CAN/US $ Jul27 99.40 Jul20 98.87 Jul29/11 104.84
BANK RATE % Jul24 1.25 Jul17 1.25 Jul26/11 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jul21/12(prel) Jul14/12(prel) Jul23/11
CANADA 53,698 53,170 60,136
EAST 12,360 12,322 14,600
WEST 41,338 40,848 45,536
WEEK END Jul28/12(est) Jul21/12(est) Jul30/11
US 637,000 654,000 665,200
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jul21/12 Jul14/12 Jul23/11
A 45,750 44,544 50,429
B 705 859 829
D 5,847 6,367 3,793
E 413 356 507
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jul21/12 Jul14/12 Jul23/11
A 2.9% 2.7% 3.9%
AA 46.9% 46.8% 50.5%
AAA 50.2% 50.5% 45.6%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jul21/12(prel) Jul14/12(prel) Jul23/11
STEERS 35,278 32,247 38,592
HEIFERS 11,658 13,720 13,285
COWS 6,380 6,868 7,717
BULLS 382 335 542
CALVES 4,486 4,711 4,404
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Jul27/2012
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
AUG 119.60 +1.65 AUG 137.75 +1.65
OCT 125.28 +2.18 SEP 140.40 +1.88
DEC 128.43 +2.13 OCT 142.45 +1.95
FEB 131.80 +3.20 NOV 144.90 +2.63
APR 134.72 +2.82 JAN 147.88 +2.70
JUN 131.80 +2.20 MAR 149.50 +1.55
WEEK END Jul27/12 Jul20/12 Jul29/11
US FSP - US$/CWT 134.18 137.39 134.00
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jul20/12 Jul13/12 Jul22/11
EAST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 112.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.28 13.17 13.68
CURRENTNESS Jul21/12 Jul14/12 Jul23/11
WEST-A1% 53.9% 55.0% 60.2%
CAN-A1% 54.6% 58.1% 59.9%
FD:STR RATIO Jul20/12 Jul13/12 Jul22/11
ALTA BARLEY 17.4 17.6 N/A
Jul21/12 Jul14/12 Jul23/11
US CORN 13.9 15.4 15.1
AVG CARCASS WT Jul21/12 Jul14/12 Jul23/11
WEST STR-LBS 867.0 862.0 828.0
CAN STR-LBS 868.0 861.0 832.0
US CATTLE-LBS 793.0 791.0 775.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Jul27/12 Jul20/12 Jul29/11
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 179.50 179.50 162.75
STR-HIGH 181.85 179.85 164.85
HFR-LOW 179.50 179.50 162.00
HFR-HIGH 179.50 179.50 164.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 109.50-110.00 N/A-N/A 96.35-99.00
AVERAGE N/A 107.85 98.33
VOLUME N/A 11,090 13,427
HFR-RANGE 109.00-109.00 110.00-110.00 99.00-99.00
AVERAGE N/A 108.98 97.77
VOLUME N/A 5,058 9,304
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Jul27/12 Jul20/12 Jul29/11
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 90.54-117.63 94.00-108.01
NEBRASKA* 114.00-114.50 N/A-N/A 109.00-110.00
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 92.07-115.86 94.29-108.95
NEBRASKA* 114.00-114.50 N/A-N/A 109.00-110.00
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 70.00-78.00 70.00-81.00 60.00-72.00
SIOUX F* N/A 71.38 76.00
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 130.00-141.50 130.00-140.50 120.00-129.50
PONOKA 129.00-140.50 134.00-142.00 116.00-127.00
STRATHMOR 125.00-145.00 N/A-N/A 116.00-129.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 129.00-142.00 110.00-126.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 145.00-152.50 150.00-155.25 125.00-136.50
PONOKA 136.00-154.00 139.00-147.00 122.00-138.00
STRATHMOR 125.00-152.00 N/A-N/A 120.00-138.00
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 130.00-142.75 132.50-142.50
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 155.00-155.00 165.00-183.00 132.00-140.00
PONOKA 150.00-157.00 150.00-163.00 140.00-146.00
STRATHMOR 135.00-178.00 N/A-N/A 130.00-148.00
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 150.00-160.00 170.00-180.50 140.00-155.25
PONOKA 153.00-170.00 160.00-178.00 140.00-152.00
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 130.00-155.00
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 140.00-167.00 117.00-145.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 125.00-138.00 125.00-142.00 110.00-119.75
PONOKA 115.00-124.00 134.00-139.00 110.00-122.00
STRATHMOR 124.00-142.00 N/A-N/A 118.00-132.00
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 140.00-147.25 150.00-160.50 127.00-135.75
PONOKA 135.00-151.00 142.00-155.00 125.00-132.50
STRATHMOR N/A-N/A N/A-N/A 115.00-140.00
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
** Alberta breakdown not available
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jul13/2012
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 10,064 1,012 17,261
EAST 0 2,774 132 6,450
WEST 0 7,290 880 10,811
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Jul27/12 Jul20/12 Jul29/11
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A N/A 168.04
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A N/A 166.70
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Jul27/12 Jul20/12 Jul29/11
CHOICE 6-900 178.06 182.07 175.04
SELECT 6-900 170.97 172.05 170.40
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jul21/12(prel) Jul14/12(prel) Jul23/11
CANADA 357,979 399,373 391,232
EAST 197,139 230,284 229,056
WEST 160,840 169,089 162,176
AB/BC** 51,272 56,988 55,195
WEEK END Jul28/12(est) Jul21/12(est) Jul30/11
US 2,003,000 1,961,000 1,989,400
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Jul26/12 Jul19/12 Jul28/11
ALTA AVG 1.733 1.706 1.674
ONT AVG N/A 2.032 1.931
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Jul27/12 Jul20/12 Jul29/11
US $/CWT 93.56 95.30 101.15
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.796 1.839 1.840
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 92.27 90.33 102.55
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Jul27/2012
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
AUG 95.20 +1.50 SEP .9948 +0.0082
OCT 81.33 +1.53 DEC .9927 +0.0081
DEC 79.30 +2.65 MAR .9905 +0.0079
FEB 84.55 +3.70 JUN .9886 +0.0079
APR 88.88 +3.00 SEP .9866 +0.0078
MAY 94.60 +2.65 DEC .9839 +0.0068
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jul21/12 Jul14/12 Jul23/11
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 203.0 204.0 203.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jul20/12Jul13/12Jul22/11
US CORN 11.6 12.7 13.3
Jul20/12 Jul13/12 Jul22/11
ALTA BARLEY 10.0 10.4 12.9
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jul26/2012
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 144.48-156.69 143.01-214.14 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 56.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jul19/2012
CENTRAL ALTA 132.48-140.16
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