Tallow, Proteins & Hides Report

NW_LS442
Des Moines, IA     Wed, Apr 18, 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)           18.0    45.25 -   46.00      45.64
       Yellow grease (truck)                   39.00 -   39.50      39.42 D
EDBLE LARD, FOB PLANT (truck)
    Loose lard, PS and/or CP
INEDBL, TALW/GRSE CAF CHICAGO
     Packer bleachable <.15%                             47.00      47.00 D
   Renderer bleachable <.15%            4.0              47.00      47.00
         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
    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          51.0   435.00 -  450.00     442.35
  Ruminant Panhandle,Domestic          21.0   420.00 -  450.00     432.86
 PORK Meat/Bnmeal,50% pro/ton           1.0             530.00     530.00
 DRT            (lo)/unit pro
 DRT     (lo)/unit pro, pnhdl
 DRT            (hi)/unit pro
 BLOOD MEAL,      85% pro/ton
                      Central                                  unq
                    Panhandle                           800.00     800.00 A
               CAF California
 PORK BLOOD MEAL, 85% pro/ton           1.0             830.00     830.00

MAJOR PACKER HIDES, CURED & FLESHED ------------------------------------------
                               Lds               Price/Piece
HVY NATIVE STR    60-62#                                 85.00  C
                  60-64#
                  62-64#
                  64-66#
                  66-68#
                  80-82#
NATIVE STEER      46-48#
COL BRAND STR     60-62#                                 80.00  C
                  62#Min
                  62-64#
                  64-68#
BUTT BRAND STR    60-62#                                 84.50  C
                  60-64#                                 83.00  C
                  62-64#                       82.50 -   85.00  C
                  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#                                 71.50  D
                  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#
                  54-56#
DAIRY COW         48-52#                                 72.00  C
                  52-54#
DAIRY COW SW      48-52#
                  52-54#
NATV BULL Con    96-106#
                 100-10#                                 74.00  C
BRND BULL SWCon  95-105#
                 100-10#
-----------------------------

HVY TEX STEER     60-62#                                 83.00  C
                  60-64#               12.0              84.00
                  62-64#                                 83.00  C
                  64#Min
                  66-70#
                  70-74#
HVY TEX STR/HFR   48-50#
                  54#Min
BRANDED STEER     60-62#                                 82.50  C
                  62-64#                                 82.25  C
                  64-66#



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1515C    mds

1. Livestock Marketing: Beef prices remain strong, cattle pressured
2. Farm Bill progress
3. Feeder cattle review: Choice beef prices keep rolling higher
4. Ag markets diverge just before the long holiday weekend
5. Armyworms eat fescue pastures, hayfields
6. Commentary: New rules un-COOL

1. Commentary: New rules un-COOL
2. Former Eastern Livestock CEO, CFO sentenced for federal crimes
3. TSCRA works with sale barns to catch Houston cattle thief
4. More beef cows in worst drought regions than a year ago
5. NASA backs 3D food printer to feed growing population
6. Post-tornado composting a solution for disposal of dead livestock

1. Commentary: New rules un-COOL
2. Commentary: In praise of animal foods
3. What’s on America’s grill this weekend?
4. NASA backs 3D food printer to feed growing population
5. Meat industry associations quick to attack the new MCOOL rule
6. Commentary: Message to Occupy Monsanto: Occupy yourself