Tallow, Proteins & Hides Report

NW_LS442
Des Moines, IA     Fri, May 04, 2012     USDA Market News
USDA TALLOW, PROTEIN, AND HIDE REPORT - FOB CENTRAL U.S.
Dollars/hundredweight (unless otherwise stated)  as of 3:00 PM.
TALLOW, GREASE, AND LARD        Lds           Price Range         Wtd Avg
INEDBL, TALW/GRSE FOB CENTRAL
   Choice white grse (truck)                             48.25      48.25 A
       Yellow grease (truck)                             39.00      39.00 E
EDBLE LARD, FOB PLANT (truck)
    Loose lard, PS and/or CP                             52.00      52.00 E
INEDBL, TALW/GRSE CAF CHICAGO
     Packer bleachable <.15%                             51.00      51.00 B
   Renderer bleachable <.15%                                   unq
         Choice white grease
INEDBL TALLOW/GRSE,  CAF GULF
    Packer bleachable tallow
  Renderer bleachable tallow
         Choice white grease
               Yellow Grease
EDBLE TALW & LARD-CAF CHICAGO
               Edible tallow                             57.00      57.00 A
    Loose lard, PS and/or CP
EDBLE TALLOW,        CAF GULF
               Edible tallow
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PROTEIN FEED SUPPLEMENTS
 MEAT & BONEMEAL, 50% pro/ton
  Ruminant Central,  Domestic           5.0             460.00     460.00
  Ruminant Panhandle,Domestic                 455.00 -  460.00     459.63 A
 PORK Meat/Bnmeal,50% pro/ton                 530.00 -  550.00     545.29 A
 DRT            (lo)/unit pro
 DRT     (lo)/unit pro, pnhdl
 DRT            (hi)/unit pro
 BLOOD MEAL,      85% pro/ton
                      Central           1.0             900.00     900.00
                    Panhandle                           875.00     875.00
               CAF California
 PORK BLOOD MEAL, 85% pro/ton                           910.00     910.00 A

MAJOR PACKER HIDES, CURED & FLESHED ------------------------------------------
                               Lds               Price/Piece
HVY NATIVE STR    60-62#                                       unq
                  60-64#
                  62-64#
                  64-66#
                  66-68#
                  80-82#
NATIVE STEER      46-48#
COL BRAND STR     60-62#
                  62#Min
                  62-64#
                  64-68#
BUTT BRAND STR    60-62#                4.0              86.00
                  60-64#
                  62-64#                4.0              86.00
                  64#Min
                  70-78#
NATIVE HEIFER     46-48#
HVY NATIVE HFR    48-50#                4.0              73.00
                  48-52#
                  50-52#
                  52-55#
BRANDED HFRS      48-50#               10.0    71.00 -   72.50
                  48-52#                                       unq
                  50-52#
BRAND HFR SW      48-50#
                  50-52#
BRND COW SW       52-54#
                  54-56#
BRANDED COW       54-56#
                  65-70#
NATIVE COW        50-52#
                  54-56#
DAIRY COW         48-52#                                       unq
                  50-52#                                       unq
DAIRY COW SW      48-52#
                  52-54#
NATV BULL Con    96-106#
                 100-10#
BRND BULL SWCon  95-105#
                 100-10#
-----------------------------

HVY TEX STEER     60-62#               24.0              86.00
                  60-64#                                       unq
                  62-64#                4.0              86.00
                  64#Min
                  66-70#
                  70-74#
HVY TEX STR/HFR   48-50#
                  54#Min
BRANDED STEER     60-62#                4.0              85.50
                  60-64#                3.0              84.50
                  64-66#



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