CAN/US $ Jul18 99.47 Jul11 99.09 Jul20/07 95.79
BANK RATE % Jul15 3.25 Jul08 3.25 Jul17/07 4.75
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jul12/08(prel) Jul05/08(prel) Jul14/07
CANADA 59,547 54,691 60,338
EAST 13,369 10,800 15,744
WEST 46,178 43,891 44,594
ALBERTA 41,513 40,001 40,474
WEEK END Jul19/08(est) Jul12/08(est) Jul21/07
US 686,000 697,000 681,900
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jul12/08 Jul05/08 Jul14/07
A 47,498 43,379 47,045
B 908 697 1,432
D 3,888 3,377 3,756
E 172 149 584
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jul12/08 Jul05/08 Jul14/07
A 2.8% 3.0% 4.4%
AA 47.8% 48.1% 54.8%
AAA 49.4% 48.9% 40.8%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jul12/08(prel) Jul05/08(prel) Jul14/07
STEERS 33,044 30,493 33,580
HEIFERS 15,903 14,175 15,179
COWS 10,315 9,746 10,759
BULLS 285 277 820
CALVES 4,906 4,199 4,839
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jul18/2008
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
AUG 97.50 -3.70 AUG 113.88 +2.15
OCT 105.10 -3.48 SEP 114.50 +0.80
DEC 108.08 -3.33 OCT 116.28 +0.73
FEB 109.53 -3.42 NOV 117.45 +1.00
APR 111.50 -2.35 JAN 116.40 +0.65
JUN 109.22 -2.35 MAR 116.00 +0.40
WEEK END Jul18/08 Jul11/08 Jul20/07
US FSP - US$/CWT 111.16 111.76 112.69
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jul11/08 Jul04/08 Jul13/07
EAST-$/HEAD 80.24 80.12 88.94
WEST-$/HEAD 112.00 111.50 101.50
US-US$/CWT 11.97 11.77 9.83
CURRENTNESS Jul12/08 Jul05/08 Jul14/07
ALTA-A1% 65.9% 69.7% 68.9%
CAN-A1% 64.7% 68.3% 67.6%
FD:STR RATIO Jul11/08 Jul04/08 Jul13/07
ALTA BARLEY 16.7 17.1 19.7
Jul12/08 Jul05/08 Jul14/07
US CORN 16.1 N/A 26.6
AVG CARCASS WT Jul12/08 Jul05/08 Jul14/07
ALTA STR-LBS 825.0 815.0 824.0
CAN STR-LBS 827.0 822.0 825.0
US CATTLE-LBS 771.0 768.0 769.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Jul18/08 Jul11/08 Jul20/07
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 158.50 158.00 139.95
STR-HIGH 159.83 163.85 141.80
HFR-LOW 157.50 163.00 141.00
HFR-HIGH 159.83 163.85 141.00
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 94.25-96.80 94.50-100.25 83.25-85.25
AVERAGE N/A 98.21 84.20
VOLUME N/A 17,618 17,252
HFR-RANGE 93.00-94.09 96.00-100.00 83.25-84.85
AVERAGE N/A 97.12 83.73
VOLUME N/A 6,478 5,598
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Jul18/08 Jul11/08 Jul20/07
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 93.35-102.80 90.35-99.75
NEBRASKA* 97.00-97.00 98.00-100.00 88.00-89.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 91.25-102.15 87.35-98.65
NEBRASKA* 96.00-97.00 99.50-100.00 88.00-89.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 45.00-58.00 45.00-58.00 35.00-46.50
SIOUX F* 67.00 69.00 60.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-104.50 95.00-101.50 95.00-107.00
PONOKA 101.00-110.00 102.00-107.25 100.00-106.00
STRATHMOR 95.00-110.00 95.00-110.00 N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 95.00-109.00 96.00-114.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-108.50 98.00-106.25 105.00-110.75
PONOKA 107.00-114.00 105.00-110.00 103.00-110.00
STRATHMOR 95.00-112.00 95.00-115.00 N/A-N/A
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 109.00-124.50 112.50-123.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-114.25 100.00-110.25 111.00-119.75
PONOKA 107.00-115.50 108.00-115.50 111.00-120.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-114.00 90.00-114.00 N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-115.00 105.00-115.00 120.00-125.50
PONOKA 107.00-115.00 110.00-118.00 116.00-122.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-118.00 90.00-118.00 N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 102.00-126.00 110.00-133.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 90.00-100.25 87.00-96.00 100.00-105.00
PONOKA 92.00-100.00 94.00-100.00 90.00-99.50
STRATHMOR 70.00-106.00 70.00-106.00 N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 93.00-101.25 90.00-99.00 100.00-108.00
PONOKA 97.00-104.00 105.00-113.00 104.00-110.00
STRATHMOR 75.00-105.00 75.00-105.00 N/A-N/A
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jul11/2008
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 11,158 7,756 36,882
EAST 0 3,196 149 15,022
WEST 0 7,962 7,607 21,860
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Jul18/08 Jul11/08 Jul20/07
CALGARY-STRS 156-163 160-160 153-154
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 178.23 163.32
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 173.82 159.76
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Jul18/08 Jul11/08 Jul20/07
CHOICE 6-900 170.77 173.34 142.83
SELECT 6-900 162.83 166.15 136.72
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jul12/08(prel) Jul05/08(prel) Jul14/07
CANADA 408,625 338,622 408,364
EAST 255,508 209,030 248,901
WEST 153,117 129,592 159,463
ALBERTA 48,680 43,299 59,054
WEEK END Jul19/08(est) Jul12/08(est) Jul21/07
US 2,145,000 2,152,000 1,958,300
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jul17/08 Jul10/08 Jul19/07
ALTA AVG 1.274 1.251 1.236
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.307
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Jul18/08 Jul11/08 Jul20/07
US $/CWT 78.37 74.15 68.87
CAN EQVT $/KG 2.031 1.929 1.854
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 83.11 80.36 75.31
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Jul18/2008
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
AUG 76.90 +2.25 SEP .9930 +0.0033
OCT 72.65 +1.40 DEC .9924 +0.0034
DEC 74.83 -0.63 MAR .9919 +0.0034
FEB 82.53 -1.77 JUN .9915 +0.0036
APR 89.78 -1.67 SEP .9912 +0.0037
MAY 95.50 -1.60 DEC .9909 +0.0038
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jul12/08 Jul05/08 Jul14/07
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 198.0 199.0 199.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jul11/08Jul04/08Jul13/07
US CORN 11.5 N/A 19.5
Jul11/08 Jul04/08 Jul13/07
ALTA BARLEY 7.7 8.1 10.6
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jul17/2008
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 139.79-170.00 131.84-223.08 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 99.50 42.00$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 116.16-135.36
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