Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Morning

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St Joseph, MO    Wed Mar 06, 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:         981            Week ago:      337          Year ago:   46,959
Week to Date:    1,658            Week ago:    1,027          Year ago:   68,391

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:       1,727            Week ago:    1,374          Year ago:    8,948
Week to Date:    8,262            Week ago:    4,313          Year ago:   11,526


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      380     61.5   1,575-1,575  1,575.0  123.00-123.00  123.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     380     61.5   1,575-1,575  1,575.0  123.00-123.00  123.00
STEER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      190     63.0     929-929      929.0  203.00-203.00  203.00
 65 - 80% Choice      165     64.0     928-928      928.0  204.00-204.00  204.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     355     63.5     928-929      928.5  203.00-204.00  203.46
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      132     63.0     834-834      834.0  203.00-203.00  203.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     132     63.0     834-834      834.0  203.00-203.00  203.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice       60     62.5     765-765      765.6  200.00-200.00  200.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      60     62.5     765-765      765.6  200.00-200.00  200.00
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades     380     61.5   1,575-1,575  1,575.0  123.00-123.00  123.00
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades     547     63.2     765-929      887.9  200.00-204.00  202.97
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice       54     59.7   1,375-1,375  1,375.0  112.00-115.50  113.17
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      54     59.7   1,375-1,375  1,375.0  112.00-115.50  113.17
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
  No Reportable Trade.  
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      155     63.2     834-874      865.0  203.00-204.00  203.23
 65 - 80% Choice       72     61.1     781-825      805.6  198.00-203.00  200.22
 35 - 65% Choice      104     63.9     754-754      754.6  197.50-197.50  197.50
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     331     62.9     754-874      817.4  197.50-204.00  200.77
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice       15     63.3     851-851      851.4  199.00-199.00  199.00
  0 - 35% Choice      300     62.0     825-850      847.3  190.00-192.00  191.78
 Total all grades     315     62.1     825-851      847.4  190.00-199.00  192.12
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      250     62.2     750-854      826.3  195.00-203.00  201.34
 65 - 80% Choice      268     61.9     780-793      783.0  198.00-204.00  202.51
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     518     62.1     750-854      803.9  195.00-204.00  201.94
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades                         -                      -
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades   1,164     62.3     750-874      819.5  190.00-204.00  198.95
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      153     59.8     775-775      775.0  189.00-190.00  189.78
 65 - 80% Choice      218     60.4     781-840      819.9  190.00-200.00  193.39
 35 - 65% Choice      192     61.0     854-854      854.0  198.00-198.00  198.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     563     60.5     775-854      819.3  189.00-200.00  193.98
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW 
  No Reportable Trade.  

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