Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Summary

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St Joseph, MO    Wed Mar 06, 2013    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY DIRECT SLAUGHTER CATTLE - NEGOTIATED PURCHASES - Summary
Roundup for: Tuesday, 03/05/2013

Tuesday trading was mostly inactive with very light demand in all major feeding 
regions. Not enough sales for a market trend. Last week live sales sold at 128.00
in the Southern Plains and Nebraska. Dressed sales in Nebraska sold mostly at 
204.00. In Colorado, last week, live sales sold at 129.00 and a few dressed sales 
sold at 205.00. In Iowa-Minnesota live sales sold from 126.00-128.00 and dressed 
sales sold mostly 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:       1,048            Week ago:      493          Year ago:   65,558
Week to Date:    1,658            Week ago:    1,027          Year ago:   68,391

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:       2,232            Week ago:    1,902          Year ago:    9,421
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      418     61.7   1,375-1,575  1,556.8  123.00-127.00  123.36
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     418     61.7   1,375-1,575  1,556.8  123.00-127.00  123.36
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     418     61.7   1,375-1,575  1,556.8  123.00-127.00  123.36
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      192     63.3     834-880      867.9  203.00-205.00  203.57
 65 - 80% Choice      107     61.7     781-882      830.6  198.00-205.00  201.79
 35 - 65% Choice      174     63.7     754-800      772.9  194.00-197.50  196.09
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     473     63.1     754-882      824.5  194.00-205.00  200.41
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
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice      345     63.5   1,225-1,250  1,237.3  127.00-127.00  127.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     345     63.5   1,225-1,250  1,237.3  127.00-127.00  127.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      250     62.2     750-854      826.3  195.00-203.00  201.34
 65 - 80% Choice      286     61.9     780-793      783.5  198.00-204.00  202.54
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     536     62.1     750-854      803.4  195.00-204.00  201.98
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades     345     63.5   1,225-1,250  1,237.3  127.00-127.00  127.00
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades   1,324     62.4     750-882      821.4  190.00-205.00  199.07
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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