Weekly Livestock Market Review - August 24, 2012

The next weekly will be published on Friday, August 31, 2012
This information is collected by the Statistics and Data Development Branch

CAN/US $ Aug24 100.81 Aug17 101.16 Aug26/11 101.49
BANK RATE % Aug21  1.25 Aug14  1.25 Aug23/11  1.25

CATTLE SLAUGHTER
WEEK END  Aug18/12(prel)  Aug11/12(prel)  Aug20/11
CANADA      54,217          46,320          57,751
EAST        12,057           9,917          14,875
WEST        42,160          36,403          42,876
WEEK END  Aug25/12(est)   Aug18/12(est)   Aug27/11
US         653,000         643,000         677,900
CANADIAN CATTLE GRADES
WEEK END  Aug18/12        Aug11/12        Aug20/11
A           47,221          39,331          47,797
B            1,104             819             933
D            4,470           4,875           3,435
E              469             506             413
A GRADE MARBLING (%)
WEEK END  Aug18/12        Aug11/12        Aug20/11
A             3.3%            3.2%            4.0%
AA           48.8%           47.9%           47.9%
AAA          47.9%           48.9%           48.1%
CANADIAN CATTLE CLASSES
WEEK END  Aug18/12(prel)  Aug11/12(prel)  Aug20/11
STEERS      34,067          27,853          33,424
HEIFERS     14,723          12,795          15,872
COWS         4,993           5,247           7,993
BULLS          434             425             462
CALVES       4,624           4,429           4,171

CATTLE FUTURES - US $/CWT - CLOSE Aug24/2012
MTH   LIVE      CHG            MTH   FEEDER    CHG
AUG  119.88   -1.20            AUG  140.50   +0.07
OCT  124.45   -0.83            SEP  142.95   +0.75
DEC  127.88   -0.32            OCT  144.43   +0.93
FEB  131.70   +0.02            NOV  145.65   +0.97
APR  135.40   +0.25            JAN  148.28   +1.18
JUN  132.50   +0.47            MAR  151.40   +1.35
WEEK END        Aug24/12     Aug17/12     Aug26/11
US FSP - US$/CWT  140.18       138.83       133.60

CATTLE INDICATORS
BY PROD VAL     Aug17/12     Aug10/12     Aug19/11
  EAST-$/HEAD        N/A          N/A       110.00
  WEST-$/HEAD        N/A          N/A          N/A
  US-US$/CWT       13.24        13.26        13.42
CURRENTNESS     Aug18/12     Aug11/12     Aug20/11
  WEST-A1%         55.3%        53.2%        54.2%
  CAN-A1%          55.3%        55.1%        53.6%
FD:STR RATIO    Aug17/12     Aug10/12     Aug19/11
  ALTA BARLEY       19.5         19.7         24.6
                Aug18/12     Aug11/12     Aug20/11
  US CORN           14.8         14.4         16.0

AVG CARCASS WT  Aug18/12     Aug11/12     Aug20/11
  WEST STR-LBS     882.0        877.0        865.0
  CAN STR-LBS      880.0        874.0        864.0
  US CATTLE-LBS    792.0        791.0        774.0

CATTLE PRICES (CANFAX) - $/CWT
WEEK END  Aug24/12        Aug17/12        Aug26/11
            ALBERTA RAILGRADE SALES
STR-LOW     183.85          185.25          176.00
STR-HIGH    186.25          186.85          178.85
HFR-LOW     183.85          185.50          176.00
HFR-HIGH    185.85          186.85          178.85
            ALBERTA DIRECT SALES
STR-RANGE 110.00-111.00  113.25-113.25  104.00-105.50
AVERAGE        N/A          112.65          106.61
VOLUME         N/A          11,218          16,365
HFR-RANGE 109.60-112.25     N/A-N/A     105.85-107.50
AVERAGE        N/A          110.52          106.53
VOLUME         N/A           7,055           6,528

OPEN MARKET - $/CWT
          Aug24/12        Aug17/12        Aug26/11
          STEERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A     102.79-119.83   96.99-112.85
NEBRASKA* 119.00-121.50  120.00-121.50  112.00-113.50
          HEIFERS - A1,2 AND CHOICE 2-4
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A     100.63-115.18   89.74-110.00
NEBRASKA* 119.00-121.50  120.00-121.00  112.50-113.50
          COWS - D1,2
CLYDE      70.00-78.00    70.00-78.00    60.00-72.00
SIOUX F*       N/A           80.25           78.00

          800-900 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE     130.00-137.50  130.00-138.25  120.00-133.50
PONOKA    125.00-139.00  129.00-139.00  120.00-133.00
STRATHMOR 125.00-139.00  125.00-142.00  120.00-134.00
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A     116.00-137.00  116.00-129.00
          700-800 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE     140.00-145.25  140.00-149.25  120.00-141.25
PONOKA    130.00-148.00  138.00-148.00  125.00-140.00
STRATHMOR 125.00-144.00  125.00-146.00  120.00-138.00
C.NEBRAS*    N/A-N/A     137.75-152.50  130.00-147.00
          600-700 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE     145.00-149.00  145.00-150.00  135.00-159.00
PONOKA    140.00-155.00  145.00-157.00  138.00-150.00
STRATHMOR 135.00-160.00  135.00-172.00  130.00-148.00
          500-600 LB FEEDER STEERS
CLYDE     140.00-150.00  140.00-155.00  150.00-172.50
PONOKA    145.00-155.00  150.00-160.00  145.00-158.00
STRATHMOR 148.00-170.00  148.00-172.00  130.00-164.00
ONTARIO      N/A-N/A     126.00-166.00  117.00-152.00
          700-800 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE     125.00-133.00  125.00-138.00  115.00-127.00
PONOKA    125.00-136.00  132.00-141.00  120.00-131.00
STRATHMOR 124.00-138.00  124.00-138.00  118.00-134.00
          500-600 LB FEEDER HEIFERS
CLYDE     130.00-137.00  140.00-144.00  127.00-152.00
PONOKA    135.00-150.00  145.00-155.00  128.00-140.00
STRATHMOR 135.00-156.00  135.00-154.00  124.00-144.00


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

PRELIM LIVE ANIMAL TRADE - WEEK ENDING Aug10/2012
CATTLE       FROM US     TO US     TO US     TO US
                SLTR      SLTR       FDR      HOGS
CANADA           N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A
EAST             N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A
WEST             N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A

BEEF WHOLESALE PRICES - $/CWT
WEEK ENDING     Aug24/12     Aug17/12     Aug26/11
CDA CUTOUT AAA       N/A          N/A       174.12
CDA CUTOUT AA/A      N/A          N/A       172.03

US BOXED BEEF CUTOUT - US $/CWT
WEEK END        Aug24/12     Aug17/12     Aug26/11
CHOICE 6-900      193.47       190.23       187.25
SELECT 6-900      184.77       182.73       181.12

HOG SLAUGHTER
WEEK END  Aug18/12(prel)  Aug11/12(prel)  Aug20/11
CANADA     401,809         369,848         396,168
EAST       234,416         222,094         228,408
WEST       167,393         147,754         167,760
AB/BC**     57,027          47,058          58,445
WEEK END  Aug25/12(est)   Aug18/12(est)   Aug27/11
US       2,265,000       2,166,000       2,122,900

HOG CASH PRICES - INDEX 100 - $/KG
WEEK END  Aug23/12        Aug16/12        Aug25/11
ALTA AVG       N/A           1.592           1.757
ONT AVG        N/A           1.902           2.156
INTERIOR IOWA MINNESOTA HOG CASH PRICES
WEEK END        Aug24/12     Aug17/12     Aug26/11
US $/CWT           80.11        85.17        92.15
CAN EQVT $/KG      1.516        1.606        1.732
US PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
US $/CWT           86.32        91.82       104.04
HOG FUTURES - US$/CWT       CAN/US$ CLOSE Aug24/2012
MTH   LEAN      CHG            MTH   FUTURES   CHG
OCT   72.38   -3.83            SEP  1.0084 -0.0024
DEC   70.58   -3.02            DEC  1.0063 -0.0024
FEB   78.53   -2.67            MAR  1.0040 -0.0023
APR   87.40   -1.30            JUN  1.0016 -0.0022
MAY   96.50   +0.00            SEP   .9990 -0.0022
JUN   99.55   +0.00            DEC   .9963 -0.0023
HOG INDICATORS
WEEK END            Aug18/12   Aug11/12   Aug20/11
  AV DRSD WT US-LBS    201.0      201.0      199.0
FD:HOG RATIO        Aug17/12Aug10/12Aug19/11
  US CORN               10.6       11.0       13.9
                    Aug17/12   Aug10/12   Aug19/11
  ALTA BARLEY           10.0       10.4       15.4
SHEEP AND LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Aug23/2012
             MARKET LAMBS - FEEDER LAMBS     SHEEP
             (95-109 LBS)     (<80 LBS)    (ALL WTS.)
ONTARIO      130.01-144.68  139.14-211.57     N/A
TEXAS (US$)        N/A         94.00      52.00$/CWT
MARKET LAMB PRICES - Most Recent Sale to Aug16/2012
CENTRAL ALTA 113.28-121.92
(INNISFAIL)