Weekly Livestock Market Review - June 24, 2011

The next weekly will be published on Monday, July 4, 2011
This information is collected by the Statistics and Data Development Branch

CAN/US $ Jun24 101.53 Jun17 102.07 Jun25/10  96.43
BANK RATE % Jun21  1.25 Jun14  1.25 Jun22/10   .75

CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END  Jun18/11(prel)  Jun11/11(prel)  Jun19/10
CANADA      59,948          61,929          66,734
EAST        14,136          12,709          14,541
WEST        45,812          49,220          52,193
ALBERTA        N/A             N/A          52,068
WEEK END  Jun25/11(est)   Jun18/11(est)   Jun26/10
US         684,000         688,000         668,400
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END  Jun18/11        Jun11/11        Jun19/10
A           11,485          50,736          53,461
B              653             775             972
D            3,970           4,554           5,831
E              410             499             660
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END  Jun18/11        Jun11/11        Jun19/10
A             4.9%            4.1%            3.5%
AA           49.0%           44.6%           46.7%
AAA          46.1%           51.3%           49.8%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END  Jun18/11(prel)  Jun11/11(prel)  Jun19/10
STEERS      32,437          32,512          37,173
HEIFERS     19,081          19,865          18,078
COWS         7,976           9,029          10,811
BULLS          454             523             672
CALVES       4,817           4,955           4,824

CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jun24/2011
MTH   LIVE      CHG            MTH   FEEDER    CHG
JUN  113.05   +3.30            AUG  138.60   +5.95
AUG  113.50   +3.30            SEP  139.53   +5.95
OCT  119.75   +3.63            OCT  139.70   +5.40
DEC  122.70   +3.85            NOV  140.05   +5.30
FEB  123.45   +3.70            JAN  138.93   +4.78
APR  124.80   +3.17            MAR  137.68   +3.58
WEEK END        Jun24/11     Jun17/11     Jun25/10
US FSP - US$/CWT  130.08       124.58       111.34

CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL     Jun17/11     Jun10/11     Jun18/10
  EAST-$/HEAD     111.00       110.00        95.00
  WEST-$/HEAD        N/A          N/A          N/A
  US-US$/CWT       13.73        13.58        10.65
CURRENTNESS     Jun18/11     Jun11/11     Jun19/10
  WEST-A1%         57.6%        58.1%        62.4%
  CAN-A1%          61.7%        58.9%        62.0%
FD:STR RATIO    Jun17/11     Jun10/11     Jun18/10
  ALTA BARLEY       21.3         21.3         25.3
                Jun18/11     Jun11/11     Jun19/10
  US CORN           15.8         13.9         26.5

AVG CARCASS WT  Jun18/11     Jun11/11     Jun19/10
  WEST STR-LBS     808.0        802.0        799.0
  CAN STR-LBS      813.0        812.0        809.0
  US CATTLE-LBS    763.0        761.0        758.0

CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END  Jun24/11        Jun17/11        Jun25/10
            ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW     171.00          164.50          140.75
STR-HIGH    173.85          167.75          141.85
HFR-LOW     171.75          164.00          141.85
HFR-HIGH    173.85          166.85          141.85
            ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 101.45-102.25   96.60-100.00   82.85-83.75
AVERAGE        N/A           98.15           84.04
VOLUME         N/A          19,097          16,201
HFR-RANGE 101.25-102.00   96.00-100.00   83.10-85.15
AVERAGE        N/A           97.17           84.32
VOLUME         N/A           8,657           6,040

OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
          Jun24/11        Jun17/11        Jun25/10
          STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A      98.15-112.09   84.44-96.64
NEBRASKA* 111.00-113.00  108.00-112.00   90.00-91.50
          HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A      96.79-109.70   84.15-95.48
NEBRASKA* 112.00-113.00  109.00-112.00   90.50-91.75
          COWS - D1,2
CLYDE        N/A-N/A      60.00-75.00    50.00-60.00
SIOUX F*     73.25           77.50           63.75

          800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE        N/A-N/A     110.00-115.00   95.00-99.00
PONOKA    112.00-124.50  116.00-125.00   98.00-110.00
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A     110.00-122.00   85.00-105.00
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A     114.00-126.00   94.00-108.00
          700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE        N/A-N/A     123.00-135.00  108.00-111.00
PONOKA    125.00-133.00  120.00-132.00  109.00-120.00
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A     110.00-128.00   90.00-111.00
C.NEBRAS*    N/A-N/A     134.00-138.50  106.25-128.00
          600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE        N/A-N/A     135.00-146.00  112.00-119.00
PONOKA    135.00-144.00  137.00-146.00  115.00-128.00
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A     130.00-148.00  100.00-125.00
          500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE        N/A-N/A     145.00-157.75  120.00-130.00
PONOKA    140.00-150.00  148.00-156.00  120.00-131.00
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A     130.00-155.00  110.00-129.00
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A     118.00-148.00   95.00-124.00
          700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE        N/A-N/A     110.00-116.00   95.00-108.00
PONOKA    116.00-129.00  115.00-122.00   95.00-108.00
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A     108.00-120.00   80.00-102.00
          500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE        N/A-N/A     127.00-136.00  100.00-122.50
PONOKA    130.00-137.00  120.00-135.00  110.00-121.00
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A     115.00-140.00   90.00-110.00


NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars

PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jun10/2011
CATTLE       FROM US     TO US     TO US     TO US
                SLTR      SLTR       FDR      HOGS
CANADA             0     9,510       659    18,950
EAST               0     1,888        34     7,662
WEST               0     7,622       625    11,288

BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING     Jun24/11     Jun17/11     Jun25/10
CALGARY-STRS     N/A-N/A      N/A-N/A      N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA       N/A       166.06       149.14
CDA CUTOUT AA/A      N/A       162.64       147.62

US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END        Jun24/11     Jun17/11     Jun25/10
CHOICE 6-900      177.16       172.57       154.50
SELECT 6-900      172.41       166.76       146.25

HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END  Jun18/11(prel)  Jun11/11(prel)  Jun19/10
CANADA     398,577         402,778         405,999
EAST       234,950         234,402         239,592
WEST       163,627         168,386         166,407
ALBERTA     46,454          48,152          52,570
WEEK END  Jun25/11(est)   Jun18/11(est)   Jun26/10
US       1,936,000       1,973,000       1,946,800

HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END  Jun23/11        Jun16/11        Jun24/10
ALTA AVG       N/A             N/A           1.426
ONT AVG        N/A         184.000           1.491
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END        Jun24/11     Jun17/11     Jun25/10
US $/CWT           99.78        95.33        77.16
CAN EQVT $/KG      1.875        1.782        1.526
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT           99.06        93.03        84.08
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT       CAN/US$ CLOSE Jun24/2011
MTH   LEAN      CHG            MTH   FUTURES   CHG
JUL   96.00   +0.35            SEP  1.0097 -0.0080
AUG   95.20   +0.35            DEC  1.0078 -0.0077
OCT   88.67   +0.77            MAR  1.0058 -0.0075
DEC   85.70   +0.53            JUN  1.0035 -0.0071
FEB   87.60   -0.15            SEP  1.0009 -0.0067
APR   88.83   +0.08            DEC   .9983 -0.0063
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END            Jun18/11   Jun11/11   Jun19/10
  AV DRSD WT US-LBS    206.0      207.0      204.0
FD:HOG RATIO        Jun17/11Jun10/11Jun18/10
  US CORN               13.5       11.7       23.1
                    Jun17/11   Jun10/11   Jun18/10
  ALTA BARLEY            N/A       12.1       15.1
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jun23/2011
             MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS     SHEEP
             (95-109 LBS)     (<80 LBS)    (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO      183.10-195.47  167.65-209.68     N/A
TEXAS (US$)        N/A        215.00      50.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jun16/2011
CENTRAL ALTA 171.36-191.52
(INNISFAIL)