CAN/US $ Jul27 94.43 Jul20 95.79 Jul28/06 88.51
BANK RATE % Jul24 4.75 Jul17 4.75 Jul25/06 4.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jul21/07(prel) Jul14/07(prel) Jul22/06
CANADA 60,979 60,338 58,246
EAST 15,436 15,744 15,715
WEST 45,543 44,594 42,531
ALBERTA 41,540 40,474 36,538
WEEK END Jul28/07(est) Jul21/07(est) Jul29/06
US 621,000 627,000 650,100
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jul21/07 Jul14/07 Jul22/06
A 48,869 47,045 47,046
B 1,271 1,432 1,104
D 3,891 3,756 3,865
E 549 584 566
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jul21/07 Jul14/07 Jul22/06
A 4.3% 4.4% 4.2%
AA 54.6% 54.8% 52.3%
AAA 41.2% 40.8% 43.5%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jul21/07(prel) Jul14/07(prel) Jul22/06
STEERS 33,095 33,580 32,934
HEIFERS 17,419 15,179 15,868
COWS 9,725 10,759 8,701
BULLS 740 820 743
CALVES 4,784 4,839 4,741
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jul27/2007
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
AUG 93.63 +2.80 AUG 117.13 +1.63
OCT 98.65 +2.05 SEP 117.78 +1.10
DEC 99.83 +1.15 OCT 118.10 +1.17
FEB 99.88 +0.97 NOV 117.45 +1.05
APR 99.92 +1.02 JAN 114.40 +0.10
JUN 94.92 +0.20 MAR 111.90 -0.10
WEEK END Jul27/07 Jul20/07 Jul28/06
US FSP - US$/CWT 113.83 112.69 114.37
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jul20/07 Jul13/07 Jul21/06
EAST-$/HEAD 88.94 88.94 89.70
WEST-$/HEAD 101.00 101.50 94.50
US-US$/CWT 9.83 9.83 8.29
CURRENTNESS Jul21/07 Jul14/07 Jul22/06
ALTA-A1% 67.0% 68.9% 62.3%
CAN-A1% 66.2% 67.6% 64.7%
FD:STR RATIO Jul20/07 Jul13/07 Jul21/06
ALTA BARLEY 19.9 19.7 34.6
Jul21/07 Jul14/07 Jul22/06
US CORN 29.1 26.6 38.2
AVG CARCASS WT Jul21/07 Jul14/07 Jul22/06
ALTA STR-LBS 828.0 824.0 833.0
CAN STR-LBS 827.0 825.0 829.0
US CATTLE-LBS 744.0 769.0 783.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Jul27/07 Jul20/07 Jul28/06
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 139.00 139.95 136.50
STR-HIGH 141.30 141.80 139.05
HFR-LOW 138.50 141.00 136.50
HFR-HIGH 141.30 141.00 139.05
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 83.30-85.75 83.25-85.25 81.00-84.00
AVERAGE N/A 84.20 83.78
VOLUME N/A 17,252 12,144
HFR-RANGE 83.85-84.55 83.25-84.85 83.15-84.05
AVERAGE N/A 8373.00 84.05
VOLUME N/A 5,598 4,885
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Jul27/07 Jul20/07 Jul28/06
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO 89.80-97.45 90.35-99.75 85.90-95.20
NEBRASKA* 88.50-89.50 88.00-89.50 79.00-80.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO 80.35-94.45 87.35-98.65 79.25-93.40
NEBRASKA* 89.00-90.00 88.00-89.50 78.00-80.75
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 35.00-46.50 35.00-46.50 35.00-43.00
SIOUX F* 63.00 60.00 54.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-103.00 95.00-107.00 110.00-120.00
PONOKA 90.00-97.00 100.00-106.00 116.00-122.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 106.00-116.00
ONTARIO 101.00-109.00 96.00-114.00 98.00-109.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-109.50 105.00-110.75 115.00-126.75
PONOKA 102.00-110.50 103.00-110.00 120.00-130.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 108.00-120.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 114.75-125.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 111.00-115.75 111.00-119.75 120.00-132.00
PONOKA 110.00-115.50 111.00-120.00 130.00-136.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 112.00-135.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 115.00-120.00 120.00-125.50 125.00-139.00
PONOKA 110.00-125.00 116.00-122.00 132.00-142.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 116.00-140.00
ONTARIO 105.00-131.00 110.00-133.00 107.00-145.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 90.00-100.00 100.00-105.00 108.00-118.50
PONOKA 90.00-96.00 90.00-99.50 106.00-117.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 101.00-114.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 100.00-106.75 100.00-108.00 125.00-134.00
PONOKA 100.00-106.75 104.00-110.00 118.00-127.50
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 Jul20/2007
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 119 10,899 5,333 60,834
EAST 119 322 0 17,455
WEST 0 10,577 5,333 43,379
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Jul27/07 Jul20/07 Jul28/06
CALGARY-STRS 151-152 153-154 142-145
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 168.43
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 151.45
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Jul27/07 Jul20/07 Jul28/06
CHOICE 6-900 140.77 142.83 140.88
SELECT 6-900 134.82 136.72 123.69
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jul21/07(prel) Jul14/07(prel) Jul22/06
CANADA 407,295 408,364 423,918
EAST 250,293 248,901 250,144
WEST 157,002 159,463 173,774
ALBERTA 56,166 59,054 62,809
WEEK END Jul28/07(est) Jul21/07(est) Jul29/06
US 1,952,000 1,952,000 1,898,500
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jul26/07 Jul19/07 Jul27/06
ALTA AVG 1.277 1.236 1.308
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.436
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Jul27/07 Jul20/07 Jul28/06
US $/CWT N/A 68.87 64.82
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 1.854 1.888
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 74.40 75.31 70.31
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Jul27/2007
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
AUG 72.78 -1.10 SEP .9433 -0.0122
OCT 72.55 +0.58 DEC .9446 -0.0123
DEC 69.85 +0.38 MAR .9454 -0.0124
FEB 71.55 +0.20 JUN .9456 -0.0131
APR 71.88 +0.67 SEP .9458 -0.0138
MAY 76.42 +1.17 DEC .9460 -0.0145
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jul21/07 Jul14/07 Jul22/06
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 199.0 199.0 199.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jul20/07Jul13/07Jul21/06
US CORN 22.5 19.5 32.6
Jul20/07 Jul13/07 Jul21/06
ALTA BARLEY 10.6 10.6 20.2
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jul26/2007
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 132.14-160.00 121.74-220.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 100.00 42.50$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 119.52-127.68
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