Weekly Livestock Market Review - July 2, 2010

The next weekly will be published on Friday, July 9, 2010
This information is collected by the Statistics and Data Development Branch

CAN/US $ Jul02  93.91 Jun25  96.43 Jul03/09  86.05
BANK RATE % Jun29   .75 Jun22   .75 Jun30/09   .50

CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END  Jun26/10(prel)  Jun19/10(prel)  Jun27/09
CANADA      65,081          66,734          64,920
EAST        13,727          14,541          13,309
WEST        51,354          52,193          51,611
ALBERTA     51,195          52,068          51,495
WEEK END  Jul03/10(est)   Jun26/10(est)   Jul04/09
US         664,000         667,000         626,900
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END  Jun26/10        Jun19/10        Jun27/09
A           52,684          53,461          53,370
B            1,039             972             881
D            5,361           5,831           4,734
E              561             660             163
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END  Jun26/10        Jun19/10        Jun27/09
A             2.7%            3.5%            3.2%
AA           45.1%           46.7%           49.0%
AAA          52.2%           49.8%           47.8%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END  Jun26/10(prel)  Jun19/10(prel)  Jun27/09
STEERS      33,873          37,173          34,426
HEIFERS     20,904          18,078          20,486
COWS         9,738          10,811           9,816
BULLS          566             672             192
CALVES       4,145           4,824           3,889

CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jul02/2010
MTH   LIVE      CHG            MTH   FEEDER    CHG
AUG   89.47   +0.10            AUG  112.68   -0.53
OCT   90.92   -0.15            SEP  112.75   -0.58
DEC   93.13   -0.13            OCT  112.80   -0.40
FEB   95.10   +0.25            NOV  112.50   -0.15
APR   96.90   +0.38            JAN  110.90   -0.07
JUN   93.70   +0.50            MAR  110.30   +0.30
WEEK END        Jul02/10     Jun25/10     Jul03/09
US FSP - US$/CWT  111.48       111.34          N/A

CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL     Jun25/10     Jun18/10     Jun26/09
  EAST-$/HEAD      95.00        95.00        54.00
  WEST-$/HEAD        N/A          N/A        64.00
  US-US$/CWT       10.64        10.65         7.23
CURRENTNESS     Jun26/10     Jun19/10     Jun27/09
  ALTA-A1%         61.0%        62.4%        60.2%
  CAN-A1%          61.7%        62.0%        60.2%
FD:STR RATIO    Jun25/10     Jun18/10     Jun26/09
  ALTA BARLEY       24.4         25.3         20.6
                Jun26/10     Jun19/10     Jun27/09
  US CORN           27.6         26.5         22.5

AVG CARCASS WT  Jun26/10     Jun19/10     Jun27/09
  ALTA STR-LBS     798.0        799.0        823.0
  CAN STR-LBS      807.0        809.0        824.0
  US CATTLE-LBS    760.0        758.0        769.0

LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END  Jul02/10        Jun25/10        Jul03/09
            ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW     139.50          140.75          148.00
STR-HIGH    141.85          141.85          149.33
HFR-LOW     141.85          141.85          148.00
HFR-HIGH    141.85          141.85          149.33
            ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE  84.15-86.00    82.85-83.75    86.70-88.25
AVERAGE        N/A           84.04           88.20
VOLUME         N/A          16,201          15,031
HFR-RANGE  84.15-84.15    83.10-85.15    87.60-88.25
AVERAGE        N/A           84.32           88.05
VOLUME         N/A           6,040           7,527

OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
          Jul02/10        Jun25/10        Jul03/09
          STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A      84.44-96.64    86.70-88.25
NEBRASKA*    N/A-N/A      90.00-91.50    81.00-83.00
          HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A      84.15-95.48    85.36-96.65
NEBRASKA*    N/A-N/A      90.50-91.75    81.00-83.00
          COWS - D1,2
CLYDE      50.00-58.00    50.00-60.00    42.00-50.00
SIOUX F*     62.75           63.75             N/A

          800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE      95.00-103.50   95.00-99.00    93.00-105.50
PONOKA     98.00-103.00   98.00-110.00     N/A-N/A
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A      85.00-105.00     N/A-N/A
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A      94.00-108.00   98.00-109.00
          700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE     108.00-109.50  108.00-111.00  100.00-114.00
PONOKA    105.00-118.00  109.00-120.00     N/A-N/A
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A      90.00-111.00     N/A-N/A
C.NEBRAS*    N/A-N/A     106.25-128.00     N/A-N/A
          600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE     112.00-123.00  112.00-119.00  110.00-119.75
PONOKA    115.00-127.50  115.00-128.00     N/A-N/A
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A     100.00-125.00     N/A-N/A
          500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE     120.00-127.25  120.00-130.00  110.00-118.00
PONOKA    115.00-132.50  120.00-131.00     N/A-N/A
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A     110.00-129.00     N/A-N/A
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A      95.00-124.00  100.00-122.00
          700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE      95.00-106.75   95.00-108.00   93.00-101.50
PONOKA    100.00-109.50   95.00-108.00     N/A-N/A
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A      80.00-102.00     N/A-N/A
          500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE     100.00-118.50  100.00-122.50  100.00-108.50
PONOKA    105.00-115.00  110.00-121.00     N/A-N/A
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A      90.00-110.00     N/A-N/A


NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars

PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jun18/2010
CATTLE       FROM US     TO US     TO US     TO US
                SLTR      SLTR       FDR      HOGS
CANADA             0    15,486     1,971    17,431
EAST               0     2,984       144     8,042
WEST               0    12,502     1,827     9,389

BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING     Jul02/10     Jun25/10     Jul03/09
CALGARY-STRS     N/A-N/A      N/A-N/A      168-168
CDA CUTOUT AAA       N/A       157.01       169.23
CDA CUTOUT AA/A      N/A       153.87       160.27

US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END        Jul02/10     Jun25/10     Jul03/09
CHOICE 6-900      155.32       154.50       138.75
SELECT 6-900      146.60       146.25       132.79

HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END  Jun26/10(prel)  Jun19/10(prel)  Jun27/09
CANADA     378,409         405,999         382,990
EAST       213,328         239,592         219,863
WEST       165,081         166,407         163,127
ALBERTA     48,289          52,570          48,337
WEEK END  Jul03/10(est)   Jun26/10(est)   Jul04/09
US       1,972,000       1,956,000       1,889,000

HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END  Jul01/10        Jun24/10        Jul02/09
ALTA AVG     1.395           1.371           1.129
ONT AVG        N/A             N/A           1.181
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END        Jul02/10     Jun25/10     Jul03/09
US $/CWT           75.59        77.16        58.60
CAN EQVT $/KG      1.536        1.526        1.299
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT           82.42        84.08        54.65
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT       CAN/US$ CLOSE Jul02/2010
MTH   LEAN      CHG            MTH   FUTURES   CHG
JUL   78.20   -2.52            SEP   .9393 -0.0257
AUG   80.05   -3.88            DEC   .9385 -0.0256
OCT   73.75   -2.90            MAR   .9374 -0.0252
DEC   70.90   -2.30            JUN   .9359 -0.0251
FEB   72.53   -1.88            SEP   .9338 -0.0251
APR   74.13   -1.20            DEC   .9317 -0.0251
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END            Jun26/10   Jun19/10   Jun27/09
  AV DRSD WT US-LBS    204.0      204.0      203.0
FD:HOG RATIO        Jun25/10Jun18/10Jun26/09
  US CORN               23.5       23.1       15.9
                    Jun25/10   Jun18/10   Jun26/09
  ALTA BARLEY           14.5       14.6        9.7
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jul01/2010
             MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS     SHEEP
             (95-109 LBS)     (<80 LBS)    (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO         N/A-    N/A    N/A-    N/A    N/A
TEXAS (US$)        N/A        129.00      53.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jun24/2010
CENTRAL ALTA    N/A-    N/A
(INNISFAIL)