CAN/US $ Aug08 93.65 Aug01 97.53 Aug10/07 94.91
BANK RATE % Aug05 3.25 Jul29 3.25 Aug07/07 4.75
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Aug02/08(prel) Jul26/08(prel) Aug04/07
CANADA 61,641 63,567 62,112
EAST 13,578 13,454 12,573
WEST 48,063 50,113 49,539
ALBERTA 43,098 45,272 45,551
WEEK END Aug09/08(est) Aug02/08(est) Aug11/07
US 668,000 665,000 672,300
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Aug02/08 Jul26/08 Aug04/07
A 46,823 49,218 49,478
B 1,131 1,054 1,263
D 4,668 4,841 3,693
E 206 233 545
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Aug02/08 Jul26/08 Aug04/07
A 3.2% 4.0% 4.5%
AA 51.8% 50.8% 54.3%
AAA 45.0% 45.2% 41.1%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Aug02/08(prel) Jul26/08(prel) Aug04/07
STEERS 34,449 36,962 36,926
HEIFERS 13,788 13,982 14,245
COWS 13,068 12,341 10,158
BULLS 336 282 783
CALVES 4,670 4,926 4,908
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Aug08/2008
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
AUG 101.47 +1.45 AUG 114.63 -1.00
OCT 106.45 -1.35 SEP 116.55 -1.15
DEC 106.05 -4.08 OCT 115.40 -3.25
FEB 106.63 -4.53 NOV 115.65 -3.32
APR 106.75 -5.50 JAN 115.33 -2.58
JUN 104.10 -6.18 MAR 115.00 -3.00
WEEK END Aug08/08 Aug01/08 Aug10/07
US FSP - US$/CWT 111.62 111.19 116.18
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Aug01/08 Jul25/08 Aug03/07
EAST-$/HEAD 80.24 80.24 83.94
WEST-$/HEAD 112.00 112.00 102.50
US-US$/CWT 11.89 12.06 9.74
CURRENTNESS Aug02/08 Jul26/08 Aug04/07
ALTA-A1% 67.0% 64.6% 67.5%
CAN-A1% 64.3% 63.7% 66.0%
FD:STR RATIO Aug01/08 Jul25/08 Aug03/07
ALTA BARLEY 17.3 16.6 20.4
Aug02/08 Jul26/08 Aug04/07
US CORN 17.2 18.5 29.2
AVG CARCASS WT Aug02/08 Jul26/08 Aug04/07
ALTA STR-LBS 839.0 838.0 833.0
CAN STR-LBS 839.0 839.0 834.0
US CATTLE-LBS 778.0 777.0 781.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Aug08/08 Aug01/08 Aug10/07
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 158.00 152.00 141.50
STR-HIGH 161.00 155.00 142.30
HFR-LOW 155.00 152.00 138.50
HFR-HIGH 161.00 156.00 144.00
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 93.00-97.50 90.50-92.15 84.00-86.50
AVERAGE N/A 92.16 85.81
VOLUME N/A 11,923 17,367
HFR-RANGE 92.50-96.85 91.80-91.80 84.40-85.20
AVERAGE N/A 91.88 84.95
VOLUME N/A 2,555 5,916
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Aug08/08 Aug01/08 Aug10/07
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 86.61-97.75 84.00-86.50
NEBRASKA* 100.00-100.00 94.00-97.50 89.00-91.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 82.01-93.94 84.40-85.20
NEBRASKA* 100.00-100.50 96.00-97.50 89.00-91.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 49.00-59.00 45.00-58.00 35.00-46.50
SIOUX F* 68.50 67.75 61.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-105.75 95.00-106.75 95.00-107.75
PONOKA 101.00-109.00 100.00-105.00 100.00-109.00
STRATHMOR 95.00-106.00 95.00-110.00 N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 96.00-110.00 101.00-111.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-110.50 100.00-107.50 100.00-115.00
PONOKA 101.00-109.00 100.00-105.00 105.00-115.00
STRATHMOR 95.00-112.00 95.00-112.00 N/A-N/A
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 111.00-121.75 112.50-128.35
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-115.00 105.00-112.25 111.00-117.50
PONOKA 101.00-109.00 95.00-105.00 108.00-120.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-114.00 90.00-114.00 102.00-117.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 110.00-121.00 105.00-112.50 110.00-122.00
PONOKA 110.00-116.50 100.00-109.00 115.00-128.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-118.00 90.00-118.00 110.00-130.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 105.00-127.00 109.00-130.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 93.00-100.50 90.00-98.75 94.00-105.50
PONOKA 94.00-100.00 94.00-102.75 97.00-105.00
STRATHMOR 70.00-106.00 70.00-106.00 88.00-105.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 93.00-107.50 93.00-105.50 100.00-105.25
PONOKA 100.00-107.00 95.00-103.00 104.00-114.00
STRATHMOR 75.00-105.00 75.00-105.00 92.00-110.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Aug01/2008
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 9,217 1,905 35,047
EAST 0 2,856 0 10,662
WEST 0 6,361 1,905 24,385
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Aug08/08 Aug01/08 Aug10/07
CALGARY-STRS 162-167 153-159 150-153
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 161.18
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 156.68
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Aug08/08 Aug01/08 Aug10/07
CHOICE 6-900 160.94 158.84 144.53
SELECT 6-900 154.39 151.93 139.18
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Aug02/08(prel) Jul26/08(prel) Aug04/07
CANADA 392,131 411,449 407,682
EAST 240,890 261,142 253,815
WEST 151,241 150,307 153,867
ALBERTA 49,983 49,826 56,773
WEEK END Aug09/08(est) Aug02/08(est) Aug11/07
US 2,128,000 2,091,000 2,005,100
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Aug07/08 Jul31/08 Aug09/07
ALTA AVG 1.458 1.420 1.327
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.388
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Aug08/08 Aug01/08 Aug10/07
US $/CWT 88.77 81.34 71.31
CAN EQVT $/KG 2.444 2.150 1.937
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 92.32 86.99 70.85
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Aug08/2008
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
AUG 88.97 +7.40 SEP .9357 -0.0372
OCT 77.90 +3.28 DEC .9355 -0.0369
DEC 76.47 +0.63 MAR .9359 -0.0364
FEB 81.55 +0.13 JUN .9362 -0.0362
APR 84.35 -2.30 SEP .9370 -0.0355
MAY 89.20 -2.40 DEC .9378 -0.0348
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Aug02/08 Jul26/08 Aug04/07
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 197.0 197.0 198.0
FD:HOG RATIO Aug01/08Jul25/08Aug03/07
US CORN 14.5 15.3 23.1
Aug01/08 Jul25/08 Aug03/07
ALTA BARLEY 9.7 8.6 11.2
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Aug07/2008
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 146.25-165.00 145.23-310.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 100.00 39.75$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 106.08-119.52
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