CAN/US $ Jul29 104.84 Jul22 105.24 Jul30/10 97.18
BANK RATE % Jul26 1.25 Jul19 1.25 Jul27/10 1.00
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jul23/11(prel) Jul16/11(prel) Jul24/10
CANADA 60,127 64,312 70,345
EAST 14,591 13,598 13,998
WEST 45,536 50,377 56,347
ALBERTA N/A N/A 56,202
WEEK END Jul30/11(est) Jul23/11(est) Jul31/10
US 665,000 651,000 653,500
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jul23/11 Jul16/11 Jul24/10
A 50,421 54,899 59,651
B 829 981 1,160
D 3,793 3,243 3,645
E 506 387 649
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jul23/11 Jul16/11 Jul24/10
A 3.9% 3.6% 3.5%
AA 50.5% 48.6% 50.2%
AAA 45.6% 47.8% 46.2%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jul23/11(prel) Jul16/11(prel) Jul24/10
STEERS 38,587 39,217 39,055
HEIFERS 13,281 17,586 22,454
COWS 7,717 7,126 8,187
BULLS 542 383 649
CALVES 4,402 4,887 4,306
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jul29/2011
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
AUG 112.63 +2.08 AUG 137.05 +0.65
OCT 117.33 +1.92 SEP 138.63 +1.25
DEC 119.83 +0.67 OCT 139.60 +0.70
FEB 122.88 +0.28 NOV 140.30 +1.18
APR 125.20 +0.83 JAN 140.20 +1.70
JUN 122.60 +1.00 MAR 139.70 +0.72
WEEK END Jul29/11 Jul22/11 Jul30/10
US FSP - US$/CWT 134.00 135.90 112.77
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jul22/11 Jul15/11 Jul23/10
EAST-$/HEAD 112.00 112.00 98.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.68 13.69 10.65
CURRENTNESS Jul23/11 Jul16/11 Jul24/10
WEST-A1% 60.2% 58.4% 59.1%
CAN-A1% 59.9% 58.5% 59.6%
FD:STR RATIO Jul22/11 Jul15/11 Jul23/10
ALTA BARLEY N/A 23.3 24.2
Jul23/11 Jul16/11 Jul24/10
US CORN 15.1 15.3 27.7
AVG CARCASS WT Jul23/11 Jul16/11 Jul24/10
WEST STR-LBS 828.0 844.0 824.0
CAN STR-LBS 832.0 841.0 826.0
US CATTLE-LBS 775.0 771.0 770.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Jul29/11 Jul22/11 Jul30/10
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 162.75 N/A 148.00
STR-HIGH 164.85 N/A 148.85
HFR-LOW 162.00 N/A 147.55
HFR-HIGH 164.85 N/A 148.55
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 96.35-99.00 N/A-N/A 88.40-88.75
AVERAGE N/A N/A 88.89
VOLUME N/A N/A 18,012
HFR-RANGE 99.00-99.00 N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
AVERAGE N/A N/A 88.56
VOLUME N/A N/A 9,719
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Jul29/11 Jul22/11 Jul30/10
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 99.47-112.69 83.38-100.96
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 108.00-109.00 92.50-93.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 95.05-110.17 87.22-97.72
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 108.00-109.00 92.00-93.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 60.00-72.00 N/A-N/A 55.00-64.00
SIOUX F* 76.00 N/A 65.25
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 120.00-129.50 N/A-N/A 95.00-107.50
PONOKA 116.00-127.00 115.00-130.00 97.00-106.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 116.00-132.00 95.00-109.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 117.00-126.00 100.00-107.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 125.00-136.50 N/A-N/A 105.00-112.25
PONOKA 122.00-138.00 122.00-135.00 105.00-115.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 120.00-138.00 90.00-111.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 125.50-145.00 109.00-124.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 132.00-140.00 N/A-N/A 110.00-120.00
PONOKA 140.00-146.00 135.00-150.00 115.00-124.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 130.00-152.00 100.00-125.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 140.00-155.25 N/A-N/A 115.00-127.00
PONOKA 140.00-152.00 145.00-160.00 115.00-125.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 130.00-155.00 110.00-129.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 121.00-146.00 102.00-129.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 110.00-119.75 N/A-N/A 95.00-101.75
PONOKA 110.00-122.00 115.00-127.00 100.00-108.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 118.00-135.00 80.00-102.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 127.00-135.75 N/A-N/A 105.00-113.00
PONOKA 125.00-132.50 130.00-140.00 110.00-115.00
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 Jul15/2011
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 8,201 1,542 18,687
EAST 0 1,969 34 9,035
WEST 0 6,232 1,508 9,652
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Jul29/11 Jul22/11 Jul30/10
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 171.13 152.34
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 168.34 150.97
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Jul29/11 Jul22/11 Jul30/10
CHOICE 6-900 175.04 178.50 154.01
SELECT 6-900 170.40 172.14 145.72
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jul23/11(prel) Jul16/11(prel) Jul24/10
CANADA 391,254 402,763 394,966
EAST 229,334 236,685 225,309
WEST 161,920 166,078 169,657
ALBERTA 45,249 47,146 53,292
WEEK END Jul30/11(est) Jul23/11(est) Jul31/10
US 1,992,000 2,010,000 1,949,900
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jul28/11 Jul21/11 Jul29/10
ALTA AVG N/A 1.607 1.456
ONT AVG N/A N/A 1.519
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Jul29/11 Jul22/11 Jul30/10
US $/CWT 101.15 99.55 81.69
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.840 1.804 1.604
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 104.64 99.55 88.43
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Jul29/2011
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
AUG 102.78 +1.95 SEP 1.0456 -0.0067
OCT 92.40 -0.17 DEC 1.0435 -0.0064
DEC 88.53 -0.65 MAR 1.0411 -0.0061
FEB 90.50 -0.72 JUN 1.0387 -0.0055
APR 92.10 +0.10 SEP 1.0360 -0.0056
MAY 95.65 -0.10 DEC 1.0333 -0.0057
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jul23/11 Jul16/11 Jul24/10
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 203.0 203.0 202.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jul22/11Jul15/11Jul23/10
US CORN 13.3 12.7 23.4
Jul22/11 Jul15/11 Jul23/10
ALTA BARLEY 12.9 N/A 14.0
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jul28/2011
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 185.96-197.41 189.71-243.04 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 55.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jul21/2011
CENTRAL ALTA 173.76-184.32
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