CAN/US $ Jul04 98.47 Jun27 98.78 Jul06/07 95.42
BANK RATE % Jul01 3.25 Jun24 3.25 Jul03/07 4.50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jun28/08(prel) Jun21/08(prel) Jun30/07
CANADA 67,633 68,029 63,514
EAST 13,256 13,774 15,233
WEST 54,377 54,255 48,281
ALBERTA 49,459 49,160 43,952
WEEK END Jul05/08(est) Jun28/08(est) Jul07/07
US 510,000 706,000 581,500
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jun28/08 Jun21/08 Jun30/07
A 53,331 52,858 49,620
B 1,104 837 1,121
D 4,713 5,354 4,778
E 235 214 730
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jun28/08 Jun21/08 Jun30/07
A 2.8% 2.8% 3.9%
AA 49.5% 52.6% 50.3%
AAA 47.7% 44.6% 45.8%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jun28/08(prel) Jun21/08(prel) Jun30/07
STEERS 36,788 35,272 36,725
HEIFERS 18,202 19,116 14,453
COWS 12,303 13,275 11,348
BULLS 340 366 988
CALVES 4,411 4,949 4,308
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jul04/2008
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
AUG 103.80 -1.30 AUG 111.58 -0.15
OCT 111.53 -0.88 SEP 113.20 -0.08
DEC 114.50 -0.05 OCT 115.05 +0.55
FEB 116.10 -0.80 NOV 116.15 +0.83
APR 116.90 -0.75 JAN 115.80 +0.20
JUN 114.40 -0.90 MAR 115.75 +0.05
WEEK END Jul04/08 Jun27/08 Jul06/07
US FSP - US$/CWT 109.10 109.53 109.80
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jun27/08 Jun20/08 Jun29/07
EAST-$/HEAD 79.37 79.30 92.69
WEST-$/HEAD 111.50 110.00 103.00
US-US$/CWT 11.40 11.42 10.20
CURRENTNESS Jun28/08 Jun21/08 Jun30/07
ALTA-A1% 70.4% 72.6% 70.4%
CAN-A1% 69.6% 69.9% 68.1%
FD:STR RATIO Jun27/08 Jun20/08 Jun29/07
ALTA BARLEY 16.2 16.8 19.5
Jun28/08 Jun21/08 Jun30/07
US CORN 14.5 13.8 24.9
AVG CARCASS WT Jun28/08 Jun21/08 Jun30/07
ALTA STR-LBS 811.0 811.0 815.0
CAN STR-LBS 816.0 817.0 813.0
US CATTLE-LBS 765.0 763.0 762.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Jul04/08 Jun27/08 Jul06/07
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 160.00 153.50 137.35
STR-HIGH 161.85 155.35 139.60
HFR-LOW 160.00 153.80 138.80
HFR-HIGH 161.85 155.35 138.80
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 95.65-97.90 91.50-94.00 81.60-85.10
AVERAGE N/A 92.76 83.78
VOLUME N/A 17,188 11,924
HFR-RANGE 95.30-97.90 91.25-93.00 82.85-84.25
AVERAGE N/A 92.36 83.62
VOLUME N/A 4,506 5,448
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Jul04/08 Jun27/08 Jul06/07
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 89.20-98.00 89.00-98.90
NEBRASKA* 100.00-101.00 96.00-99.00 87.00-89.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 88.40-95.90 87.40-97.95
NEBRASKA* 100.00-101.00 97.00-99.00 87.00-89.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE N/A-N/A 40.00-47.00 35.00-42.50
SIOUX F* N/A 64.50 N/A
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE N/A-N/A 95.00-107.50 100.00-105.50
PONOKA 98.00-103.00 98.00-104.00 100.00-111.75
STRATHMOR 95.00-108.00 80.00-100.00 N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 91.00-102.00 100.00-113.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE N/A-N/A 105.00-114.25 105.00-115.00
PONOKA 98.00-108.00 100.00-108.00 100.00-112.50
STRATHMOR 95.00-111.00 86.00-108.00 N/A-N/A
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 111.00-124.00 111.00-119.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE N/A-N/A 110.00-116.25 111.00-118.50
PONOKA 105.00-112.00 105.00-112.00 106.00-112.50
STRATHMOR 90.00-114.00 90.00-108.00 N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE N/A-N/A 110.00-119.50 125.00-132.50
PONOKA 105.00-116.00 108.00-120.00 110.00-124.50
STRATHMOR 90.00-118.00 90.00-110.00 N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 98.00-117.00 99.00-126.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE N/A-N/A 87.00-99.25 100.00-106.50
PONOKA 86.00-93.00 92.00-99.00 90.00-97.00
STRATHMOR 70.00-102.00 70.00-95.00 N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE N/A-N/A 98.00-105.25 110.00-115.50
PONOKA 95.00-101.00 103.00-109.00 100.00-113.50
STRATHMOR 75.00-100.00 75.00-100.00 N/A-N/A
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jun27/2008
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 11,422 9,270 34,703
EAST 0 3,273 209 12,655
WEST 0 8,149 9,061 22,048
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Jul04/08 Jun27/08 Jul06/07
CALGARY-STRS 152-156 151-154 152-154
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 167.03
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 155.89
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Jul04/08 Jun27/08 Jul06/07
CHOICE 6-900 170.60 164.25 139.87
SELECT 6-900 163.87 158.07 133.44
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jun28/08(prel) Jun21/08(prel) Jun30/07
CANADA 369,101 396,210 369,935
EAST 221,128 250,782 213,519
WEST 147,973 145,428 156,416
ALBERTA 46,035 45,455 57,041
WEEK END Jul05/08(est) Jun28/08(est) Jul07/07
US 1,697,000 2,130,000 1,645,800
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jul03/08 Jun26/08 Jul05/07
ALTA AVG 1.268 1.283 1.311
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.428
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Jul04/08 Jun27/08 Jul06/07
US $/CWT 69.66 72.55 70.06
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.824 1.893 1.893
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 79.39 79.77 71.65
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Jul04/2008
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
JUL 72.28 -0.92 SEP .9783 -0.0103
AUG 70.95 -1.75 DEC .9776 -0.0103
OCT 69.45 -2.42 MAR .9770 -0.0105
DEC 73.90 -0.70 JUN .9764 -0.0107
FEB 82.05 -0.85 SEP .9758 -0.0109
APR 91.80 +1.15 DEC .9752 -0.0111
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jun28/08 Jun21/08 Jun30/07
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 200.0 200.0 201.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jun27/08Jun20/08Jun29/07
US CORN 10.4 10.6 21.3
Jun27/08 Jun20/08 Jun29/07
ALTA BARLEY 8.1 8.4 11.9
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jul03/2008
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 158.13-175.00 119.70-220.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A N/A
CENTRAL ALTA 109.44-133.92
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