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CAN/US $ Aug12 101.22 Aug05 101.60 Aug13/10 96.14
BANK RATE % Aug09 1.25 Aug02 1.25 Aug10/10 1.00
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Aug06/11(prel) Jul30/11(prel) Aug07/10
CANADA 54,064 56,318 57,028
EAST 12,672 14,051 12,365
WEST 41,392 42,267 44,663
ALBERTA N/A N/A 44,439
WEEK END Aug13/11(est) Aug06/11(est) Aug14/10
US 661,000 657,000 644,800
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Aug06/11 Jul30/11 Aug07/10
A 45,635 47,798 47,377
B 819 826 1,061
D 2,294 2,821 2,984
E 338 427 488
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Aug06/11 Jul30/11 Aug07/10
A 3.6% 3.5% 3.1%
AA 47.7% 49.1% 48.9%
AAA 48.6% 47.4% 48.1%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Aug06/11(prel) Jul30/11(prel) Aug07/10
STEERS 31,465 35,079 32,989
HEIFERS 15,706 14,168 16,110
COWS 6,525 6,613 7,446
BULLS 368 458 483
CALVES 4,183 4,364 4,460
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Aug12/2011
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
AUG 117.90 +3.78 AUG 135.85 +2.15
OCT 120.45 +1.85 SEP 137.53 +2.55
DEC 122.68 +1.97 OCT 138.70 +2.40
FEB 124.70 +0.90 NOV 139.60 +2.32
APR 127.28 +1.48 JAN 139.95 +1.75
JUN 124.33 +1.13 MAR 139.40 +1.60
WEEK END Aug12/11 Aug05/11 Aug13/10
US FSP - US$/CWT 134.67 135.05 112.82
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Aug05/11 Jul29/11 Aug06/10
EAST-$/HEAD 110.00 112.00 95.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.75 13.67 10.65
CURRENTNESS Aug06/11 Jul30/11 Aug07/10
WEST-A1% 54.9% 56.6% 55.1%
CAN-A1% 55.3% 57.5% 56.6%
FD:STR RATIO Aug05/11 Jul29/11 Aug06/10
ALTA BARLEY 22.9 22.0 24.5
Aug06/11 Jul30/11 Aug07/10
US CORN 15.2 14.8 25.6
AVG CARCASS WT Aug06/11 Jul30/11 Aug07/10
WEST STR-LBS 858.0 833.0 841.0
CAN STR-LBS 858.0 838.0 838.0
US CATTLE-LBS 777.0 777.0 774.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Aug12/11 Aug05/11 Aug13/10
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 175.50 168.50 147.75
STR-HIGH 177.00 169.85 148.85
HFR-LOW 175.50 168.50 148.85
HFR-HIGH 175.85 169.85 148.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 104.00-107.00 100.85-102.50 88.25-89.10
AVERAGE N/A 101.69 89.14
VOLUME N/A 12,268 18,078
HFR-RANGE 103.00-106.50 100.50-102.25 88.00-89.55
AVERAGE N/A 101.21 88.89
VOLUME N/A 7,908 9,016
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Aug12/11 Aug05/11 Aug13/10
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 95.05-114.07 85.59-95.52
NEBRASKA* 115.50-117.25 N/A-N/A 94.00-94.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 95.30-106.55 79.02-94.12
NEBRASKA* 115.00-117.00 N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 60.00-72.00 60.00-72.00 55.00-64.00
SIOUX F* 72.00 73.25 67.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 120.00-130.75 120.00-125.50 95.00-109.75
PONOKA 120.00-131.00 115.00-126.00 98.00-110.00
STRATHMOR 116.00-134.00 N/A-N/A 95.00-109.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 114.00-124.00 107.00-113.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 120.00-137.50 120.00-130.50 105.00-114.25
PONOKA 125.00-131.00 120.00-132.00 103.00-119.00
STRATHMOR 120.00-138.00 N/A-N/A 90.00-114.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 132.50-144.25 111.00-131.75
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 132.00-141.25 132.00-140.25 115.00-123.00
PONOKA 130.00-145.00 130.00-144.00 110.00-124.00
STRATHMOR 130.00-148.00 N/A-N/A 100.00-125.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 135.00-147.25 135.00-141.25 115.00-129.00
PONOKA 130.00-145.00 142.00-152.00 115.00-127.00
STRATHMOR 130.00-155.00 N/A-N/A 110.00-129.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 119.00-145.00 102.00-132.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 110.00-125.25 110.00-117.75 95.00-104.00
PONOKA 118.00-123.00 112.00-124.00 94.00-108.00
STRATHMOR 118.00-132.00 N/A-N/A 80.00-107.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 127.00-133.50 127.00-130.75 105.00-117.25
PONOKA 125.00-138.00 125.00-135.00 105.00-113.00
STRATHMOR 115.00-140.00 N/A-N/A 90.00-110.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jul29/2011
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 14,927 2,477 19,846
EAST 0 8,459 1,258 10,187
WEST 0 6,468 1,219 9,659
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Aug12/11 Aug05/11 Aug13/10
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 153.06
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 151.81
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Aug12/11 Aug05/11 Aug13/10
CHOICE 6-900 173.41 173.41 153.59
SELECT 6-900 169.65 169.65 146.67
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Aug06/11(prel) Jul30/11(prel) Aug07/10
CANADA 361,411 390,917 351,682
EAST 217,328 229,116 217,993
WEST 144,083 161,801 133,689
ALBERTA 40,245 47,177 42,520
WEEK END Aug13/11(est) Aug06/11(est) Aug14/10
US 2,034,000 1,958,000 2,049,800
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Aug11/11 Aug04/11 Aug12/10
ALTA AVG 1.875 1.767 1.492
ONT AVG N/A 2.025 1.580
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Aug12/11 Aug05/11 Aug13/10
US $/CWT 102.64 105.98 77.97
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.934 1.990 1.547
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 109.85 107.38 89.33
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Aug12/2011
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
OCT 89.47 -2.38 SEP 1.0089 -0.0109
DEC 86.20 -2.55 DEC 1.0072 -0.0107
FEB 88.58 -2.67 MAR 1.0062 -0.0105
APR 91.00 -2.03 JUN 1.0051 -0.0098
MAY 94.90 -1.80 SEP 1.0036 -0.0094
JUN 97.17 -0.98 DEC 1.0021 -0.0090
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Aug06/11 Jul30/11 Aug07/10
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 202.0 202.0 202.0
FD:HOG RATIO Aug05/11Jul29/11Aug06/10
US CORN 14.8 13.9 22.6
Aug05/11 Jul29/11 Aug06/10
ALTA BARLEY 14.4 13.6 15.1
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Aug11/2011
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 182.59-197.82 187.84-235.48 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 228.50 60.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Aug04/2011
CENTRAL ALTA 182.40-187.68
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