CAN/US $ Jul13 98.51 Jul06 98.05 Jul15/11 104.87
BANK RATE % Jul10 1.25 Jul03 1.25 Jul12/11 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jul07/12(prel) Jun30/12(prel) Jul09/11
CANADA 51,175 52,568 56,219
EAST 9,716 12,149 13,322
WEST 41,459 40,419 42,897
WEEK END Jul14/12(est) Jul07/12(est) Jul16/11
US 641,000 574,000 672,000
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jul07/12 Jun30/12 Jul09/11
A 42,372 44,948 47,359
B 808 986 1,047
D 6,820 5,339 2,498
E 290 421 267
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jul07/12 Jun30/12 Jul09/11
A 2.3% 2.5% 3.6%
AA 45.5% 45.2% 48.5%
AAA 52.2% 52.4% 47.9%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jul07/12(prel) Jun30/12(prel) Jul09/11
STEERS 27,979 31,049 33,103
HEIFERS 15,467 15,035 15,869
COWS 7,462 6,072 6,955
BULLS 267 412 292
CALVES 3,885 4,332 4,732
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jul13/2012
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
AUG 117.20 -2.00 AUG 139.00 -7.53
OCT 121.45 -2.20 SEP 142.15 -7.90
DEC 124.90 -2.95 OCT 144.30 -8.30
FEB 128.45 -2.35 NOV 145.55 -8.57
APR 131.25 -2.00 JAN 148.38 -7.13
JUN 129.10 -0.65 MAR 151.10 -5.00
WEEK END Jul13/12 Jul06/12 Jul15/11
US FSP - US$/CWT 143.71 146.16 139.33
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jul06/12 Jun29/12 Jul08/11
EAST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 111.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 12.94 12.92 13.68
CURRENTNESS Jul07/12 Jun30/12 Jul09/11
WEST-A1% 52.0% 51.1% 59.3%
CAN-A1% 55.0% 54.0% 59.6%
FD:STR RATIO Jul06/12 Jun29/12 Jul08/11
ALTA BARLEY 18.1 19.3 22.4
Jul07/12 Jun30/12 Jul09/11
US CORN 15.7 17.3 17.5
AVG CARCASS WT Jul07/12 Jun30/12 Jul09/11
WEST STR-LBS 868.0 867.0 834.0
CAN STR-LBS 866.0 865.0 835.0
US CATTLE-LBS 787.0 786.0 769.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Jul13/12 Jul06/12 Jul15/11
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 182.75 180.00 173.00
STR-HIGH 184.75 183.00 176.85
HFR-LOW 183.50 180.00 173.25
HFR-HIGH 183.85 182.85 174.75
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 111.25-112.00 108.50-111.00 102.00-105.00
AVERAGE N/A 109.32 103.97
VOLUME N/A 9,017 13,870
HFR-RANGE 109.00-111.00 110.00-110.00 101.50-105.00
AVERAGE N/A 108.97 103.31
VOLUME N/A 7,081 6,738
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Jul13/12 Jul06/12 Jul15/11
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 105.78-118.74 99.33-114.65
NEBRASKA* 113.00-115.00 116.50-117.00 111.00-111.50
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 104.96-117.93 91.32-112.77
NEBRASKA* 114.00-115.00 116.50-117.00 111.00-111.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 70.00-78.00 70.00-78.00 60.00-72.00
SIOUX F* 74.50 N/A 77.50
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 130.00-144.50 130.00-147.50 120.00-130.50
PONOKA 135.00-145.00 137.00-146.00 127.00-130.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 125.00-148.00 116.00-139.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 131.00-149.00 114.00-126.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 155.00-164.25 155.00-165.25 125.00-138.50
PONOKA 140.00-152.00 140.00-156.00 128.00-132.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 125.00-154.00 120.00-141.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 139.50-153.10 133.75-157.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 165.00-183.00 160.00-174.75 135.00-146.00
PONOKA 150.00-165.00 154.00-167.00 140.00-155.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 135.00-172.00 130.00-152.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 170.00-180.50 170.00-184.50 140.00-155.00
PONOKA 165.00-180.00 162.00-182.00 155.00-168.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 150.00-188.00 130.00-155.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 147.00-187.00 127.00-158.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 125.00-142.00 120.00-144.00 110.00-120.75
PONOKA 129.00-141.00 128.00-138.00 124.00-129.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 124.00-144.00 118.00-135.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 150.00-160.50 160.00-167.50 127.00-132.50
PONOKA 150.00-160.00 150.00-160.00 140.00-148.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A 140.00-165.00 115.00-140.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
** Alberta breakdown not available
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jun29/2012
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 9,929 1,220 18,897
EAST 0 2,504 67 7,816
WEST 0 7,425 1,153 11,081
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Jul13/12 Jul06/12 Jul15/11
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 195.20 173.27
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 188.26 169.92
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Jul13/12 Jul06/12 Jul15/11
CHOICE 6-900 187.33 193.52 180.86
SELECT 6-900 173.81 176.38 175.80
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jul07/12(prel) Jun30/12(prel) Jul09/11
CANADA 352,667 365,354 401,316
EAST 195,362 200,876 230,324
WEST 157,305 164,478 170,992
AB/BC** 46,219 59,296 61,625
WEEK END Jul14/12(est) Jul07/12(est) Jul16/11
US 1,959,000 1,755,000 2,031,900
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jul12/12 Jul05/12 Jul14/11
ALTA AVG 1.792 1.825 1.577
ONT AVG N/A 2.117 1.943
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Jul13/12 Jul06/12 Jul15/11
US $/CWT 91.86 99.33 92.71
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.779 1.933 1.687
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 89.49 91.55 98.22
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Jul13/2012
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
JUL 97.22 +1.00 SEP .9845 +0.0059
AUG 90.40 -2.90 DEC .9825 +0.0058
OCT 79.47 -2.78 MAR .9808 +0.0057
DEC 77.00 -3.30 JUN .9793 +0.0059
FEB 81.53 -2.07 SEP .9775 +0.0057
APR 85.17 -0.90 DEC .9754 +0.0055
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jul07/12 Jun30/12 Jul09/11
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 205.0 206.0 204.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jul06/12Jun29/12Jul08/11
US CORN 13.4 14.7 14.4
Jul06/12 Jun29/12 Jul08/11
ALTA BARLEY 11.0 12.0 13.1
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jul12/2012
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 127.09-142.95 134.68-229.14 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 57.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jul05/2012
CENTRAL ALTA 147.36-149.76
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