CAN/US $ Jul24 92.23 Jul17 89.54 Jul25/08 98.39
BANK RATE % Jul21 .50 Jul14 .50 Jul22/08 3.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jul18/09(prel) Jul11/09(prel) Jul19/08
CANADA 60,356 63,891 62,923
EAST 13,546 13,099 13,394
WEST 46,810 50,792 49,529
ALBERTA 46,688 50,658 44,782
WEEK END Jul25/09(est) Jul18/09(est) Jul26/08
US N/A 627,000 665,000
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jul18/09 Jul11/09 Jul19/08
A 49,165 51,266 49,289
B 806 896 947
D 4,933 5,878 4,170
E 256 237 139
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jul18/09 Jul11/09 Jul19/08
A 2.0% 2.3% 3.7%
AA 43.8% 46.4% 49.8%
AAA 54.2% 51.3% 46.5%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jul18/09(prel) Jul11/09(prel) Jul19/08
STEERS 33,457 33,607 35,204
HEIFERS 17,212 19,335 15,627
COWS 9,397 10,676 11,810
BULLS 290 273 282
CALVES 4,437 4,507 5,042
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jul24/2009
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
AUG 84.53 -1.85 AUG 102.55 -2.05
OCT 89.75 -2.20 SEP 102.35 -2.38
DEC 89.50 -0.85 OCT 102.75 -1.83
FEB 88.80 -1.03 NOV 102.70 -1.80
APR 90.22 -0.68 JAN 102.00 -0.90
JUN 87.50 -1.22 MAR 102.10 -0.40
WEEK END Jul24/09 Jul17/09 Jul25/08
US FSP - US$/CWT 101.17 101.13 111.34
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jul17/09 Jul10/09 Jul18/08
EAST-$/HEAD 62.00 62.00 80.24
WEST-$/HEAD 57.00 N/A 112.00
US-US$/CWT 7.17 7.10 12.12
CURRENTNESS Jul18/09 Jul11/09 Jul19/08
ALTA-A1% 54.0% 56.1% 65.6%
CAN-A1% 54.3% 56.9% 63.5%
FD:STR RATIO Jul17/09 Jul10/09 Jul18/08
ALTA BARLEY 19.8 20.4 16.8
Jul18/09 Jul11/09 Jul19/08
US CORN 27.7 26.9 16.2
AVG CARCASS WT Jul18/09 Jul11/09 Jul19/08
ALTA STR-LBS 840.0 846.0 825.0
CAN STR-LBS 838.0 843.0 827.0
US CATTLE-LBS 776.0 773.0 775.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Jul24/09 Jul17/09 Jul25/08
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 135.60 137.50 156.50
STR-HIGH 139.30 140.85 156.85
HFR-LOW 135.60 137.00 156.83
HFR-HIGH 139.30 140.85 156.83
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 82.45-83.25 81.25-84.75 91.85-94.35
AVERAGE N/A 84.15 93.80
VOLUME N/A 15,083 13,010
HFR-RANGE 82.10-82.65 N/A-N/A 91.55-95.00
AVERAGE N/A 84.07 93.20
VOLUME N/A 7,617 4,382
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Jul24/09 Jul17/09 Jul25/08
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 87.74-98.24 88.90-98.88
NEBRASKA* 83.00-83.50 N/A-N/A 94.00-95.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 83.99-95.43 88.35-98.83
NEBRASKA* 82.00-83.50 N/A-N/A 94.50-95.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 42.00-55.00 42.00-50.00 45.00-60.00
SIOUX F* 51.50 50.00 67.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 93.00-107.25 93.00-107.25 95.00-104.75
PONOKA 98.00-105.25 98.00-104.00 97.00-108.50
STRATHMOR 88.00-106.00 88.00-106.00 72.00-108.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 107.00-113.00 93.00-108.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-108.00 100.00-115.00 100.00-106.50
PONOKA 103.00-110.00 104.00-108.00 108.00-111.00
STRATHMOR 95.00-110.00 95.00-110.00 80.00-108.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 94.25-109.75 114.50-121.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 110.00-116.75 110.00-118.75 105.00-113.25
PONOKA 106.00-111.00 105.00-111.00 110.00-114.50
STRATHMOR 100.00-115.00 100.00-115.00 N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 110.00-115.00 110.00-120.50 105.00-115.50
PONOKA 106.00-110.00 105.00-114.00 108.00-115.00
STRATHMOR 95.00-115.00 95.00-115.00 80.00-90.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 103.00-129.00 99.00-125.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 93.00-102.25 93.00-105.50 90.00-98.75
PONOKA 97.00-101.00 95.00-103.00 94.00-98.00
STRATHMOR 85.00-105.00 85.00-105.00 N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 100.00-107.00 100.00-108.25 93.00-103.50
PONOKA 98.00-105.25 103.00-108.75 94.00-102.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-110.00 90.00-110.00 N/A-N/A
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jul10/2009
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 10,179 4,846 27,707
EAST 0 2,166 125 12,333
WEST 0 8,013 4,721 15,374
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Jul24/09 Jul17/09 Jul25/08
CALGARY-STRS 168-168 170-170 155-162
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 165.30 177.47
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 158.75 170.38
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Jul24/09 Jul17/09 Jul25/08
CHOICE 6-900 137.39 137.39 163.11
SELECT 6-900 131.22 131.22 156.74
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jul18/09(prel) Jul11/09(prel) Jul19/08
CANADA 422,917 416,021 412,409
EAST 256,641 249,838 259,182
WEST 166,276 166,183 153,227
ALBERTA 52,983 52,435 48,929
WEEK END Jul25/09(est) Jul18/09(est) Jul26/08
US N/A 1,954,000 2,129,300
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jul23/09 Jul16/09 Jul24/08
ALTA AVG 1.109 1.141 1.347
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.451
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Jul24/09 Jul17/09 Jul25/08
US $/CWT 57.03 56.83 80.50
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.180 1.211 1.561
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT N/A 65.63 84.81
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Jul24/2009
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
AUG 59.05 -5.63 SEP .9229 +0.0266
OCT 54.58 -5.97 DEC .9231 +0.0265
DEC 54.38 -4.58 MAR .9232 +0.0264
FEB 61.05 -3.13 JUN .9233 +0.0263
APR 63.63 -4.13 SEP .9234 +0.0261
MAY 68.97 -3.00 DEC .9235 +0.0259
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jul18/09 Jul11/09 Jul19/08
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 200.0 201.0 198.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jul17/09Jul10/09Jul18/08
US CORN 19.5 18.9 12.7
Jul17/09 Jul10/09 Jul18/08
ALTA BARLEY 9.8 9.9 8.2
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jul23/2009
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 155.50-188.00 164.02-225.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A N/A
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jul16/2009
CENTRAL ALTA 123.36-142.56
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