Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Morning

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St Joseph, MO    Fri Feb 22, 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:      10,927            Week ago:    3,710          Year ago:    5,856
Week to Date:   40,657            Week ago:   55,644          Year ago:   12,739

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:       5,096            Week ago:    3,239          Year ago:    1,456
Week to Date:   21,220            Week ago:   13,858          Year ago:    7,129


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    1,362     63.5   1,320-1,500  1,405.6  121.25-125.00  123.67
 65 - 80% Choice      135     62.9   1,350-1,400  1,390.4  120.00-123.00  122.42
 35 - 65% Choice      258     63.5   1,250-1,300  1,275.8  123.00-123.00  123.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades   1,755     63.5   1,250-1,500  1,385.4  120.00-125.00  123.48
STEER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      953     62.6     861-945      907.9  195.00-197.50  196.36
 65 - 80% Choice      830     62.5     744-950      897.1  194.00-200.00  194.80
 35 - 65% Choice      348     63.0     857-950      925.0  195.00-196.00  195.68
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades   2,131     62.6     744-950      906.5  194.00-200.00  195.64
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice    1,590     63.1   1,250-1,425  1,372.5  122.00-126.00  122.88
 65 - 80% Choice      710     62.7   1,370-1,425  1,394.9  121.00-122.50  121.44
 35 - 65% Choice      101     64.0   1,125-1,125  1,125.0  123.00-123.00  123.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades   2,401     63.0   1,125-1,425  1,368.7  121.00-126.00  122.46
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      472     62.5     775-837      799.8  195.00-197.00  195.60
 65 - 80% Choice      354     62.9     724-850      796.1  195.00-196.00  195.11
 35 - 65% Choice       42     62.0     775-775      775.0  193.00-193.00  193.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     868     62.7     724-850      797.1  193.00-197.00  195.28
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice      647     63.5   1,150-1,400  1,328.1  122.50-124.00  123.54
 65 - 80% Choice       81     63.0   1,175-1,300  1,238.3  123.00-123.00  123.00
 35 - 65% Choice      478     63.2   1,200-1,200  1,200.0  123.00-123.00  123.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades   1,206     63.3   1,150-1,400  1,271.3  122.50-124.00  123.29
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       90     62.4     869-913      898.3  195.00-197.00  195.87
 65 - 80% Choice      388     62.6     781-950      866.4  195.00-196.00  195.50
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     478     62.5     781-950      872.4  195.00-197.00  195.57
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades   5,362     63.2   1,125-1,500  1,352.3  120.00-126.00  122.98
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades   3,477     62.6     724-950      874.5  193.00-200.00  195.54
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice       14     61.0   1,450-1,450  1,450.0  112.00-112.00  112.00
 65 - 80% Choice       37     60.5   1,350-1,350  1,350.0  113.00-113.00  113.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      51     60.6   1,350-1,450  1,377.5  112.00-113.00  112.73
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       32     62.0     732-781      758.9  187.00-187.00  187.00
 65 - 80% Choice      175     58.7     803-848      839.3  185.00-187.00  185.40
 35 - 65% Choice       35     60.0     795-795      795.0  185.00-185.00  185.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     242     59.3     732-848      822.3  185.00-187.00  185.55
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       89     61.6     703-806      780.8  192.00-200.00  197.93
 65 - 80% Choice       85     62.0     744-930      818.0  194.00-198.00  196.71
 35 - 65% Choice      887     65.4     714-838      802.6  194.50-196.00  194.72
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades   1,061     64.8     703-930      802.0  192.00-200.00  195.15
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice      119     63.0   1,200-1,200  1,200.0  123.00-123.00  123.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     119     63.0   1,200-1,200  1,200.0  123.00-123.00  123.00
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       56     62.4     713-796      780.4  197.00-197.00  197.00
 65 - 80% Choice       43     62.0     713-713      713.0  197.00-197.00  197.00
 35 - 65% Choice      254     63.9     679-752      729.5  196.00-196.00  196.00
  0 - 35% Choice       68     62.0     850-850      850.0  192.00-192.00  192.00
 Total all grades     421     63.2     679-850      754.1  192.00-197.00  195.59
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice    1,216     63.0   1,325-1,325  1,325.0  123.00-126.00  124.55
 35 - 65% Choice      622     62.9   1,175-1,225  1,200.9  122.00-122.00  122.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades   1,838     63.0   1,175-1,325  1,283.0  122.00-126.00  123.69
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      414     61.6     775-801      791.2  192.00-198.00  196.43
 65 - 80% Choice       81     62.7     718-781      769.4  195.00-197.00  196.14
 35 - 65% Choice       43     61.0     950-950      950.0  196.00-196.00  196.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     538     61.7     718-950      800.6  192.00-198.00  196.35
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades   1,957     63.0   1,175-1,325  1,278.0  122.00-126.00  123.64
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades   2,020     63.6     679-950      791.6  192.00-200.00  195.56
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      370     60.1     775-819      783.2  184.00-192.00  186.17
 65 - 80% Choice       67     60.0     825-825      825.0  184.00-185.00  184.48
 35 - 65% Choice       39     58.7     793-793      793.1  187.00-187.00  187.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     476     59.9     775-825      789.9  184.00-192.00  186.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice       49     60.0     825-825      825.0  184.00-185.00  184.55
 35 - 65% Choice      247     66.3     722-726      724.3  194.50-194.50  194.50
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     296     65.3     722-825      741.0  184.00-194.50  192.85

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