NE Daily Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Afternoon

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St Joseph, MO    Thu Jan 17, 2013    USDA Market News Service

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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:       2,405            Week ago:    1,159          Year ago:     None
Week to Date:   27,005            Week ago:   16,939          Year ago:     None

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:         486            Week ago:      150          Year ago:    1,246
Week to Date:    1,144            Week ago:    2,943          Year ago:    1,859


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      227     63.0     850-913      872.2  197.00-197.50  197.32
 65 - 80% Choice      427     63.0     868-920      912.2  195.00-195.00  195.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     654     63.0     850-920      898.3  195.00-197.50  195.81
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice      146     63.0   1,325-1,325  1,325.0  123.50-123.50  123.50
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     146     63.0   1,325-1,325  1,325.0  123.50-123.50  123.50
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice    1,208     63.0     771-866      849.4  195.00-197.50  197.01
 65 - 80% Choice      240     63.5     914-914      914.4  195.00-195.00  195.00
 35 - 65% Choice       80     61.0     823-823      823.5  196.00-196.00  196.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades   1,528     63.0     771-914      858.3  195.00-197.50  196.64
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       77     63.5     793-793      793.7  195.00-195.00  195.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      77     63.5     793-793      793.7  195.00-195.00  195.00
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades     146     63.0   1,325-1,325  1,325.0  123.50-123.50  123.50
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades   2,259     63.0     771-920      867.6  195.00-197.50  196.34
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
  No Reportable Trade.  
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                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice      167     62.5     949-949      949.8  202.00-202.00  202.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     167     62.5     949-949      949.8  202.00-202.00  202.00
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice      120     61.8     818-818      818.9  196.50-196.50  196.50
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     120     61.8     818-818      818.9  196.50-196.50  196.50
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     287     62.2     818-949      895.1  196.50-202.00  199.70
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      199     62.8     816-816      816.8  203.00-203.00  203.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     199     62.8     816-816      816.8  203.00-203.00  203.00

NEBRASKA - NE

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