CAN/US $ Aug07 92.28 Jul31 92.68 Aug08/08 93.65
BANK RATE % Aug04 .50 Jul28 .50 Aug05/08 3.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Aug01/09(prel) Jul25/09(prel) Aug02/08
CANADA 58,213 62,824 61,641
EAST 13,051 13,042 13,578
WEST 45,162 49,782 48,063
ALBERTA 45,059 49,605 43,098
WEEK END Aug08/09(est) Aug01/09(est) Aug09/08
US 627,000 639,000 667,000
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Aug01/09 Jul25/09 Aug02/08
A 47,754 52,046 46,823
B 866 874 1,131
D 3,799 4,104 4,668
E 309 337 206
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Aug01/09 Jul25/09 Aug02/08
A 2.0% 2.1% 3.2%
AA 44.9% 42.0% 51.8%
AAA 53.1% 55.9% 45.0%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Aug01/09(prel) Jul25/09(prel) Aug02/08
STEERS 33,656 34,465 34,449
HEIFERS 15,680 19,143 13,788
COWS 8,553 8,880 13,068
BULLS 324 336 336
CALVES 4,854 4,248 4,670
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Aug07/2009
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
AUG 83.85 -0.85 AUG 101.35 -1.00
OCT 89.13 -1.08 SEP 100.97 -1.58
DEC 88.67 -0.55 OCT 101.58 -0.95
FEB 89.08 -0.10 NOV 102.28 -0.38
APR 90.80 +0.00 JAN 101.85 +0.15
JUN 87.80 -0.15 MAR 101.30 -0.20
WEEK END Aug07/09 Jul31/09 Aug08/08
US FSP - US$/CWT 100.78 101.61 111.62
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jul31/09 Jul24/09 Aug01/08
EAST-$/HEAD 62.00 62.00 80.24
WEST-$/HEAD 52.50 55.00 112.00
US-US$/CWT 8.23 7.57 11.89
CURRENTNESS Aug01/09 Jul25/09 Aug02/08
ALTA-A1% 56.6% 55.0% 67.0%
CAN-A1% 55.9% 54.3% 64.3%
FD:STR RATIO Jul31/09 Jul24/09 Aug01/08
ALTA BARLEY 19.9 20.8 17.3
Aug01/09 Jul25/09 Aug02/08
US CORN 26.8 27.1 17.2
AVG CARCASS WT Aug01/09 Jul25/09 Aug02/08
ALTA STR-LBS 848.0 846.0 839.0
CAN STR-LBS 847.0 843.0 839.0
US CATTLE-LBS 781.0 779.0 778.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Aug07/09 Jul31/09 Aug08/08
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 134.50 136.50 158.00
STR-HIGH 135.30 137.30 161.00
HFR-LOW 134.85 136.00 155.00
HFR-HIGH 135.30 137.30 161.00
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 80.00-81.50 81.35-83.00 93.00-97.50
AVERAGE N/A 81.96 96.39
VOLUME N/A 20,713 12,689
HFR-RANGE 80.25-80.60 81.00-82.25 92.50-96.85
AVERAGE N/A 81.71 95.95
VOLUME N/A 7,126 2,832
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Aug07/09 Jul31/09 Aug08/08
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 84.95-92.71 87.99-98.56
NEBRASKA* 81.00-82.00 82.00-82.50 98.00-100.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 80.69-92.65 82.68-96.88
NEBRASKA* 81.50-82.00 82.00-83.00 99.00-100.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 42.00-52.00 42.00-55.00 49.00-59.00
SIOUX F* 53.00 51.25 68.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 93.00-101.75 93.00-108.00 95.00-105.75
PONOKA 94.00-101.00 99.00-106.00 101.00-109.00
STRATHMOR 88.00-103.00 88.00-106.00 95.00-106.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 96.00-105.00 99.00-112.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 100.00-111.50 100.00-110.50 100.00-110.50
PONOKA 100.00-106.00 101.00-107.00 101.00-109.00
STRATHMOR 95.00-110.00 95.00-110.00 95.00-112.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 97.50-113.10 107.50-129.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 110.00-114.50 110.00-113.50 105.00-115.00
PONOKA 103.00-110.00 104.00-109.50 101.00-109.00
STRATHMOR 100.00-115.00 100.00-115.00 90.00-114.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 115.00-129.00 112.00-121.75 110.00-121.00
PONOKA 107.00-112.00 111.00-117.50 110.00-116.50
STRATHMOR 95.00-115.00 95.00-115.00 90.00-118.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 98.00-126.00 92.00-126.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 90.00-100.50 90.00-99.50 93.00-100.50
PONOKA 91.00-97.00 93.00-98.00 94.00-100.00
STRATHMOR 85.00-105.00 85.00-105.00 70.00-106.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 95.00-104.00 100.00-107.00 93.00-107.50
PONOKA 95.00-104.00 97.00-106.00 100.00-107.00
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 Jul24/2009
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 10,948 2,252 25,287
EAST 0 2,519 63 11,353
WEST 0 8,429 2,189 13,934
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Aug07/09 Jul31/09 Aug08/08
CALGARY-STRS 164-164 166-166 162-167
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 161.07 178.28
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 155.81 170.09
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Aug07/09 Jul31/09 Aug08/08
CHOICE 6-900 141.49 142.53 160.94
SELECT 6-900 135.02 136.79 154.39
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Aug01/09(prel) Jul25/09(prel) Aug02/08
CANADA 423,103 422,961 392,131
EAST 255,949 255,451 240,890
WEST 167,154 167,510 151,241
ALBERTA 44,797 52,214 49,983
WEEK END Aug08/09(est) Aug01/09(est) Aug09/08
US 2,096,000 2,102,000 2,127,600
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Aug06/09 Jul30/09 Aug07/08
ALTA AVG N/A 1.077 1.450
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.558
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Aug07/09 Jul31/09 Aug08/08
US $/CWT 48.15 52.40 88.77
CAN EQVT $/KG .995 1.079 1.808
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 54.57 60.85 90.56
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Aug07/2009
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
AUG 48.80 -7.23 SEP .9236 -0.0034
OCT 44.90 -9.00 DEC .9238 -0.0035
DEC 44.85 -8.38 MAR .9241 -0.0033
FEB 52.20 -6.92 JUN .9245 -0.0030
APR 56.38 -6.42 SEP .9249 -0.0027
MAY 62.00 -5.80 DEC .9253 -0.0024
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Aug01/09 Jul25/09 Aug02/08
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 200.0 200.0 197.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jul31/09Jul24/09Aug01/08
US CORN 17.3 18.9 14.5
Jul31/09 Jul24/09 Aug01/08
ALTA BARLEY 9.5 10.1 9.7
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Aug06/2009
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-115 LBS) (61-80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 156.04-172.00 153.31-235.00 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 97.50 38.75$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jul30/2009
CENTRAL ALTA 120.48-134.40
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