NE Daily Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Morning

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St Joseph, MO    Wed Dec 12, 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:       1,788            Week ago:    1,179          Year ago:      132
Week to Date:    2,455            Week ago:    1,809          Year ago:    4,924

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:         238            Week ago:     None          Year ago:     None
Week to Date:      803            Week ago:       60          Year ago:      506


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       56     62.0   1,550-1,550  1,550.0  123.00-123.00  123.00
 65 - 80% Choice      965     62.1   1,440-1,515  1,488.3  122.00-123.00  122.94
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades   1,021     62.1   1,440-1,550  1,491.7  122.00-123.00  122.94
STEER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
  No Reportable Trade.  
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice      259     63.2   1,450-1,450  1,450.0  123.00-123.00  123.00
 65 - 80% Choice      181     62.9   1,425-1,445  1,431.5  123.00-123.00  123.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     440     63.1   1,425-1,450  1,442.4  123.00-123.00  123.00
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice      327     62.5   1,445-1,545  1,480.7  122.00-123.50  123.11
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     327     62.5   1,445-1,545  1,480.7  122.00-123.50  123.11
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
  No Reportable Trade.  
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades   1,788     62.4   1,425-1,550  1,477.6  122.00-123.50  122.99
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades                         -                      -
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - 
  No Reportable Trade.  
  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      107     65.0     877-877      877.5  196.00-196.00  196.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     107     65.0     877-877      877.5  196.00-196.00  196.00
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice      131     65.0     812-812      812.5  196.00-196.00  196.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     131     65.0     812-812      812.5  196.00-196.00  196.00
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     238     65.0     812-877      841.7  196.00-196.00  196.00
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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