CAN/US $ Aug19 101.53 Aug12 101.22 Aug20/10 95.24
BANK RATE % Aug16 1.25 Aug09 1.25 Aug17/10 1.00
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Aug13/11(prel) Aug06/11(prel) Aug14/10
CANADA 56,723 54,064 62,826
EAST 14,874 12,672 15,380
WEST 41,849 41,392 47,446
ALBERTA N/A N/A 47,296
WEEK END Aug20/11(est) Aug13/11(est) Aug21/10
US 657,000 661,000 671,200
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Aug13/11 Aug06/11 Aug14/10
A 47,916 45,635 51,429
B 724 819 876
D 2,410 2,294 4,011
E 347 338 583
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Aug13/11 Aug06/11 Aug14/10
A 3.4% 3.6% 2.9%
AA 46.3% 47.7% 47.9%
AAA 50.3% 48.6% 49.2%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Aug13/11(prel) Aug06/11(prel) Aug14/10
STEERS 33,782 31,465 36,218
HEIFERS 15,521 15,706 16,762
COWS 7,014 6,525 9,255
BULLS 406 368 591
CALVES 4,478 4,183 4,821
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Aug19/2011
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
AUG 114.30 -3.60 AUG 133.30 -2.55
OCT 115.50 -4.95 SEP 133.80 -3.72
DEC 117.33 -5.35 OCT 134.10 -4.60
FEB 120.18 -4.53 NOV 135.57 -4.03
APR 124.05 -3.23 JAN 136.38 -3.57
JUN 122.15 -2.17 MAR 136.22 -3.18
WEEK END Aug19/11 Aug12/11 Aug20/10
US FSP - US$/CWT 134.39 134.67 113.24
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Aug12/11 Aug05/11 Aug13/10
EAST-$/HEAD 110.00 110.00 95.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.61 13.75 10.80
CURRENTNESS Aug13/11 Aug06/11 Aug14/10
WEST-A1% 52.4% 54.9% 52.5%
CAN-A1% 52.3% 55.3% 53.8%
FD:STR RATIO Aug12/11 Aug05/11 Aug13/10
ALTA BARLEY 23.7 22.9 24.8
Aug13/11 Aug06/11 Aug14/10
US CORN 16.0 15.2 26.0
AVG CARCASS WT Aug13/11 Aug06/11 Aug14/10
WEST STR-LBS 861.0 858.0 849.0
CAN STR-LBS 861.0 858.0 844.0
US CATTLE-LBS 775.0 777.0 773.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Aug19/11 Aug12/11 Aug20/10
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 178.00 175.50 149.00
STR-HIGH 179.85 177.00 150.50
HFR-LOW 178.00 175.50 149.00
HFR-HIGH 179.85 175.85 149.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 104.25-107.00 104.00-107.00 89.15-89.85
AVERAGE N/A 105.41 90.03
VOLUME N/A 17,885 12,463
HFR-RANGE 104.00-108.00 103.00-106.50 89.75-91.30
AVERAGE N/A 105.00 89.78
VOLUME N/A 5,471 5,773
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Aug19/11 Aug12/11 Aug20/10
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 99.41-113.19 84.28-95.41
NEBRASKA* 114.00-114.50 115.50-117.25 97.00-100.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 92.79-110.86 78.87-92.80
NEBRASKA* 114.00-114.50 115.00-117.00 97.00-100.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 60.00-72.00 60.00-72.00 55.00-64.00
SIOUX F* 76.75 72.00 64.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 120.00-133.75 120.00-130.75 105.00-111.75
PONOKA 122.00-132.00 120.00-131.00 105.00-110.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 116.00-134.00 95.00-109.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 113.00-129.00 88.00-110.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 120.00-140.50 120.00-137.50 109.00-118.25
PONOKA 128.00-138.00 125.00-131.00 112.00-118.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 120.00-138.00 90.00-116.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 131.00-149.00 115.10-123.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 135.00-149.75 132.00-141.25 115.00-124.00
PONOKA 135.00-148.00 130.00-145.00 116.00-123.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 130.00-148.00 100.00-125.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 150.00-170.00 135.00-147.25 120.00-134.25
PONOKA 145.00-158.00 130.00-145.00 125.00-129.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 130.00-155.00 110.00-129.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 112.00-145.00 105.00-134.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 115.00-127.00 110.00-125.25 98.00-110.00
PONOKA 122.00-131.00 118.00-123.00 103.00-107.75
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 118.00-132.00 80.00-107.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 127.00-141.50 127.00-133.50 108.00-116.75
PONOKA 125.00-138.00 125.00-138.00 105.00-112.00
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 Aug05/2011
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 7,388 2,281 18,423
EAST 0 2,049 33 8,501
WEST 0 5,339 2,248 9,922
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Aug19/11 Aug12/11 Aug20/10
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 172.16 151.25
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 168.98 152.90
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Aug19/11 Aug12/11 Aug20/10
CHOICE 6-900 176.65 173.41 158.47
SELECT 6-900 172.79 169.65 151.26
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Aug13/11(prel) Aug06/11(prel) Aug14/10
CANADA 396,147 361,442 381,319
EAST 227,228 217,328 222,023
WEST 168,919 144,114 159,296
ALBERTA 48,051 40,245 51,276
WEEK END Aug20/11(est) Aug13/11(est) Aug21/10
US 2,046,000 2,034,000 2,076,300
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Aug18/11 Aug11/11 Aug19/10
ALTA AVG 1.844 1.878 1.475
ONT AVG N/A 2.161 1.556
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Aug19/11 Aug12/11 Aug20/10
US $/CWT 100.06 102.64 80.82
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.880 1.934 1.619
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 107.66 109.83 93.85
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Aug19/2011
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
OCT 88.38 -1.10 SEP 1.0098 +0.0009
DEC 84.88 -1.33 DEC 1.0082 +0.0010
FEB 87.55 -1.03 MAR 1.0074 +0.0012
APR 89.35 -1.65 JUN 1.0063 +0.0012
MAY 94.00 -0.90 SEP 1.0053 +0.0017
JUN 96.10 -1.08 DEC 1.0043 +0.0022
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Aug13/11 Aug06/11 Aug14/10
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 200.0 202.0 201.0
FD:HOG RATIO Aug12/11Aug05/11Aug13/10
US CORN 14.5 14.8 22.3
Aug12/11 Aug05/11 Aug13/10
ALTA BARLEY 15.3 14.4 15.1
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Aug18/2011
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 172.14-190.17 177.28-233.49 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 227.00 58.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Aug11/2011
CENTRAL ALTA 160.80-184.80
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