CAN/US $ Aug13 96.14 Aug06 97.34 Aug14/09 91.15
BANK RATE % Aug10 1.00 Aug03 1.00 Aug11/09 .50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Aug07/10(prel) Jul31/10(prel) Aug08/09
CANADA 57,028 61,921 57,523
EAST 12,365 14,374 11,828
WEST 44,663 47,547 45,695
ALBERTA 44,439 47,409 45,606
WEEK END Aug14/10(est) Aug07/10(est) Aug15/09
US 643,000 654,000 643,700
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Aug07/10 Jul31/10 Aug08/09
A 47,377 51,133 47,505
B 1,061 1,161 638
D 2,984 3,946 3,285
E 488 651 317
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Aug07/10 Jul31/10 Aug08/09
A 3.1% 3.9% 2.2%
AA 48.9% 46.3% 43.8%
AAA 48.1% 49.8% 54.0%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Aug07/10(prel) Jul31/10(prel) Aug08/09
STEERS 32,989 35,615 33,390
HEIFERS 16,110 17,353 15,567
COWS 7,446 8,283 8,236
BULLS 483 670 330
CALVES 3,389 4,368 4,166
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Aug13/2010
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
AUG 94.33 +1.55 AUG 111.70 -0.70
OCT 95.08 -0.42 SEP 111.30 -0.95
DEC 97.33 -0.08 OCT 111.43 -1.80
FEB 98.85 +0.27 NOV 111.83 -1.67
APR 100.10 -0.45 JAN 111.70 -1.20
JUN 97.17 +0.47 MAR 111.45 -0.45
WEEK END Aug13/10 Aug06/10 Aug14/09
US FSP - US$/CWT 112.82 113.30 100.48
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Aug06/10 Jul30/10 Aug07/09
EAST-$/HEAD 95.00 98.00 73.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 53.50
US-US$/CWT 10.65 10.58 8.61
CURRENTNESS Aug07/10 Jul31/10 Aug08/09
ALTA-A1% 55.1% 59.7% 53.0%
CAN-A1% 56.6% 59.2% 53.7%
FD:STR RATIO Aug06/10 Jul30/10 Aug07/09
ALTA BARLEY 24.5 24.4 19.7
Aug07/10 Jul31/10 Aug08/09
US CORN 25.6 27.0 26.6
AVG CARCASS WT Aug07/10 Jul31/10 Aug08/09
ALTA STR-LBS 841.0 830.0 854.0
CAN STR-LBS 838.0 835.0 854.0
US CATTLE-LBS 774.0 772.0 781.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Aug13/10 Aug06/10 Aug14/09
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 147.75 144.50 134.50
STR-HIGH 148.85 146.85 135.30
HFR-LOW 148.85 144.50 133.50
HFR-HIGH 148.85 146.85 135.30
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 88.25-89.10 86.25-89.00 79.00-81.25
AVERAGE N/A 87.58 80.80
VOLUME N/A 13,531 12,685
HFR-RANGE 88.00-89.55 88.00-88.60 79.70-80.25
AVERAGE N/A 87.41 80.15
VOLUME N/A 6,591 9,743
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Aug13/10 Aug06/10 Aug14/09
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 86.35-96.43 82.77-90.77
NEBRASKA* 94.00-94.00 92.00-93.75 81.00-83.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 84.34-97.46 76.17-91.67
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 92.00-93.75 81.00-83.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 55.00-64.00 55.00-66.00 40.00-51.00
SIOUX F* 67.50 65.00 55.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 95.00-109.75 95.00-107.75 98.00-105.00
PONOKA 98.00-110.00 98.00-109.00 95.00-102.00
STRATHMOR 95.00-109.00 95.00-109.00 88.00-103.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 82.00-106.00 86.00-102.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-114.25 105.00-112.25 100.00-111.50
PONOKA 103.00-119.00 108.00-118.00 102.00-109.50
STRATHMOR 90.00-114.00 90.00-111.00 95.00-110.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 108.00-121.75 101.25-109.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 115.00-123.00 110.00-118.00 110.00-119.50
PONOKA 110.00-124.00 115.00-124.00 105.00-112.00
STRATHMOR 100.00-125.00 100.00-125.00 100.00-115.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 115.00-129.00 115.00-120.00 120.00-135.00
PONOKA 115.00-127.00 115.00-128.00 111.00-119.00
STRATHMOR 110.00-129.00 110.00-129.00 95.00-118.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 97.00-124.00 97.00-120.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 95.00-104.00 95.00-100.75 90.00-98.50
PONOKA 94.00-108.00 100.00-111.00 93.00-97.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-107.00 80.00-109.00 85.00-102.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 105.00-117.25 105.00-110.00 95.00-109.00
PONOKA 105.00-113.00 108.00-115.00 101.00-108.00
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 Jul30/2010
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 Aug13/10 Aug06/10 Aug14/09
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 162-162
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 144.72 156.32
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 145.77 154.91
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Aug13/10 Aug06/10 Aug14/09
CHOICE 6-900 153.59 150.84 141.22
SELECT 6-900 146.67 143.77 134.43
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Aug07/10(prel) Jul31/10(prel) Aug08/09
CANADA 351,682 393,857 379,728
EAST 217,993 226,530 236,515
WEST 133,689 167,327 143,213
ALBERTA 42,520 52,340 41,815
WEEK END Aug14/10(est) Aug07/10(est) Aug15/09
US 2,056,000 1,966,000 2,239,300
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Aug12/10 Aug05/10 Aug13/09
ALTA AVG 1.421 1.424 .917
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.026
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Aug13/10 Aug06/10 Aug14/09
US $/CWT 77.97 80.44 46.29
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.547 1.576 .969
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 89.96 90.87 54.27
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Aug13/2010
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
AUG 82.88 +0.85 SEP .9590 -0.0117
OCT 74.65 +0.58 DEC .9573 -0.0116
DEC 73.25 +0.60 MAR .9554 -0.0114
FEB 76.00 +0.97 JUN .9535 -0.0108
APR 77.17 +1.42 SEP .9514 -0.0104
MAY 80.40 +0.95 DEC .9493 -0.0100
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Aug07/10 Jul31/10 Aug08/09
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 202.0 202.0 200.0
FD:HOG RATIO Aug06/10Jul30/10Aug07/09
US CORN 22.6 23.7 15.9
Aug06/10 Jul30/10 Aug07/09
ALTA BARLEY 14.5 14.1 8.5
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Aug12/2010
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 134.09-147.93 145.66-186.54 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 135.00 54.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Aug05/2010
CENTRAL ALTA 125.28-144.00
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