Tallow, Proteins & Hides Report

NW_LS442
Des Moines, IA     Thu, Dec 13, 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)            4.0              35.25      35.25
       Yellow grease (truck)                             30.50      30.50 D
EDBLE LARD, FOB PLANT (truck)
    Loose lard, PS and/or CP
INEDBL, TALW/GRSE CAF CHICAGO
     Packer bleachable <.15%
   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                             40.00      40.00 C
    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           8.0             324.00     324.00
  Ruminant Panhandle,Domestic          88.0   310.00 -  319.00     310.82
 PORK Meat/Bnmeal,50% pro/ton           3.0   380.00 -  400.00     386.67
 DRT            (lo)/unit pro
 DRT     (lo)/unit pro, pnhdl
 DRT            (hi)/unit pro
 BLOOD MEAL,      85% pro/ton
                      Central                          1025.00    1025.00 A
                    Panhandle
               CAF California
 PORK BLOOD MEAL, 85% pro/ton           2.0            1035.00    1035.00

MAJOR PACKER HIDES, CURED & FLESHED ------------------------------------------
                               Lds               Price/Piece
HVY NATIVE STR    60-62#
                  60-64#
                  62-64#
                  64#Min                       92.50 -   93.00  A
                  66-68#
                  82-84#                                 99.00  D
NATIVE STEER      46-48#
COL BRAND STR     62-64#
                  64#Min
                  64-66#                                 86.00  D
                  66-68#
BUTT BRAND STR    60-62#
                  62-64#
                  64#Min                                 91.50  A
                  66-68#
                  74#Min
NATIVE HEIFER     46-48#
HVY NATIVE HFR    48-50#
                  48#Min
                  50-52#
                  52-55#
BRANDED HFRS      48-50#
                  48#Min
                  50-52#
BRAND HFR SW      48-50#
                  50-52#
BRND COW SW       50-52#
                  52-54#
BRANDED COW       48-50#
                  65-70#
NATIVE COW        50-52#
                  52-54#
DAIRY COW         48-50#
                  62-66#
DAIRY COW SW      50-52#
                  52-54#
NATV BULL Con    96-106#
                 100-10#
BRND BULL SWCon  95-105#
                 100-10#
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HVY TEX STEER     60#Min
                  62-64#               12.0              90.00
                  64#Min                       90.00 -   91.00  A
                  66-68#
                  72#Min
                  74#Min
HVY TEX STR/HFR   48-50#
                  60-64#
BRANDED STEER     62-66#
                  64-66#
                  72-76#




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