Weekly Livestock Market Review - June 19, 2009

The next weekly will be published on Friday, June 26, 2009
This information is collected by the Statistics and Data Development Branch

CAN/US $ Jun19  88.60 Jun12  89.47 Jun20/08  98.31
BANK RATE % Jun16   .50 Jun09   .50 Jun17/08  3.25

CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END  Jun13/09(prel)  Jun06/09(prel)  Jun14/08
CANADA      66,291          64,491          63,367
EAST        14,304          13,942          14,105
WEST        51,987          50,549          49,262
ALBERTA     51,832          50,388          44,272
WEEK END  Jun20/09(est)   Jun13/09(est)   Jun21/08
US         672,000         662,000         693,900
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END  Jun13/09        Jun06/09        Jun14/08
A           52,978          53,290          48,796
B              896             761             753
D            5,418           4,258           5,559
E              151             189             152
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END  Jun13/09        Jun06/09        Jun14/08
A             3.7%            3.5%            3.1%
AA           51.4%           52.1%           50.6%
AAA          44.9%           44.4%           46.3%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END  Jun13/09(prel)  Jun06/09(prel)  Jun14/08
STEERS      34,704          36,384          33,875
HEIFERS     19,809          18,325          16,436
COWS        11,513           9,510          12,796
BULLS          265             272             260
CALVES       4,690           5,091           5,107

CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jun19/2009
MTH   LIVE      CHG            MTH   FEEDER    CHG
JUN   80.92   +0.45            AUG   98.10   +0.52
AUG   82.13   +0.53            SEP   98.25   +0.67
OCT   87.75   +0.65            OCT   98.40   -0.22
DEC   88.88   +0.05            NOV   98.60   +0.27
FEB   90.10   -0.18            JAN   97.70   -0.30
APR   91.45   -0.75            MAR   97.25   +1.25
WEEK END        Jun19/09     Jun12/09     Jun20/08
US FSP - US$/CWT   96.37        97.82       107.37

CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL     Jun12/09     Jun05/09     Jun13/08
  EAST-$/HEAD      54.00        49.00        79.30
  WEST-$/HEAD      66.00        68.50       110.00
  US-US$/CWT        7.39         7.25        11.13
CURRENTNESS     Jun13/09     Jun06/09     Jun14/08
  ALTA-A1%         61.8%        61.5%        69.7%
  CAN-A1%          61.6%        60.7%        68.0%
FD:STR RATIO    Jun12/09     Jun05/09     Jun13/08
  ALTA BARLEY       21.8         23.1         17.2
                Jun13/09     Jun06/09     Jun14/08
  US CORN           20.0         19.4         13.8

AVG CARCASS WT  Jun13/09     Jun06/09     Jun14/08
  ALTA STR-LBS     818.0        815.0        807.0
  CAN STR-LBS      819.0        818.0        815.0
  US CATTLE-LBS    770.0        769.0        763.0

LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END  Jun19/09        Jun12/09        Jun20/08
            ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW     143.50          143.85          150.50
STR-HIGH    144.85          145.00          151.35
HFR-LOW     143.50          144.00          150.50
HFR-HIGH    144.85          144.85          151.35
            ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE  85.55-87.25    85.35-87.35    89.90-92.25
AVERAGE        N/A           86.69           90.67
VOLUME         N/A          13,600          15,747
HFR-RANGE  86.00-86.40    85.25-87.35    87.90-89.70
AVERAGE        N/A           86.67           89.71
VOLUME         N/A           7,852           6,236

OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
          Jun19/09        Jun12/09        Jun20/08
          STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A      87.31-101.61   87.80-97.10
NEBRASKA*    N/A-N/A      81.50-82.00    92.50-95.00
          HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A      83.49-98.85    86.70-95.45
NEBRASKA*    N/A-N/A      81.00-82.00    93.00-95.50
          COWS - D1,2
CLYDE      40.00-45.00    40.00-45.00    40.00-47.00
SIOUX F*     52.00           47.50           63.50

          800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE      93.00-102.50   93.00-100.00   95.00-105.00
PONOKA     96.00-103.00   94.00-99.00    95.00-102.00
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A      90.00-104.00   80.00-100.00
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A      96.00-105.00   92.00-104.00
          700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE     100.00-108.75  100.00-108.50  100.00-108.25
PONOKA    100.00-106.75   99.50-110.00   96.00-106.50
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A      95.00-115.00   86.00-108.00
C.NEBRAS*    N/A-N/A      96.00-103.25  112.25-115.00
          600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE     110.00-116.50  112.00-118.50  105.00-111.00
PONOKA    100.00-108.75  110.00-118.00  100.00-110.00
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A     105.00-122.00   90.00-108.00
          500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE     110.00-120.00  115.00-124.50  108.00-116.50
PONOKA    108.00-119.00  115.00-128.00  100.00-110.00
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A     110.00-125.00   90.00-110.00
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A     105.00-124.00   97.00-117.00
          700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE      93.00-99.75    93.00-99.75    87.00-99.25
PONOKA     90.00-99.00    90.00-98.50    93.00-98.00
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A      90.00-105.00   70.00-95.00
          500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE     105.00-113.50  105.00-112.25   98.00-103.25
PONOKA     94.00-103.00   99.00-105.00   96.00-103.00
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A      95.00-115.00   75.00-100.00


NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars

PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jun05/2009
CATTLE       FROM US     TO US     TO US     TO US
                SLTR      SLTR       FDR      HOGS
CANADA           N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A
EAST             N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A
WEST             N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A

BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING     Jun19/09     Jun12/09     Jun20/08
CALGARY-STRS     168-168      166-166      151-154
CDA CUTOUT AAA       N/A       170.73       171.11
CDA CUTOUT AA/A      N/A       162.62       167.07

US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END        Jun19/09     Jun12/09     Jun20/08
CHOICE 6-900      140.00       139.78       158.20
SELECT 6-900      132.98       132.83       152.37

HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END  Jun13/09(prel)  Jun06/09(prel)  Jun14/08
CANADA     413,483         406,971         385,947
EAST       251,561         243,627         240,237
WEST       161,922         163,344         145,710
ALBERTA     47,971          49,307          45,989
WEEK END  Jun20/09(est)   Jun13/09(est)   Jun21/08
US       2,062,000       2,075,000       2,081,000

HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END  Jun18/09        Jun11/09        Jun19/08
ALTA AVG     1.103           1.078           1.255
ONT AVG        N/A             N/A           1.365
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END        Jun19/09     Jun12/09     Jun20/08
US $/CWT           56.53        55.65        74.01
CAN EQVT $/KG      1.217        1.187        1.436
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT           56.38        56.21        78.25
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT       CAN/US$ CLOSE Jun19/2009
MTH   LEAN      CHG            MTH   FUTURES   CHG
JUL   61.42   +1.63            SEP   .8819 -0.0125
AUG   61.80   +1.72            DEC   .8826 -0.0128
OCT   57.95   +1.13            MAR   .8836 -0.0131
DEC   59.92   +0.60            JUN   .8846 -0.0134
FEB   65.45   -0.02            SEP   .8856 -0.0137
APR   69.00   -0.10            DEC   .8866     N/A
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END            Jun13/09   Jun06/09   Jun14/08
  AV DRSD WT US-LBS    203.0      203.0      201.0
FD:HOG RATIO        Jun12/09Jun05/09Jun13/08
  US CORN               13.4       13.2       10.2
                    Jun12/09   Jun05/09   Jun13/08
  ALTA BARLEY            9.8       10.8        9.0
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jun18/2009
             MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS     SHEEP
             (95-115 LBS)   (61-80 LBS)   (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO         N/A-    N/A    N/A-    N/A    N/A
TEXAS (US$)        N/A        110.50      32.75$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jun11/2009
CENTRAL ALTA 134.40-144.00
(INNISFAIL)