Tallow, Proteins & Hides Report

NW_LS442
Des Moines, IA     Fri, Feb 22, 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)            5.0    42.00 -   43.00      42.80
       Yellow grease (truck)                             35.00      35.00 A
EDBLE LARD, FOB PLANT (truck)
    Loose lard, PS and/or CP
INEDBL, TALW/GRSE CAF CHICAGO
     Packer bleachable <.15%            2.0              42.00      42.00
   Renderer bleachable <.15%            2.0              42.00      42.00
         Choice white grease                             41.50      41.50 D
INEDBL TALLOW/GRSE,  CAF GULF
    Packer bleachable tallow
  Renderer bleachable tallow
         Choice white grease
               Yellow Grease
EDBLE TALW & LARD-CAF CHICAGO
               Edible tallow                             43.50      43.50 C
    Loose lard, PS and/or CP                             45.00      45.00 B
EDBLE TALLOW,        CAF GULF
               Edible tallow                             41.00      41.00 D
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PROTEIN FEED SUPPLEMENTS
 MEAT & BONEMEAL, 50% pro/ton
  Ruminant Central,  Domestic           5.0             415.00     415.00
  Ruminant Panhandle,Domestic                 430.00 -  455.00     432.38 A
 PORK Meat/Bnmeal,50% pro/ton           1.0             490.00     490.00
 DRT            (lo)/unit pro
 DRT     (lo)/unit pro, pnhdl
 DRT            (hi)/unit pro
 BLOOD MEAL,      85% pro/ton
                      Central                1090.00 - 1100.00    1095.00 E
                    Panhandle                          1125.00    1125.00 A
               CAF California
 PORK BLOOD MEAL, 85% pro/ton                          1100.00    1100.00 B

MAJOR PACKER HIDES, CURED & FLESHED ------------------------------------------
                               Lds               Price/Piece
HVY NATIVE STR    60-62#
                  60-64#
                  62-64#
                  64#Min
                  74#Min
                  80-82#
NATIVE STEER      46-48#
COL BRAND STR     62-64#
                  64#Min
                  64-66#
                  66-68#
BUTT BRAND STR    60-62#
                  62-64#
                  64#Min                                 95.00  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#
                  54-56#
BRANDED COW       50-52#
                  54-56#
NATIVE COW        50-52#
                  54-56#
DAIRY COW         48-52#                6.0              77.00
                  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     62#Min               12.0              95.00
                  62-66#               24.0              94.00
                  64#Min                                 95.00  A
                  66-68#
                  70#Min
                  80#Min                                102.00  E
HVY TEX STR/HFR   48-50#
                  60-64#
BRANDED STEER     62-64#                3.0              93.00
                  62-66#               12.0              93.00
                  70#Min
                  78#Min



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test.  Quotes are dropped after 5 days of no test or before
if they no longer reflect current market conditions.

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