CAN/US $ Aug20 95.24 Aug13 96.14 Aug21/09 92.60
BANK RATE % Aug17 1.00 Aug10 1.00 Aug18/09 .50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Aug14/10(prel) Aug07/10(prel) Aug15/09
CANADA 62,706 57,028 60,980
EAST 15,260 12,365 13,861
WEST 47,446 44,663 47,119
ALBERTA 47,296 44,439 47,015
WEEK END Aug21/10(est) Aug14/10(est) Aug22/09
US 667,000 643,000 658,200
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Aug14/10 Aug07/10 Aug15/09
A 51,429 47,377 49,080
B 876 1,061 850
D 4,011 2,984 5,201
E 583 488 438
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Aug14/10 Aug07/10 Aug15/09
A 2.9% 3.1% 2.4%
AA 47.9% 48.9% 45.2%
AAA 49.2% 48.1% 52.4%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Aug14/10(prel) Aug07/10(prel) Aug15/09
STEERS 36,218 32,989 32,878
HEIFERS 16,762 16,110 17,799
COWS 9,135 7,446 9,854
BULLS 591 483 449
CALVES 1,679 3,389 4,286
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Aug20/2010
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
AUG 99.60 +5.27 AUG 114.60 +2.90
OCT 99.25 +4.17 SEP 116.65 +5.35
DEC 100.55 +3.22 OCT 117.58 +6.15
FEB 101.08 +2.23 NOV 117.70 +5.88
APR 102.05 +1.95 JAN 116.88 +5.17
JUN 99.15 +1.98 MAR 116.00 +4.55
WEEK END Aug20/10 Aug13/10 Aug21/09
US FSP - US$/CWT 113.24 112.82 100.66
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Aug13/10 Aug06/10 Aug14/09
EAST-$/HEAD 95.00 95.00 73.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 50.00
US-US$/CWT 10.80 10.65 9.03
CURRENTNESS Aug14/10 Aug07/10 Aug15/09
ALTA-A1% 52.5% 55.1% 50.7%
CAN-A1% 53.8% 56.6% 50.9%
FD:STR RATIO Aug13/10 Aug06/10 Aug14/09
ALTA BARLEY 24.8 24.5 21.2
Aug14/10 Aug07/10 Aug15/09
US CORN 26.0 25.6 26.6
AVG CARCASS WT Aug14/10 Aug07/10 Aug15/09
ALTA STR-LBS 849.0 841.0 852.0
CAN STR-LBS 844.0 838.0 853.0
US CATTLE-LBS 773.0 774.0 783.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Aug20/10 Aug13/10 Aug21/09
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 149.00 147.75 137.50
STR-HIGH 150.50 148.85 138.85
HFR-LOW 149.00 148.85 137.50
HFR-HIGH 149.85 148.85 138.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 89.15-89.85 88.25-89.10 80.75-83.50
AVERAGE N/A 89.14 82.89
VOLUME N/A 18,078 17,418
HFR-RANGE 89.75-91.30 88.00-89.55 80.75-83.30
AVERAGE N/A 88.89 82.40
VOLUME N/A 9,016 8,950
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Aug20/10 Aug13/10 Aug21/09
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 85.59-95.52 81.93-90.92
NEBRASKA* 97.00-100.00 94.00-94.00 82.00-83.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 79.02-94.12 71.51-90.74
NEBRASKA* 97.50-100.00 N/A-N/A 81.50-83.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 55.00-64.00 55.00-64.00 40.00-46.00
SIOUX F* 64.50 67.50 49.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-111.75 95.00-109.75 98.00-105.00
PONOKA 105.00-110.00 98.00-110.00 96.00-104.50
STRATHMOR 95.00-109.00 95.00-109.00 88.00-105.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 107.00-113.00 85.00-102.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 109.00-118.25 105.00-114.25 105.00-112.25
PONOKA 112.00-118.00 103.00-119.00 101.00-110.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-116.00 90.00-114.00 95.00-110.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 111.00-131.75 96.85-108.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 115.00-124.00 115.00-123.00 110.00-121.00
PONOKA 116.00-123.00 110.00-124.00 104.00-112.00
STRATHMOR 100.00-125.00 100.00-125.00 100.00-115.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 120.00-134.25 115.00-129.00 120.00-131.00
PONOKA 125.00-129.00 115.00-127.00 108.00-121.00
STRATHMOR 110.00-129.00 110.00-129.00 95.00-120.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 102.00-132.00 96.00-121.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 98.00-110.00 95.00-104.00 90.00-100.00
PONOKA 103.00-107.75 94.00-108.00 93.00-98.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-107.00 80.00-107.00 85.00-102.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 108.00-116.75 105.00-117.25 95.00-106.00
PONOKA 105.00-112.00 105.00-113.00 100.00-106.00
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 Aug20/10 Aug13/10 Aug21/09
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 162-162
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 146.57 155.22
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 147.87 154.31
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Aug20/10 Aug13/10 Aug21/09
CHOICE 6-900 158.47 153.59 142.15
SELECT 6-900 151.26 146.67 135.05
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Aug14/10(prel) Aug07/10(prel) Aug15/09
CANADA 381,319 351,682 424,350
EAST 222,023 217,993 254,573
WEST 159,296 133,689 169,777
ALBERTA 51,276 42,520 53,319
WEEK END Aug21/10(est) Aug14/10(est) Aug22/09
US 2,073,000 2,056,000 2,232,800
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Aug19/10 Aug12/10 Aug20/09
ALTA AVG 1.491 1.432 .901
ONT AVG N/A N/A .907
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Aug20/10 Aug13/10 Aug21/09
US $/CWT 80.82 77.97 46.36
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.619 1.547 .955
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 95.49 89.33 52.31
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Aug20/2010
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
OCT 77.20 +2.55 SEP .9532 -0.0058
DEC 74.08 +0.83 DEC .9517 -0.0056
FEB 76.72 +0.72 MAR .9500 -0.0054
APR 77.60 +0.42 JUN .9481 -0.0054
MAY 80.80 +0.40 SEP .9461 -0.0053
JUN 83.28 +0.28 DEC .9441 -0.0052
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Aug14/10 Aug07/10 Aug15/09
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 201.0 202.0 201.0
FD:HOG RATIO Aug13/10Aug06/10Aug14/09
US CORN 22.3 22.6 14.9
Aug13/10 Aug06/10 Aug14/09
ALTA BARLEY 14.5 14.5 8.7
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Aug19/2010
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 141.48-155.11 125.22-201.79 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 136.25 52.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Aug12/2010
CENTRAL ALTA 124.80-145.44
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