CAN/US $ Jul31 92.68 Jul24 92.23 Aug01/08 97.53
BANK RATE % Jul28 .50 Jul21 .50 Jul29/08 3.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jul25/09(prel) Jul18/09(prel) Jul26/08
CANADA 62,824 60,356 63,567
EAST 13,042 13,546 13,454
WEST 49,782 46,810 50,113
ALBERTA 49,605 46,688 45,272
WEEK END Aug01/09(est) Jul25/09(est) Aug02/08
US 639,000 615,000 661,400
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jul25/09 Jul18/09 Jul26/08
A 52,046 49,165 49,218
B 874 806 1,054
D 4,104 4,933 4,841
E 337 256 233
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jul25/09 Jul18/09 Jul26/08
A 2.1% 2.0% 4.0%
AA 42.0% 43.8% 50.8%
AAA 55.9% 54.2% 45.2%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jul25/09(prel) Jul18/09(prel) Jul26/08
STEERS 34,465 33,457 36,962
HEIFERS 19,143 17,212 13,982
COWS 8,880 9,397 12,341
BULLS 336 290 282
CALVES 4,248 4,437 4,926
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jul31/2009
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
AUG 84.70 +0.17 AUG 102.35 -0.20
OCT 90.20 +0.45 SEP 102.55 +0.20
DEC 89.22 -0.28 OCT 102.53 -0.22
FEB 89.17 +0.38 NOV 102.65 -0.05
APR 90.80 +0.58 JAN 101.70 -0.30
JUN 87.95 +0.45 MAR 101.50 -0.60
WEEK END Jul31/09 Jul24/09 Aug01/08
US FSP - US$/CWT 101.61 101.17 111.19
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jul24/09 Jul17/09 Jul25/08
EAST-$/HEAD 62.00 62.00 80.24
WEST-$/HEAD 55.00 57.00 112.00
US-US$/CWT 7.57 7.17 12.06
CURRENTNESS Jul25/09 Jul18/09 Jul26/08
ALTA-A1% 55.0% 54.0% 64.6%
CAN-A1% 54.3% 54.3% 63.7%
FD:STR RATIO Jul24/09 Jul17/09 Jul25/08
ALTA BARLEY 20.8 19.8 16.6
Jul25/09 Jul18/09 Jul26/08
US CORN 27.1 27.7 18.5
AVG CARCASS WT Jul25/09 Jul18/09 Jul26/08
ALTA STR-LBS 846.0 840.0 838.0
CAN STR-LBS 843.0 838.0 839.0
US CATTLE-LBS 779.0 776.0 777.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Jul31/09 Jul24/09 Aug01/08
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 136.50 135.60 152.00
STR-HIGH 137.30 139.30 155.00
HFR-LOW 136.00 135.60 152.00
HFR-HIGH 137.30 139.30 156.00
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 81.35-83.00 82.45-83.25 90.50-92.15
AVERAGE N/A 83.02 92.16
VOLUME N/A 15,837 11,923
HFR-RANGE 81.00-82.25 82.10-82.65 91.80-91.80
AVERAGE N/A 82.48 91.88
VOLUME N/A 8,100 2,555
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Jul31/09 Jul24/09 Aug01/08
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 85.01-96.21 86.61-97.75
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 83.00-84.00 94.00-97.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 83.04-95.36 82.01-93.94
NEBRASKA* 82.00-82.00 82.00-84.00 96.00-97.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 42.00-55.00 42.00-55.00 45.00-58.00
SIOUX F* 51.25 51.50 67.75
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 93.00-108.00 93.00-107.25 95.00-106.75
PONOKA 99.00-106.00 98.00-105.25 100.00-105.00
STRATHMOR 88.00-106.00 88.00-106.00 95.00-110.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 100.00-108.00 96.00-110.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-110.50 100.00-108.00 100.00-107.50
PONOKA 101.00-107.00 103.00-110.00 100.00-105.00
STRATHMOR 95.00-110.00 95.00-110.00 95.00-112.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 103.50-109.00 111.00-121.75
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 110.00-113.50 110.00-116.75 105.00-112.25
PONOKA 104.00-109.50 106.00-111.00 95.00-105.00
STRATHMOR 100.00-115.00 100.00-115.00 90.00-114.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 112.00-121.75 110.00-115.00 105.00-112.50
PONOKA 111.00-117.50 106.00-110.00 100.00-109.00
STRATHMOR 95.00-115.00 95.00-115.00 90.00-118.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 105.00-130.00 105.00-127.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 90.00-99.50 93.00-102.25 90.00-98.75
PONOKA 93.00-98.00 97.00-101.00 94.00-102.75
STRATHMOR 85.00-105.00 85.00-105.00 70.00-106.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 100.00-107.00 100.00-107.00 93.00-105.50
PONOKA 97.00-106.00 98.00-105.25 95.00-103.00
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 Jul17/2009
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 10,182 2,260 27,668
EAST 0 2,433 23 12,917
WEST 0 7,749 2,237 14,751
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Jul31/09 Jul24/09 Aug01/08
CALGARY-STRS 166-166 168-168 153-159
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 179.55
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 172.05
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Jul31/09 Jul24/09 Aug01/08
CHOICE 6-900 142.53 141.45 158.84
SELECT 6-900 136.79 135.20 151.93
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jul25/09(prel) Jul18/09(prel) Jul26/08
CANADA 422,961 422,983 411,449
EAST 255,451 256,641 261,142
WEST 167,510 166,342 150,307
ALBERTA 52,214 52,983 49,826
WEEK END Aug01/09(est) Jul25/09(est) Aug02/08
US 2,104,000 2,030,000 2,092,900
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jul30/09 Jul23/09 Jul31/08
ALTA AVG 1.077 1.107 1.420
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.523
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Jul31/09 Jul24/09 Aug01/08
US $/CWT 52.40 57.03 81.34
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.079 1.180 1.591
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 59.41 65.69 86.99
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Jul31/2009
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
AUG 56.02 -3.02 SEP .9270 +0.0041
OCT 53.90 -0.68 DEC .9273 +0.0042
DEC 53.23 -1.15 MAR .9274 +0.0042
FEB 59.13 -1.92 JUN .9275 +0.0042
APR 62.80 -0.83 SEP .9276 +0.0042
MAY 67.80 -1.17 DEC .9277 +0.0042
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jul25/09 Jul18/09 Jul26/08
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 200.0 200.0 197.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jul24/09Jul17/09Jul25/08
US CORN 18.9 19.5 15.3
Jul24/09 Jul17/09 Jul25/08
ALTA BARLEY 10.1 9.8 8.6
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jul30/2009
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$) N/A 97.50 39.25$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jul23/2009
CENTRAL ALTA 127.20-137.28
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