Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Morning

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St Joseph, MO    Tue Dec 04, 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:         211            Week ago:    2,710          Year ago:      305
Week to Date:      894            Week ago:    2,885          Year ago:      574

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:       1,929            Week ago:    1,077          Year ago:    1,394
Week to Date:    2,512            Week ago:    3,345          Year ago:    2,245


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 
 No reportable trade.
HEIFER 
 No reportable trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice       20     64.5   1,200-1,200  1,200.0  126.00-126.00  126.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      20     64.5   1,200-1,200  1,200.0  126.00-126.00  126.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 No reportable trade.
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades      20     64.5   1,200-1,200  1,200.0  126.00-126.00  126.00
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades                         -                      -
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No reportable trade.
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       14     62.0     674-674      674.6  187.00-187.00  187.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      14     62.0     674-674      674.6  187.00-187.00  187.00
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       24     62.8     750-787      768.8  200.00-201.00  200.50
 65 - 80% Choice       68     61.8     747-781      769.6  201.00-203.00  202.04
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      92     62.1     747-787      769.4  200.00-203.00  201.64
HEIFER 
 No reportable trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice      175     63.0   1,325-1,325  1,325.0  127.00-127.50  127.40
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     175     63.0   1,325-1,325  1,325.0  127.00-127.50  127.40
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      154     59.3     650-850      768.6  200.00-202.00  201.36
 65 - 80% Choice      201     62.6     775-825      796.6  201.00-206.00  203.32
 35 - 65% Choice       12     62.5     781-781      781.3  202.00-202.00  202.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     367     61.2     650-850      784.3  200.00-206.00  202.46
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades     175     63.0   1,325-1,325  1,325.0  127.00-127.50  127.40
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades     459     61.4     650-850      781.3  200.00-206.00  202.29
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No reportable trade.
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      429     60.3     775-789      782.2  186.00-192.00  188.16
 65 - 80% Choice      222     60.0     825-825      825.0  190.00-190.00  190.00
 35 - 65% Choice       40     60.9     760-781      773.0  190.00-199.00  195.40
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     691     60.2     760-825      795.4  186.00-199.00  189.17
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - LIVE - FOB
 No reportable trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice       59     60.0     825-825      825.0  186.00-188.00  187.32
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      59     60.0     825-825      825.0  186.00-188.00  187.32

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Source:    USDA Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO
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