Tallow, Proteins & Hides Report

NW_LS442
Des Moines, IA     Fri, Oct 05, 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)           22.0    37.00 -   41.00      38.32
       Yellow grease (truck)            5.0              35.00      35.00
EDBLE LARD, FOB PLANT (truck)
    Loose lard, PS and/or CP                             48.00      48.00 B
INEDBL, TALW/GRSE CAF CHICAGO
     Packer bleachable <.15%            5.0    40.00 -   41.50      40.60
   Renderer bleachable <.15%           10.0              41.50      41.50
         Choice white grease
INEDBL TALLOW/GRSE,  CAF GULF
    Packer bleachable tallow
  Renderer bleachable tallow
         Choice white grease
               Yellow Grease            5.0              39.00      39.00
EDBLE TALW & LARD-CAF CHICAGO
               Edible tallow                             44.00      44.00 D
    Loose lard, PS and/or CP                             50.00      50.00 B
EDBLE TALLOW,        CAF GULF
               Edible tallow
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PROTEIN FEED SUPPLEMENTS
 MEAT & BONEMEAL, 50% pro/ton
  Ruminant Central,  Domestic          26.0   480.00 -  495.00     491.77
  Ruminant Panhandle,Domestic                 465.00 -  474.00     466.50 A
 PORK Meat/Bnmeal,50% pro/ton          13.0   500.00 -  560.00     511.08
 DRT            (lo)/unit pro
 DRT     (lo)/unit pro, pnhdl
 DRT            (hi)/unit pro
 BLOOD MEAL,      85% pro/ton
                      Central                          1000.00    1000.00 C
                    Panhandle                                  unq
               CAF California
 PORK BLOOD MEAL, 85% pro/ton           3.0            1000.00    1000.00

MAJOR PACKER HIDES, CURED & FLESHED ------------------------------------------
                               Lds               Price/Piece
HVY NATIVE STR    60-62#                                       unq
                  60-64#
                  61-63#
                  62-64#                                 87.00  A
                  66-68#
                  76#Min
NATIVE STEER      46-48#
COL BRAND STR     61-63#
                  62-64#
                  64-66#               18.0              83.00
                  64-68#
BUTT BRAND STR    60-62#
                  61-63#
                  62-64#                                 84.00  B
                  64-66#               18.0              86.00
                  70-78#
NATIVE HEIFER     46-48#
HVY NATIVE HFR    48-50#
                  48-52#
                  50-52#
                  52-55#
BRANDED HFRS      48-50#
                  48-52#
                  50-52#
BRAND HFR SW      48-50#
                  50-52#
BRND COW SW       48-50#
                  50-52#
BRANDED COW       48-50#                                 54.00  A
                  65-70#
NATIVE COW        50-52#
                  52-54#
DAIRY COW         48-50#
                  50-52#
DAIRY COW SW      48-50#
                  50-52#
NATV BULL Con    96-106#
                 100-10#
BRND BULL SWCon  95-105#
                 100-10#
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HVY TEX STEER     60-62#
                  62-64#
                  64-66#               24.0    85.75 -   86.00
                  62-66#
                  72-76#
                  82-84#
HVY TEX STR/HFR   48-50#
                  60-64#
BRANDED STEER     62-64#
                  64#Min                                 85.00  E
                  72-74#



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