Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Afternoon

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St Joseph, MO    Thu Jan 03, 2013    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:         794            Week ago:    1,576          Year ago:    4,209
Week to Date:    4,489            Week ago:    2,976          Year ago:    7,388

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:       1,279            Week ago:      682          Year ago:      369
Week to Date:    9,609            Week ago:    5,197          Year ago:    4,031


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 - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice      293     62.3   1,300-1,650  1,602.2  125.00-128.50  125.48
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     293     62.3   1,300-1,650  1,602.2  125.00-128.50  125.48
STEER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      170     63.5     850-850      850.0  202.00-202.00  202.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     170     63.5     850-850      850.0  202.00-202.00  202.00
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      132     63.6     750-800      780.3  202.00-202.00  202.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     132     63.6     750-800      780.3  202.00-202.00  202.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice       42     63.5   1,250-1,250  1,250.0  128.00-128.00  128.00
 65 - 80% Choice       40     63.5   1,125-1,400  1,283.1  126.50-127.00  126.71
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      82     63.5   1,125-1,400  1,266.2  126.50-128.00  127.37
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
  No Reportable Trade.  
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades     375     62.5   1,125-1,650  1,528.7  125.00-128.50  125.89
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades     302     63.5     750-850      819.5  202.00-202.00  202.00
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice       35     61.5   1,325-1,325  1,325.0  117.00-117.00  117.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      35     61.5   1,325-1,325  1,325.0  117.00-117.00  117.00
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       11     62.0     714-714      714.0  188.00-188.00  188.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice       14     62.0     687-687      687.2  188.00-188.00  188.00
 Total all grades      25     62.0     687-714      699.0  188.00-188.00  188.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - DRESSED - DELIVERED
  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      118     64.6     939-939      939.3  202.00-202.00  202.00
 65 - 80% Choice      231     64.9     922-922      922.0  202.00-202.00  202.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     349     64.8     922-939      927.8  202.00-202.00  202.00
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice       61     62.0     850-850      850.0  200.00-200.00  200.00
 Total all grades      61     62.0     850-850      850.0  200.00-200.00  200.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       68     62.2     764-835      814.1  194.00-204.00  197.62
 65 - 80% Choice      142     62.6     775-834      795.4  192.00-206.00  202.14
 35 - 65% Choice       12     62.5     734-734      734.4  205.00-205.00  205.00
  0 - 35% Choice       25     62.0     850-850      850.0  194.00-194.00  194.00
 Total all grades     247     62.4     734-850      803.1  192.00-206.00  200.21
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades                         -                      -
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades     657     63.6     734-939      873.7  192.00-206.00  201.14
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       80     59.3     775-775      775.0  193.00-193.00  193.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice      193     61.9     890-897      894.2  192.00-192.00  192.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     273     61.1     775-897      859.3  192.00-193.00  192.29
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       26     62.5     762-762      762.2  204.00-204.00  204.00
 65 - 80% Choice      290     62.9     796-888      846.2  198.00-202.00  200.62
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     316     62.8     762-888      839.3  198.00-204.00  200.90

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