NE Daily Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Morning

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St Joseph, MO    Mon Jan 21, 2013    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:       3,313            Week ago:       98          Year ago:      254
Week to Date:   33,679            Week ago:   26,075          Year ago:   44,107

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:         145            Week ago:     none          Year ago:     none
Week to Date:    3,257            Week ago:    5,704          Year ago:    4,502


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      210     62.8     921-926      924.2  195.00-195.00  195.00
 65 - 80% Choice    1,372     63.8     923-964      952.0  195.00-195.00  195.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades   1,582     63.6     921-964      948.3  195.00-195.00  195.00
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No reportable trade.
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice    1,096     63.0     747-950      812.4  195.00-195.00  195.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades   1,096     63.0     747-950      812.4  195.00-195.00  195.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No reportable trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice      383     64.2     821-821      821.8  195.00-195.00  195.00
 35 - 65% Choice      117     63.5     948-948      948.7  195.00-195.00  195.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     500     64.0     821-948      851.5  195.00-195.00  195.00
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades                         -                      -
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades   3,178     63.5     747-964      886.2  195.00-195.00  195.00
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No reportable trade.
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice      135     61.0     823-823      823.5  185.00-185.00  185.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     135     61.0     823-823      823.5  185.00-185.00  185.00
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       40     63.0     819-819      819.0  195.00-195.00  195.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice      105     61.0     950-950      950.0  195.00-195.00  195.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     145     61.6     819-950      913.9  195.00-195.00  195.00
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades                         -                      -
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades     145     61.6     819-950      913.9  195.00-195.00  195.00
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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