CAN/US $ Jul25 98.39 Jul18 99.47 Jul27/07 94.43
BANK RATE % Jul22 3.25 Jul15 3.25 Jul24/07 4.75
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jul19/08(prel) Jul12/08(prel) Jul21/07
CANADA 62,923 59,547 60,979
EAST 13,394 13,369 15,436
WEST 49,529 46,178 45,543
ALBERTA 44,782 41,513 41,540
WEEK END Jul26/08(est) Jul19/08(est) Jul28/07
US 668,000 686,000 668,700
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jul19/08 Jul12/08 Jul21/07
A 49,289 47,498 48,869
B 947 908 1,271
D 4,170 3,888 3,891
E 139 172 549
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jul19/08 Jul12/08 Jul21/07
A 3.7% 2.8% 4.3%
AA 49.8% 47.8% 54.6%
AAA 46.5% 49.4% 41.2%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jul19/08(prel) Jul12/08(prel) Jul21/07
STEERS 35,204 33,044 33,095
HEIFERS 15,627 15,903 17,419
COWS 11,810 10,315 9,725
BULLS 282 285 740
CALVES 5,042 4,906 4,784
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jul25/2008
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
AUG 97.83 +0.33 AUG 111.75 -2.13
OCT 105.10 +0.00 SEP 111.93 -2.58
DEC 107.30 -0.78 OCT 113.28 -3.00
FEB 108.53 -1.00 NOV 114.22 -3.23
APR 110.33 -1.17 JAN 114.28 -2.13
JUN 108.65 -0.57 MAR 113.90 -2.10
WEEK END Jul25/08 Jul18/08 Jul27/07
US FSP - US$/CWT 111.34 111.16 113.83
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jul18/08 Jul11/08 Jul20/07
EAST-$/HEAD 80.24 80.24 88.94
WEST-$/HEAD 112.00 112.00 101.00
US-US$/CWT 12.12 11.97 9.83
CURRENTNESS Jul19/08 Jul12/08 Jul21/07
ALTA-A1% 11.5% 65.9% 67.0%
CAN-A1% 63.5% 64.7% 66.2%
FD:STR RATIO Jul18/08 Jul11/08 Jul20/07
ALTA BARLEY 16.8 16.7 19.9
Jul19/08 Jul12/08 Jul21/07
US CORN 16.2 16.1 29.1
AVG CARCASS WT Jul19/08 Jul12/08 Jul21/07
ALTA STR-LBS 825.0 825.0 828.0
CAN STR-LBS 827.0 827.0 827.0
US CATTLE-LBS 775.0 771.0 774.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Jul25/08 Jul18/08 Jul27/07
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW N/A 158.50 139.00
STR-HIGH N/A 159.83 141.30
HFR-LOW N/A 157.50 138.50
HFR-HIGH N/A 159.83 141.30
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE N/A-N/A 94.25-96.80 83.30-85.75
AVERAGE N/A 95.30 84.68
VOLUME N/A 16,426 17,002
HFR-RANGE N/A-N/A 93.00-94.09 83.85-84.55
AVERAGE N/A 94.09 84.36
VOLUME N/A 3,174 5,876
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Jul25/08 Jul18/08 Jul27/07
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 90.23-100.40 89.80-97.45
NEBRASKA* 97.00-98.00 97.00-97.00 88.50-91.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 90.47-100.43 80.35-94.45
NEBRASKA* 96.00-98.00 96.00-97.00 89.00-91.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 45.00-60.00 45.00-58.00 35.00-46.50
SIOUX F* 67.00 67.00 63.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-104.75 95.00-104.50 95.00-103.00
PONOKA 97.00-108.50 101.00-110.00 90.00-97.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 95.00-110.00 N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 102.00-109.00 101.00-109.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-106.50 100.00-108.50 105.00-109.50
PONOKA 108.00-111.00 107.00-114.00 102.00-110.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 95.00-112.00 N/A-N/A
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 106.00-113.50 112.50-123.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-113.25 100.00-114.25 111.00-115.75
PONOKA 110.00-114.50 107.00-115.50 110.00-115.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-114.00 N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-115.50 105.00-115.00 115.00-120.00
PONOKA 108.00-115.00 107.00-115.00 110.00-125.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 90.00-118.00 N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 91.00-116.00 105.00-131.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 90.00-98.75 90.00-100.25 90.00-100.00
PONOKA 94.00-98.00 92.00-100.00 90.00-96.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 70.00-106.00 N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 93.00-103.50 93.00-101.25 100.00-106.75
PONOKA 94.00-102.00 97.00-104.00 100.00-106.75
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 75.00-105.00 N/A-N/A
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jul18/2008
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 11,622 3,863 33,391
EAST 0 3,134 0 14,130
WEST 0 8,488 3,863 19,261
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Jul25/08 Jul18/08 Jul27/07
CALGARY-STRS 155-162 156-163 151-152
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 163.88
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 160.33
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Jul25/08 Jul18/08 Jul27/07
CHOICE 6-900 163.11 170.77 140.77
SELECT 6-900 156.74 162.83 134.82
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jul19/08(prel) Jul12/08(prel) Jul21/07
CANADA 412,409 408,625 407,295
EAST 259,182 255,508 250,293
WEST 153,227 153,117 157,002
ALBERTA 48,929 48,680 56,166
WEEK END Jul26/08(est) Jul19/08(est) Jul28/07
US 2,126,000 2,140,000 1,975,100
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jul24/08 Jul17/08 Jul26/07
ALTA AVG 1.346 1.275 1.279
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.332
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Jul25/08 Jul18/08 Jul27/07
US $/CWT 80.50 78.37 72.32
CAN EQVT $/KG 2.109 2.031 1.974
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 85.25 82.28 75.11
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Jul25/2008
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
AUG 78.60 +1.70 SEP .9800 -0.0130
OCT 73.83 +1.17 DEC .9793 -0.0131
DEC 75.20 +0.38 MAR .9789 -0.0130
FEB 82.38 -0.15 JUN .9787 -0.0128
APR 88.08 -1.70 SEP .9785 -0.0127
MAY 92.22 -3.28 DEC .9783 -0.0126
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jul19/08 Jul12/08 Jul21/07
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 198.0 198.0 199.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jul18/08Jul11/08Jul20/07
US CORN 12.7 11.5 22.5
Jul18/08 Jul11/08 Jul20/07
ALTA BARLEY 8.2 7.7 10.6
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jul24/2008
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 148.22-186.00 119.52-217.50 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 98.50 40.75$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 120.96-134.88
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