Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Morning

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St Joseph, MO    Thu Feb 07, 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:       1,254            Week ago:    3,673          Year ago:      496
Week to Date:    3,578            Week ago:   24,905          Year ago:    2,897

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:       1,328            Week ago:    4,441          Year ago:      933
Week to Date:    6,875            Week ago:   17,810          Year ago:    6,865


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      173     63.1   1,350-1,500  1,457.2  127.00-130.00  127.66
 65 - 80% Choice      639     63.4   1,425-1,450  1,427.9  127.00-127.00  127.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     812     63.3   1,350-1,500  1,434.1  127.00-130.00  127.14
STEER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice      196     62.6     808-882      867.7  202.00-204.00  202.39
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     196     62.6     808-882      867.7  202.00-204.00  202.39
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice      112     63.3   1,175-1,175  1,175.0  124.50-128.00  126.69
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     112     63.3   1,175-1,175  1,175.0  124.50-128.00  126.69
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice       85     63.3   1,225-1,275  1,249.7  126.50-127.00  126.75
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      85     63.3   1,225-1,275  1,249.7  126.50-127.00  126.75
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
  No Reportable Trade.  
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades   1,009     63.3   1,175-1,500  1,389.8  124.50-130.00  127.06
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades     196     62.6     808-882      867.7  202.00-204.00  202.39
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice       35     60.5   1,375-1,375  1,375.0  111.50-111.50  111.50
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      35     60.5   1,375-1,375  1,375.0  111.50-111.50  111.50
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       14     62.0     684-684      684.7  190.00-190.00  190.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      14     62.0     684-684      684.7  190.00-190.00  190.00
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
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice       13     63.3   1,275-1,275  1,275.0  121.00-121.00  121.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      13     63.3   1,275-1,275  1,275.0  121.00-121.00  121.00
STEER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice      107     62.5     775-819      796.9  201.00-205.00  203.08
 35 - 65% Choice      254     65.1     810-810      810.2  193.00-193.00  193.00
  0 - 35% Choice      209     64.6     829-829      829.3  193.00-193.00  193.00
 Total all grades     570     64.4     775-829      814.7  193.00-205.00  194.89
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice       48     63.0   1,225-1,225  1,225.0  126.75-126.75  126.75
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      48     63.0   1,225-1,225  1,225.0  126.75-126.75  126.75
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      223     63.3     775-825      817.8  201.00-204.00  202.40
 65 - 80% Choice      207     62.3     775-781      779.2  201.00-202.00  201.54
 35 - 65% Choice       43     62.2     744-781      755.3  202.00-203.00  202.70
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     473     62.8     744-825      795.3  201.00-204.00  202.05
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades      61     63.1   1,225-1,275  1,235.7  121.00-126.75  125.52
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades   1,043     63.7     744-829      805.9  193.00-205.00  198.14
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      146     59.8     775-775      775.0  193.00-193.00  193.00
 65 - 80% Choice       38     62.5     781-781      781.3  199.00-199.00  199.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     184     60.4     775-781      776.3  193.00-199.00  194.24
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - DRESSED - DELIVERED
  No Reportable Trade.  

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