CAN/US $ Aug03 94.98 Jul27 94.43 Aug04/06 88.73
BANK RATE % Jul31 4.75 Jul24 4.75 Aug01/06 4.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jul28/07(prel) Jul21/07(prel) Jul29/06
CANADA 63,232 60,979 58,919
EAST 15,608 15,436 18,246
WEST 47,624 45,543 40,673
ALBERTA 43,324 41,540 36,776
WEEK END Aug04/07(est) Jul28/07(est) Aug05/06
US 671,000 668,000 628,900
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jul28/07 Jul21/07 Jul29/06
A 50,550 48,869 47,244
B 1,271 1,271 1,076
D 3,785 3,891 3,197
E 484 549 453
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jul28/07 Jul21/07 Jul29/06
A 4.2% 4.3% 4.2%
AA 57.6% 54.6% 52.6%
AAA 38.2% 41.2% 43.2%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jul28/07(prel) Jul21/07(prel) Jul29/06
STEERS 36,480 33,095 33,955
HEIFERS 15,654 17,419 15,012
COWS 10,406 9,725 9,386
BULLS 692 740 566
CALVES 5,238 4,784 4,761
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Aug03/2007
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
AUG 93.60 -0.03 AUG 115.93 -1.20
OCT 97.97 -0.68 SEP 116.33 -1.45
DEC 100.08 +0.25 OCT 117.20 -0.90
FEB 99.35 -0.53 NOV 117.05 -0.40
APR 99.45 -0.47 JAN 114.18 -0.23
JUN 94.95 +0.03 MAR 111.75 -0.15
WEEK END Aug03/07 Jul27/07 Aug04/06
US FSP - US$/CWT 114.30 113.83 113.68
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jul27/07 Jul20/07 Jul28/06
EAST-$/HEAD 88.94 88.94 89.36
WEST-$/HEAD 102.50 101.00 93.00
US-US$/CWT 9.80 9.83 8.35
CURRENTNESS Jul28/07 Jul21/07 Jul29/06
ALTA-A1% 69.3% 67.0% 66.2%
CAN-A1% 67.9% 66.2% 66.9%
FD:STR RATIO Jul27/07 Jul20/07 Jul28/06
ALTA BARLEY 19.9 19.9 34.7
Jul28/07 Jul21/07 Jul29/06
US CORN 29.4 29.1 38.3
AVG CARCASS WT Jul28/07 Jul21/07 Jul29/06
ALTA STR-LBS 833.0 828.0 833.0
CAN STR-LBS 831.0 827.0 833.0
US CATTLE-LBS 778.0 774.0 783.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Aug03/07 Jul27/07 Aug04/06
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 143.50 139.00 135.00
STR-HIGH 144.85 141.30 138.25
HFR-LOW 143.50 138.50 135.00
HFR-HIGH 144.30 141.30 137.80
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 85.00-87.35 83.30-85.75 81.00-83.70
AVERAGE N/A 84.68 82.78
VOLUME N/A 17,002 15,254
HFR-RANGE 85.00-86.00 83.85-84.55 81.00-83.00
AVERAGE N/A 84.36 82.66
VOLUME N/A 5,876 5,764
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Aug03/07 Jul27/07 Aug04/06
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 89.80-97.45 87.65-95.05
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 88.50-91.00 80.00-82.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 80.35-94.45 77.40-93.75
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 89.00-91.00 80.00-82.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 35.00-46.50 35.00-46.50 33.00-40.00
SIOUX F* 64.00 63.00 52.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-107.25 95.00-103.00 105.00-118.50
PONOKA 102.00-109.00 90.00-97.00 110.00-121.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 106.00-121.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 101.00-109.00 101.00-114.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-108.50 105.00-109.50 115.00-128.75
PONOKA 105.00-110.00 102.00-110.50 120.00-131.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 108.00-125.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 112.50-123.50 110.35-128.80
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 111.00-115.75 111.00-115.75 120.00-136.00
PONOKA 110.00-123.50 110.00-115.50 120.00-135.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 112.00-139.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 110.00-115.00 115.00-120.00 125.00-142.00
PONOKA 115.00-124.00 110.00-125.00 128.00-138.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 116.00-144.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 105.00-131.00 111.00-139.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 90.00-104.00 90.00-100.00 105.00-119.00
PONOKA 98.00-103.50 90.00-96.00 105.00-117.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 101.00-116.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 100.00-104.00 100.00-106.75 120.00-129.50
PONOKA 103.00-107.00 100.00-106.75 115.00-125.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 114.00-134.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jul27/2007
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 10,968 4,871 54,761
EAST 0 1,392 0 16,719
WEST 0 9,576 4,871 38,042
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Aug03/07 Jul27/07 Aug04/06
CALGARY-STRS 150-151 151-152 140-142
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 171.87
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 158.02
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Aug03/07 Jul27/07 Aug04/06
CHOICE 6-900 143.75 140.77 140.62
SELECT 6-900 137.76 134.82 125.76
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jul28/07(prel) Jul21/07(prel) Jul29/06
CANADA 405,769 407,295 412,226
EAST 251,478 250,293 242,009
WEST 154,291 157,002 170,217
ALBERTA 58,704 56,166 61,916
WEEK END Aug04/07(est) Jul28/07(est) Aug05/06
US 1,992,000 1,977,000 1,886,800
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Aug02/07 Jul26/07 Aug03/06
ALTA AVG 1.314 1.279 1.344
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.390
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Aug03/07 Jul27/07 Aug04/06
US $/CWT N/A 72.32 69.21
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 1.974 2.011
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 70.95 75.11 72.27
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Aug03/2007
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
AUG 74.38 +1.60 SEP .9507 +0.0074
OCT 77.60 +5.05 DEC .9520 +0.0074
DEC 74.58 +4.73 MAR .9528 +0.0074
FEB 73.35 +1.80 JUN .9530 +0.0074
APR 72.20 +0.33 SEP .9532 +0.0074
MAY 76.80 +0.38 DEC .9534 +0.0074
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jul28/07 Jul21/07 Jul29/06
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 199.0 199.0 199.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jul27/07Jul20/07Jul28/06
US CORN 23.5 22.5 30.5
Jul27/07 Jul20/07 Jul28/06
ALTA BARLEY 10.9 10.6 19.6
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Aug02/2007
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 137.19-158.00 143.65-230.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 98.00 42.50$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 120.00-129.12
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