CAN/US $ Jul17 89.54 Jul10 85.84 Jul18/08 99.47
BANK RATE % Jul14 .50 Jul07 .50 Jul15/08 3.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jul11/09(prel) Jul04/09(prel) Jul12/08
CANADA 63,891 52,278 59,547
EAST 13,099 11,242 13,369
WEST 50,792 41,036 46,178
ALBERTA 50,658 40,918 41,513
WEEK END Jul18/09(est) Jul11/09(est) Jul19/08
US 627,000 628,000 687,400
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jul11/09 Jul04/09 Jul12/08
A 51,266 43,239 47,498
B 896 653 908
D 5,878 3,337 3,888
E 237 123 172
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jul11/09 Jul04/09 Jul12/08
A 2.3% 2.2% 2.8%
AA 46.4% 46.9% 47.8%
AAA 51.3% 51.0% 49.4%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jul11/09(prel) Jul04/09(prel) Jul12/08
STEERS 33,607 30,251 33,044
HEIFERS 19,335 14,371 15,903
COWS 10,676 7,502 10,315
BULLS 273 154 285
CALVES 4,507 4,225 4,906
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jul17/2009
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
AUG 86.38 +2.90 AUG 104.60 +1.67
OCT 91.95 +3.30 SEP 104.72 +1.50
DEC 90.35 +1.45 OCT 104.58 +1.35
FEB 89.83 +1.13 NOV 104.50 +1.00
APR 90.90 +1.10 JAN 102.90 +1.00
JUN 88.72 +1.42 MAR 102.50 +1.00
WEEK END Jul17/09 Jul10/09 Jul18/08
US FSP - US$/CWT 101.13 99.59 111.16
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jul10/09 Jul03/09 Jul11/08
EAST-$/HEAD 62.00 62.00 80.24
WEST-$/HEAD N/A 60.00 112.00
US-US$/CWT 7.10 7.20 11.97
CURRENTNESS Jul11/09 Jul04/09 Jul12/08
ALTA-A1% 56.1% 58.5% 65.9%
CAN-A1% 56.9% 59.1% 64.7%
FD:STR RATIO Jul10/09 Jul03/09 Jul11/08
ALTA BARLEY 20.4 20.5 16.7
Jul11/09 Jul04/09 Jul12/08
US CORN 26.9 24.6 16.1
AVG CARCASS WT Jul11/09 Jul04/09 Jul12/08
ALTA STR-LBS 846.0 840.0 825.0
CAN STR-LBS 843.0 836.0 827.0
US CATTLE-LBS 773.0 770.0 771.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Jul17/09 Jul10/09 Jul18/08
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 137.50 144.85 158.50
STR-HIGH 140.85 145.85 159.83
HFR-LOW 137.00 144.85 157.50
HFR-HIGH 140.85 145.85 159.83
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 81.25-84.75 84.95-87.25 94.25-96.80
AVERAGE N/A 86.50 95.30
VOLUME N/A 16,543 16,426
HFR-RANGE N/A-N/A 85.35-85.97 93.00-94.09
AVERAGE N/A 85.97 94.09
VOLUME N/A 8,164 3,174
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Jul17/09 Jul10/09 Jul18/08
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 91.36-101.81 90.23-100.40
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 81.00-82.50 97.00-97.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 90.96-101.09 90.47-100.43
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 81.00-82.50 96.00-97.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 42.00-50.00 42.00-51.00 45.00-58.00
SIOUX F* 50.00 58.50 67.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 93.00-107.25 93.00-107.50 95.00-104.50
PONOKA 98.00-104.00 100.00-106.50 101.00-110.00
STRATHMOR 88.00-106.00 90.00-106.00 95.00-110.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 104.00-111.00 102.00-109.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-115.00 100.00-115.00 100.00-108.50
PONOKA 104.00-108.00 100.00-107.00 107.00-114.00
STRATHMOR 95.00-110.00 95.00-113.00 95.00-112.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 101.50-114.25 106.00-113.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 110.00-118.75 110.00-117.75 100.00-114.25
PONOKA 105.00-111.00 100.00-108.00 107.00-115.50
STRATHMOR 100.00-115.00 100.00-115.00 90.00-114.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 110.00-120.50 110.00-121.50 105.00-115.00
PONOKA 105.00-114.00 105.00-112.00 107.00-115.00
STRATHMOR 95.00-115.00 100.00-118.00 90.00-118.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 111.00-130.00 91.00-116.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 93.00-105.50 93.00-106.50 90.00-100.25
PONOKA 95.00-103.00 95.00-101.50 92.00-100.00
STRATHMOR 85.00-105.00 85.00-108.00 70.00-106.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 100.00-108.25 100.00-108.25 93.00-101.25
PONOKA 103.00-108.75 95.00-104.00 97.00-104.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-110.00 90.00-110.00 75.00-105.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jul03/2009
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 8,163 1,198 25,431
EAST 0 1,925 0 10,927
WEST 0 6,238 1,198 14,504
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Jul17/09 Jul10/09 Jul18/08
CALGARY-STRS 170-170 168-168 156-163
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 168.51 179.56
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 161.35 173.42
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Jul17/09 Jul10/09 Jul18/08
CHOICE 6-900 137.39 137.81 170.77
SELECT 6-900 131.22 132.44 162.83
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jul11/09(prel) Jul04/09(prel) Jul12/08
CANADA 416,021 339,046 408,625
EAST 249,838 206,478 255,508
WEST 166,183 132,568 153,117
ALBERTA 52,435 39,200 48,680
WEEK END Jul18/09(est) Jul11/09(est) Jul19/08
US 1,954,000 1,957,000 2,139,400
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jul16/09 Jul09/09 Jul17/08
ALTA AVG 1.141 1.158 1.275
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.368
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Jul17/09 Jul10/09 Jul18/08
US $/CWT 56.83 57.07 78.37
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.211 1.268 1.503
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 65.63 56.12 82.28
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Jul17/2009
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
AUG 64.67 +1.07 SEP .8963 +0.0361
OCT 60.55 +1.90 DEC .8966 +0.0362
DEC 58.95 +1.00 MAR .8968 +0.0362
FEB 64.17 +0.38 JUN .8970 +0.0361
APR 67.75 +0.47 SEP .8973 +0.0360
MAY 71.97 -0.33 DEC .8976 +0.0358
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jul11/09 Jul04/09 Jul12/08
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 201.0 202.0 198.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jul10/09Jul03/09Jul11/08
US CORN 18.9 17.4 11.5
Jul10/09 Jul03/09 Jul11/08
ALTA BARLEY 9.9 9.5 7.7
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jul16/2009
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 143.43-190.00 152.51-310.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 97.00 40.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jul09/2009
CENTRAL ALTA 132.48-142.08
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