NE Daily Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Afternoon

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St Joseph, MO    Wed Apr 18, 2012    USDA Market News Service

NEBRASKA DAILY DIRECT SLAUGHTER CATTLE - NEGOTIATED PURCHASES - Afternoon
Trade so far today

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:         798            Week ago:    1,134          Year ago:      335
Week to Date:      798            Week ago:    3,736          Year ago:      335

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:         423            Week ago:       90          Year ago:     none
Week to Date:      735            Week ago:      335          Year ago:    1,520


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
 Over 80% Choice      241     64.0     896-896      896.0  193.00-193.00  193.00
 65 - 80% Choice      191     64.0     896-896      896.0  193.00-193.00  193.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     432     64.0     896-896      896.0  193.00-193.00  193.00
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No Reportable Trade.
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice       98     64.0     848-848      848.0  196.00-196.00  196.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      98     64.0     848-848      848.0  196.00-196.00  196.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice       42     62.7   1,250-1,250  1,250.0  121.00-121.00  121.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      42     62.7   1,250-1,250  1,250.0  121.00-121.00  121.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      186     64.0     864-864      864.0  196.00-196.00  196.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     186     64.0     864-864      864.0  196.00-196.00  196.00
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades      42     62.7   1,250-1,250  1,250.0  121.00-121.00  121.00
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades     716     64.0     848-896      881.1  193.00-196.00  194.19
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER 
 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                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice      423     63.8     816-825      819.3  193.00-197.00  194.41
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     423     63.8     816-825      819.3  193.00-197.00  194.41
HEIFER 
 No Reportable Trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER 
 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     423     63.8     816-825      819.3  193.00-197.00  194.41
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER 
 No Reportable Trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW 
 No Reportable Trade.

NEBRASKA - NE

Source:    USDA Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO
           816-238-0678      email:  stjoe.lgmn@usda.gov
           http://www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews
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