CAN/US $ Aug01 97.53 Jul25 98.39 Aug03/07 94.98
BANK RATE % Jul29 3.25 Jul22 3.25 Jul31/07 4.75
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jul26/08(prel) Jul19/08(prel) Jul28/07
CANADA 63,567 62,923 63,232
EAST 13,454 13,394 15,608
WEST 50,113 49,529 47,624
ALBERTA 45,272 44,782 43,324
WEEK END Aug02/08(est) Jul26/08(est) Aug04/07
US 662,000 668,000 668,400
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jul26/08 Jul19/08 Jul28/07
A 49,218 49,289 50,550
B 1,054 947 1,271
D 4,841 4,170 3,785
E 233 139 484
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jul26/08 Jul19/08 Jul28/07
A 4.0% 3.7% 4.2%
AA 50.8% 49.8% 57.6%
AAA 45.2% 46.5% 38.2%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jul26/08(prel) Jul19/08(prel) Jul28/07
STEERS 36,962 35,204 36,480
HEIFERS 13,982 15,627 15,654
COWS 12,341 11,810 10,406
BULLS 282 282 692
CALVES 4,926 5,042 5,238
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Aug01/2008
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
AUG 100.03 +2.20 AUG 115.63 +3.88
OCT 107.80 +2.70 SEP 117.70 +5.78
DEC 110.13 +2.83 OCT 118.65 +5.38
FEB 111.15 +2.63 NOV 118.97 +4.75
APR 112.25 +1.92 JAN 117.90 +3.63
JUN 110.28 +1.63 MAR 118.00 +4.10
WEEK END Aug01/08 Jul25/08 Aug03/07
US FSP - US$/CWT 111.19 111.34 114.30
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jul25/08 Jul18/08 Jul27/07
EAST-$/HEAD 80.24 80.24 88.94
WEST-$/HEAD 112.00 112.00 102.50
US-US$/CWT 12.06 12.12 9.80
CURRENTNESS Jul26/08 Jul19/08 Jul28/07
ALTA-A1% 64.6% 65.6% 69.3%
CAN-A1% 63.7% 63.5% 67.9%
FD:STR RATIO Jul25/08 Jul18/08 Jul27/07
ALTA BARLEY 16.6 16.8 19.9
Jul26/08 Jul19/08 Jul28/07
US CORN 18.5 16.2 29.4
AVG CARCASS WT Jul26/08 Jul19/08 Jul28/07
ALTA STR-LBS 838.0 825.0 833.0
CAN STR-LBS 839.0 827.0 831.0
US CATTLE-LBS 777.0 775.0 778.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Aug01/08 Jul25/08 Aug03/07
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 152.00 156.50 143.50
STR-HIGH 155.00 156.85 144.85
HFR-LOW 152.00 156.83 143.50
HFR-HIGH 156.00 156.83 144.30
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 90.50-92.15 91.85-94.35 85.00-87.35
AVERAGE N/A 93.80 86.48
VOLUME N/A 13,010 13,020
HFR-RANGE 91.80-91.80 91.55-95.00 85.00-86.00
AVERAGE N/A 93.20 85.41
VOLUME N/A 4,382 5,206
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Aug01/08 Jul25/08 Aug03/07
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 88.90-98.88 83.15-93.65
NEBRASKA* 94.00-94.00 94.00-95.00 90.00-93.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 88.35-98.83 79.00-92.70
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 94.50-95.50 91.00-93.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 45.00-58.00 45.00-60.00 35.00-46.50
SIOUX F* 67.75 67.00 64.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-106.75 95.00-104.75 95.00-107.25
PONOKA 100.00-105.00 97.00-108.50 102.00-109.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 72.00-108.00 N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 93.00-108.00 99.00-108.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-107.50 100.00-106.50 100.00-108.50
PONOKA 100.00-105.00 108.00-111.00 105.00-110.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 80.00-108.00 N/A-N/A
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 114.50-121.00 116.00-121.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-112.25 105.00-113.25 111.00-115.75
PONOKA 95.00-105.00 110.00-114.50 110.00-123.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-101.00 N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-112.50 105.00-115.50 110.00-115.00
PONOKA 100.00-109.00 108.00-115.00 115.00-124.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 80.00-90.00 N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 99.00-125.00 107.00-125.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 90.00-98.75 90.00-98.75 90.00-104.00
PONOKA 94.00-102.75 94.00-98.00 98.00-103.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 87.00-90.00 N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 93.00-105.50 93.00-103.50 100.00-104.00
PONOKA 95.00-103.00 94.00-102.00 103.00-107.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-85.00 N/A-N/A
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jul25/2008
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 10,659 1,291 37,202
EAST 0 3,200 0 15,637
WEST 0 7,459 1,291 21,565
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Aug01/08 Jul25/08 Aug03/07
CALGARY-STRS 153-159 155-162 150-151
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 159.67
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 156.65
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Aug01/08 Jul25/08 Aug03/07
CHOICE 6-900 158.84 163.11 143.75
SELECT 6-900 151.93 156.74 137.76
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jul26/08(prel) Jul19/08(prel) Jul28/07
CANADA 411,449 412,409 405,769
EAST 261,142 259,182 251,478
WEST 150,307 153,227 154,291
ALBERTA 49,826 48,929 58,704
WEEK END Aug02/08(est) Jul26/08(est) Aug04/07
US 2,091,000 2,126,000 1,973,400
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jul31/08 Jul24/08 Aug02/07
ALTA AVG 1.420 1.347 1.313
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.382
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Aug01/08 Jul25/08 Aug03/07
US $/CWT 81.34 80.50 72.70
CAN EQVT $/KG 2.150 2.109 1.973
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 88.90 84.81 72.09
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Aug01/2008
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
AUG 81.58 +2.98 SEP .9729 -0.0071
OCT 74.63 +0.80 DEC .9724 -0.0069
DEC 75.85 +0.65 MAR .9723 -0.0066
FEB 81.42 -0.95 JUN .9724 -0.0063
APR 86.65 -1.42 SEP .9725 -0.0060
MAY 91.60 -0.63 DEC .9726 -0.0057
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jul26/08 Jul19/08 Jul28/07
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 197.0 198.0 199.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jul25/08Jul18/08Jul27/07
US CORN 15.3 12.7 23.5
Jul25/08 Jul18/08 Jul27/07
ALTA BARLEY 8.6 8.2 10.9
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jul31/2008
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 142.69-200.00 150.01-260.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 101.00 39.25$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 118.08-133.44
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