NE Daily Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Morning

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St Joseph, MO    Thu May 03, 2012    USDA Market News Service

NEBRASKA 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:       1,017            Week ago:      369          Year ago:      772
Week to Date:    5,469            Week ago:    2,811          Year ago:   50,717

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:        none            Week ago:     none          Year ago:      865
Week to Date:       76            Week ago:    1,042          Year ago:   11,837


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                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice      258     63.7     809-864      834.6  191.00-191.00  191.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     258     63.7     809-864      834.6  191.00-191.00  191.00
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice       40     63.2   1,300-1,300  1,300.0  120.00-120.00  120.00
 65 - 80% Choice       40     62.8   1,200-1,200  1,200.0  120.00-120.00  120.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      80     63.0   1,200-1,300  1,250.0  120.00-120.00  120.00
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       76     63.5     793-793      793.0  191.00-191.00  191.00
 65 - 80% Choice      368     63.1     950-950      950.0  192.00-193.00  192.44
 35 - 65% Choice      130     63.3     950-950      950.0  192.00-192.00  192.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     574     63.2     793-950      929.2  191.00-193.00  192.15
MIXED STEER/HEIFER 
 No reportable trade.
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades      80     63.0   1,200-1,300  1,250.0  120.00-120.00  120.00
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades     832     63.4     793-950      899.9  191.00-193.00  191.79
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)

 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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