Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Morning

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St Joseph, MO    Tue Jan 15, 2013    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY DIRECT SLAUGHTER CATTLE - NEGOTIATED PURCHASES - Morning
Primarily trade from previous afternoon

***This report will not be released on Monday, January 21, 2013 as our offices 
will be closed in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday.  This 
report will be released on Tuesday, January 22.  If you have any questions or 
concerns, please contact us at mpr.lgmn@ams.usda.gov.***

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:          69            Week ago:      320          Year ago:      197
Week to Date:      138            Week ago:      629          Year ago:      574

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:       1,177            Week ago:    2,307          Year ago:      891
Week to Date:    2,802            Week ago:    5,160          Year ago:    2,339


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 
 No reportable trade.
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades                         -                      -
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       69     62.0     749-846      809.3  187.00-188.00  187.61
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      69     62.0     749-846      809.3  187.00-188.00  187.61
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       97     61.7     759-868      846.1  205.00-205.00  205.00
 65 - 80% Choice       84     61.5     793-793      793.3  202.00-205.00  203.43
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     181     61.6     759-868      821.6  202.00-205.00  204.27
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No reportable trade.
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice       11     62.5     781-781      781.3  202.00-202.00  202.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      11     62.5     781-781      781.3  202.00-202.00  202.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice       45     63.0   1,225-1,225  1,225.0  125.00-125.00  125.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      45     63.0   1,225-1,225  1,225.0  125.00-125.00  125.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       82     62.2     825-825      825.0  202.00-202.00  202.00
 65 - 80% Choice      176     63.1     781-850      801.3  202.00-205.00  203.80
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     258     62.8     781-850      808.8  202.00-205.00  203.22
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades      45     63.0   1,225-1,225  1,225.0  125.00-125.00  125.00
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades     450     62.3     759-868      813.3  202.00-205.00  203.62
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No reportable trade.
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      352     59.5     775-775      775.0  189.00-190.00  189.45
 65 - 80% Choice      228     60.0     780-825      810.4  190.00-195.00  190.77
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     580     59.7     775-825      788.9  189.00-195.00  189.97
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - LIVE - FOB
 No reportable trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice       17     60.0     825-825      825.0  187.00-187.00  187.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      17     60.0     825-825      825.0  187.00-187.00  187.00

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