Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Afternoon

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St Joseph, MO    Wed Jan 09, 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:       3,432            Week ago:      409          Year ago:      258
Week to Date:   18,571            Week ago:    2,843          Year ago:    1,929

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:       3,759            Week ago:    1,271          Year ago:    1,183
Week to Date:   16,161            Week ago:    6,698          Year ago:    7,457


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      191     62.8   1,525-1,525  1,525.0  128.75-128.75  128.75
 65 - 80% Choice      625     62.1   1,475-1,515  1,493.1  125.00-127.00  125.79
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     816     62.3   1,475-1,525  1,500.6  125.00-128.75  126.48
STEER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       82     62.5     913-945      927.9  205.00-205.00  205.00
 65 - 80% Choice      236     62.0     899-899      899.0  205.00-205.00  205.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     318     62.1     899-945      906.5  205.00-205.00  205.00
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice    1,342     63.7   1,350-1,425  1,379.3  127.00-127.00  127.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades   1,342     63.7   1,350-1,425  1,379.3  127.00-127.00  127.00
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       90     62.0     806-806      806.0  205.00-205.00  205.00
 65 - 80% Choice       40     63.0     787-787      787.5  205.00-205.00  205.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     130     62.3     787-806      800.3  205.00-205.00  205.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice       85     63.1   1,250-1,300  1,272.9  127.00-127.75  127.41
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      85     63.1   1,250-1,300  1,272.9  127.00-127.75  127.41
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      341     62.0     852-868      860.0  205.00-205.00  205.00
 65 - 80% Choice      355     61.9     762-828      801.3  204.00-205.00  204.59
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     696     61.9     762-868      830.1  204.00-205.00  204.79
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades   2,243     63.2   1,250-1,525  1,419.4  125.00-128.75  126.83
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades   1,144     62.0     762-945      847.9  204.00-205.00  204.87
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       45     62.8   1,395-1,395  1,395.0  124.00-124.00  124.00
 65 - 80% Choice       40     61.6   1,505-1,505  1,505.0  123.00-123.00  123.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      85     62.2   1,395-1,505  1,446.8  123.00-124.00  123.53
STEER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       74     61.5     793-837      813.8  208.00-208.00  208.00
 65 - 80% Choice    1,022     62.9     850-929      915.2  204.00-206.00  204.43
 35 - 65% Choice      184     65.7     823-830      828.1  201.50-201.50  201.50
  0 - 35% Choice       45     66.8     897-897      897.4  201.50-201.50  201.50
 Total all grades   1,325     63.4     793-929      896.9  201.50-208.00  204.12
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice       84     61.2   1,350-1,350  1,350.0  123.00-123.00  123.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      84     61.2   1,350-1,350  1,350.0  123.00-123.00  123.00
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice      245     61.0     854-854      854.0  200.00-200.00  200.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     245     61.0     854-854      854.0  200.00-200.00  200.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice       47     63.0   1,250-1,250  1,250.0  127.75-127.75  127.75
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      47     63.0   1,250-1,250  1,250.0  127.75-127.75  127.75
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      125     63.4     781-876      846.0  208.00-208.00  208.00
 65 - 80% Choice      426     62.0     695-781      752.2  204.00-208.00  205.37
 35 - 65% Choice       55     62.6     781-787      783.0  205.00-208.00  205.82
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     606     62.4     695-876      774.3  204.00-208.00  205.95
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades     216     62.0   1,250-1,505  1,366.3  123.00-127.75  124.24
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades   2,176     62.8     695-929      857.9  200.00-208.00  204.17
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       50     61.1     851-851      851.2  194.00-194.00  194.00
 65 - 80% Choice      277     60.3     825-876      831.4  194.00-195.00  194.75
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     327     60.4     825-876      834.4  194.00-195.00  194.64
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice      174     61.8     761-825      797.2  195.00-205.00  199.77
 35 - 65% Choice      221     66.5     752-766      759.7  201.50-201.50  201.50
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     395     64.4     752-825      776.2  195.00-205.00  200.74

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