CAN/US $ Aug03 100.14 Jul27 99.40 Aug05/11 101.60
BANK RATE % Jul31 1.25 Jul24 1.25 Aug02/11 1.25
CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jul28/12(prel) Jul21/12(prel) Jul30/11
CANADA 53,755 53,698 56,318
EAST 12,008 12,360 14,051
WEST 41,747 41,338 42,267
WEEK END Aug04/12(est) Jul28/12(est) Aug06/11
US 647,000 637,000 659,700
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END Jul28/12 Jul21/12 Jul30/11
A 46,271 45,750 47,798
B 987 705 826
D 5,073 5,847 2,821
E 453 413 427
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END Jul28/12 Jul21/12 Jul30/11
A 2.5% 2.9% 3.5%
AA 47.4% 46.9% 49.1%
AAA 50.0% 50.2% 47.4%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END Jul28/12(prel) Jul21/12(prel) Jul30/11
STEERS 34,300 35,278 35,079
HEIFERS 13,406 11,658 14,168
COWS 5,648 6,380 6,613
BULLS 401 382 458
CALVES 4,229 4,486 4,364
CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Aug03/2012
MTH LIVE CHG MTH FEEDER CHG
AUG 119.97 +0.38 AUG 138.95 +1.20
OCT 124.38 -0.90 SEP 138.95 -1.45
DEC 127.28 -1.15 OCT 140.13 -2.32
FEB 130.45 -1.35 NOV 142.80 -2.10
APR 134.10 -0.63 JAN 146.50 -1.38
JUN 131.43 -0.38 MAR 149.00 -0.50
WEEK END Aug03/12 Jul27/12 Aug05/11
US FSP - US$/CWT 136.50 134.18 135.05
CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL Jul27/12 Jul20/12 Jul29/11
EAST-$/HEAD N/A N/A 112.00
WEST-$/HEAD N/A N/A N/A
US-US$/CWT 13.32 13.28 13.67
CURRENTNESS Jul28/12 Jul21/12 Jul30/11
WEST-A1% 55.1% 53.9% 56.6%
CAN-A1% 55.1% 54.6% 57.5%
FD:STR RATIO Jul27/12 Jul20/12 Jul29/11
ALTA BARLEY 19.6 17.4 22.0
Jul28/12 Jul21/12 Jul30/11
US CORN 14.5 13.9 14.8
AVG CARCASS WT Jul28/12 Jul21/12 Jul30/11
WEST STR-LBS 869.0 867.0 833.0
CAN STR-LBS 869.0 868.0 838.0
US CATTLE-LBS 793.0 793.0 777.0
CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END Aug03/12 Jul27/12 Aug05/11
ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW 180.00 179.50 168.50
STR-HIGH 184.25 181.85 169.85
HFR-LOW 181.85 179.50 168.50
HFR-HIGH 184.00 181.85 169.85
ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 108.00-111.00 109.50-110.00 100.85-102.50
AVERAGE N/A 108.57 101.69
VOLUME N/A 9,938 12,268
HFR-RANGE 110.00-112.00 109.00-109.00 100.50-102.25
AVERAGE N/A 108.11 101.21
VOLUME N/A 5,616 7,908
OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
Aug03/12 Jul27/12 Aug05/11
STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 93.93-114.23 95.05-114.07
NEBRASKA* 116.00-119.00 114.00-115.50 N/A-N/A
HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 86.59-111.68 95.30-106.55
NEBRASKA* 116.00-119.00 114.00-115.50 N/A-N/A
COWS - D1,2
CLYDE 70.00-78.00 70.00-78.00 60.00-72.00
SIOUX F* 75.93 75.58 75.25
800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 130.00-135.50 130.00-141.50 120.00-125.50
PONOKA 125.00-138.00 129.00-140.50 115.00-126.00
STRATHMOR 125.00-142.00 125.00-145.00 N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 131.00-141.00 114.00-124.00
700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 140.00-145.50 145.00-152.50 120.00-130.50
PONOKA 135.00-150.00 136.00-154.00 120.00-132.00
STRATHMOR 125.00-148.00 125.00-152.00 N/A-N/A
C.NEBRAS* N/A-N/A 126.50-144.10 132.50-144.25
600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 145.00-150.00 155.00-155.00 132.00-140.25
PONOKA 145.00-155.00 150.00-157.00 130.00-144.00
STRATHMOR 135.00-172.00 135.00-178.00 N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE 140.00-155.00 150.00-160.00 135.00-141.25
PONOKA 150.00-160.00 153.00-170.00 142.00-152.00
STRATHMOR 148.00-168.00 N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
ONTARIO N/A-N/A 110.00-158.00 119.00-145.00
700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 125.00-138.00 125.00-138.00 110.00-117.75
PONOKA 128.00-134.00 115.00-124.00 112.00-124.00
STRATHMOR 124.00-139.00 124.00-142.00 N/A-N/A
500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE 140.00-147.25 140.00-147.25 127.00-130.75
PONOKA 145.00-152.00 135.00-151.00 125.00-135.00
STRATHMOR 135.00-154.00 N/A-N/A N/A-N/A
NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
** Alberta breakdown not available
PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Jul20/2012
CATTLE FROM US TO US TO US TO US
SLTR SLTR FDR HOGS
CANADA 0 9,234 566 18,811
EAST 0 3,061 33 6,058
WEST 0 6,173 533 12,753
BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING Aug03/12 Jul27/12 Aug05/11
CDA CUTOUT AAA N/A 184.80 166.76
CDA CUTOUT AA/A N/A 182.87 163.20
US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END Aug03/12 Jul27/12 Aug05/11
CHOICE 6-900 177.89 178.06 173.41
SELECT 6-900 171.14 170.97 169.65
HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END Jul28/12(prel) Jul21/12(prel) Jul30/11
CANADA 387,308 373,992 390,534
EAST 224,496 205,518 228,880
WEST 162,812 168,474 161,654
AB/BC** 55,677 56,193 57,418
WEEK END Aug04/12(est) Jul28/12(est) Aug06/11
US 2,025,000 2,003,000 1,968,400
HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END Aug02/12 Jul26/12 Aug04/11
ALTA AVG 1.697 1.732 1.767
ONT AVG N/A 2.004 2.025
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END Aug03/12 Jul27/12 Aug05/11
US $/CWT 88.68 93.56 105.98
CAN EQVT $/KG 1.689 1.796 1.990
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT 93.15 92.27 107.38
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT CAN/US$ CLOSE Aug03/2012
MTH LEAN CHG MTH FUTURES CHG
AUG 89.55 -5.65 SEP .9995 +0.0047
OCT 75.85 -5.48 DEC .9975 +0.0048
DEC 73.95 -5.35 MAR .9951 +0.0046
FEB 80.92 -3.63 JUN .9930 +0.0044
APR 87.80 -1.08 SEP .9901 +0.0035
MAY 95.50 +0.90 DEC .9877 +0.0038
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END Jul28/12 Jul21/12 Jul30/11
AV DRSD WT US-LBS 202.0 203.0 202.0
FD:HOG RATIO Jul27/12Jul20/12Jul29/11
US CORN 12.3 11.6 13.9
Jul27/12 Jul20/12 Jul29/11
ALTA BARLEY 11.3 10.0 13.6
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Aug02/2012
MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS SHEEP
(95-109 LBS) (<80 LBS) (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO 134.55-155.85 148.27-206.49 N/A
TEXAS (US$) N/A N/A 54.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Jul26/2012
CENTRAL ALTA 120.48-122.88
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