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)