Weekly Livestock Market Review - July 3, 2009

The next weekly will be published on Friday, July 10, 2009
This information is collected by the Statistics and Data Development Branch

CAN/US $ Jul03  86.05 Jun26  86.72 Jul04/08  98.47
BANK RATE % Jun30   .50 Jun23   .50 Jul01/08  3.25

CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END  Jun27/09(prel)  Jun20/09(prel)  Jun28/08
CANADA      64,920          69,014          67,633
EAST        13,309          13,283          13,256
WEST        51,611          55,731          54,377
ALBERTA     51,495          55,612          49,459
WEEK END  Jul04/09(est)   Jun27/09(est)   Jul05/08
US         513,000         673,000         591,800
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END  Jun27/09        Jun20/09        Jun28/08
A           53,370          56,897          53,331
B              881             849           1,104
D            4,734           5,369           4,713
E              163             156             235
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END  Jun27/09        Jun20/09        Jun28/08
A             3.2%            4.0%            2.8%
AA           49.0%           54.1%           49.5%
AAA          47.8%           41.8%           47.7%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END  Jun27/09(prel)  Jun20/09(prel)  Jun28/08
STEERS      34,426          40,560          36,788
HEIFERS     20,486          17,818          18,202
COWS         9,816          10,460          12,303
BULLS          192             176             340
CALVES       3,889           4,521           4,411

CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jul03/2009
MTH   LIVE      CHG            MTH   FEEDER    CHG
AUG   84.88   +2.47            AUG  103.45   +4.48
OCT   90.22   +2.10            SEP  102.13   +3.15
DEC   90.05   +1.38            OCT  102.47   +3.90
FEB   90.10   +1.30            NOV  102.50   +3.80
APR   90.60   +0.60            JAN  101.40   +3.40
JUN   88.05   +0.45            MAR  100.20   +3.20
WEEK END        Jul03/09     Jun26/09     Jul04/08
US FSP - US$/CWT     N/A        97.67       109.10

CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL     Jun26/09     Jun19/09     Jun27/08
  EAST-$/HEAD      54.00        54.00        79.37
  WEST-$/HEAD      64.00        65.00       111.50
  US-US$/CWT        7.23         7.36        11.40
CURRENTNESS     Jun27/09     Jun20/09     Jun28/08
  ALTA-A1%         60.2%        60.1%        70.4%
  CAN-A1%          60.2%        60.2%        69.6%
FD:STR RATIO    Jun26/09     Jun19/09     Jun27/08
  ALTA BARLEY       20.6         21.0         16.2
                Jun27/09     Jun20/09     Jun28/08
  US CORN           22.5         21.7         14.5

AVG CARCASS WT  Jun27/09     Jun20/09     Jun28/08
  ALTA STR-LBS     823.0        821.0        811.0
  CAN STR-LBS      824.0        821.0        816.0
  US CATTLE-LBS    769.0        769.0        765.0

LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END  Jul03/09        Jun26/09        Jul04/08
            ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW     148.00          145.50          160.00
STR-HIGH    149.33          147.00          161.85
HFR-LOW     148.00          145.50          160.00
HFR-HIGH    149.33          147.00          161.85
            ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE  86.70-88.25    85.90-87.35    95.65-97.90
AVERAGE        N/A           87.30           96.92
VOLUME         N/A          18,008          15,484
HFR-RANGE  87.60-88.25    86.55-87.35    95.30-97.90
AVERAGE        N/A           87.27           96.14
VOLUME         N/A           5,982           7,808

OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
          Jul03/09        Jun26/09        Jul04/08
          STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A      86.45-98.77    90.45-101.05
NEBRASKA*  82.00-83.00    80.00-81.50   100.00-102.00
          HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A      87.68-98.55    89.75-97.35
NEBRASKA*  82.00-83.00    80.00-81.50   100.00-102.50
          COWS - D1,2
CLYDE      42.00-50.00    40.00-45.00    40.00-56.00
SIOUX F*       N/A           57.50           71.50

          800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE      93.00-105.50   93.00-102.50   95.00-107.50
PONOKA       N/A-N/A      98.00-105.25   98.00-103.00
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A      90.00-106.00   95.00-108.00
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A      95.00-109.00   87.00-101.00
          700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE     100.00-114.00  100.00-109.50  105.00-114.25
PONOKA       N/A-N/A     103.00-110.50   98.00-108.00
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A      95.00-110.00   95.00-111.00
C.NEBRAS*    N/A-N/A      97.00-113.50     N/A-N/A
          600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE     110.00-119.75  110.00-122.00  110.00-116.25
PONOKA       N/A-N/A     106.00-113.00  105.00-112.00
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A     100.00-119.00   90.00-114.00
          500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE     110.00-118.00  110.00-123.50  110.00-119.50
PONOKA       N/A-N/A     115.00-121.75  105.00-116.00
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A     100.00-118.00   90.00-118.00
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A      98.00-122.00  100.00-120.00
          700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE      93.00-101.50   93.00-97.75    87.00-99.25
PONOKA       N/A-N/A      94.00-98.50    86.00-93.00
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A      85.00-105.00   70.00-102.00
          500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE     100.00-108.50  100.00-110.00   98.00-105.25
PONOKA       N/A-N/A      99.00-106.00   95.00-101.00
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A      90.00-115.00   75.00-100.00


NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars

PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jun19/2009
CATTLE       FROM US     TO US     TO US     TO US
                SLTR      SLTR       FDR      HOGS
CANADA             0    10,235     2,429    25,945
EAST               0     2,424         0     9,092
WEST               0     7,811     2,429    16,853

BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING     Jul03/09     Jun26/09     Jul04/08
CALGARY-STRS     168-168      168-168      152-156
CDA CUTOUT AAA       N/A          N/A       179.00
CDA CUTOUT AA/A      N/A          N/A       174.30

US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END        Jul03/09     Jun26/09     Jul04/08
CHOICE 6-900      138.75       139.71       170.60
SELECT 6-900      132.79       132.45       163.87

HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END  Jun27/09(prel)  Jun20/09(prel)  Jun28/08
CANADA     382,990         415,837         369,101
EAST       219,863         253,981         221,128
WEST       163,127         161,856         147,973
ALBERTA     48,337          48,603          46,035
WEEK END  Jul04/09(est)   Jun27/09(est)   Jul05/08
US       1,655,000       2,032,000       1,711,900

HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END  Jul02/09        Jun25/09        Jul03/08
ALTA AVG     1.147           1.134           1.263
ONT AVG        N/A             N/A           1.382
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END        Jul03/09     Jun26/09     Jul04/08
US $/CWT           58.60        56.86        69.66
CAN EQVT $/KG      1.299        1.251        1.349
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT           55.00        54.85        79.12
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT       CAN/US$ CLOSE Jul03/2009
MTH   LEAN      CHG            MTH   FUTURES   CHG
JUL   59.98   +3.27            SEP   .8614 -0.0067
AUG   61.15   +3.45            DEC   .8618 -0.0068
OCT   57.17   +2.40            MAR   .8621 -0.0070
DEC   58.25   +2.40            JUN   .8627 -0.0069
FEB   63.80   +2.05            SEP   .8631 -0.0070
APR   67.22   -0.38            DEC   .8635 -0.0071
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END            Jun27/09   Jun20/09   Jun28/08
  AV DRSD WT US-LBS    203.0      203.0      200.0
FD:HOG RATIO        Jun26/09Jun19/09Jun27/08
  US CORN               15.9       15.2       10.4
                    Jun26/09   Jun19/09   Jun27/08
  ALTA BARLEY            9.7        9.7        8.1
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jul02/2009
             MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS     SHEEP
             (95-115 LBS)   (61-80 LBS)   (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO      157.60-194.00  160.28-225.00     N/A
TEXAS (US$)        N/A           N/A        N/A
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jun25/2009
CENTRAL ALTA 137.28-142.56
(INNISFAIL)