Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Summary

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

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NATIONAL DAILY DIRECT SLAUGHTER CATTLE - NEGOTIATED PURCHASES - Summary
Roundup for: Monday, 01/14/2013

  Monday saw trading inactive with very light demand in all major feeding regions.
Not enough sales for a market trend. Last week live sales sold from 126.00-128.00
in the Texas Panhandle. In Kansas live sales sold at 126.00. In Nebraska live sales
sold from 125.00-127.00 and dressed sales sold from 202.00-205.00. In Colorado live
sales sold from 125.00-125.50 and dressed sales sold from 203.00-205.00. In the
Western Cornbelt live sales sold mostly at 125.00 and dressed sales sold from 202.00-
203.00.

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:         138            Week ago:      629          Year ago:      574
Week to Date:      138            Week ago:      629          Year ago:      574

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:       2,802            Week ago:    5,160          Year ago:    2,339
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 - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
STEER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
  No Reportable Trade.  
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       35     64.0     775-775      775.0  201.00-201.00  201.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      35     64.0     775-775      775.0  201.00-201.00  201.00
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      35     64.0     775-775      775.0  201.00-201.00  201.00
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 - 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      145     61.9     759-925      862.6  201.00-205.00  204.06
 65 - 80% Choice      645     62.1     793-921      878.5  202.00-205.00  203.54
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     790     62.1     759-925      875.6  201.00-205.00  203.64
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      136     62.5     682-925      829.0  201.00-207.75  202.60
 65 - 80% Choice      271     62.6     750-850      790.8  192.00-205.00  202.54
 35 - 65% Choice       29     61.5     753-753      753.4  208.00-208.00  208.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     436     62.5     682-925      800.2  192.00-208.00  202.92
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   1,237     62.2     682-925      848.2  192.00-208.00  203.37
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice    1,055     60.7     775-861      797.0  189.00-194.00  190.32
 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   1,283     60.6     775-861      799.4  189.00-195.00  190.40
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice       30     60.0     825-825      825.0  187.00-193.00  189.60
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      30     60.0     825-825      825.0  187.00-193.00  189.60

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