Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Afternoon

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St Joseph, MO    Fri Mar 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:       2,705            Week ago:    7,716          Year ago:    1,790
Week to Date:   84,124            Week ago:  122,059          Year ago:   98,687

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:         631            Week ago:    1,887          Year ago:    1,452
Week to Date:   26,162            Week ago:   19,950          Year ago:   25,066


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
 No reportable trade.
STEER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      240     62.5     906-906      906.3  202.00-202.00  202.00
 65 - 80% Choice      641     62.8     896-952      926.0  202.00-203.00  202.06
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     881     62.8     896-952      920.7  202.00-203.00  202.04
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice      212     62.7   1,375-1,375  1,375.0  127.00-127.00  127.00
 65 - 80% Choice      233     62.9   1,300-1,450  1,347.1  123.00-128.00  126.58
 35 - 65% Choice       91     62.0   1,325-1,385  1,352.7  123.00-128.00  125.69
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     536     62.7   1,300-1,450  1,359.1  123.00-128.00  126.60
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      180     65.0     765-765      765.1  202.00-202.00  202.00
 65 - 80% Choice      322     63.2     822-913      843.5  200.00-202.00  200.47
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     502     63.8     765-913      815.4  200.00-202.00  201.02
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice      230     62.7   1,375-1,375  1,375.0  127.00-127.00  127.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     230     62.7   1,375-1,375  1,375.0  127.00-127.00  127.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice       35     63.0     850-850      850.5  202.00-202.00  202.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      35     63.0     850-850      850.5  202.00-202.00  202.00
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades     766     62.7   1,300-1,450  1,363.9  123.00-128.00  126.72
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades   1,418     63.1     765-952      881.6  200.00-203.00  201.68
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice       68     60.4   1,375-1,375  1,375.0  113.00-113.00  113.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      68     60.4   1,375-1,375  1,375.0  113.00-113.00  113.00
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       84     62.0     748-943      804.1  187.00-190.00  189.50
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      84     62.0     748-943      804.1  187.00-190.00  189.50
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       89     61.9     777-868      822.3  200.00-204.00  200.76
 65 - 80% Choice      139     62.4     777-882      848.2  204.00-205.00  204.09
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     228     62.2     777-882      838.1  200.00-205.00  202.79
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No reportable trade.
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       57     62.0     728-775      765.2  204.00-204.00  204.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice      185     65.0     715-715      715.0  196.00-196.00  196.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     242     64.3     715-775      726.8  196.00-204.00  197.88
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No reportable trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       20     62.0     651-651      651.0  205.00-205.00  205.00
 65 - 80% Choice       40     62.0     806-806      806.0  204.00-204.00  204.00
 35 - 65% Choice       31     63.0     756-756      756.0  203.00-203.00  203.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      91     62.3     651-806      754.9  203.00-205.00  203.88
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades                         -                      -
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades     561     63.1     651-882      776.6  196.00-205.00  200.85
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No reportable trade.
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice       70     60.0     825-825      825.0  185.00-185.00  185.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      70     60.0     825-825      825.0  185.00-185.00  185.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW  
 No reportable trade.

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