CAN/US $ Jul16 94.90 Jul09 96.82 Jul17/09 89.54
BANK RATE % Jul13 .75 Jul06 .75 Jul14/09 .50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jul10/10(prel) Jul03/10(prel) Jul11/09
CANADA 66,206 59,760 63,891
EAST 13,670 11,582 13,099
WEST 52,536 48,178 50,792
ALBERTA 52,396 48,067 50,658
WEEK END Jul17/10(est) Jul10/10(est) Jul18/09
US 666,000 602,000 633,700
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jul10/10 Jul03/10 Jul11/09
A 55,441 49,420 51,266
B 935 783 896
D 3,936 3,935 5,878
E 438 438 237
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jul10/10 Jul03/10 Jul11/09
A 2.5% 2.4% 2.3%
AA 46.5% 45.5% 46.4%
AAA 51.0% 52.1% 51.3%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jul10/10(prel) Jul03/10(prel) Jul11/09
STEERS 38,601 36,121 33,607
HEIFERS 18,758 14,849 19,335
COWS 8,404 8,232 10,676
BULLS 443 558 273
CALVES 4,811 4,017 4,507
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jul16/2010
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
AUG 92.28 +2.08 AUG 113.10 -0.10
OCT 93.63 +2.22 SEP 112.97 -0.70
DEC 95.65 +1.55 OCT 112.80 -0.75
FEB 96.85 +1.15 NOV 112.68 -0.48
APR 98.20 +0.78 JAN 111.00 -0.30
JUN 94.65 +0.23 MAR 109.90 -0.70
WEEK END Jul16/10 Jul09/10 Jul17/09
US FSP - US$/CWT 112.70 113.94 101.13
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jul09/10 Jul02/10 Jul10/09
EAST-$/HEAD 98.00 95.00 62.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 57.00
US-US$/CWT 10.78 10.84 7.10
CURRENTNESS Jul10/10 Jul03/10 Jul11/09
ALTA-A1% 58.0% 61.8% 56.1%
CAN-A1% 59.0% 61.9% 56.9%
FD:STR RATIO Jul09/10 Jul02/10 Jul10/09
ALTA BARLEY 23.8 24.2 20.4
Jul10/10 Jul03/10 Jul11/09
US CORN 25.7 29.5 26.9
AVG CARCASS WT Jul10/10 Jul03/10 Jul11/09
ALTA STR-LBS N/A 814.0 846.0
CAN STR-LBS N/A 820.0 843.0
US CATTLE-LBS 765.0 763.0 773.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Jul16/10 Jul09/10 Jul17/09
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 144.75 141.50 137.50
STR-HIGH 146.85 142.85 140.85
HFR-LOW 144.75 141.50 137.00
HFR-HIGH 146.85 142.85 140.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 86.00-88.00 84.65-86.00 81.25-84.75
AVERAGE N/A 85.45 84.15
VOLUME N/A 18,055 15,083
HFR-RANGE 88.00-88.00 84.15-85.00 N/A-N/A
AVERAGE N/A 84.76 84.07
VOLUME N/A 9,094 7,617
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Jul16/10 Jul09/10 Jul17/09
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 89.91-100.51 87.74-98.24
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 90.50-93.00 N/A-N/A
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 84.66-97.13 83.99-95.43
NEBRASKA* 94.00-94.00 90.50-93.00 N/A-N/A
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 55.00-60.00 55.00-63.00 42.00-50.00
SIOUX F* 63.25 64.00 50.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-100.50 95.00-103.50 93.00-107.25
PONOKA 100.00-107.50 102.00-106.00 98.00-104.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 88.00-106.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 99.00-110.00 107.00-113.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-109.50 108.00-109.50 100.00-115.00
PONOKA 114.00-120.00 112.00-120.00 104.00-108.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 56.00-101.00 95.00-110.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 112.85-130.00 94.25-109.75
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 110.00-118.00 112.00-123.00 110.00-118.75
PONOKA 115.00-125.00 118.00-126.00 105.00-111.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 50.00-118.50 100.00-115.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 115.00-119.25 120.00-127.25 110.00-120.50
PONOKA 115.00-125.00 120.00-131.00 105.00-114.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 121.00-121.00 95.00-115.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 99.00-126.00 103.00-129.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 95.00-101.75 95.00-106.75 93.00-105.50
PONOKA 97.00-106.00 95.00-105.00 95.00-103.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 82.00-97.75 85.00-105.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 110.00-120.00 110.00-121.00 100.00-108.25
PONOKA 105.00-114.00 104.00-115.00 103.00-108.75
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 96.00-96.00 90.00-110.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jul02/2010
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 12,228 4,639 17,327
EAST 0 213 133 6,032
WEST 0 12,015 4,506 11,295
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Jul16/10 Jul09/10 Jul17/09
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 170-170
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 165.30
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 158.75
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Jul16/10 Jul09/10 Jul17/09
CHOICE 6-900 154.04 155.14 137.39
SELECT 6-900 145.02 145.62 131.22
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jul10/10(prel) Jul03/10(prel) Jul11/09
CANADA 392,527 326,062 416,021
EAST 226,236 188,839 249,838
WEST 166,291 137,223 166,183
ALBERTA 52,927 44,541 52,435
WEEK END Jul17/10(est) Jul10/10(est) Jul18/09
US 2,002,000 1,716,000 1,961,500
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jul15/10 Jul08/10 Jul16/09
ALTA AVG 1.353 1.394 1.141
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.169
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Jul16/10 Jul09/10 Jul17/09
US $/CWT 74.85 75.57 56.83
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.505 1.489 1.211
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 80.61 82.40 62.46
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Jul16/2010
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
AUG 81.70 +1.67 SEP .9481 -0.0200
OCT 75.70 +0.60 DEC .9468 -0.0200
DEC 73.45 +0.80 MAR .9452 -0.0200
FEB 74.72 +0.50 JUN .9432 -0.0199
APR 75.58 -0.17 SEP .9412 -0.0198
MAY 78.85 +0.55 DEC .9392 -0.0197
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jul10/10 Jul03/10 Jul11/09
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 203.0 204.0 201.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jul09/10Jul02/10Jul10/09
US CORN 21.4 24.9 18.9
Jul09/10 Jul02/10 Jul10/09
ALTA BARLEY 14.1 14.4 9.9
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jul15/2010
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 152.71-164.29 162.54-208.68 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 51.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jul08/2010
CENTRAL ALTA 140.16-145.44
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