CAN/US $ Aug22 95.62 Aug15 94.26 Aug24/07 95.01
BANK RATE % Aug19 3.25 Aug12 3.25 Aug21/07 4.75
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Aug16/08(prel) Aug09/08(prel) Aug18/07
CANADA 60,217 56,118 63,754
EAST 13,735 11,746 14,050
WEST 46,482 44,372 49,704
ALBERTA 41,504 40,398 45,432
WEEK END Aug23/08(est) Aug16/08(est) Aug25/07
US 667,000 682,000 689,700
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Aug16/08 Aug09/08 Aug18/07
A 44,973 43,462 49,347
B 909 667 1,335
D 5,613 4,270 4,210
E 157 117 671
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Aug16/08 Aug09/08 Aug18/07
A 2.6% 2.4% 4.2%
AA 44.1% 48.6% 52.9%
AAA 53.3% 49.0% 42.9%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Aug16/08(prel) Aug09/08(prel) Aug18/07
STEERS 28,632 31,236 34,900
HEIFERS 17,891 13,508 16,067
COWS 13,381 11,125 11,806
BULLS 313 249 981
CALVES 4,809 5,011 5,096
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Aug22/2008
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
AUG 101.85 +0.17 AUG 112.85 -1.05
OCT 105.78 -0.07 SEP 112.95 -1.45
DEC 106.90 +0.53 OCT 112.50 -2.03
FEB 107.18 +0.27 NOV 112.30 -2.00
APR 108.45 +0.65 JAN 112.20 -1.95
JUN 105.93 +0.22 MAR 112.00 -1.55
WEEK END Aug22/08 Aug15/08 Aug24/07
US FSP - US$/CWT 113.21 112.97 116.31
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Aug15/08 Aug08/08 Aug17/07
EAST-$/HEAD 80.47 81.24 83.94
WEST-$/HEAD 112.50 112.00 102.50
US-US$/CWT 11.74 11.91 9.69
CURRENTNESS Aug16/08 Aug09/08 Aug18/07
ALTA-A1% 60.9% 62.2% 63.6%
CAN-A1% 59.6% 61.1% 62.9%
FD:STR RATIO Aug15/08 Aug08/08 Aug17/07
ALTA BARLEY 19.2 17.9 23.3
Aug16/08 Aug09/08 Aug18/07
US CORN 18.9 20.0 29.3
AVG CARCASS WT Aug16/08 Aug09/08 Aug18/07
ALTA STR-LBS 851.0 847.0 845.0
CAN STR-LBS 847.0 847.0 846.0
US CATTLE-LBS 779.0 777.0 785.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Aug22/08 Aug15/08 Aug24/07
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 158.00 163.50 143.35
STR-HIGH 161.35 164.85 144.80
HFR-LOW 158.00 161.50 144.00
HFR-HIGH 160.85 164.85 144.80
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 93.00-97.15 95.35-99.20 84.25-87.35
AVERAGE N/A 98.33 86.66
VOLUME N/A 20,474 16,926
HFR-RANGE 93.80-96.00 95.15-98.25 85.00-86.55
AVERAGE N/A 96.76 86.03
VOLUME N/A 6,076 5,997
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Aug22/08 Aug15/08 Aug24/07
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 94.04-104.26 83.85-92.95
NEBRASKA* 97.00-99.00 99.00-100.00 90.00-93.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 92.36-104.36 80.90-91.30
NEBRASKA* 97.75-99.00 99.00-100.00 91.00-93.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 47.00-54.00 49.00-59.00 37.00-53.00
SIOUX F* 68.00 68.50 65.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-107.50 100.00-109.50 105.00-113.50
PONOKA 102.00-108.00 102.00-109.00 106.00-111.00
STRATHMOR 95.00-106.00 95.00-108.00 100.00-114.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 101.00-115.00 98.00-112.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-113.25 105.00-116.00 105.00-117.25
PONOKA 104.00-112.50 108.00-115.00 110.00-117.75
STRATHMOR 95.00-112.00 95.00-112.00 100.00-115.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 114.75-117.25 114.00-127.75
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 109.00-120.00 105.00-118.75 115.00-124.50
PONOKA 106.00-114.00 110.00-117.00 114.00-119.50
STRATHMOR 90.00-114.00 90.00-114.00 105.00-119.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-135.00 120.00-137.75 118.00-130.50
PONOKA 106.00-114.00 110.00-121.00 116.00-122.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-118.00 90.00-118.00 105.00-124.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 104.00-130.00 107.00-132.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 95.00-101.50 95.00-108.50 98.00-108.50
PONOKA 97.00-103.50 98.00-105.00 102.00-105.75
STRATHMOR 90.00-106.00 90.00-106.00 92.00-107.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 100.00-108.00 100.00-107.75 105.00-115.00
PONOKA 97.00-104.00 100.00-110.00 100.00-110.00
STRATHMOR 75.00-105.00 75.00-105.00 90.00-107.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Aug15/2008
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 12,829 4,230 32,403
EAST 0 3,444 0 14,339
WEST 0 9,385 4,230 18,064
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Aug22/08 Aug15/08 Aug24/07
CALGARY-STRS 164-166 162-164 149-153
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 160.86
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 157.68
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Aug22/08 Aug15/08 Aug24/07
CHOICE 6-900 162.80 164.26 143.35
SELECT 6-900 156.66 157.41 137.26
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Aug16/08(prel) Aug09/08(prel) Aug18/07
CANADA 411,906 375,530 410,967
EAST 259,099 242,970 253,492
WEST 152,807 132,560 157,475
ALBERTA 50,260 41,118 59,184
WEEK END Aug23/08(est) Aug16/08(est) Aug25/07
US 2,231,000 2,143,000 2,072,500
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Aug21/08 Aug14/08 Aug23/07
ALTA AVG 1.564 1.559 1.254
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.350
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Aug22/08 Aug15/08 Aug24/07
US $/CWT 81.36 86.09 65.32
CAN EQVT $/KG 2.193 2.354 1.772
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 88.86 93.75 72.49
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Aug22/2008
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
OCT 73.75 -1.80 SEP .9540 +0.0106
DEC 74.10 -0.75 DEC .9532 +0.0103
FEB 80.35 +0.05 MAR .9531 +0.0098
APR 85.42 +0.77 JUN .9532 +0.0092
MAY 89.97 -0.83 SEP .9533 +0.0090
JUN 93.75 +1.15 DEC .9534 +0.0088
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Aug16/08 Aug09/08 Aug18/07
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 196.0 196.0 198.0
FD:HOG RATIO Aug15/08Aug08/08Aug17/07
US CORN 16.2 17.9 22.0
Aug15/08 Aug08/08 Aug17/07
ALTA BARLEY 11.1 9.7 12.9
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Aug21/2008
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 149.07-166.00 147.73-225.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 39.50$/CWT
CENTRAL ALTA 113.28-135.36
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