Tallow, Proteins & Hides Report

NW_LS442
Des Moines, IA     Thu, Mar 22, 2012     USDA Market News
USDA TALLOW, PROTEIN, AND HIDE REPORT - FOB CENTRAL U.S.
Dollars/hundredweight (unless otherwise stated)  as of 3:00 PM.

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TALLOW, GREASE, AND LARD        Lds           Price Range         Wtd Avg
INEDBL, TALW/GRSE FOB CENTRAL
   Choice white grse (truck)           15.0              46.75      46.75
       Yellow grease (truck)                             40.00      40.00 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%                             49.00      49.00 C
   Renderer bleachable <.15%                             49.00      49.00 B
         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            2.0              53.00      53.00
    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          13.0   350.00 -  360.00     358.46
  Ruminant Panhandle,Domestic                 350.00 -  370.00     362.31 A
 PORK Meat/Bnmeal,50% pro/ton          16.0   405.00 -  415.00     410.00
 DRT            (lo)/unit pro
 DRT     (lo)/unit pro, pnhdl
 DRT            (hi)/unit pro
 BLOOD MEAL,      85% pro/ton
                      Central
                    Panhandle
               CAF California
 PORK BLOOD MEAL, 85% pro/ton                 850.00 -  855.00     852.50 A

MAJOR PACKER HIDES, CURED & FLESHED ------------------------------------------
                               Lds               Price/Piece
HVY NATIVE STR    60-62#
                  60-64#
                  62-64#
                  64-66#
                  66-68#
                  80-82#
NATIVE STEER      46-48#
COL BRAND STR     60-62#
                  64#Min
                  64-66#
                  64-68#
BUTT BRAND STR    60-62#
                  62-64#
                  64-66#
                  64#Min
                  70-78#
NATIVE HEIFER     46-48#
HVY NATIVE HFR    47-49#
                  48-52#
                  50-52#
                  52-55#
BRANDED HFRS      47-49#
                  48-50#
                  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#
                  52-54#
DAIRY COW         50-52#
                  50-52#
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#
                  60-64#
                  64-66#
                  64#Min
                  66-70#
                  70-74#
HVY TEX STR/HFR   48-50#
                  54#Min
BRANDED STEER     60-64#
                  62-64#
                  64-66#



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