Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Afternoon

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St Joseph, MO    Thu Jan 17, 2013    USDA Market News Service

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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:       6,467            Week ago:    6,780          Year ago:    1,219
Week to Date:   50,357            Week ago:   36,383          Year ago:    2,658

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:       1,519            Week ago:    1,134          Year ago:    2,570
Week to Date:   14,928            Week ago:   19,748          Year ago:    8,524


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      210     63.5   1,550-1,550  1,550.0  125.50-125.50  125.50
 65 - 80% Choice      779     62.0   1,500-1,500  1,500.0  122.00-122.00  122.00
 35 - 65% Choice      109     64.0   1,325-1,325  1,325.0  123.00-123.00  123.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades   1,098     62.5   1,325-1,550  1,492.2  122.00-125.50  122.77
STEER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice    1,184     62.2     850-943      894.5  196.00-197.50  196.70
 65 - 80% Choice      546     63.0     868-920      905.6  195.00-197.00  195.44
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades   1,730     62.5     850-943      898.0  195.00-197.50  196.30
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice      440     62.0   1,425-1,425  1,425.0  124.00-124.00  124.00
 65 - 80% Choice      146     63.0   1,325-1,325  1,325.0  123.50-123.50  123.50
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     586     62.2   1,325-1,425  1,400.1  123.50-124.00  123.88
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice    1,541     63.0     765-866      843.6  195.00-197.50  197.01
 65 - 80% Choice      326     63.1     837-914      894.0  195.00-198.00  195.79
 35 - 65% Choice       80     61.0     823-823      823.5  196.00-196.00  196.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades   1,947     62.9     765-914      851.2  195.00-198.00  196.76
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No reportable trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      227     63.2     793-803      799.8  195.00-197.00  196.32
 65 - 80% Choice       40     61.0     732-732      732.0  195.00-195.00  195.00
 35 - 65% Choice       26     64.0     800-800      800.0  196.00-196.00  196.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     293     62.9     732-803      790.6  195.00-197.00  196.11
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades   1,684     62.4   1,325-1,550  1,460.1  122.00-125.50  123.15
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades   3,970     62.7     732-943      867.1  195.00-198.00  196.51
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice       35     60.6   1,350-1,350  1,350.0  115.00-115.00  115.00
 35 - 65% Choice      185     60.0   1,275-1,330  1,310.4  112.00-112.00  112.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     220     60.1   1,275-1,350  1,316.7  112.00-115.00  112.48
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       57     62.0     853-912      886.7  185.00-196.00  188.86
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      57     62.0     853-912      886.7  185.00-196.00  188.86
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     63.0     819-819      819.0  197.00-197.00  197.00
 65 - 80% Choice      167     62.5     949-949      949.8  202.00-202.00  202.00
 35 - 65% Choice      162     65.9     815-815      815.0  200.50-200.50  200.50
  0 - 35% Choice      307     65.8     826-833      829.6  200.50-200.50  200.50
 Total all grades     676     64.8     815-949      855.2  197.00-202.00  200.66
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No reportable trade.
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice      120     61.8     818-818      818.9  196.50-196.50  196.50
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     120     61.8     818-818      818.9  196.50-196.50  196.50
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice       34     63.0   1,325-1,325  1,325.0  126.00-126.00  126.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      34     63.0   1,325-1,325  1,325.0  126.00-126.00  126.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       73     63.0     781-908      835.4  200.00-207.00  202.97
 65 - 80% Choice       87     62.3     726-819      788.9  198.00-207.00  199.64
 35 - 65% Choice      126     64.2     673-681      677.8  205.00-208.00  205.48
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     286     63.3     673-908      751.8  198.00-208.00  203.06
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades      34     63.0   1,325-1,325  1,325.0  126.00-126.00  126.00
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades   1,082     64.1     673-949      823.8  196.50-208.00  200.84
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER 
 No reportable trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - LIVE - FOB
 No reportable trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      199     62.8     816-816      816.8  203.00-203.00  203.00
 65 - 80% Choice      204     64.0     722-825      754.6  187.00-200.50  196.79
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     403     63.4     722-825      785.3  187.00-203.00  199.86

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