Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Afternoon

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St Joseph, MO    Tue Jan 08, 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:      11,544            Week ago:     None          Year ago:       54
Week to Date:   12,184            Week ago:      708          Year ago:      996

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:       3,155            Week ago:     None          Year ago:      584
Week to Date:    8,315            Week ago:      986          Year ago:    5,285


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      130     62.5   1,500-1,500  1,500.0  127.00-127.00  127.00
 65 - 80% Choice       40     63.3   1,350-1,350  1,350.0  128.00-128.00  128.00
 35 - 65% Choice    1,106     63.3   1,200-1,370  1,325.6  128.00-128.00  128.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades   1,276     63.2   1,200-1,500  1,344.2  127.00-128.00  127.90
STEER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       40     62.5     875-875      875.0  205.00-205.00  205.00
 65 - 80% Choice    5,098     63.0     850-897      852.6  205.00-205.00  205.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades   5,138     63.0     850-897      852.8  205.00-205.00  205.00
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice       39     64.5   1,200-1,200  1,200.0  131.50-131.50  131.50
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice    1,327     63.4   1,080-1,180  1,154.6  128.00-128.00  128.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades   1,366     63.4   1,080-1,200  1,155.9  128.00-131.50  128.10
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      230     63.0     787-787      787.0  205.00-205.00  205.00
 65 - 80% Choice    3,486     63.0     787-819      800.6  205.00-205.00  205.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades   3,716     63.0     787-819      799.7  205.00-205.00  205.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice       20     64.0   1,250-1,250  1,250.0  130.00-130.00  130.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      20     64.0   1,250-1,250  1,250.0  130.00-130.00  130.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
  No Reportable Trade.  
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades   2,662     63.3   1,080-1,500  1,246.8  127.00-131.50  128.02
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades   8,854     63.0     787-897      830.5  205.00-205.00  205.00
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
   No Reportable Trade.  
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
   No Reportable Trade.  
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
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice       81     63.3   1,200-1,200  1,200.0  126.00-126.00  126.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      81     63.3   1,200-1,200  1,200.0  126.00-126.00  126.00
STEER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice      271     64.5     903-935      923.1  205.00-205.00  205.00
 35 - 65% Choice      640     64.3     752-967      892.0  205.00-206.00  205.31
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     911     64.4     752-967      901.2  205.00-206.00  205.22
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
   No Reportable Trade.  
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       42     61.5     799-799      799.0  208.00-208.00  208.00
 65 - 80% Choice      313     64.4     870-883      874.1  205.00-205.00  205.00
 35 - 65% Choice    1,089     64.0     704-784      735.4  205.00-206.00  205.85
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades   1,444     64.1     704-883      767.3  205.00-208.00  205.73
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
   No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       80     62.5     937-937      937.5  205.00-205.00  205.00
 65 - 80% Choice      158     62.6     781-945      843.2  205.00-207.00  205.98
 35 - 65% Choice      222     63.1     768-781      774.0  206.00-207.00  206.54
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     460     62.8     768-945      826.2  205.00-207.00  206.08
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades      81     63.3   1,200-1,200  1,200.0  126.00-126.00  126.00
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades   2,815     64.0     704-967      820.3  205.00-208.00  205.62
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
   No Reportable Trade.  
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
   No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - LIVE - FOB
   No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      259     62.6     813-861      817.1  200.00-202.00  200.16
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     259     62.6     813-861      817.1  200.00-202.00  200.16

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Source:    USDA Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO
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