CAN/US $ Aug26 101.49 Aug19 101.53 Aug27/10 94.82
BANK RATE % Aug23 1.25 Aug16 1.25 Aug24/10 1.00
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Aug20/11(prel) Aug13/11(prel) Aug21/10
CANADA 57,751 56,723 63,981
EAST 14,875 14,874 15,396
WEST 42,876 41,849 48,585
ALBERTA N/A N/A 48,436
WEEK END Aug27/11(est) Aug20/11(est) Aug28/10
US 669,000 657,000 683,100
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Aug20/11 Aug13/11 Aug21/10
A 47,797 47,916 51,243
B 933 724 1,205
D 3,435 2,410 4,756
E 413 347 867
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Aug20/11 Aug13/11 Aug21/10
A 4.0% 3.4% 3.3%
AA 47.9% 46.3% 46.3%
AAA 48.1% 50.3% 50.4%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Aug20/11(prel) Aug13/11(prel) Aug21/10
STEERS 33,424 33,782 33,700
HEIFERS 15,872 15,521 19,573
COWS 7,993 7,014 9,831
BULLS 462 406 877
CALVES 4,171 4,478 4,482
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Aug26/2011
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
AUG 114.30 +0.00 SEP 132.60 -1.20
OCT 115.20 -0.30 OCT 133.28 -0.82
DEC 117.10 -0.23 NOV 133.78 -1.80
FEB 120.40 +0.23 JAN 135.03 -1.35
APR 124.80 +0.75 MAR 135.53 -0.70
JUN 123.15 +1.00 APR 135.80 -0.70
WEEK END Aug26/11 Aug19/11 Aug27/10
US FSP - US$/CWT 133.60 134.39 114.69
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Aug19/11 Aug12/11 Aug20/10
EAST-$/HEAD 110.00 110.00 95.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.42 13.61 10.86
CURRENTNESS Aug20/11 Aug13/11 Aug21/10
WEST-A1% 54.2% 52.4% 51.7%
CAN-A1% 53.6% 52.3% 52.1%
FD:STR RATIO Aug19/11 Aug12/11 Aug20/10
ALTA BARLEY 24.6 23.7 24.6
Aug20/11 Aug13/11 Aug21/10
US CORN 16.0 16.0 27.0
AVG CARCASS WT Aug20/11 Aug13/11 Aug21/10
WEST STR-LBS 865.0 861.0 853.0
CAN STR-LBS 864.0 861.0 851.0
US CATTLE-LBS 774.0 775.0 775.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Aug26/11 Aug19/11 Aug27/10
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 176.00 178.00 151.75
STR-HIGH 178.85 179.85 153.35
HFR-LOW 176.00 178.00 152.00
HFR-HIGH 178.85 179.85 153.35
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 104.00-105.50 104.25-107.00 90.50-91.50
AVERAGE N/A 107.21 91.39
VOLUME N/A 15,037 17,754
HFR-RANGE 105.85-107.50 104.00-108.00 89.00-91.85
AVERAGE N/A 106.90 91.11
VOLUME N/A 6,995 9,652
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Aug26/11 Aug19/11 Aug27/10
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 103.43-112.37 89.11-98.06
NEBRASKA* 112.00-112.00 113.50-114.50 98.50-99.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 87.80-110.88 83.63-96.12
NEBRASKA* 113.00-113.00 113.50-114.50 96.00-99.50
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 60.00-72.00 60.00-72.00 55.00-64.00
SIOUX F* 78.00 76.75 65.75
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 120.00-133.50 120.00-133.75 105.00-112.00
PONOKA 120.00-133.00 122.00-132.00 103.00-113.00
STRATHMOR 120.00-134.00 116.00-132.00 95.00-111.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 112.00-132.00 101.00-113.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 120.00-141.25 120.00-140.50 109.00-119.50
PONOKA 125.00-140.00 128.00-138.00 110.00-122.00
STRATHMOR 120.00-138.00 120.00-138.00 90.00-116.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 133.25-155.00 110.00-126.75
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 135.00-159.00 135.00-149.75 115.00-125.00
PONOKA 138.00-150.00 135.00-148.00 118.00-125.00
STRATHMOR 130.00-148.00 130.00-148.00 100.00-125.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 150.00-172.50 150.00-170.00 120.00-134.25
PONOKA 145.00-158.00 145.00-158.00 120.00-130.00
STRATHMOR 130.00-164.00 130.00-155.00 110.00-135.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 118.00-157.00 101.00-136.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 115.00-127.00 115.00-127.00 98.00-113.00
PONOKA 120.00-131.00 122.00-131.00 103.00-111.00
STRATHMOR 118.00-134.00 118.00-132.00 80.00-107.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 127.00-152.00 127.00-141.50 108.00-121.75
PONOKA 128.00-140.00 125.00-138.00 108.00-120.00
STRATHMOR 124.00-144.00 115.00-140.00 90.00-110.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Aug12/2011
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 9,742 903 18,978
EAST 0 2,091 33 9,572
WEST 0 7,651 870 9,406
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Aug26/11 Aug19/11 Aug27/10
CALGARY-STRS N/A-N/A N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 174.23 161.69
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 174.24 159.62
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Aug26/11 Aug19/11 Aug27/10
CHOICE 6-900 187.25 176.65 163.79
SELECT 6-900 181.12 172.79 157.30
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Aug20/11(prel) Aug13/11(prel) Aug21/10
CANADA 396,073 396,147 402,355
EAST 228,408 227,228 234,555
WEST 167,665 168,919 167,800
ALBERTA N/A 57,708 50,397
WEEK END Aug27/11(est) Aug20/11(est) Aug28/10
US 2,114,000 2,046,000 2,120,400
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Aug25/11 Aug18/11 Aug26/10
ALTA AVG 1.756 1.845 1.528
ONT AVG N/A 2.156 1.596
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Aug26/11 Aug19/11 Aug27/10
US $/CWT 92.15 100.06 79.10
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.732 1.880 1.591
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 101.79 107.79 94.99
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Aug26/2011
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
OCT 87.10 -1.28 SEP 1.0146 +0.0048
DEC 84.58 -0.30 DEC 1.0128 +0.0046
FEB 87.88 +0.33 MAR 1.0117 +0.0043
APR 90.58 +1.23 JUN 1.0103 +0.0040
MAY 94.90 +0.90 SEP 1.0096 +0.0043
JUN 97.15 +1.05 DEC 1.0089 +0.0046
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Aug20/11 Aug13/11 Aug21/10
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 199.0 200.0 200.0
FD:HOG RATIO Aug19/11Aug12/11Aug20/10
US CORN 13.9 14.5 22.7
Aug19/11 Aug12/11 Aug20/10
ALTA BARLEY 15.4 15.3 14.6
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Aug25/2011
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 182.59-195.99 178.11-235.11 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A 230.00 59.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Aug18/2011
CENTRAL ALTA N/A- N/A
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