Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Morning

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St Joseph, MO    Fri Dec 07, 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:       2,572            Week ago:    3,977          Year ago:    3,921
Week to Date:    7,528            Week ago:   16,224          Year ago:   12,961

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:       2,200            Week ago:    3,645          Year ago:    2,627
Week to Date:   10,175            Week ago:   14,305          Year ago:   12,207


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       36     63.5     857-857      857.0  196.00-196.00  196.00
 65 - 80% Choice      489     62.0     920-920      920.7  196.00-196.00  196.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     525     62.1     857-920      916.3  196.00-196.00  196.00
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice      264     62.7   1,400-1,400  1,400.0  124.50-124.50  124.50
 65 - 80% Choice       78     63.5   1,325-1,325  1,325.0  124.00-124.00  124.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     342     62.9   1,325-1,400  1,382.9  124.00-124.50  124.39
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      172     62.6     718-886      729.7  196.00-197.00  196.93
 65 - 80% Choice      236     62.2     744-853      791.2  196.00-196.00  196.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     408     62.4     718-886      765.3  196.00-197.00  196.39
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice      119     63.7   1,200-1,300  1,269.7  124.00-126.00  124.61
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     119     63.7   1,200-1,300  1,269.7  124.00-126.00  124.61
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice       43     63.5     873-873      873.1  196.00-196.00  196.00
 35 - 65% Choice      680     62.0     950-950      950.0  197.00-197.00  197.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     723     62.1     873-950      945.4  196.00-197.00  196.94
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades     461     63.1   1,200-1,400  1,353.7  124.00-126.00  124.44
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades   1,656     62.2     718-950      891.8  196.00-197.00  196.51
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice       80     61.0   1,450-1,450  1,450.0  111.00-111.00  111.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      80     61.0   1,450-1,450  1,450.0  111.00-111.00  111.00
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       21     61.0     793-793      793.0  190.00-190.00  190.00
 65 - 80% Choice       16     61.0     793-793      793.0  190.00-190.00  190.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      37     61.0     793-793      793.0  190.00-190.00  190.00
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       72     61.8     810-897      860.8  200.00-200.00  200.00
 65 - 80% Choice      117     60.4     650-781      755.6  201.00-202.00  201.32
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     189     60.9     650-897      795.7  200.00-202.00  200.81
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No reportable trade.
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       90     63.0     850-850      850.0  200.00-200.00  200.00
 65 - 80% Choice       24     62.5     781-781      781.3  202.00-202.00  202.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     114     62.9     781-850      835.5  200.00-202.00  200.42
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No reportable trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      293     63.1     687-875      822.2  198.00-202.00  200.73
 65 - 80% Choice      106     62.1     753-781      770.8  199.00-202.00  200.87
 35 - 65% Choice    1,200     60.0     950-950      950.0  197.00-197.00  197.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades   1,599     60.7     687-950      914.7  197.00-202.00  197.94
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades                         -                      -
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades   1,902     60.9     650-950      898.1  197.00-202.00  198.37
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No reportable trade.
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      174     59.6     775-775      775.0  188.00-188.00  188.00
 65 - 80% Choice       71     61.2     750-781      764.5  199.00-199.00  199.00
 35 - 65% Choice       53     58.5     754-810      768.8  192.00-192.00  192.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     298     59.8     750-810      771.4  188.00-199.00  191.33
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW 
 No reportable trade.

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