Weekly Livestock Market Review - July 8, 2011

The next weekly will be published on Friday, July 15, 2011
This information is collected by the Statistics and Data Development Branch

CAN/US $ Jul08 103.87 Jul01 103.70 Jul09/10  96.82
BANK RATE % Jul05  1.25 Jun28  1.25 Jul06/10   .75

CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END  Jul02/11(prel)  Jun25/11(prel)  Jul03/10
CANADA      49,491          58,756          59,760
EAST        11,845          12,910          11,582
WEST        37,646          45,846          48,178
ALBERTA        N/A             N/A          48,067
WEEK END  Jul09/11(est)   Jul02/11(est)   Jul10/10
US         582,000         667,000         599,800
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END  Jul02/11        Jun25/11        Jul03/10
A           40,718          50,267          49,420
B              842             859             783
D            3,227           3,209           3,935
E              247             346             438
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END  Jul02/11        Jun25/11        Jul03/10
A             4.6%            4.2%            2.4%
AA           52.1%           50.3%           45.5%
AAA          43.3%           45.5%           52.1%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END  Jul02/11(prel)  Jun25/11(prel)  Jul03/10
STEERS      29,592          35,503          36,121
HEIFERS     12,754          16,165          14,849
COWS         6,892           6,723           8,232
BULLS          253             365             558
CALVES       3,881           3,990           4,017

CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jul08/2011
MTH   LIVE      CHG            MTH   FEEDER    CHG
AUG  114.65   +1.80            AUG  143.60   +3.13
OCT  120.20   +0.53            SEP  144.40   +2.85
DEC  124.55   +2.33            OCT  145.47   +3.53
FEB  125.90   +1.95            NOV  145.25   +3.40
APR  127.05   +1.95            JAN  143.80   +3.80
JUN  122.70   +2.40            MAR  142.95   +4.25
WEEK END        Jul08/11     Jul01/11     Jul09/10
US FSP - US$/CWT  136.34       134.02       113.94

CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL     Jul01/11     Jun24/11     Jul02/10
  EAST-$/HEAD     111.00       111.00        95.00
  WEST-$/HEAD        N/A          N/A          N/A
  US-US$/CWT       13.69        13.77        10.84
CURRENTNESS     Jul02/11     Jun25/11     Jul03/10
  WEST-A1%         61.0%        61.9%        61.8%
  CAN-A1%          60.8%        61.2%        61.9%
FD:STR RATIO    Jul01/11     Jun24/11     Jul02/10
  ALTA BARLEY       22.1         22.4         24.2
                Jul02/11     Jun25/11     Jul03/10
  US CORN           15.8         16.3         29.5

AVG CARCASS WT  Jul02/11     Jun25/11     Jul03/10
  WEST STR-LBS     809.0        804.0        814.0
  CAN STR-LBS      815.0        812.0        820.0
  US CATTLE-LBS    768.0        765.0        763.0

CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END  Jul08/11        Jul01/11        Jul09/10
            ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW     169.75          169.50          141.50
STR-HIGH    171.75          169.85          142.85
HFR-LOW     170.75          169.75          141.50
HFR-HIGH    171.75          169.85          142.85
            ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE  99.50-101.00  100.30-101.90   84.65-86.00
AVERAGE        N/A          101.14           85.45
VOLUME         N/A          15,011          18,055
HFR-RANGE 100.90-101.00  102.00-102.00   84.15-85.00
AVERAGE        N/A          100.97           84.76
VOLUME         N/A           8,651           9,094

OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
          Jul08/11        Jul01/11        Jul09/10
          STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A     104.11-114.20   89.91-100.51
NEBRASKA*    N/A-N/A     111.00-113.00   90.50-93.00
          HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A      99.51-113.53   84.66-97.13
NEBRASKA*    N/A-N/A     110.50-113.00   90.50-93.00
          COWS - D1,2
CLYDE      60.00-75.00    60.00-75.00    55.00-63.00
SIOUX F*     77.25           78.00           64.00

          800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE     113.00-123.50  110.00-123.25   95.00-103.50
PONOKA    115.00-127.00  115.00-129.00  102.00-106.00
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A        N/A-N/A        N/A-N/A
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A     108.00-124.00   99.00-110.00
          700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE     125.00-141.50  123.00-132.00  108.00-109.50
PONOKA    125.00-143.00  120.00-135.00  112.00-120.00
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A        N/A-N/A      56.00-101.00
C.NEBRAS*    N/A-N/A     138.35-144.50  112.85-130.00
          600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE     135.00-146.00  135.00-146.00  112.00-123.00
PONOKA    148.00-158.00  135.00-154.00  118.00-126.00
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A        N/A-N/A      50.00-118.50
          500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE     145.00-155.75  145.00-159.75  120.00-127.25
PONOKA    160.00-175.00  140.00-160.00  120.00-131.00
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A        N/A-N/A     121.00-121.00
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A     123.00-147.00   99.00-126.00
          700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE     110.00-128.75  110.00-120.00   95.00-106.75
PONOKA    123.00-132.50  115.00-126.00   95.00-105.00
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A        N/A-N/A      82.00-97.75
          500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE     127.00-139.50  127.00-139.50  110.00-121.00
PONOKA    138.00-147.00  125.00-136.00  104.00-115.00
STRATHMOR    N/A-N/A        N/A-N/A      96.00-96.00


NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars

PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jun24/2011
CATTLE       FROM US     TO US     TO US     TO US
                SLTR      SLTR       FDR      HOGS
CANADA             0    12,528     1,678    19,597
EAST               0     2,244        34     8,965
WEST               0    10,284     1,644    10,632

BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING     Jul08/11     Jul01/11     Jul09/10
CALGARY-STRS     N/A-N/A      N/A-N/A      N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA       N/A          N/A       152.65
CDA CUTOUT AA/A      N/A          N/A       150.63

US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END        Jul08/11     Jul01/11     Jul09/10
CHOICE 6-900      179.36       178.54       155.14
SELECT 6-900      173.97       172.98       145.62

HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END  Jul02/11(prel)  Jun25/11(prel)  Jul03/10
CANADA     335,394         383,367         326,062
EAST       200,142         212,695         188,839
WEST       135,252         169,672         137,223
ALBERTA     42,025          49,913          44,541
WEEK END  Jul09/11(est)   Jul02/11(est)   Jul10/10
US       1,730,000       1,945,000       1,721,200

HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END  Jul07/11        Jun30/11        Jul08/10
ALTA AVG       N/A           1.714           1.449
ONT AVG        N/A             N/A           1.532
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END        Jul08/11     Jul01/11     Jul09/10
US $/CWT           91.94        94.26        75.57
CAN EQVT $/KG      1.688        1.734        1.489
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT           97.15        97.56        82.40
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT       CAN/US$ CLOSE Jul08/2011
MTH   LEAN      CHG            MTH   FUTURES   CHG
JUL   95.88   +0.38            SEP  1.0383 -0.0028
AUG   96.17   +3.02            DEC  1.0361 -0.0025
OCT   89.75   +2.97            MAR  1.0337 -0.0024
DEC   87.90   +3.10            JUN  1.0309 -0.0024
FEB   89.55   +2.77            SEP  1.0281 -0.0023
APR   90.50   +2.30            DEC  1.0253 -0.0021
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END            Jul02/11   Jun25/11   Jul03/10
  AV DRSD WT US-LBS    205.0      206.0      204.0
FD:HOG RATIO        Jul01/11Jun24/11Jul02/10
  US CORN               14.5       15.3       24.9
                    Jul01/11   Jun24/11   Jul02/10
  ALTA BARLEY           13.6        N/A       15.1
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jul07/2011
             MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS     SHEEP
             (95-109 LBS)     (<80 LBS)    (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO      176.66-193.22  177.89-231.10     N/A
TEXAS (US$)        N/A           N/A        N/A
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jun30/2011
CENTRAL ALTA 164.16-195.36
(INNISFAIL)