CAN/US $ Aug05 101.60 Jul29 104.84 Aug06/10 97.34
BANK RATE % Aug02 1.25 Jul26 1.25 Aug03/10 1.00
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jul30/11(prel) Jul23/11(prel) Jul31/10
CANADA 56,318 60,136 61,921
EAST 14,051 14,600 14,374
WEST 42,267 45,536 47,547
ALBERTA N/A N/A 47,409
WEEK END Aug06/11(est) Jul30/11(est) Aug07/10
US 657,000 665,000 654,000
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jul30/11 Jul23/11 Jul31/10
A 47,798 50,429 51,133
B 826 829 1,161
D 2,821 3,793 3,946
E 427 507 651
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jul30/11 Jul23/11 Jul31/10
A 3.5% 3.9% 3.9%
AA 49.1% 50.5% 46.3%
AAA 47.4% 45.6% 49.8%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jul30/11(prel) Jul23/11(prel) Jul31/10
STEERS 35,079 38,592 35,615
HEIFERS 14,168 13,285 17,353
COWS 6,613 7,717 8,283
BULLS 458 542 670
CALVES 4,364 4,404 4,368
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Aug05/2011
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
AUG 114.13 +1.50 AUG 133.70 -3.35
OCT 118.60 +1.27 SEP 134.97 -3.65
DEC 120.70 +0.88 OCT 136.30 -3.30
FEB 123.80 +0.92 NOV 137.28 -3.03
APR 125.80 +0.60 JAN 138.20 -2.00
JUN 123.20 +0.60 MAR 137.80 -1.90
WEEK END Aug05/11 Jul29/11 Aug06/10
US FSP - US$/CWT 135.05 134.00 113.30
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jul29/11 Jul22/11 Jul30/10
EAST-$/HEAD 112.00 112.00 98.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.67 13.68 10.58
CURRENTNESS Jul30/11 Jul23/11 Jul31/10
WEST-A1% 56.6% 60.2% 59.7%
CAN-A1% 57.5% 59.9% 59.2%
FD:STR RATIO Jul29/11 Jul22/11 Jul30/10
ALTA BARLEY 22.0 N/A 24.4
Jul30/11 Jul23/11 Jul31/10
US CORN 14.8 15.1 27.0
AVG CARCASS WT Jul30/11 Jul23/11 Jul31/10
WEST STR-LBS N/A 828.0 830.0
CAN STR-LBS N/A 832.0 835.0
US CATTLE-LBS 777.0 775.0 772.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Aug05/11 Jul29/11 Aug06/10
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 168.50 162.75 144.50
STR-HIGH 169.85 164.85 146.85
HFR-LOW 168.50 162.00 144.50
HFR-HIGH 169.85 164.85 146.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 100.85-102.50 96.35-99.00 86.25-89.00
AVERAGE N/A 98.33 87.58
VOLUME N/A 13,427 13,531
HFR-RANGE 100.50-102.25 99.00-99.00 88.00-88.60
AVERAGE N/A 97.77 87.41
VOLUME N/A 9,304 6,591
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Aug05/11 Jul29/11 Aug06/10
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 94.00-108.01 86.35-96.43
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 109.00-110.00 92.00-93.75
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 94.29-108.95 84.34-97.46
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A 109.00-110.00 92.00-93.75
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 60.00-72.00 60.00-72.00 55.00-66.00
SIOUX F* 73.25 76.00 65.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 120.00-125.50 120.00-129.50 95.00-107.75
PONOKA 115.00-126.00 116.00-127.00 98.00-109.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 116.00-129.00 95.00-109.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 110.00-126.00 82.00-106.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 120.00-130.50 125.00-136.50 105.00-112.25
PONOKA 120.00-132.00 122.00-138.00 108.00-118.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 120.00-138.00 90.00-111.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 132.50-142.50 108.00-121.75
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 132.00-140.25 132.00-140.00 110.00-118.00
PONOKA 130.00-144.00 140.00-146.00 115.00-124.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 130.00-148.00 100.00-125.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 135.00-141.25 140.00-155.25 115.00-120.00
PONOKA 142.00-152.00 140.00-152.00 115.00-128.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 130.00-155.00 110.00-129.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 117.00-145.00 97.00-124.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 110.00-117.75 110.00-119.75 95.00-100.75
PONOKA 112.00-124.00 110.00-122.00 100.00-111.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 118.00-132.00 80.00-109.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 127.00-130.75 127.00-135.75 105.00-110.00
PONOKA 125.00-135.00 125.00-132.50 108.00-115.00
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 Jul22/2011
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 8,194 1,574 18,939
EAST 0 2,139 35 8,489
WEST 0 6,055 1,539 10,450
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Aug05/11 Jul29/11 Aug06/10
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 168.04 150.93
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 166.70 149.74
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Aug05/11 Jul29/11 Aug06/10
CHOICE 6-900 173.41 175.04 150.84
SELECT 6-900 169.65 170.40 143.77
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jul30/11(prel) Jul23/11(prel) Jul31/10
CANADA N/A 391,254 393,857
EAST N/A 229,334 226,530
WEST N/A 161,920 167,327
ALBERTA N/A 45,249 52,340
WEEK END Aug06/11(est) Jul30/11(est) Aug07/10
US 1,958,000 1,992,000 1,967,600
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Aug04/11 Jul28/11 Aug05/10
ALTA AVG N/A N/A 1.482
ONT AVG N/A 1.931 1.573
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Aug05/11 Jul29/11 Aug06/10
US $/CWT 105.98 101.15 80.44
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.990 1.840 1.576
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 108.87 102.55 90.87
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Aug05/2011
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
AUG 104.93 +2.15 SEP 1.0198 -0.0258
OCT 91.85 -0.55 DEC 1.0179 -0.0256
DEC 88.75 +0.22 MAR 1.0167 -0.0244
FEB 91.25 +0.75 JUN 1.0149 -0.0238
APR 93.03 +0.93 SEP 1.0130 -0.0230
MAY 96.70 +1.05 DEC 1.0111 -0.0222
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jul30/11 Jul23/11 Jul31/10
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 202.0 203.0 202.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jul29/11Jul22/11Jul30/10
US CORN 13.9 13.3 23.7
Jul29/11 Jul22/11 Jul30/10
ALTA BARLEY N/A 12.9 14.5
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Aug04/2011
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 187.75-206.70 187.31-237.68 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 225.00 60.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jul28/2011
CENTRAL ALTA 180.48-188.64
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