CAN/US $ Aug27 94.82 Aug20 95.24 Aug28/09 91.92
BANK RATE % Aug24 1.00 Aug17 1.00 Aug25/09 .50
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Aug21/10(prel) Aug14/10(prel) Aug22/09
CANADA 63,981 62,826 66,346
EAST 15,396 15,380 13,529
WEST 48,585 47,446 52,817
ALBERTA 48,436 47,296 52,665
WEEK END Aug28/10(est) Aug21/10(est) Aug29/09
US 678,000 667,000 658,500
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Aug21/10 Aug14/10 Aug22/09
A 51,243 51,429 52,547
B 1,205 876 1,158
D 4,756 4,011 5,642
E 867 583 482
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Aug21/10 Aug14/10 Aug22/09
A 3.3% 2.9% 2.3%
AA 46.3% 47.9% 45.3%
AAA 50.4% 49.2% 52.5%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Aug21/10(prel) Aug14/10(prel) Aug22/09
STEERS 33,700 36,218 32,734
HEIFERS 19,573 16,762 21,866
COWS 9,831 9,255 11,209
BULLS 877 591 537
CALVES 4,482 4,821 4,605
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Aug27/2010
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
AUG 98.05 -1.55 SEP 116.28 -0.38
OCT 98.10 -1.15 OCT 117.00 -0.58
DEC 100.75 +0.20 NOV 117.30 -0.40
FEB 101.33 +0.25 JAN 116.30 -0.58
APR 102.83 +0.78 MAR 115.55 -0.45
JUN 99.30 +0.15 APR 115.47 -0.33
WEEK END Aug27/10 Aug20/10 Aug28/09
US FSP - US$/CWT 114.69 113.24 99.45
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Aug20/10 Aug13/10 Aug21/09
EAST-$/HEAD 95.00 95.00 73.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 57.00
US-US$/CWT 10.86 10.80 9.31
CURRENTNESS Aug21/10 Aug14/10 Aug22/09
ALTA-A1% 51.7% 52.5% 51.0%
CAN-A1% 52.1% 53.8% 50.8%
FD:STR RATIO Aug20/10 Aug13/10 Aug21/09
ALTA BARLEY 24.6 24.8 22.4
Aug21/10 Aug14/10 Aug22/09
US CORN 27.0 26.0 26.7
AVG CARCASS WT Aug21/10 Aug14/10 Aug22/09
ALTA STR-LBS 853.0 849.0 859.0
CAN STR-LBS 851.0 844.0 857.0
US CATTLE-LBS 775.0 773.0 785.0
LATEST CATTLE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK END Aug27/10 Aug20/10 Aug28/09
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 151.75 149.00 141.50
STR-HIGH 153.35 150.50 142.35
HFR-LOW 152.00 149.00 141.50
HFR-HIGH 153.35 149.85 142.35
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 90.50-91.50 89.15-89.85 84.00-85.25
AVERAGE N/A 90.03 85.02
VOLUME N/A 12,463 16,813
HFR-RANGE 89.00-91.85 89.75-91.30 83.60-85.85
AVERAGE N/A 89.78 84.42
VOLUME N/A 5,773 10,599
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Aug27/10 Aug20/10 Aug28/09
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 84.28-95.41 81.45-92.89
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 97.00-100.00 83.50-84.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 78.87-92.80 80.85-90.01
NEBRASKA* 96.00-98.50 97.00-100.00 83.00-84.25
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 55.00-64.00 55.00-64.00 35.00-46.00
SIOUX F* 65.75 64.50 55.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 105.00-112.00 105.00-111.75 98.00-102.75
PONOKA 103.00-113.00 105.00-110.00 94.00-104.00
STRATHMOR 95.00-111.00 95.00-109.00 88.00-102.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 88.00-110.00 80.00-102.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 109.00-119.50 109.00-118.25 105.00-113.50
PONOKA 110.00-122.00 112.00-118.00 102.00-111.00
STRATHMOR 90.00-116.00 90.00-116.00 95.00-110.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 115.10-123.50 97.50-111.75
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 115.00-125.00 115.00-124.00 110.00-116.75
PONOKA 118.00-125.00 116.00-123.00 104.00-115.00
STRATHMOR 100.00-125.00 100.00-125.00 100.00-115.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 120.00-134.25 120.00-134.25 120.00-129.00
PONOKA 120.00-130.00 125.00-129.00 110.00-120.00
STRATHMOR 110.00-135.00 110.00-129.00 95.00-120.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 105.00-134.00 83.00-115.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 98.00-113.00 98.00-110.00 90.00-96.75
PONOKA 103.00-111.00 103.00-107.75 92.00-101.00
STRATHMOR 80.00-107.00 80.00-107.00 85.00-102.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 108.00-121.75 108.00-116.75 95.00-103.00
PONOKA 108.00-120.00 105.00-112.00 95.00-105.00
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 Aug13/2010
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 Aug27/10 Aug20/10 Aug28/09
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 166-166
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 154.30
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 153.04
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Aug27/10 Aug20/10 Aug28/09
CHOICE 6-900 163.79 158.47 143.67
SELECT 6-900 157.30 151.26 136.42
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Aug21/10(prel) Aug14/10(prel) Aug22/09
CANADA 402,355 381,319 433,884
EAST 234,555 222,023 264,966
WEST 167,800 159,296 168,918
ALBERTA 50,397 51,276 52,373
WEEK END Aug28/10(est) Aug21/10(est) Aug29/09
US 2,110,000 2,073,000 2,202,900
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Aug26/10 Aug19/10 Aug27/09
ALTA AVG 1.473 1.433 .884
ONT AVG N/A N/A .954
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Aug27/10 Aug20/10 Aug28/09
US $/CWT 79.10 80.82 46.75
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.591 1.619 .970
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 93.51 93.85 56.55
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Aug27/2010
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
OCT 74.83 -2.38 SEP .9500 -0.0032
DEC 72.58 -1.50 DEC .9485 -0.0032
FEB 75.08 -1.65 MAR .9469 -0.0031
APR 75.90 -1.70 JUN .9451 -0.0030
MAY 80.20 -0.60 SEP .9432 -0.0029
JUN 82.13 -1.15 DEC .9413 -0.0028
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Aug21/10 Aug14/10 Aug22/09
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 200.0 201.0 201.0
FD:HOG RATIO Aug20/10Aug13/10Aug21/09
US CORN 22.7 22.3 15.4
Aug20/10 Aug13/10 Aug21/09
ALTA BARLEY 14.2 14.5 8.8
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Aug26/2010
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 145.72-157.97 158.11-192.43 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 135.00 48.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Aug19/2010
CENTRAL ALTA 137.28-146.88
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