Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Morning

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St Joseph, MO    Wed Feb 20, 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:          60            Week ago:    2,704          Year ago:      148
Week to Date:      566            Week ago:   10,941          Year ago:    1,487

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:         956            Week ago:    1,981          Year ago:      690
Week to Date:    7,690            Week ago:    5,065          Year ago:    2,085


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
  No Reportable Trade.  
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
  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
 Over 80% Choice       35     60.5   1,375-1,375  1,375.0  111.00-111.00  111.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      35     60.5   1,375-1,375  1,375.0  111.00-111.00  111.00
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
  No Reportable Trade.  
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       40     63.0     819-819      819.0  200.00-200.00  200.00
 65 - 80% Choice      165     61.9     734-868      785.6  195.00-200.00  198.87
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     205     62.1     734-868      792.1  195.00-200.00  199.09
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice      138     62.0     850-850      850.0  192.00-192.00  192.00
 Total all grades     138     62.0     850-850      850.0  192.00-192.00  192.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       76     63.2     800-825      810.7  195.00-198.00  196.26
 65 - 80% Choice      262     62.6     744-825      789.4  195.00-201.00  197.29
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     338     62.7     744-825      794.2  195.00-201.00  197.06
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades                         -                      -
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades     681     62.4     734-868      804.9  192.00-201.00  196.64
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      203     59.8     775-775      775.0  183.00-186.00  185.02
 65 - 80% Choice       14     62.0     775-775      775.0  192.00-192.00  192.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     217     60.0     775-775      775.0  183.00-192.00  185.47
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice       20     62.5     878-878      878.4  195.00-195.00  195.00
 35 - 65% Choice       38     64.3     678-678      678.2  201.00-201.00  201.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      58     63.7     678-878      747.2  195.00-201.00  198.93

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