Weekly Livestock Market Review - July 1, 2011

The next weekly will be published on Friday, July 8, 2011
This information is collected by the Statistics and Data Development Branch

CAN/US $ Jul01 103.70 Jun24 101.53 Jul02/10  93.91
BANK RATE % Jun28  1.25 Jun21  1.25 Jun29/10   .75

CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END  Jun25/11(prel)  Jun18/11(prel)  Jun26/10
CANADA      58,756          59,948          65,081
EAST        12,910          14,136          13,727
WEST        45,846          45,812          51,354
ALBERTA        N/A             N/A          51,195
WEEK END  Jul02/11(est)   Jun25/11(est)   Jul03/10
US         667,000         684,000         661,200
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END  Jun25/11        Jun18/11        Jun26/10
A           50,267          50,071          52,684
B              859             653           1,039
D            3,209           3,970           5,361
E              346             410             561
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END  Jun25/11        Jun18/11        Jun26/10
A             4.2%            4.2%            2.7%
AA           50.3%           46.1%           45.1%
AAA          45.5%           49.6%           52.2%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END  Jun25/11(prel)  Jun18/11(prel)  Jun26/10
STEERS      35,503          32,437          33,873
HEIFERS     16,165          19,081          20,904
COWS         6,723           7,976           9,738
BULLS          365             454             566
CALVES       3,990           4,817           4,145

CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jul01/2011
MTH   LIVE      CHG            MTH   FEEDER    CHG
AUG  112.85   -0.65            AUG  140.47   +1.88
OCT  119.68   -0.08            SEP  141.55   +2.03
DEC  122.22   -0.48            OCT  141.95   +2.25
FEB  123.95   +0.50            NOV  141.85   +1.80
APR  125.10   +0.30            JAN  140.00   +1.07
JUN  120.30   -0.70            MAR  138.70   +1.02
WEEK END        Jul01/11     Jun24/11     Jul02/10
US FSP - US$/CWT  134.02       130.08       111.48

CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL     Jun24/11     Jun17/11     Jun25/10
  EAST-$/HEAD     111.00       111.00        95.00
  WEST-$/HEAD        N/A          N/A          N/A
  US-US$/CWT       13.77        13.73        10.64
CURRENTNESS     Jun25/11     Jun18/11     Jun26/10
  WEST-A1%         61.9%        57.6%        61.0%
  CAN-A1%          61.2%        58.6%        61.7%
FD:STR RATIO    Jun24/11     Jun17/11     Jun25/10
  ALTA BARLEY       22.4         21.3         24.4
                Jun25/11     Jun18/11     Jun26/10
  US CORN           16.3         15.8         27.6

AVG CARCASS WT  Jun25/11     Jun18/11     Jun26/10
  WEST STR-LBS     804.0        808.0        798.0
  CAN STR-LBS      812.0        813.0        807.0
  US CATTLE-LBS    765.0        763.0        760.0

CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END  Jul01/11        Jun24/11        Jul02/10
            ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW     169.50          171.00          139.50
STR-HIGH    169.85          173.85          141.85
HFR-LOW     169.75          171.75          141.85
HFR-HIGH    169.85          173.85          141.85
            ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 100.30-101.90  101.45-102.25   84.15-86.00
AVERAGE        N/A          102.20           84.74
VOLUME         N/A          16,221          22,068
HFR-RANGE 102.00-102.00  101.25-102.00   84.15-84.15
AVERAGE        N/A          101.54           84.39
VOLUME         N/A           7,025           8,916

OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
          Jul01/11        Jun24/11        Jul02/10
          STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A     104.93-113.95   86.78-96.30
NEBRASKA*    N/A-N/A     111.00-113.00   90.00-92.00
          HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A      98.29-112.83   83.78-95.41
NEBRASKA* 110.50-110.50  112.00-113.00   90.00-92.00
          COWS - D1,2
CLYDE      60.00-75.00      N/A-N/A      50.00-58.00
SIOUX F*       N/A           73.25           62.75

          800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE     110.00-123.25     N/A-N/A      95.00-103.50
PONOKA    115.00-129.00  112.00-124.50   98.00-103.00
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A     110.00-130.00     N/A-N/A
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A     103.00-119.00   96.00-104.00
          700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE     123.00-132.00     N/A-N/A     108.00-109.50
PONOKA    120.00-135.00  125.00-133.00  105.00-118.00
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A     110.00-128.00     N/A-N/A
C.NEBRAS*    N/A-N/A     133.50-153.75  117.00-117.00
          600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE     135.00-146.00     N/A-N/A     112.00-123.00
PONOKA    135.00-154.00  135.00-144.00  115.00-127.50
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A     130.00-149.00     N/A-N/A
          500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE     145.00-159.75     N/A-N/A     120.00-127.25
PONOKA    140.00-160.00  140.00-150.00  115.00-132.50
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A     130.00-155.00     N/A-N/A
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A     121.00-149.00   96.00-122.00
          700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE     110.00-120.00     N/A-N/A      95.00-106.75
PONOKA    115.00-126.00  116.00-129.00  100.00-109.50
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A     108.00-120.00     N/A-N/A
          500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE     127.00-139.50     N/A-N/A     100.00-118.50
PONOKA    125.00-136.00  130.00-137.00  105.00-115.00
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A     115.00-140.00     N/A-N/A


NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars

PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jun17/2011
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     Jul01/11     Jun24/11     Jul02/10
CALGARY-STRS     N/A-N/A      N/A-N/A      N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA       N/A       168.52       153.80
CDA CUTOUT AA/A      N/A       165.62       150.84

US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END        Jul01/11     Jun24/11     Jul02/10
CHOICE 6-900      178.54       177.16       155.32
SELECT 6-900      172.98       172.41       146.60

HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END  Jun25/11(prel)  Jun18/11(prel)  Jun26/10
CANADA     382,099         398,577         378,409
EAST       212,648         234,950         213,328
WEST       169,451         163,627         165,081
ALBERTA     49,913          46,454          48,289
WEEK END  Jul02/11(est)   Jun25/11(est)   Jul03/10
US       1,945,000       1,936,000       1,964,400

HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END  Jun30/11        Jun23/11        Jul01/10
ALTA AVG       N/A             N/A           1.457
ONT AVG        N/A             N/A           1.527
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END        Jul01/11     Jun24/11     Jul02/10
US $/CWT           94.26        99.78        75.59
CAN EQVT $/KG      1.734        1.875        1.536
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT           96.53        99.06        82.56
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT       CAN/US$ CLOSE Jul01/2011
MTH   LEAN      CHG            MTH   FUTURES   CHG
JUL   95.50   -0.50            SEP  1.0411 +0.0314
AUG   93.15   -2.05            DEC  1.0386 +0.0308
OCT   86.78   -1.90            MAR  1.0361 +0.0303
DEC   84.80   -0.90            JUN  1.0333 +0.0298
FEB   86.78   -0.82            SEP  1.0304 +0.0295
APR   88.20   -0.63            DEC  1.0274 +0.0291
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END            Jun25/11   Jun18/11   Jun26/10
  AV DRSD WT US-LBS    206.0      206.0      204.0
FD:HOG RATIO        Jun24/11Jun17/11Jun25/10
  US CORN               15.3       13.5       23.5
                    Jun24/11   Jun17/11   Jun25/10
  ALTA BARLEY            N/A        N/A       15.0
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jun30/2011
             MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS     SHEEP
             (95-109 LBS)     (<80 LBS)    (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO      188.07-202.16  181.81-216.36     N/A
TEXAS (US$)        N/A           N/A      52.25$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jun23/2011
CENTRAL ALTA 177.60-185.28
(INNISFAIL)