CAN/US $ Jun13 97.26 Jun06 98.16 Jun15/07 93.64
BANK RATE % Jun10 3.25 Jun03 3.25 Jun12/07 4.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jun07/08(prel) May31/08(prel) Jun09/07
CANADA 68,126 63,963 64,660
EAST 14,351 14,353 17,245
WEST 53,775 49,610 47,415
ALBERTA 49,002 44,802 42,912
WEEK END Jun14/08(est) Jun07/08(est) Jun16/07
US 686,000 695,000 712,800
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jun07/08 May31/08 Jun09/07
A 52,602 49,425 49,522
B 875 775 1,239
D 4,699 4,595 4,376
E 176 215 604
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jun07/08 May31/08 Jun09/07
A 4.1% 3.9% 5.0%
AA 50.3% 54.0% 51.5%
AAA 45.5% 42.0% 43.5%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jun07/08(prel) May31/08(prel) Jun09/07
STEERS 36,236 32,458 34,973
HEIFERS 18,011 18,457 16,319
COWS 13,531 12,717 12,307
BULLS 348 331 1,061
CALVES 4,998 5,222 4,996
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jun13/2008
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
JUN 95.58 +1.73 AUG 109.15 -3.10
AUG 102.28 +2.08 SEP 111.25 -2.20
OCT 109.72 +2.30 OCT 111.90 -2.42
DEC 111.47 +2.17 NOV 111.90 -2.50
FEB 113.45 +2.85 JAN 111.40 -1.10
APR 114.50 +2.45 MAR 110.60 -1.30
WEEK END Jun13/08 Jun06/08 Jun15/07
US FSP - US$/CWT 109.82 109.54 106.65
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jun06/08 May30/08 Jun08/07
EAST-$/HEAD 79.80 79.80 92.69
WEST-$/HEAD 109.50 109.50 105.50
US-US$/CWT 10.89 10.75 10.30
CURRENTNESS Jun07/08 May31/08 Jun09/07
ALTA-A1% 66.9% 70.9% 69.7%
CAN-A1% 66.4% 69.0% 70.0%
FD:STR RATIO Jun06/08 May30/08 Jun08/07
ALTA BARLEY 17.1 17.2 22.8
Jun07/08 May31/08 Jun09/07
US CORN 15.3 17.3 24.0
AVG CARCASS WT Jun07/08 May31/08 Jun09/07
ALTA STR-LBS 815.0 805.0 802.0
CAN STR-LBS 823.0 814.0 805.0
US CATTLE-LBS 761.0 762.0 753.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Jun13/08 Jun06/08 Jun15/07
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 145.50 146.00 145.50
STR-HIGH 146.85 148.85 150.80
HFR-LOW 146.50 146.00 145.50
HFR-HIGH 146.85 148.85 150.80
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 87.62-89.50 88.45-89.75 87.30-90.60
AVERAGE N/A 89.20 89.79
VOLUME N/A 17,087 15,539
HFR-RANGE 86.00-89.25 88.60-89.50 88.85-89.55
AVERAGE N/A 88.59 89.30
VOLUME N/A 5,926 5,375
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Jun13/08 Jun06/08 Jun15/07
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 86.75-94.20 93.75-105.85
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 93.50-94.00 86.00-89.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 84.80-93.80 86.10-104.70
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 93.25-94.00 88.00-89.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 40.00-48.00 40.00-48.00 35.00-43.50
SIOUX F* 63.50 65.75 60.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-101.50 93.00-99.00 100.00-104.00
PONOKA 95.00-102.00 95.00-100.00 98.00-107.25
STRATHMOR 80.00-100.00 80.00-100.00 95.00-104.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 82.00-96.00 95.00-111.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 98.00-106.50 98.00-110.50 105.00-116.75
PONOKA 103.00-111.00 100.00-109.50 106.00-123.00
STRATHMOR 86.00-108.00 86.00-108.00 100.00-116.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 111.00-117.00 105.10-113.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-113.00 105.00-117.00 120.00-125.50
PONOKA 105.00-115.00 107.00-125.00 116.00-124.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-108.00 90.00-108.00 100.00-129.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 108.00-115.00 108.00-117.00 125.00-139.50
PONOKA 105.00-120.00 110.00-125.00 125.00-135.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-110.00 90.00-110.00 110.00-144.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 86.00-114.00 105.00-138.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 87.00-96.00 87.00-100.00 100.00-105.25
PONOKA 87.00-97.00 90.00-94.50 98.00-110.50
STRATHMOR 70.00-95.00 70.00-95.00 93.00-104.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 98.00-111.00 95.00-106.75 115.00-120.00
PONOKA 90.00-101.00 90.00-100.00 107.00-121.00
STRATHMOR 75.00-100.00 75.00-100.00 100.00-117.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jun06/2008
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 13,686 12,104 42,531
EAST 0 3,584 60 16,470
WEST 0 10,102 12,044 26,061
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Jun13/08 Jun06/08 Jun15/07
CALGARY-STRS 151-155 152-155 160-161
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 180.24
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 171.74
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Jun13/08 Jun06/08 Jun15/07
CHOICE 6-900 157.03 156.90 147.63
SELECT 6-900 152.91 152.82 140.84
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jun07/08(prel) May31/08(prel) Jun09/07
CANADA 391,189 393,208 389,773
EAST 246,846 245,698 233,206
WEST 144,343 147,510 156,567
ALBERTA 45,937 46,387 57,287
WEEK END Jun14/08(est) Jun07/08(est) Jun16/07
US 2,048,000 2,117,000 1,927,800
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jun12/08 Jun05/08 Jun14/07
ALTA AVG 1.263 1.256 1.305
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.399
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Jun13/08 Jun06/08 Jun15/07
US $/CWT 70.42 72.09 73.83
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.867 1.893 2.033
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 74.75 77.89 77.35
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Jun13/2008
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
JUN 73.40 -1.72 JUN .9717 -0.0092
JUL 73.60 -0.40 SEP .9707 -0.0096
AUG 75.15 -1.57 DEC .9709 -0.0094
OCT 73.85 -1.45 MAR .9708 -0.0097
DEC 76.67 +0.35 JUN .9706 -0.0100
FEB 81.95 +1.00 SEP .9704 -0.0103
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jun07/08 May31/08 Jun09/07
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 201.0 201.0 202.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jun06/08May30/08Jun08/07
US CORN 11.8 13.4 18.4
Jun06/08 May30/08 Jun08/07
ALTA BARLEY 8.8 9.0 12.0
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jun12/2008
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 170.79-195.00 133.65-235.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 111.00 35.50$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 129.12-139.20
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