NE Daily Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Morning

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St Joseph, MO    Mon Oct 08, 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:         744            Week ago:    1,820          Year ago:       68
Week to Date:   28,953            Week ago:   23,537          Year ago:   37,659

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:          53            Week ago:      283          Year ago:     none
Week to Date:    4,106            Week ago:    4,826          Year ago:    7,057


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      203     63.7     929-946      939.4  190.00-190.00  190.00
 65 - 80% Choice      421     63.5     904-911      908.6  190.00-190.00  190.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     624     63.6     904-946      918.6  190.00-190.00  190.00
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice      120     63.0   1,300-1,300  1,300.0  122.00-122.00  122.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     120     63.0   1,300-1,300  1,300.0  122.00-122.00  122.00
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 No reportable trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER 
 No reportable trade.
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades     120     63.0   1,300-1,300  1,300.0  122.00-122.00  122.00
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades     624     63.6     904-946      918.6  190.00-190.00  190.00
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 
 No reportable trade.
HEIFER
 No reportable trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No reportable trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice       53     63.0     800-882      858.8  194.00-195.00  194.72
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      53     63.0     800-882      858.8  194.00-195.00  194.72
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades                         -                      -
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades      53     63.0     800-882      858.8  194.00-195.00  194.72
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
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