CAN/US $ Aug17 94.03 Aug10 94.91 Aug18/06 89.02
BANK RATE % Aug14 4.75 Aug07 4.75 Aug15/06 4.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Aug11/07(prel) Aug04/07(prel) Aug12/06
CANADA 53,542 62,119 54,049
EAST 11,223 12,573 14,537
WEST 42,319 49,546 39,512
ALBERTA 38,984 45,551 36,144
WEEK END Aug18/07(est) Aug11/07(est) Aug19/06
US 667,000 674,000 689,400
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Aug11/07 Aug04/07 Aug12/06
A 40,723 49,478 43,212
B 1,107 1,263 959
D 3,674 3,693 2,533
E 452 545 477
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Aug11/07 Aug04/07 Aug12/06
A 4.0% 4.5% 4.2%
AA 53.2% 54.3% 49.6%
AAA 42.9% 41.1% 46.2%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Aug11/07(prel) Aug04/07(prel) Aug12/06
STEERS 29,017 36,935 31,229
HEIFERS 13,152 14,244 13,644
COWS 10,626 10,157 8,505
BULLS 747 783 671
CALVES 5,057 4,908 4,605
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Aug17/2007
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
AUG 91.95 +1.73 AUG 116.43 +1.45
OCT 95.47 +0.92 SEP 116.88 +2.30
DEC 97.88 +0.40 OCT 117.22 +1.92
FEB 98.80 +0.90 NOV 117.33 +2.08
APR 99.05 +1.05 JAN 114.97 +1.90
JUN 94.63 +0.45 MAR 112.20 +1.45
WEEK END Aug17/07 Aug10/07 Aug18/06
US FSP - US$/CWT 116.39 116.18 115.72
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Aug10/07 Aug03/07 Aug11/06
EAST-$/HEAD 83.94 83.94 90.11
WEST-$/HEAD 102.50 102.50 93.00
US-US$/CWT 9.76 9.74 8.45
CURRENTNESS Aug11/07 Aug04/07 Aug12/06
ALTA-A1% 63.7% 67.5% 63.1%
CAN-A1% 62.8% 66.0% 63.4%
FD:STR RATIO Aug10/07 Aug03/07 Aug11/06
ALTA BARLEY 22.4 20.4 35.9
Aug11/07 Aug04/07 Aug12/06
US CORN 28.3 29.2 40.6
AVG CARCASS WT Aug11/07 Aug04/07 Aug12/06
ALTA STR-LBS 845.0 833.0 849.0
CAN STR-LBS 843.0 834.0 849.0
US CATTLE-LBS 782.0 781.0 781.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Aug17/07 Aug10/07 Aug18/06
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 140.85 141.50 141.15
STR-HIGH 145.00 142.30 142.30
HFR-LOW 141.50 138.50 139.50
HFR-HIGH 145.00 144.00 142.30
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 83.75-86.60 84.00-86.50 83.00-87.00
AVERAGE N/A 85.81 86.30
VOLUME N/A 17,367 17,227
HFR-RANGE 83.25-86.60 84.40-85.20 83.00-86.90
AVERAGE N/A 84.95 86.03
VOLUME N/A 5,916 4,740
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Aug17/07 Aug10/07 Aug18/06
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 84.00-86.50 92.05-97.35
NEBRASKA* 89.00-90.00 89.00-91.00 85.50-87.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 84.40-85.20 86.65-95.55
NEBRASKA* 90.00-90.50 89.00-91.00 83.50-86.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 39.00-49.00 35.00-46.50 35.00-43.00
SIOUX F* 62.50 61.50 55.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-113.75 95.00-107.75 110.00-121.00
PONOKA 100.00-106.50 100.00-109.00 112.00-122.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 106.00-120.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 101.00-111.00 106.00-121.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-118.00 100.00-115.00 118.00-129.50
PONOKA 102.00-108.00 105.00-115.00 121.00-128.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 108.00-124.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 112.50-128.35 114.50-126.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 115.00-123.50 111.00-117.50 125.00-138.00
PONOKA 105.00-116.00 108.00-120.00 122.00-128.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 102.00-117.00 112.00-130.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 118.00-131.25 110.00-122.00 130.00-140.00
PONOKA 114.00-121.00 115.00-128.00 126.00-132.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 110.00-130.00 116.00-132.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 109.00-130.00 123.00-146.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 98.00-105.50 94.00-105.50 105.00-119.50
PONOKA 96.00-105.75 97.00-105.00 113.00-117.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 88.00-105.00 101.00-120.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 100.00-110.25 100.00-105.25 115.00-125.00
PONOKA 100.00-110.00 104.00-114.00 118.00-124.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 92.00-110.00 114.00-125.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Aug10/2007
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 11,468 4,878 60,000
EAST 0 2,046 61 16,576
WEST 0 9,422 4,817 43,424
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Aug17/07 Aug10/07 Aug18/06
CALGARY-STRS 149-152 150-153 141-142
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 171.02
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 159.97
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Aug17/07 Aug10/07 Aug18/06
CHOICE 6-900 144.39 144.53 150.87
SELECT 6-900 138.65 139.18 139.58
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Aug11/07(prel) Aug04/07(prel) Aug12/06
CANADA 369,405 407,682 377,223
EAST 238,830 253,815 232,584
WEST 130,575 153,867 144,639
ALBERTA 47,670 56,773 50,824
WEEK END Aug18/07(est) Aug11/07(est) Aug19/06
US 1,989,000 2,008,000 1,960,400
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Aug16/07 Aug09/07 Aug17/06
ALTA AVG 1.304 1.327 1.400
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.447
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Aug17/07 Aug10/07 Aug18/06
US $/CWT N/A 71.31 73.70
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 1.937 2.134
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 72.38 70.85 74.92
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Aug17/2007
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
OCT 67.28 -3.52 SEP .9408 -0.0105
DEC 66.65 N/A DEC .9423 -0.0103
FEB 68.65 -2.32 MAR .9436 -0.0098
APR 68.90 -1.70 JUN .9442 -0.0094
MAY 73.55 -1.25 SEP .9445 -0.0093
JUN 75.10 -1.30 DEC .9448 -0.0092
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Aug11/07 Aug04/07 Aug12/06
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 198.0 198.0 197.0
FD:HOG RATIO Aug10/07Aug03/07Aug11/06
US CORN 22.8 23.1 33.8
Aug10/07 Aug03/07 Aug11/06
ALTA BARLEY 12.6 11.2 20.8
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Aug16/2007
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 143.22-160.16 135.68-228.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 98.00 40.50$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 111.84-133.92
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