CAN/US $ Jul30 97.18 Jul23 96.40 Jul31/09 92.68
BANK RATE % Jul27 1.00 Jul20 1.00 Jul28/09 .50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jul24/10(prel) Jul17/10(prel) Jul25/09
CANADA 70,345 69,489 62,824
EAST 13,998 14,294 13,042
WEST 56,347 55,195 49,782
ALBERTA 56,202 55,053 49,605
WEEK END Jul31/10(est) Jul24/10(est) Aug01/09
US 654,000 666,000 638,800
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jul24/10 Jul17/10 Jul25/09
A 59,530 58,256 52,046
B 1,156 1,212 874
D 3,645 3,855 4,104
E 649 567 337
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jul24/10 Jul17/10 Jul25/09
A 3.5% 3.3% 2.1%
AA 50.2% 48.0% 42.0%
AAA 46.3% 48.8% 55.9%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jul24/10(prel) Jul17/10(prel) Jul25/09
STEERS 39,055 39,189 34,465
HEIFERS 22,454 21,113 19,143
COWS 8,187 8,594 8,880
BULLS 649 593 336
CALVES 4,306 4,709 4,248
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jul30/2010
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
AUG 92.65 -0.77 AUG 113.72 -1.45
OCT 94.60 -0.13 SEP 114.20 -0.97
DEC 96.22 -0.25 OCT 115.08 -0.17
FEB 97.53 -0.15 NOV 114.72 -0.38
APR 99.40 +0.08 JAN 113.08 +0.13
JUN 96.00 +0.35 MAR 111.85 +0.70
WEEK END Jul30/10 Jul23/10 Jul31/09
US FSP - US$/CWT 112.77 111.93 101.61
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jul23/10 Jul16/10 Jul24/09
EAST-$/HEAD 98.00 98.00 62.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 55.00
US-US$/CWT 10.65 10.68 7.57
CURRENTNESS Jul24/10 Jul17/10 Jul25/09
ALTA-A1% 59.1% 59.7% 55.0%
CAN-A1% 59.6% 59.9% 54.3%
FD:STR RATIO Jul23/10 Jul16/10 Jul24/09
ALTA BARLEY 24.2 23.7 20.8
Jul24/10 Jul17/10 Jul25/09
US CORN 27.7 26.0 27.1
AVG CARCASS WT Jul24/10 Jul17/10 Jul25/09
ALTA STR-LBS 824.0 821.0 846.0
CAN STR-LBS 826.0 822.0 843.0
US CATTLE-LBS 770.0 767.0 779.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Jul30/10 Jul23/10 Jul31/09
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 148.00 147.50 136.50
STR-HIGH 148.85 148.85 137.30
HFR-LOW 147.55 144.25 136.00
HFR-HIGH 148.55 148.85 137.30
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 88.40-88.75 N/A-N/A 81.35-83.00
AVERAGE N/A 89.00 81.96
VOLUME N/A 15,756 20,713
HFR-RANGE N/A-N/A 87.75-87.75 81.00-82.25
AVERAGE N/A 87.90 81.71
VOLUME N/A 9,523 7,126
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Jul30/10 Jul23/10 Jul31/09
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 88.46-97.47 84.95-92.71
NEBRASKA* 92.50-93.00 94.00-95.00 82.00-82.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 82.83-96.67 80.69-92.65
NEBRASKA* 92.00-93.00 94.00-95.00 82.00-83.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 55.00-64.00 55.00-62.00 42.00-55.00
SIOUX F* 65.25 70.00 51.25
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-107.50 95.00-107.50 93.00-108.00
PONOKA 97.00-106.00 100.00-106.00 99.00-106.00
STRATHMOR 95.00-109.00 N/A-N/A 88.00-106.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 92.00-110.00 96.00-105.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-112.25 105.00-117.50 100.00-110.50
PONOKA 105.00-115.00 105.00-112.00 101.00-107.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-111.00 N/A-N/A 95.00-110.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 110.50-127.00 97.50-113.10
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 110.00-120.00 110.00-118.00 110.00-113.50
PONOKA 115.00-124.00 115.00-121.00 104.00-109.50
STRATHMOR 100.00-125.00 N/A-N/A 100.00-115.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 115.00-127.00 115.00-125.50 112.00-121.75
PONOKA 115.00-125.00 115.00-127.00 111.00-117.50
STRATHMOR 110.00-129.00 N/A-N/A 95.00-115.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 105.00-126.00 98.00-126.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 95.00-101.75 95.00-104.75 90.00-99.50
PONOKA 100.00-108.00 97.00-109.75 93.00-98.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-102.00 N/A-N/A 85.00-105.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 105.00-113.00 110.00-118.25 100.00-107.00
PONOKA 110.00-115.00 107.00-115.00 97.00-106.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-110.00 N/A-N/A 90.00-110.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jul16/2010
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 Jul30/10 Jul23/10 Jul31/09
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 166-166
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 145.49 161.07
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 144.32 155.81
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Jul30/10 Jul23/10 Jul31/09
CHOICE 6-900 154.01 154.94 142.53
SELECT 6-900 145.72 146.06 136.79
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jul24/10(prel) Jul17/10(prel) Jul25/09
CANADA N/A 377,017 422,961
EAST N/A 220,757 255,451
WEST N/A 156,260 167,510
ALBERTA N/A 43,960 52,214
WEEK END Jul31/10(est) Jul24/10(est) Aug01/09
US 1,949,000 1,955,000 2,103,200
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jul29/10 Jul22/10 Jul30/09
ALTA AVG N/A 1.360 1.063
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.147
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Jul30/10 Jul23/10 Jul31/09
US $/CWT 81.69 77.52 52.40
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.604 1.534 1.079
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 89.82 83.83 60.85
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Jul30/2010
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
AUG 85.83 +2.60 SEP .9711 +0.0071
OCT 79.03 +2.00 DEC .9694 +0.0069
DEC 75.40 +1.05 MAR .9674 +0.0068
FEB 76.55 +0.75 JUN .9652 +0.0066
APR 77.10 +0.63 SEP .9627 +0.0066
MAY 80.20 +0.53 DEC .9602 +0.0066
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jul24/10 Jul17/10 Jul25/09
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 202.0 202.0 200.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jul23/10Jul16/10Jul24/09
US CORN 23.4 20.7 18.9
Jul23/10 Jul16/10 Jul24/09
ALTA BARLEY 13.4 13.2 10.1
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jul29/2010
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 153.04-162.65 162.48-199.53 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 135.00 55.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jul22/2010
CENTRAL ALTA 110.40-147.84
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