Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Morning

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St Joseph, MO    Fri Jan 04, 2013    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:         354            Week ago:    3,841          Year ago:   10,093
Week to Date:    4,843            Week ago:    6,817          Year ago:   17,481

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:       1,429            Week ago:    1,376          Year ago:    1,689
Week to Date:   11,038            Week ago:    6,573          Year ago:    5,720


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       40     63.2   1,350-1,350  1,350.0  131.00-131.00  131.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      40     63.2   1,350-1,350  1,350.0  131.00-131.00  131.00
STEER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       40     62.0     775-775      775.0  207.00-207.00  207.00
 65 - 80% Choice       45     63.0     771-771      771.7  207.00-207.00  207.00
 35 - 65% Choice       35     63.0     882-882      882.0  199.00-199.00  199.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     120     62.7     771-882      805.0  199.00-207.00  204.67
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice       41     65.0   1,175-1,175  1,175.0  130.50-130.50  130.50
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      41     65.0   1,175-1,175  1,175.0  130.50-130.50  130.50
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
  No Reportable Trade.  
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades      81     64.1   1,175-1,350  1,261.4  130.50-131.00  130.75
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades     120     62.7     771-882      805.0  199.00-207.00  204.67
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       11     62.0     746-746      746.0  190.00-190.00  190.00
 65 - 80% Choice       40     60.5     786-801      792.5  195.00-195.00  195.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      51     60.8     746-801      782.5  190.00-195.00  193.92
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      144     62.5     706-850      812.9  204.00-208.00  207.11
 65 - 80% Choice       31     63.0     787-787      787.5  206.00-206.00  206.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     175     62.6     706-850      808.4  204.00-208.00  206.91
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      203     63.9     800-851      836.4  204.00-205.00  204.93
 65 - 80% Choice      163     62.4     744-828      785.0  202.00-206.00  204.21
 35 - 65% Choice       66     62.3     775-781      778.7  206.00-206.00  206.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     432     63.1     744-851      808.2  202.00-206.00  204.82
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades                         -                      -
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades     607     62.9     706-851      808.2  202.00-208.00  205.42
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      552     60.0     775-816      780.6  188.00-195.00  191.01
 65 - 80% Choice      154     60.0     781-831      815.3  191.00-197.00  192.99
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     706     60.0     775-831      788.1  188.00-197.00  191.44
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice       84     64.5     645-645      645.5  208.00-208.00  208.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      84     64.5     645-645      645.5  208.00-208.00  208.00

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