Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Afternoon

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St Joseph, MO    Wed Nov 14, 2012    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY DIRECT SLAUGHTER CATTLE - NEGOTIATED PURCHASES - Afternoon
Trade so far today

Domestic source only. Live sales based on net weights FOB the feedlot after a
3-4% shrink. Dressed sales based on hot carcass weights delivered to the plant.

NEGOTIATED CASH:
Confirmed:         114            Week ago:      257          Year ago:       86
Week to Date:    1,869            Week ago:      618          Year ago:    1,571

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:       1,208            Week ago:    1,050          Year ago:      781
Week to Date:    5,820            Week ago:    6,803          Year ago:    4,612


NEGOTIATED CASH SALES
(Includes all transactions regardless of delivery day)

                     Head    Wtd Avg    Avg Wt    Wtd Avg      Price     Wtd Avg
                    Count   Dress Pct    Range     Weight      Range      Price
STEER 
 No reportable trade.
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No reportable trade.
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       39     63.5     857-857      857.0  196.00-196.00  196.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      39     63.5     857-857      857.0  196.00-196.00  196.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice       15     63.0   1,250-1,250  1,250.0  126.00-126.00  126.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      15     63.0   1,250-1,250  1,250.0  126.00-126.00  126.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 No reportable trade.
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades      15     63.0   1,250-1,250  1,250.0  126.00-126.00  126.00
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades      39     63.5     857-857      857.0  196.00-196.00  196.00
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No reportable trade.
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       27     62.0     753-753      753.7  187.00-187.00  187.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      27     62.0     753-753      753.7  187.00-187.00  187.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW 
 No reportable trade.

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE PRICE SALES: FINAL NET PRICES TO BE DETERMINED LATER AND
SHOWN ON THE LM_CT109 FORMULATED PURCHASES REPORT
(Includes all transactions regardless of delivery day)

                     Head    Wtd Avg    Avg Wt    Wtd Avg      Price     Wtd Avg
                    Count   Dress Pct    Range     Weight      Range      Price
STEER - LIVE - FOB
 No reportable trade.
STEER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       40     64.0     800-800      800.0  201.00-201.00  201.00
 65 - 80% Choice      192     65.0     991-991      991.3  193.00-193.00  193.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     232     64.8     800-991      958.3  193.00-201.00  194.38
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No reportable trade.
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice       76     65.0     845-845      845.0  195.00-195.00  195.00
  0 - 35% Choice       33     62.0     850-850      850.0  196.00-196.00  196.00
 Total all grades     109     64.1     845-850      846.5  195.00-196.00  195.30
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No reportable trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       82     63.6     781-843      800.6  197.00-202.00  199.32
 65 - 80% Choice      408     62.5     756-882      806.7  195.00-201.00  197.21
 35 - 65% Choice       20     62.0     759-759      759.5  200.00-200.00  200.00
  0 - 35% Choice       33     62.0     850-850      850.0  196.00-196.00  196.00
 Total all grades     543     62.7     756-882      806.6  195.00-202.00  197.56
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades                         -                      -
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades     884     63.4     756-991      851.4  193.00-202.00  196.45
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No reportable trade.
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       12     59.0     775-775      775.0  188.00-188.00  188.00
 65 - 80% Choice       37     60.0     825-825      825.0  188.00-188.00  188.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      49     59.8     775-825      812.8  188.00-188.00  188.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - LIVE - FOB
 No reportable trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      121     61.6     716-867      826.0  194.00-197.00  194.82
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice       86     61.6     860-860      860.5  193.00-193.00  193.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     207     61.6     716-867      840.3  193.00-197.00  194.06

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