Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Morning

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St Joseph, MO    Wed Jan 09, 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:       2,964            Week ago:    1,726          Year ago:      675
Week to Date:   15,120            Week ago:    2,434          Year ago:    1,671

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:       4,087            Week ago:    4,441          Year ago:      989
Week to Date:   12,402            Week ago:    5,427          Year ago:    6,274


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      208     63.1   1,200-1,375  1,332.9  128.50-129.00  128.90
 65 - 80% Choice       26     61.7   1,150-1,150  1,150.0  124.50-124.50  124.50
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     234     62.9   1,150-1,375  1,312.6  124.50-129.00  128.41
STEER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      567     62.4     906-948      924.5  205.00-205.00  205.00
 65 - 80% Choice      480     63.0     913-913      913.5  205.00-205.00  205.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades   1,047     62.7     906-948      919.4  205.00-205.00  205.00
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice    1,288     62.3     809-827      823.4  205.00-205.00  205.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades   1,288     62.3     809-827      823.4  205.00-205.00  205.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice       38     63.0   1,250-1,250  1,250.0  127.00-127.00  127.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      38     63.0   1,250-1,250  1,250.0  127.00-127.00  127.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
  No Reportable Trade.  
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades     272     62.9   1,150-1,375  1,303.9  124.50-129.00  128.22
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades   2,335     62.5     809-948      866.4  205.00-205.00  205.00
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       58     62.0     747-900      814.7  192.00-193.00  192.26
 65 - 80% Choice       23     61.0     823-823      823.5  198.00-198.00  198.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice       14     62.0     726-726      726.5  193.00-193.00  193.00
 Total all grades      95     61.8     726-900      803.8  192.00-198.00  193.76
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                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice      773     63.4     775-896      859.9  205.00-209.00  205.80
 35 - 65% Choice      652     66.9     847-897      877.5  202.50-202.50  202.50
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades   1,425     65.0     775-897      868.0  202.50-209.00  204.29
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       16     63.0     819-819      819.0  207.00-207.00  207.00
 65 - 80% Choice      123     63.0     787-787      787.5  205.00-205.00  205.00
 35 - 65% Choice      799     64.1     704-903      749.5  206.00-208.00  206.20
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     938     63.9     704-903      755.6  205.00-208.00  206.06
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice      205     63.0   1,325-1,325  1,325.0  129.00-130.00  129.81
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     205     63.0   1,325-1,325  1,325.0  129.00-130.00  129.81
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      342     62.7     716-825      786.4  202.00-208.00  206.01
 65 - 80% Choice      218     62.4     775-825      791.8  206.00-207.00  206.83
 35 - 65% Choice      161     62.9     724-853      791.9  207.00-208.00  207.39
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     721     62.6     716-853      789.3  202.00-208.00  206.57
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades     205     63.0   1,325-1,325  1,325.0  129.00-130.00  129.81
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades   3,084     64.1     704-903      815.4  202.00-209.00  205.36
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      346     59.8     775-775      775.0  196.00-196.00  196.00
 65 - 80% Choice      346     60.3     781-825      820.3  195.00-204.00  198.27
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     692     60.1     775-825      797.7  195.00-204.00  197.14
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice       34     60.0     825-825      825.0  196.00-196.00  196.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      34     60.0     825-825      825.0  196.00-196.00  196.00

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