Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Morning

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St Joseph, MO    Thu Nov 29, 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:       3,270            Week ago:     none          Year ago:    1,900
Week to Date:    7,743            Week ago:    7,833          Year ago:    6,158

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:       2,245            Week ago:     none          Year ago:    3,080
Week to Date:   10,298            Week ago:    5,783          Year ago:    8,220


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       53     63.7   1,400-1,450  1,417.0  126.50-127.00  126.67
 65 - 80% Choice       38     63.5   1,325-1,325  1,325.0  127.50-127.50  127.50
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      91     63.6   1,325-1,450  1,378.6  126.50-127.50  127.02
STEER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      470     63.7     920-944      927.7  202.00-202.00  202.00
 65 - 80% Choice      416     64.1     837-951      930.0  200.00-202.00  201.82
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     886     63.9     837-951      928.8  200.00-202.00  201.91
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice      116     64.2   1,250-1,275  1,266.8  125.00-128.50  127.35
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     116     64.2   1,250-1,275  1,266.8  125.00-128.50  127.35
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      134     63.4     803-864      825.8  201.00-202.00  201.37
 65 - 80% Choice      703     63.4     822-950      916.5  202.00-204.00  203.48
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     837     63.4     803-950      902.0  201.00-204.00  203.14
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice      155     63.6   1,275-1,450  1,359.4  124.00-128.00  126.15
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     155     63.6   1,275-1,450  1,359.4  124.00-128.00  126.15
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice       82     64.0     912-912      912.0  202.00-202.00  202.00
 35 - 65% Choice      345     64.0     950-950      950.0  202.00-202.00  202.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     427     64.0     912-950      942.7  202.00-202.00  202.00
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades     362     63.8   1,250-1,450  1,334.5  124.00-128.50  126.75
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades   2,150     63.7     803-951      921.1  200.00-204.00  202.41
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice       35     60.0   1,400-1,400  1,400.0  115.50-115.50  115.50
 65 - 80% Choice      166     60.0   1,450-1,450  1,450.0  110.00-110.00  110.00
 35 - 65% Choice       36     59.5   1,275-1,275  1,275.0  114.00-114.00  114.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     237     59.9   1,275-1,450  1,416.0  110.00-115.50  111.42
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       57     62.0     795-896      829.3  188.00-188.00  188.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      57     62.0     795-896      829.3  188.00-188.00  188.00
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                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice       40     62.5     781-781      781.3  203.00-203.00  203.00
 35 - 65% Choice      144     66.6     896-896      896.3  198.50-198.50  198.50
  0 - 35% Choice      330     65.9     831-851      843.3  198.50-198.50  198.50
 Total all grades     514     65.8     781-896      853.3  198.50-203.00  198.85
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No Reportable Trade.
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      204     63.5     793-793      793.0  202.00-202.00  202.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice      245     65.2     782-796      791.8  198.50-198.50  198.50
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     449     64.4     782-796      792.4  198.50-202.00  200.09
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice      182     63.0   1,325-1,325  1,325.0  126.00-128.00  126.70
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     182     63.0   1,325-1,325  1,325.0  126.00-128.00  126.70
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      247     63.3     775-925      842.8  201.00-203.00  201.96
 65 - 80% Choice      275     62.5     775-850      783.6  203.00-204.00  203.82
 35 - 65% Choice      251     60.1     781-950      942.6  200.00-204.00  200.18
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     773     62.0     775-950      854.2  200.00-204.00  202.04
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades     182     63.0   1,325-1,325  1,325.0  126.00-128.00  126.70
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades   1,736     63.8     775-950      837.9  198.50-204.00  200.59
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No Reportable Trade.
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      143     59.5     775-775      775.0  190.00-193.00  190.69
 65 - 80% Choice      170     60.4     769-825      804.5  186.00-201.00  191.82
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     313     60.0     769-825      791.0  186.00-201.00  191.30
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW 
 No Reportable Trade.

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