CAN/US $ Jul20 95.79 Jul13 95.45 Jul21/06 87.91
BANK RATE % Jul17 4.75 Jul10 4.75 Jul18/06 4.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jul14/07(prel) Jul07/07(prel) Jul15/06
CANADA 60,338 50,925 63,062
EAST 15,744 13,589 17,041
WEST 44,594 37,336 46,021
ALBERTA 40,474 33,922 39,903
WEEK END Jul21/07(est) Jul14/07(est) Jul22/06
US 678,000 672,000 662,500
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jul14/07 Jul07/07 Jul15/06
A 47,045 38,739 51,085
B 1,432 1,221 1,091
D 3,756 3,311 3,274
E 584 489 445
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jul14/07 Jul07/07 Jul15/06
A 4.4% 3.7% 3.9%
AA 54.8% 51.4% 54.6%
AAA 40.8% 44.9% 41.5%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jul14/07(prel) Jul07/07(prel) Jul15/06
STEERS 33,580 27,518 38,768
HEIFERS 15,179 12,864 13,946
COWS 10,759 9,785 9,708
BULLS 820 758 640
CALVES 4,839 4,338 4,712
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jul20/2007
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
AUG 90.83 -0.80 AUG 115.50 +1.65
OCT 96.60 +0.30 SEP 116.68 +2.00
DEC 98.67 +0.83 OCT 116.93 +2.05
FEB 98.90 +0.53 NOV 116.40 +1.88
APR 98.90 -0.10 JAN 114.30 +1.33
JUN 94.72 -0.20 MAR 112.00 +1.50
WEEK END Jul20/07 Jul13/07 Jul21/06
US FSP - US$/CWT 112.69 111.61 114.48
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jul13/07 Jul06/07 Jul14/06
EAST-$/HEAD 88.94 92.69 89.70
WEST-$/HEAD 101.50 102.00 92.00
US-US$/CWT 9.83 9.94 8.22
CURRENTNESS Jul14/07 Jul07/07 Jul15/06
ALTA-A1% 68.9% 67.2% 65.5%
CAN-A1% 67.6% 65.7% 65.2%
FD:STR RATIO Jul13/07 Jul06/07 Jul14/06
ALTA BARLEY 19.7 19.7 34.6
Jul14/07 Jul07/07 Jul15/06
US CORN 26.6 26.6 36.1
AVG CARCASS WT Jul14/07 Jul07/07 Jul15/06
ALTA STR-LBS 824.0 821.0 828.0
CAN STR-LBS 825.0 822.0 825.0
US CATTLE-LBS 769.0 766.0 779.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Jul20/07 Jul13/07 Jul21/06
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 139.95 138.50 138.80
STR-HIGH 141.80 143.30 146.00
HFR-LOW 141.00 140.00 138.80
HFR-HIGH 141.00 141.10 146.00
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 83.25-85.25 83.00-85.00 83.65-86.25
AVERAGE N/A 84.71 84.71
VOLUME N/A 17,762 13,937
HFR-RANGE 83.25-84.85 83.00-85.50 82.25-85.25
AVERAGE N/A 84.87 84.95
VOLUME N/A 7,660 5,655
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Jul20/07 Jul13/07 Jul21/06
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 93.00-100.85 88.85-95.65
NEBRASKA* 88.00-89.50 88.00-90.00 80.00-82.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 90.25-99.80 84.00-95.66
NEBRASKA* 88.00-89.50 89.00-90.00 79.00-80.75
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 35.00-46.50 35.00-43.50 35.00-43.00
SIOUX F* 60.00 60.00 53.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-107.00 95.00-102.50 110.00-121.00
PONOKA 100.00-106.00 100.00-106.00 112.00-121.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 95.00-105.00 106.00-119.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 105.00-111.00 107.00-117.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-110.75 105.00-113.00 115.00-128.00
PONOKA 103.00-110.00 105.00-115.00 124.00-134.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 100.00-111.00 108.00-123.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 115.00-132.00 111.00-130.10
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 111.00-119.75 111.00-121.50 120.00-130.00
PONOKA 111.00-120.00 110.00-126.50 125.00-140.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 105.00-127.00 112.00-135.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 120.00-125.50 125.00-131.50 135.00-143.00
PONOKA 116.00-122.00 115.00-130.00 135.00-150.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 116.00-140.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 110.00-129.00 114.00-142.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 100.00-105.00 100.00-100.50 108.00-120.00
PONOKA 90.00-99.50 95.00-102.00 112.00-118.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 82.00-102.00 101.00-115.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 100.00-108.00 110.00-113.50 115.00-129.00
PONOKA 104.00-110.00 110.00-116.00 120.00-128.00
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 Jul13/2007
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 998 8,744 4,007 69,225
EAST 998 766 123 15,672
WEST 0 7,978 3,884 53,553
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Jul20/07 Jul13/07 Jul21/06
CALGARY-STRS 153-154 151-153 144-147
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 176.57
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 158.12
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Jul20/07 Jul13/07 Jul21/06
CHOICE 6-900 142.83 142.42 144.12
SELECT 6-900 136.72 136.43 124.43
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jul14/07(prel) Jul07/07(prel) Jul15/06
CANADA 408,364 340,956 424,560
EAST 248,901 210,349 250,465
WEST 159,463 130,607 174,095
ALBERTA 59,054 48,249 64,367
WEEK END Jul21/07(est) Jul14/07(est) Jul22/06
US 1,961,000 1,945,000 1,947,500
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jul19/07 Jul12/07 Jul20/06
ALTA AVG 1.237 1.256 1.364
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.440
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Jul20/07 Jul13/07 Jul21/06
US $/CWT N/A 67.37 68.22
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 1.820 2.000
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 76.24 72.89 73.77
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Jul20/2007
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
AUG 73.88 +0.42 SEP .9555 -0.0005
OCT 71.97 +3.25 DEC .9569 -0.0005
DEC 69.47 +1.82 MAR .9578 -0.0005
FEB 71.35 +0.60 JUN .9587 -0.0005
APR 71.20 -1.17 SEP .9596 -0.0005
MAY 75.25 -0.45 DEC .9605 -0.0005
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jul14/07 Jul07/07 Jul15/06
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 199.0 200.0 200.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jul13/07Jul06/07Jul14/06
US CORN 19.5 22.4 29.5
Jul13/07 Jul06/07 Jul14/06
ALTA BARLEY 10.6 11.2 19.7
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jul19/2007
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 141.79-167.00 151.52-212.50 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 97.50 41.50$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 109.92-128.16
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