CAN/US $ Jun29 98.13 Jun22 97.47 Jul01/11 103.70
BANK RATE % Jun26 1.25 Jun19 1.25 Jun28/11 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jun23/12(prel) Jun16/12(prel) Jun25/11
CANADA 53,971 56,155 58,756
EAST 12,163 11,408 12,910
WEST 41,808 44,747 45,846
WEEK END Jun30/12(est) Jun23/12(est) Jul02/11
US 653,000 649,000 669,800
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jun23/12 Jun16/12 Jun25/11
A 46,104 47,591 50,267
B 1,000 847 859
D 5,468 6,146 3,209
E 309 416 346
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jun23/12 Jun16/12 Jun25/11
A 3.0% 2.8% 4.2%
AA 44.2% 45.8% 50.3%
AAA 52.8% 51.5% 45.5%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jun23/12(prel) Jun16/12(prel) Jun25/11
STEERS 30,140 32,612 35,503
HEIFERS 17,356 16,440 16,165
COWS 6,174 6,726 6,723
BULLS 301 377 365
CALVES 4,627 4,416 3,990
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jun29/2012
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
AUG 120.45 +3.55 AUG 151.45 -1.35
OCT 124.40 +3.20 SEP 154.40 -0.50
DEC 127.40 +2.78 OCT 156.22 +0.15
FEB 129.45 +2.45 NOV 157.05 -0.27
APR 131.90 +3.10 JAN 157.75 +0.50
JUN 128.20 +2.70 MAR 158.35 +0.20
WEEK END Jun29/12 Jun22/12 Jul01/11
US FSP - US$/CWT 147.66 152.89 134.02
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jun22/12 Jun15/12 Jun24/11
EAST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 111.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.07 13.01 13.77
CURRENTNESS Jun23/12 Jun16/12 Jun25/11
WEST-A1% 48.0% 49.3% 61.9%
CAN-A1% 51.7% 51.8% 61.2%
FD:STR RATIO Jun22/12 Jun15/12 Jun24/11
ALTA BARLEY 20.4 21.4 22.4
Jun23/12 Jun16/12 Jun25/11
US CORN 24.4 18.5 16.3
AVG CARCASS WT Jun23/12 Jun16/12 Jun25/11
WEST STR-LBS 856.0 853.0 804.0
CAN STR-LBS 859.0 856.0 812.0
US CATTLE-LBS 784.0 783.0 765.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Jun29/12 Jun22/12 Jul01/11
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 180.50 183.50 169.50
STR-HIGH 180.50 184.50 169.85
HFR-LOW 179.75 184.50 169.75
HFR-HIGH 180.50 184.50 169.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 107.65-109.50 109.00-110.75 100.30-101.90
AVERAGE N/A 109.83 101.14
VOLUME N/A 9,824 15,011
HFR-RANGE 107.65-109.50 110.00-110.75 102.00-102.00
AVERAGE N/A 109.15 100.97
VOLUME N/A 6,665 8,651
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Jun29/12 Jun22/12 Jul01/11
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 111.68-122.72 104.11-114.20
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 111.00-113.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 105.33-123.21 99.51-113.53
NEBRASKA* N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 110.50-113.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 70.00-78.00 70.00-78.00 60.00-75.00
SIOUX F* 79.88 77.31 78.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 130.00-147.50 130.00-150.25 110.00-123.25
PONOKA 140.00-148.00 141.00-150.50 115.00-129.00
STRATHMOR 125.00-148.00 125.00-148.00 N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 141.00-155.00 108.00-124.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 155.00-165.25 155.00-170.25 123.00-132.00
PONOKA 142.00-160.00 150.00-164.00 120.00-135.00
STRATHMOR 125.00-148.00 132.00-156.00 N/A-N/A
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 153.75-156.00 138.35-144.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 160.00-174.75 160.00-177.75 135.00-146.00
PONOKA 160.00-172.00 165.00-173.00 135.00-154.00
STRATHMOR 135.00-176.00 135.00-178.00 N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 170.00-184.50 170.00-188.50 145.00-159.75
PONOKA 168.00-185.00 180.00-194.00 140.00-160.00
STRATHMOR 150.00-188.00 150.00-188.00 N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 138.00-186.00 123.00-147.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 120.00-144.00 120.00-142.00 110.00-120.00
PONOKA 130.00-141.00 137.00-148.00 115.00-126.00
STRATHMOR 124.00-144.00 124.00-144.00 N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 160.00-167.50 160.00-171.50 127.00-139.50
PONOKA 155.00-164.00 150.00-164.00 125.00-136.00
STRATHMOR 140.00-170.00 140.00-176.00 N/A-N/A
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
** Alberta breakdown not available
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jun15/2012
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 11,089 2,354 17,481
EAST 0 2,824 57 6,897
WEST 0 8,265 2,297 10,584
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Jun29/12 Jun22/12 Jul01/11
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 197.61 169.22
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 193.92 166.45
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Jun29/12 Jun22/12 Jul01/11
CHOICE 6-900 196.58 197.45 178.54
SELECT 6-900 179.80 180.38 172.98
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jun23/12(prel) Jun16/12(prel) Jun25/11
CANADA 391,209 388,382 380,197
EAST 224,233 219,756 210,874
WEST 166,976 168,626 169,323
AB/BC** 57,353 57,706 59,367
WEEK END Jun30/12(est) Jun23/12(est) Jul02/11
US 1,999,000 1,954,000 1,960,300
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jun28/12 Jun21/12 Jun30/11
ALTA AVG 1.860 1.830 1.715
ONT AVG N/A 2.028 2.040
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Jun29/12 Jun22/12 Jul01/11
US $/CWT 99.15 102.36 94.26
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.928 2.003 1.734
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 95.43 101.29 97.56
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Jun29/2012
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
JUL 96.63 +1.70 SEP .9816 +0.0077
AUG 94.78 +3.40 DEC .9797 +0.0076
OCT 82.95 +1.40 MAR .9782 +0.0077
DEC 80.30 +1.27 JUN .9764 +0.0076
FEB 82.70 +1.25 SEP .9748 +0.0076
APR 84.88 +1.78 DEC .9726 +0.0074
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jun23/12 Jun16/12 Jun25/11
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 207.0 207.0 206.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jun22/12Jun15/12Jun24/11
US CORN 15.8 15.0 15.3
Jun22/12 Jun15/12 Jun24/11
ALTA BARLEY 12.3 11.7 12.9
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jun28/2012
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 157.40-171.67 168.75-249.48 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 51.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jun21/2012
CENTRAL ALTA 145.92-152.16
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