CAN/US $ Aug06 97.34 Jul30 97.18 Aug07/09 92.28
BANK RATE % Aug03 1.00 Jul27 1.00 Aug04/09 .50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jul31/10(prel) Jul24/10(prel) Aug01/09
CANADA 61,921 70,345 58,213
EAST 14,374 13,998 13,051
WEST 47,547 56,347 45,162
ALBERTA 47,409 56,202 45,059
WEEK END Aug07/10(est) Jul31/10(est) Aug08/09
US 654,000 654,000 625,300
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jul31/10 Jul24/10 Aug01/09
A 51,133 59,651 47,754
B 1,161 1,160 866
D 3,946 3,645 3,799
E 651 649 309
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jul31/10 Jul24/10 Aug01/09
A 3.9% 3.5% 2.0%
AA 46.3% 50.2% 44.9%
AAA 49.8% 46.2% 53.1%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jul31/10(prel) Jul24/10(prel) Aug01/09
STEERS 35,615 39,055 33,656
HEIFERS 17,353 22,454 15,680
COWS 8,283 8,187 8,553
BULLS 670 649 324
CALVES 4,368 4,306 4,854
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Aug06/2010
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
AUG 92.78 +0.13 AUG 112.40 -1.32
OCT 95.50 +0.90 SEP 112.25 -1.95
DEC 97.40 +1.18 OCT 113.22 -1.85
FEB 98.58 +1.05 NOV 113.50 -1.22
APR 100.55 +1.15 JAN 112.90 -0.17
JUN 96.70 +0.70 MAR 111.90 +0.05
WEEK END Aug06/10 Jul30/10 Aug07/09
US FSP - US$/CWT 113.30 112.77 100.78
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jul30/10 Jul23/10 Jul31/09
EAST-$/HEAD 98.00 98.00 62.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 52.50
US-US$/CWT 10.58 10.65 8.23
CURRENTNESS Jul31/10 Jul24/10 Aug01/09
ALTA-A1% 59.7% 59.1% 56.6%
CAN-A1% 59.2% 59.6% 55.9%
FD:STR RATIO Jul30/10 Jul23/10 Jul31/09
ALTA BARLEY 24.4 24.2 19.9
Jul31/10 Jul24/10 Aug01/09
US CORN 27.0 27.7 26.8
AVG CARCASS WT Jul31/10 Jul24/10 Aug01/09
ALTA STR-LBS 830.0 824.0 848.0
CAN STR-LBS 835.0 826.0 847.0
US CATTLE-LBS 772.0 770.0 781.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Aug06/10 Jul30/10 Aug07/09
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 144.50 148.00 134.50
STR-HIGH 146.85 148.85 135.30
HFR-LOW 144.50 147.55 134.85
HFR-HIGH 146.85 148.55 135.30
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 86.25-89.00 88.40-88.75 80.00-81.50
AVERAGE N/A 88.89 80.86
VOLUME N/A 18,012 13,840
HFR-RANGE 88.00-88.60 N/A-N/A 80.25-80.60
AVERAGE N/A 88.56 80.36
VOLUME N/A 9,719 6,289
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Aug06/10 Jul30/10 Aug07/09
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 83.38-100.96 78.05-95.28
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 92.50-93.00 81.00-82.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 87.22-97.72 77.80-91.59
NEBRASKA* 92.00-92.00 92.00-93.50 81.00-82.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 55.00-66.00 55.00-64.00 42.00-52.00
SIOUX F* 65.00 65.25 53.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-107.75 95.00-107.50 93.00-101.75
PONOKA 98.00-109.00 97.00-106.00 94.00-101.00
STRATHMOR 95.00-109.00 95.00-109.00 88.00-103.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 100.00-107.00 97.00-104.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-112.25 105.00-112.25 100.00-111.50
PONOKA 108.00-118.00 105.00-115.00 100.00-106.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-111.00 90.00-111.00 95.00-110.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 109.00-124.50 100.75-109.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 110.00-118.00 110.00-120.00 110.00-114.50
PONOKA 115.00-124.00 115.00-124.00 103.00-110.00
STRATHMOR 100.00-125.00 100.00-125.00 100.00-115.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 115.00-120.00 115.00-127.00 115.00-129.00
PONOKA 115.00-128.00 115.00-125.00 107.00-112.00
STRATHMOR 110.00-129.00 110.00-129.00 95.00-115.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 102.00-129.00 96.00-126.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 95.00-100.75 95.00-101.75 90.00-100.50
PONOKA 100.00-111.00 100.00-108.00 91.00-97.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-109.00 80.00-102.00 85.00-105.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 105.00-110.00 105.00-113.00 95.00-104.00
PONOKA 108.00-115.00 110.00-115.00 95.00-104.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-110.00 90.00-110.00 90.00-110.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jul23/2010
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 Aug06/10 Jul30/10 Aug07/09
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 164-164
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 157.81
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 154.33
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Aug06/10 Jul30/10 Aug07/09
CHOICE 6-900 150.84 154.01 141.49
SELECT 6-900 143.77 145.72 135.02
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jul31/10(prel) Jul24/10(prel) Aug01/09
CANADA 393,857 394,966 423,103
EAST 226,530 225,309 255,949
WEST 167,327 169,657 167,154
ALBERTA 52,340 53,292 44,797
WEEK END Aug07/10(est) Jul31/10(est) Aug08/09
US 1,966,000 1,949,000 2,100,500
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Aug05/10 Jul29/10 Aug06/09
ALTA AVG N/A 1.416 .969
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.095
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Aug06/10 Jul30/10 Aug07/09
US $/CWT 80.44 81.69 48.15
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.576 1.604 .995
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 90.25 88.43 56.62
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Aug06/2010
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
AUG 82.03 -3.80 SEP .9707 -0.0004
OCT 74.08 -4.95 DEC .9689 -0.0005
DEC 72.65 -2.75 MAR .9668 -0.0006
FEB 75.03 -1.52 JUN .9643 -0.0009
APR 75.75 -1.35 SEP .9618 -0.0009
MAY 79.45 -0.75 DEC .9593 -0.0009
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jul31/10 Jul24/10 Aug01/09
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 202.0 202.0 200.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jul30/10Jul23/10Jul31/09
US CORN 23.7 23.4 17.3
Jul30/10 Jul23/10 Jul31/09
ALTA BARLEY 14.1 13.5 9.4
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Aug05/2010
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 144.60-155.28 159.70-195.63 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 136.00 60.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jul29/2010
CENTRAL ALTA 121.44-143.52
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