CAN/US $ Jul15 104.87 Jul08 103.87 Jul16/10 94.90
BANK RATE % Jul12 1.25 Jul05 1.25 Jul13/10 .75
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jul09/11(prel) Jul02/11(prel) Jul10/10
CANADA 56,219 49,817 66,206
EAST 13,322 12,171 13,670
WEST 42,897 37,646 52,536
ALBERTA N/A N/A 52,396
WEEK END Jul16/11(est) Jul09/11(est) Jul17/10
US 667,000 582,000 664,500
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jul09/11 Jul02/11 Jul10/10
A 47,359 40,718 55,461
B 1,047 842 935
D 2,498 3,227 3,946
E 267 247 438
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jul09/11 Jul02/11 Jul10/10
A 3.6% 4.6% 2.5%
AA 48.5% 52.1% 46.5%
AAA 47.9% 43.3% 51.0%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jul09/11(prel) Jul02/11(prel) Jul10/10
STEERS 33,103 29,592 38,601
HEIFERS 15,869 12,754 18,758
COWS 6,955 7,216 8,404
BULLS 292 255 443
CALVES 4,732 3,881 4,811
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jul15/2011
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
AUG 110.60 -4.05 AUG 135.70 -7.90
OCT 116.85 -3.35 SEP 136.80 -7.60
DEC 120.85 -3.70 OCT 137.82 -7.65
FEB 123.70 -2.20 NOV 138.18 -7.07
APR 125.40 -1.65 JAN 137.20 -6.60
JUN 121.30 -1.40 MAR 136.60 -6.35
WEEK END Jul15/11 Jul08/11 Jul16/10
US FSP - US$/CWT 139.33 136.34 112.70
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jul08/11 Jul01/11 Jul09/10
EAST-$/HEAD 111.00 111.00 98.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.68 13.69 10.78
CURRENTNESS Jul09/11 Jul02/11 Jul10/10
WEST-A1% 59.3% 61.0% 58.0%
CAN-A1% 59.6% 60.8% 59.0%
FD:STR RATIO Jul08/11 Jul01/11 Jul09/10
ALTA BARLEY 22.4 22.1 23.8
Jul09/11 Jul02/11 Jul10/10
US CORN 17.5 15.8 25.7
AVG CARCASS WT Jul09/11 Jul02/11 Jul10/10
WEST STR-LBS 834.0 809.0 815.0
CAN STR-LBS 835.0 815.0 819.0
US CATTLE-LBS 769.0 768.0 765.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Jul15/11 Jul08/11 Jul16/10
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 173.00 169.75 144.75
STR-HIGH 176.85 171.75 146.85
HFR-LOW 173.25 170.75 144.75
HFR-HIGH 174.75 171.75 146.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 102.00-105.00 99.50-101.00 86.00-88.00
AVERAGE N/A 101.26 87.88
VOLUME N/A 14,402 15,999
HFR-RANGE 101.50-105.00 100.90-101.00 88.00-88.00
AVERAGE N/A 101.03 87.54
VOLUME N/A 5,766 11,650
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Jul15/11 Jul08/11 Jul16/10
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 101.69-115.65 87.12-97.82
NEBRASKA* 111.00-111.50 115.00-116.00 93.00-94.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 97.47-111.36 85.13-96.24
NEBRASKA* 111.00-111.00 113.00-116.00 93.00-94.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE N/A-N/A 60.00-75.00 55.00-60.00
SIOUX F* 77.50 77.25 63.25
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE N/A-N/A 113.00-123.50 95.00-100.50
PONOKA 127.00-130.00 115.00-127.00 100.00-107.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 118.00-126.00 98.00-111.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE N/A-N/A 125.00-141.50 105.00-109.50
PONOKA 128.00-132.00 125.00-143.00 114.00-120.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 135.25-154.85 115.00-130.00
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE N/A-N/A 135.00-146.00 110.00-118.00
PONOKA 140.00-155.00 148.00-158.00 115.00-125.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE N/A-N/A 145.00-155.75 115.00-119.25
PONOKA 155.00-168.00 160.00-175.00 115.00-125.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 136.00-152.00 102.00-127.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE N/A-N/A 110.00-128.75 95.00-101.75
PONOKA 124.00-129.00 123.00-132.50 97.00-106.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE N/A-N/A 127.00-139.50 110.00-120.00
PONOKA 140.00-148.00 138.00-147.00 105.00-114.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jul01/2011
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 8,796 935 20,289
EAST 0 2,130 34 9,703
WEST 0 6,666 901 10,586
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Jul15/11 Jul08/11 Jul16/10
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 170.49 153.15
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 168.39 152.02
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Jul15/11 Jul08/11 Jul16/10
CHOICE 6-900 180.86 179.36 154.04
SELECT 6-900 175.80 173.97 145.02
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jul09/11(prel) Jul02/11(prel) Jul10/10
CANADA 401,618 335,185 392,527
EAST 230,647 200,142 226,236
WEST 170,971 135,043 166,291
ALBERTA 51,409 41,726 52,927
WEEK END Jul16/11(est) Jul09/11(est) Jul17/10
US 2,018,000 1,730,000 2,000,200
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jul14/11 Jul07/11 Jul15/10
ALTA AVG N/A 1.641 1.407
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.482
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Jul15/11 Jul08/11 Jul16/10
US $/CWT 92.71 91.94 74.85
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.687 1.688 1.505
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 100.07 96.83 81.76
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Jul15/2011
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
AUG 98.95 +2.78 SEP 1.0445 +0.0062
OCT 91.65 +1.90 DEC 1.0424 +0.0063
DEC 87.88 -0.03 MAR 1.0404 +0.0067
FEB 90.15 +0.60 JUN 1.0379 +0.0070
APR 91.45 +0.95 SEP 1.0354 +0.0073
MAY 94.90 +1.10 DEC 1.0329 +0.0076
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jul09/11 Jul02/11 Jul10/10
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 204.0 205.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jul08/11Jul01/11Jul09/10
US CORN 14.4 14.5 21.4
Jul08/11 Jul01/11 Jul09/10
ALTA BARLEY 13.2 13.6 14.6
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jul14/2011
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 174.25-191.18 172.25-222.46 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 215.00 54.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jul07/2011
CENTRAL ALTA 163.20-186.72
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