Weekly Livestock Market Review - August 17, 2012

The next weekly will be published on Friday, August 24, 2012
This information is collected by the Statistics and Data Development Branch

CAN/US $ Aug17 101.16 Aug10 100.85 Aug19/11 101.53
BANK RATE % Aug14  1.25 Aug07  1.25 Aug16/11  1.25

CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END  Aug11/12(prel)  Aug04/12(prel)  Aug13/11
CANADA      46,329          53,568          56,723
EAST         9,926          12,177          14,874
WEST        36,403          41,391          41,849
WEEK END  Aug18/12(est)   Aug11/12(est)   Aug20/11
US         643,000         642,000         669,400
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END  Aug11/12        Aug04/12        Aug13/11
A           39,329          45,986          47,916
B              819             888             724
D            4,885           5,282           2,410
E              506             468             347
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END  Aug11/12        Aug04/12        Aug13/11
A             3.2%            2.5%            3.4%
AA           47.9%           44.8%           46.3%
AAA          48.9%           52.8%           50.3%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END  Aug11/12(prel)  Aug04/12(prel)  Aug13/11
STEERS      27,871          32,752          33,782
HEIFERS     12,777          14,407          15,521
COWS         5,255           5,971           7,014
BULLS          426             438             406
CALVES       4,422           4,253           4,478

CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Aug17/2012
MTH   LIVE      CHG            MTH   FEEDER    CHG
AUG  121.08   +0.48            AUG  140.43   +0.95
OCT  125.28   -0.25            SEP  142.20   +2.47
DEC  128.20   -0.25            OCT  143.50   +2.63
FEB  131.68   +0.68            NOV  144.68   +1.83
APR  135.15   +0.25            JAN  147.10   +0.92
JUN  132.03   -0.22            MAR  150.05   +1.35
WEEK END        Aug17/12     Aug10/12     Aug19/11
US FSP - US$/CWT  138.83       136.89       134.39

CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL     Aug10/12     Aug03/12     Aug12/11
  EAST-$/HEAD        N/A          N/A       110.00
  WEST-$/HEAD        N/A          N/A          N/A
  US-US$/CWT       13.26        13.26        13.61
CURRENTNESS     Aug11/12     Aug04/12     Aug13/11
  WEST-A1%         53.2%        50.5%        52.4%
  CAN-A1%          55.1%        53.0%        52.3%
FD:STR RATIO    Aug10/12     Aug03/12     Aug12/11
  ALTA BARLEY       19.7         19.0         23.7
                Aug11/12     Aug04/12     Aug13/11
  US CORN           14.4         14.8         16.0

AVG CARCASS WT  Aug11/12     Aug04/12     Aug13/11
  WEST STR-LBS     877.0        880.0        861.0
  CAN STR-LBS      874.0        878.0        861.0
  US CATTLE-LBS    791.0        792.0        775.0

CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END  Aug17/12        Aug10/12        Aug19/11
            ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW     185.25          184.75          178.00
STR-HIGH    186.85          185.75          179.85
HFR-LOW     185.50          185.50          178.00
HFR-HIGH    186.85          186.00          179.85
            ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 113.25-113.25  109.30-113.50  104.25-107.00
AVERAGE        N/A          112.10          107.21
VOLUME         N/A          13,218          15,037
HFR-RANGE    N/A-N/A     111.00-111.00  104.00-108.00
AVERAGE        N/A          110.61          106.90
VOLUME         N/A           6,037           6,995

OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
          Aug17/12        Aug10/12        Aug19/11
          STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A      92.39-112.74  103.43-112.37
NEBRASKA*    N/A-N/A     119.00-120.00  113.50-114.50
          HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A      90.45-110.85   87.80-110.88
NEBRASKA* 120.00-120.00  119.00-120.00  113.50-114.50
          COWS - D1,2
CLYDE      70.00-78.00    70.00-78.00    60.00-72.00
SIOUX F*     80.25           79.25           76.75

          800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE     130.00-138.25  130.00-135.50  120.00-133.75
PONOKA    129.00-139.00  124.00-137.00  122.00-132.00
STRATHMOR 125.00-142.00     N/A-N/A     116.00-132.00
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A     124.00-135.00  112.00-132.00
          700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE     140.00-149.25  140.00-145.50  120.00-140.50
PONOKA    138.00-148.00  135.00-148.00  128.00-138.00
STRATHMOR 125.00-146.00     N/A-N/A     120.00-138.00
C.NEBRAS*    N/A-N/A     136.75-156.25  133.25-155.00
          600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE     145.00-150.00  145.00-150.00  135.00-149.75
PONOKA    145.00-157.00  145.00-155.00  135.00-148.00
STRATHMOR 135.00-172.00     N/A-N/A     130.00-148.00
          500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE     140.00-155.00  140.00-155.00  150.00-170.00
PONOKA    150.00-160.00  150.00-160.00  145.00-158.00
STRATHMOR 148.00-172.00     N/A-N/A     130.00-155.00
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A     125.00-168.00  118.00-157.00
          700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE     125.00-138.00  125.00-138.00  115.00-127.00
PONOKA    132.00-141.00  128.00-133.00  122.00-131.00
STRATHMOR 124.00-138.00     N/A-N/A     118.00-132.00
          500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE     140.00-144.00  140.00-147.25  127.00-141.50
PONOKA    145.00-155.00  145.00-152.00  125.00-138.00
STRATHMOR 135.00-154.00     N/A-N/A     115.00-140.00


NOTE: * denotes price in US Dollars
      ** Alberta breakdown not available

PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Aug03/2012
CATTLE       FROM US     TO US     TO US     TO US
                SLTR      SLTR       FDR      HOGS
CANADA             0     9,478       237    18,085
EAST               0     3,683        34     6,608
WEST               0     5,795       203    11,477

BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING     Aug17/12     Aug10/12     Aug19/11
CDA CUTOUT AAA       N/A       183.06       174.23
CDA CUTOUT AA/A      N/A       179.59       174.24

US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END        Aug17/12     Aug10/12     Aug19/11
CHOICE 6-900      190.23       181.46       176.65
SELECT 6-900      182.73       175.19       172.79

HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END  Aug11/12(prel)  Aug04/12(prel)  Aug13/11
CANADA     369,582         389,355         396,254
EAST       222,094         227,650         227,228
WEST       147,488         161,705         169,026
AB/BC**     46,792          55,426          57,815
WEEK END  Aug18/12(est)   Aug11/12(est)   Aug20/11
US       2,166,000       2,031,000       2,050,300

HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END  Aug16/12        Aug09/12        Aug18/11
ALTA AVG       N/A           1.645           1.845
ONT AVG        N/A           1.945           2.156
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END        Aug17/12     Aug10/12     Aug19/11
US $/CWT           85.17        87.94       100.06
CAN EQVT $/KG      1.606        1.663        1.880
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT           91.19        93.00       107.79
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT       CAN/US$ CLOSE Aug17/2012
MTH   LEAN      CHG            MTH   FUTURES   CHG
OCT   76.20   +0.67            SEP  1.0108 +0.0035
DEC   73.60   +0.17            DEC  1.0087 +0.0036
FEB   81.20   +0.50            MAR  1.0063 +0.0036
APR   88.70   -0.10            JUN  1.0038 +0.0036
MAY   96.50   +0.05            SEP  1.0012 +0.0031
JUN   99.55   +0.10            DEC   .9986 +0.0027
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END            Aug11/12   Aug04/12   Aug13/11
  AV DRSD WT US-LBS    201.0      202.0      200.0
FD:HOG RATIO        Aug10/12Aug03/12Aug12/11
  US CORN               11.0       11.4       14.5
                    Aug10/12   Aug03/12   Aug12/11
  ALTA BARLEY           10.5       10.7       15.3
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Aug16/2012
             MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS     SHEEP
             (95-109 LBS)     (<80 LBS)    (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO      137.65-153.99  150.57-210.46     N/A
TEXAS (US$)        N/A           N/A      55.50$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Aug09/2012
CENTRAL ALTA 109.92-123.84
(INNISFAIL)