Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Afternoon

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St Joseph, MO    Thu Feb 07, 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:         376            Week ago:    2,949          Year ago:      876
Week to Date:    3,954            Week ago:   27,854          Year ago:    3,773

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:       1,136            Week ago:      845          Year ago:    1,580
Week to Date:    8,011            Week ago:   18,655          Year ago:    8,445


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       35     63.5   1,400-1,400  1,400.0  126.50-126.50  126.50
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      35     63.5   1,400-1,400  1,400.0  126.50-126.50  126.50
STEER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice       38     62.0     821-821      821.5  200.00-200.00  200.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      38     62.0     821-821      821.5  200.00-200.00  200.00
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice       80     63.0   1,300-1,300  1,300.0  125.00-125.00  125.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      80     63.0   1,300-1,300  1,300.0  125.00-125.00  125.00
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice       42     61.0     732-732      732.0  200.00-200.00  200.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      42     61.0     732-732      732.0  200.00-200.00  200.00
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades     115     63.2   1,300-1,400  1,330.4  125.00-126.50  125.46
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades      80     61.5     732-821      774.5  200.00-200.00  200.00
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice       33     60.0   1,375-1,375  1,375.0  114.00-114.00  114.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      33     60.0   1,375-1,375  1,375.0  114.00-114.00  114.00
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       36     60.5     786-786      786.5  195.00-195.00  195.00
 65 - 80% Choice       58     59.8     786-862      836.5  193.00-195.00  193.69
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      94     60.1     786-862      817.3  193.00-195.00  194.19
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       45     61.8     834-834      834.8  200.00-200.00  200.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice      241     63.1     792-861      824.1  198.00-198.00  198.00
  0 - 35% Choice      257     64.0     806-806      806.4  198.00-198.00  198.00
 Total all grades     543     63.4     792-861      816.6  198.00-200.00  198.17
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice      170     66.0     759-759      759.0  198.00-198.00  198.00
  0 - 35% Choice       34     62.0     825-825      825.0  192.00-192.00  192.00
 Total all grades     204     65.3     759-825      770.0  192.00-198.00  197.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      120     61.0     768-810      782.5  202.00-202.00  202.00
 65 - 80% Choice       27     59.9     738-738      738.7  202.00-202.00  202.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     147     60.8     738-810      774.5  202.00-202.00  202.00
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades                         -                      -
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades     894     63.4     738-861      799.1  192.00-202.00  198.53
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice      122     60.0     825-825      825.0  192.00-193.00  192.67
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     122     60.0     825-825      825.0  192.00-193.00  192.67
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       64     62.5     923-923      923.8  202.00-202.00  202.00
 65 - 80% Choice       38     60.0     825-825      825.0  192.00-192.00  192.00
 35 - 65% Choice       18     58.3     660-660      660.1  200.00-200.00  200.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     120     61.1     660-923      853.0  192.00-202.00  198.53

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