CAN/US $ Jul23 96.40 Jul16 94.90 Jul24/09 92.23
BANK RATE % Jul20 1.00 Jul13 .75 Jul21/09 .50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jul17/10(prel) Jul10/10(prel) Jul18/09
CANADA 69,489 66,206 60,356
EAST 14,294 13,670 13,546
WEST 55,195 52,536 46,810
ALBERTA 55,053 52,396 46,688
WEEK END Jul24/10(est) Jul17/10(est) Jul25/09
US 666,000 666,000 621,600
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jul17/10 Jul10/10 Jul18/09
A 58,256 55,461 49,165
B 1,212 935 806
D 3,855 3,946 4,933
E 567 438 256
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jul17/10 Jul10/10 Jul18/09
A 3.3% 2.5% 2.0%
AA 48.0% 46.5% 43.8%
AAA 48.8% 51.0% 54.2%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jul17/10(prel) Jul10/10(prel) Jul18/09
STEERS 39,189 38,601 33,457
HEIFERS 21,113 18,758 17,212
COWS 8,594 8,404 9,397
BULLS 593 443 290
CALVES 4,709 4,811 4,437
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jul23/2010
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
AUG 93.42 +1.15 AUG 115.18 +2.08
OCT 94.72 +1.10 SEP 115.18 +2.20
DEC 96.47 +0.82 OCT 115.25 +2.45
FEB 97.67 +0.83 NOV 115.10 +2.42
APR 99.33 +1.13 JAN 112.95 +1.95
JUN 95.65 +1.00 MAR 111.15 +1.25
WEEK END Jul23/10 Jul16/10 Jul24/09
US FSP - US$/CWT 111.93 112.70 101.17
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jul16/10 Jul09/10 Jul17/09
EAST-$/HEAD 98.00 98.00 62.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 57.00
US-US$/CWT 10.68 10.78 7.17
CURRENTNESS Jul17/10 Jul10/10 Jul18/09
ALTA-A1% 59.7% 58.0% 54.0%
CAN-A1% 59.9% 59.0% 54.3%
FD:STR RATIO Jul16/10 Jul09/10 Jul17/09
ALTA BARLEY 23.7 23.8 19.8
Jul17/10 Jul10/10 Jul18/09
US CORN 26.0 25.7 27.7
AVG CARCASS WT Jul17/10 Jul10/10 Jul18/09
ALTA STR-LBS 821.0 815.0 840.0
CAN STR-LBS 822.0 819.0 838.0
US CATTLE-LBS 767.0 765.0 776.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Jul23/10 Jul16/10 Jul24/09
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 147.50 144.75 135.60
STR-HIGH 148.85 146.85 139.30
HFR-LOW 144.25 144.75 135.60
HFR-HIGH 148.85 146.85 139.30
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE N/A-N/A 86.00-88.00 82.45-83.25
AVERAGE N/A 87.88 83.02
VOLUME N/A 15,999 15,837
HFR-RANGE 87.75-87.75 88.00-88.00 82.10-82.65
AVERAGE N/A 87.54 82.48
VOLUME N/A 11,650 8,100
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Jul23/10 Jul16/10 Jul24/09
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 87.12-97.82 85.01-96.21
NEBRASKA* 94.00-95.00 93.00-94.50 83.00-84.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 85.13-96.24 83.04-95.36
NEBRASKA* 94.00-95.00 93.00-94.50 82.00-84.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 55.00-62.00 55.00-60.00 42.00-55.00
SIOUX F* 70.00 63.25 51.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-107.50 95.00-100.50 93.00-107.25
PONOKA 100.00-106.00 100.00-107.50 98.00-105.25
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 88.00-106.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 98.00-111.00 100.00-108.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-117.50 105.00-109.50 100.00-108.00
PONOKA 105.00-112.00 114.00-120.00 103.00-110.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 95.00-110.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 115.00-130.00 103.50-109.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 110.00-118.00 110.00-118.00 110.00-116.75
PONOKA 115.00-121.00 115.00-125.00 106.00-111.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 100.00-115.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 115.00-125.50 115.00-119.25 110.00-115.00
PONOKA 115.00-127.00 115.00-125.00 106.00-110.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 95.00-115.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 102.00-127.00 105.00-130.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 95.00-104.75 95.00-101.75 93.00-102.25
PONOKA 97.00-109.75 97.00-106.00 97.00-101.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 85.00-105.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 110.00-118.25 110.00-120.00 100.00-107.00
PONOKA 107.00-115.00 105.00-114.00 98.00-105.25
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 90.00-110.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jul09/2010
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA N/A N/A N/A N/A
EAST N/A N/A N/A N/A
WEST N/A N/A N/A N/A
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Jul23/10 Jul16/10 Jul24/09
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 168-168
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 147.58 161.27
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 147.88 160.11
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Jul23/10 Jul16/10 Jul24/09
CHOICE 6-900 154.94 154.04 141.45
SELECT 6-900 146.06 145.02 135.20
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jul17/10(prel) Jul10/10(prel) Jul18/09
CANADA N/A 392,527 422,983
EAST N/A 226,236 256,641
WEST N/A 166,291 166,342
ALBERTA N/A 52,927 52,983
WEEK END Jul24/10(est) Jul17/10(est) Jul25/09
US 1,961,000 2,002,000 2,028,700
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jul22/10 Jul15/10 Jul23/09
ALTA AVG N/A 1.353 1.107
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.167
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Jul23/10 Jul16/10 Jul24/09
US $/CWT 77.52 74.85 57.03
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.534 1.505 1.180
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 85.26 81.76 65.69
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Jul23/2010
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
AUG 83.22 +1.52 SEP .9640 +0.0159
OCT 77.03 +1.33 DEC .9625 +0.0157
DEC 74.35 +0.90 MAR .9606 +0.0154
FEB 75.80 +1.08 JUN .9586 +0.0154
APR 76.47 +0.90 SEP .9561 +0.0149
MAY 79.67 +0.83 DEC .9536 +0.0144
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jul17/10 Jul10/10 Jul18/09
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 202.0 203.0 200.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jul16/10Jul09/10Jul17/09
US CORN 20.7 21.4 19.5
Jul16/10 Jul09/10 Jul17/09
ALTA BARLEY 13.3 14.1 9.8
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jul22/2010
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 139.34-150.98 149.22-197.04 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 133.50 52.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jul15/2010
CENTRAL ALTA 145.92-147.36
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