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)