CAN/US $ Aug31 94.66 Aug24 95.01 Sep01/06 90.45
BANK RATE % Aug28 4.75 Aug21 4.75 Aug29/06 4.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Aug25/07(prel) Aug18/07(prel) Aug26/06
CANADA 64,318 63,754 67,323
EAST 14,108 14,050 17,507
WEST 50,210 49,704 49,816
ALBERTA 45,848 45,432 45,500
WEEK END Sep01/07(est) Aug25/07(est) Sep02/06
US 698,000 683,000 684,500
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Aug25/07 Aug18/07 Aug26/06
A 48,921 49,348 54,811
B 1,483 1,335 1,271
D 4,270 4,210 3,473
E 759 671 711
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Aug25/07 Aug18/07 Aug26/06
A 4.4% 4.2% 5.0%
AA 53.5% 52.9% 47.7%
AAA 42.1% 42.9% 47.3%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Aug25/07(prel) Aug18/07(prel) Aug26/06
STEERS 33,009 34,885 37,654
HEIFERS 17,928 16,067 19,277
COWS 12,139 11,806 9,315
BULLS 1,242 996 1,077
CALVES 5,131 5,092 4,853
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Aug31/2007
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
AUG 94.10 -0.28 SEP 117.53 -0.52
OCT 96.90 -0.92 OCT 117.63 -0.67
DEC 100.03 -0.70 NOV 117.83 -0.60
FEB 100.38 -0.55 JAN 115.43 -0.38
APR 100.45 -0.05 MAR 112.90 -0.35
JUN 96.00 +0.00 APR 113.80 -0.20
WEEK END Aug31/07 Aug24/07 Sep01/06
US FSP - US$/CWT 117.48 116.31 116.72
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Aug24/07 Aug17/07 Aug25/06
EAST-$/HEAD 83.94 83.94 90.11
WEST-$/HEAD 102.50 102.50 93.00
US-US$/CWT 9.71 9.69 8.47
CURRENTNESS Aug25/07 Aug18/07 Aug26/06
ALTA-A1% 64.8% 63.6% 62.4%
CAN-A1% 63.4% 62.9% 62.9%
FD:STR RATIO Aug24/07 Aug17/07 Aug25/06
ALTA BARLEY 23.7 23.3 34.8
Aug25/07 Aug18/07 Aug26/06
US CORN 27.8 29.3 42.1
AVG CARCASS WT Aug25/07 Aug18/07 Aug26/06
ALTA STR-LBS 844.0 845.0 846.0
CAN STR-LBS 847.0 846.0 845.0
US CATTLE-LBS 785.0 785.0 783.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Aug31/07 Aug24/07 Sep01/06
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 145.50 143.35 141.00
STR-HIGH 146.30 144.80 144.35
HFR-LOW 145.50 144.00 141.00
HFR-HIGH 146.30 144.80 143.80
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 85.75-88.00 84.25-87.35 84.50-87.35
AVERAGE N/A 86.66 86.26
VOLUME N/A 16,926 13,386
HFR-RANGE 86.50-88.25 85.00-86.55 84.50-86.90
AVERAGE N/A 86.03 86.41
VOLUME N/A 5,997 5,426
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Aug31/07 Aug24/07 Sep01/06
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 83.85-92.95 88.05-94.05
NEBRASKA* 92.50-94.00 90.00-93.00 88.00-92.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 80.90-91.30 81.25-94.45
NEBRASKA* 93.00-94.00 91.00-93.00 89.00-92.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 36.00-46.00 37.00-53.00 31.00-41.50
SIOUX F* 59.00 65.00 55.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-113.00 105.00-113.50 105.00-121.00
PONOKA 98.00-110.00 106.00-111.00 109.00-120.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 100.00-114.00 106.00-119.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 98.00-112.00 111.00-124.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-117.50 105.00-117.25 115.00-129.00
PONOKA 100.00-117.50 110.00-117.75 116.00-125.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 100.00-115.00 108.00-128.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 114.00-127.75 118.50-129.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 115.00-121.00 115.00-124.50 120.00-133.00
PONOKA 114.00-118.50 114.00-119.50 126.00-132.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 105.00-119.00 112.00-130.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 118.00-128.00 118.00-130.50 130.00-141.00
PONOKA 114.00-120.00 116.00-122.00 125.00-139.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 105.00-124.00 116.00-138.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 107.00-132.00 118.00-150.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 98.00-110.00 98.00-108.50 105.00-119.00
PONOKA 100.00-104.00 102.00-105.75 110.00-115.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 92.00-107.00 101.00-118.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 105.00-108.50 105.00-115.00 115.00-126.25
PONOKA 100.00-110.00 100.00-110.00 120.00-129.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-107.00 114.00-127.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Aug24/2007
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 18,132 6,135 65,518
EAST 0 3,024 0 20,601
WEST 0 15,108 6,135 44,917
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Aug31/07 Aug24/07 Sep01/06
CALGARY-STRS 148-150 149-153 144-146
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 167.03
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 159.38
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Aug31/07 Aug24/07 Sep01/06
CHOICE 6-900 146.53 143.35 145.57
SELECT 6-900 139.75 137.26 135.70
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Aug25/07(prel) Aug18/07(prel) Aug26/06
CANADA 412,415 410,967 426,452
EAST 253,039 253,492 252,049
WEST 159,376 157,475 174,403
ALBERTA 60,049 59,184 62,521
WEEK END Sep01/07(est) Aug25/07(est) Sep02/06
US 2,093,000 2,065,000 2,054,000
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Aug30/07 Aug23/07 Aug31/06
ALTA AVG 1.191 1.254 1.350
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.500
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Aug31/07 Aug24/07 Sep01/06
US $/CWT N/A 65.32 66.86
CAN EQVT $/KG N/A 1.772 1.906
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 68.47 72.49 76.14
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Aug31/2007
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
OCT 66.83 -3.83 SEP .9487 -0.0016
DEC 68.83 -0.77 DEC .9500 -0.0018
FEB 70.05 -0.70 MAR .9513 -0.0018
APR 70.80 -0.15 JUN .9519 -0.0018
MAY 73.90 -0.90 SEP .9522 -0.0018
JUN 76.40 -0.65 DEC .9525 -0.0018
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Aug25/07 Aug18/07 Aug26/06
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 198.0 198.0 196.0
FD:HOG RATIO Aug24/07Aug17/07Aug25/06
US CORN 20.2 22.0 36.7
Aug24/07 Aug17/07 Aug25/06
ALTA BARLEY 12.4 12.9 21.9
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Aug30/2007
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 143.84-173.00 150.74-250.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 101.00 38.50$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 103.68-128.16
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