7% 68.1% 66.7%
FD:STR RATIO Jul06/07 Jun29/07 Jul07/06
ALTA BARLEY 19.7 19.5 35.1
Jul07/07 Jun30/07 Jul08/06
US CORN 26.6 24.9 37.3
AVG CARCASS WT Jul07/07 Jun30/07 Jul08/06
ALTA STR-LBS 821.0 815.0 817.0
CAN STR-LBS 822.0 813.0 817.0
US CATTLE-LBS 766.0 762.0 775.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Jul13/07 Jul06/07 Jul14/06
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 138.50 137.35 142.45
STR-HIGH 143.30 139.60 144.05
HFR-LOW 140.00 138.80 142.80
HFR-HIGH 141.10 138.80 144.05
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 83.00-85.00 81.60-85.10 83.75-88.00
AVERAGE N/A 83.78 86.59
VOLUME N/A 11,924 17,587
HFR-RANGE 83.00-85.50 82.85-84.25 84.45-88.00
AVERAGE N/A 83.62 86.53
VOLUME N/A 5,448 5,856
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Jul13/07 Jul06/07 Jul14/06
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 89.00-98.90 89.45-98.50
NEBRASKA* 88.00-90.00 87.00-89.00 80.50-82.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 87.40-97.95 82.35-97.00
NEBRASKA* 89.00-90.00 87.00-89.00 81.50-82.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 35.00-43.50 35.00-42.50 35.00-48.00
SIOUX F* 60.00 N/A 53.25
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-102.50 100.00-105.50 108.00-123.75
PONOKA 100.00-106.00 100.00-111.75 117.00-123.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 106.00-122.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 100.00-113.00 101.00-115.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-113.00 105.00-115.00 115.00-125.25
PONOKA 105.00-115.00 100.00-112.50 123.00-136.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 108.00-127.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 111.00-119.50 113.00-143.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 111.00-121.50 111.00-118.50 125.00-135.00
PONOKA 110.00-126.50 106.00-112.50 123.00-137.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 112.00-135.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-131.50 125.00-132.50 129.00-143.00
PONOKA 115.00-130.00 110.00-124.50 130.00-145.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 116.00-140.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 99.00-126.00 118.00-140.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 100.00-100.50 100.00-106.50 104.00-121.50
PONOKA 95.00-102.00 90.00-97.00 110.00-121.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 101.00-115.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 110.00-113.50 110.00-115.50 112.00-128.00
PONOKA 110.00-116.00 100.00-113.50 118.00-128.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 114.00-127.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jul06/2007
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 401 6,303 1,421 57,687
EAST 401 1,045 64 13,019
WEST 0 5,258 1,357 44,668
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Jul13/07 Jul06/07 Jul14/06
CALGARY-STRS 151-153 152-154 146-149
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 178.33
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 160.99
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Jul13/07 Jul06/07 Jul14/06
CHOICE 6-900 142.42 139.87 149.59
SELECT 6-900 136.43 133.44 127.54
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jul07/07(prel) Jun30/07(prel) Jul08/06
CANADA 340,956 369,935 418,650
EAST 210,349 213,519 243,050
WEST 130,607 156,416 175,600
ALBERTA 48,249 57,041 63,279
WEEK END Jul14/07(est) Jul07/07(est) Jul15/06
US 1,945,000 1,645,000 1,943,300
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jul12/07 Jul05/07 Jul13/06
ALTA AVG 1.249 1.311 1.358
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.451
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Jul13/07 Jul06/07 Jul14/06
US $/CWT N/A 70.06 67.87
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 1.893 1.973
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 73.46 71.65 76.46
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Jul13/2007
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
JUL 69.03 -2.29 SEP .9560 +0.0016
AUG 73.45 +3.35 DEC .9574 +0.0015
OCT 68.72 +3.97 MAR .9583 +0.0014
DEC 67.65 +5.10 JUN .9592 +0.0013
FEB 70.75 +4.68 SEP .9601 +0.0012
APR 72.38 +3.95 DEC .9610 +0.0011
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jul07/07 Jun30/07 Jul08/06
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 200.0 201.0 200.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jul06/07Jun29/07Jul07/06
US CORN 22.4 21.3 31.3
Jul06/07 Jun29/07 Jul07/06
ALTA BARLEY 11.2 11.9 19.8
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jul12/2007
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 146.86-185.00 154.91-235.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 101.00 41.00$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 121.92-129.60
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