Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Morning

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St Joseph, MO    Thu Nov 15, 2012    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY DIRECT SLAUGHTER CATTLE - NEGOTIATED PURCHASES - Morning
Primarily trade from previous afternoon

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:         702            Week ago:    5,683          Year ago:      650
Week to Date:    2,571            Week ago:    6,301          Year ago:    2,221

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:         778            Week ago:      392          Year ago:      764
Week to Date:    6,598            Week ago:    7,195          Year ago:    5,376


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      152     63.5   1,400-1,450  1,413.8  124.00-125.00  124.49
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     152     63.5   1,400-1,450  1,413.8  124.00-125.00  124.49
STEER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       59     63.0     875-875      875.0  196.00-196.00  196.00
 65 - 80% Choice       87     63.5     857-857      857.2  202.00-202.00  202.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     146     63.3     857-875      864.4  196.00-202.00  199.58
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice      121     63.6   1,175-1,325  1,219.6  123.00-125.00  123.60
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     121     63.6   1,175-1,325  1,219.6  123.00-125.00  123.60
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice       42     64.0   1,275-1,275  1,275.0  124.00-124.00  124.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      42     64.0   1,275-1,275  1,275.0  124.00-124.00  124.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       70     64.0   1,400-1,400  1,400.0  195.00-195.00  195.00
 65 - 80% Choice       14     63.0     819-819      819.0  194.00-194.00  194.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      84     63.8     819-1,400  1,303.2  194.00-195.00  194.83
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades     315     63.6   1,175-1,450  1,320.7  123.00-125.00  124.08
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades     230     63.5     819-1,400  1,024.6  194.00-202.00  197.84
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      132     62.0     704-846      796.5  186.00-188.00  186.42
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice       12     62.0     638-638      638.5  187.00-187.00  187.00
 Total all grades     144     62.0     638-846      783.3  186.00-188.00  186.47
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       64     62.5     787-805      795.0  197.00-198.00  197.56
 65 - 80% Choice       12     63.0     787-787      787.5  197.00-197.00  197.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      76     62.6     787-805      793.8  197.00-198.00  197.47
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       86     62.5     775-850      811.6  194.00-194.00  194.00
 65 - 80% Choice      176     62.5     693-803      747.7  193.00-200.00  197.12
 35 - 65% Choice       75     63.9     622-656      636.0  208.50-208.50  208.50
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     337     62.8     622-850      739.2  193.00-208.50  198.86
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades                         -                      -
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades     413     62.8     622-850      749.2  193.00-208.50  198.60
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      252     60.3     773-775      774.0  186.00-188.00  186.91
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     252     60.3     773-775      774.0  186.00-188.00  186.91
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice      113     62.9     672-731      710.9  208.50-208.50  208.50
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     113     62.9     672-731      710.9  208.50-208.50  208.50

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