Tallow, Proteins & Hides Report

NW_LS442
Des Moines, IA     Tue, Feb 12, 2013     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)           11.0    40.50 -   42.00      41.32
       Yellow grease (truck)                             35.00      35.00 C
EDBLE LARD, FOB PLANT (truck)
    Loose lard, PS and/or CP
INEDBL, TALW/GRSE CAF CHICAGO
     Packer bleachable <.15%                   37.50 -   39.00      37.89 B
   Renderer bleachable <.15%                             38.38      38.38 A
         Choice white grease
INEDBL TALLOW/GRSE,  CAF GULF
    Packer bleachable tallow                             37.25      37.25 E
  Renderer bleachable tallow
         Choice white grease
               Yellow Grease
EDBLE TALW & LARD-CAF CHICAGO
               Edible tallow                             41.00      41.00 B
    Loose lard, PS and/or CP                             45.00      45.00 C
EDBLE TALLOW,        CAF GULF
               Edible tallow                             39.00      39.00 E
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PROTEIN FEED SUPPLEMENTS
 MEAT & BONEMEAL, 50% pro/ton
  Ruminant Central,  Domestic           2.0             400.00     400.00
  Ruminant Panhandle,Domestic          20.0             383.00     383.00
 PORK Meat/Bnmeal,50% pro/ton          17.0   435.00 -  460.00     446.18
 DRT            (lo)/unit pro
 DRT     (lo)/unit pro, pnhdl
 DRT            (hi)/unit pro
 BLOOD MEAL,      85% pro/ton
                      Central                1037.50 - 1075.00    1056.25 D
                    Panhandle
               CAF California
 PORK BLOOD MEAL, 85% pro/ton                          1000.00    1000.00 A

MAJOR PACKER HIDES, CURED & FLESHED ------------------------------------------
                               Lds               Price/Piece
HVY NATIVE STR    60-62#
                  60-64#
                  62-64#
                  64#Min
                  74#Min                                105.00  D
                  80-82#
NATIVE STEER      46-48#
COL BRAND STR     62-64#
                  64#Min                                 92.00  B
                  64-66#
                  66-68#
BUTT BRAND STR    60-62#
                  62-64#
                  64#Min
                  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#
                  54-56#
BRANDED COW       50-52#
                  54-56#
NATIVE COW        50-52#
                  54-56#
DAIRY COW         52-54#
                  62-66#
DAIRY COW SW      50-52#
                  52-54#
NATV BULL Con    96-106#
                 100-10#
BRND BULL SWCon  95-105#
                 100-10#
HVY TEX STEER     60#Min
                  64-66#
                  64#Min
                  66-68#
                  70#Min
                  80#Min
HVY TEX STR/HFR   48-50#
                  60-64#
BRANDED STEER     64-66#                                 93.00  C
                  66-68#
                  70#Min
                  78#Min



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if they no longer reflect current market conditions.

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