Tallow, Proteins & Hides Report

NW_LS442
Des Moines, IA     Wed, May 02, 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)           17.0    48.25 -   49.00      48.50
       Yellow grease (truck)                             39.00      39.00 C
EDBLE LARD, FOB PLANT (truck)
    Loose lard, PS and/or CP                             52.00      52.00 C
INEDBL, TALW/GRSE CAF CHICAGO
     Packer bleachable <.15%            3.0              51.00      51.00
   Renderer bleachable <.15%                             51.00      51.00 D
         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            1.0              56.50      56.50
    Loose lard, PS and/or CP                   54.50 -   54.75      54.63 E
EDBLE TALLOW,        CAF GULF
               Edible tallow
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PROTEIN FEED SUPPLEMENTS
 MEAT & BONEMEAL, 50% pro/ton
  Ruminant Central,  Domestic          18.0   445.00 -  470.00     453.06
  Ruminant Panhandle,Domestic          60.0   443.00 -  460.00     450.10
 PORK Meat/Bnmeal,50% pro/ton          13.0   540.00 -  560.00     552.31
 DRT            (lo)/unit pro
 DRT     (lo)/unit pro, pnhdl
 DRT            (hi)/unit pro
 BLOOD MEAL,      85% pro/ton
                      Central           2.0             875.00     875.00
                    Panhandle                           875.00     875.00 D
               CAF California
 PORK BLOOD MEAL, 85% pro/ton           2.0             915.00     915.00

MAJOR PACKER HIDES, CURED & FLESHED ------------------------------------------
                               Lds               Price/Piece
HVY NATIVE STR    60-62#                                 86.00  D
                  60-64#
                  62-64#
                  64-66#
                  66-68#
                  80-82#
NATIVE STEER      46-48#
COL BRAND STR     60-62#
                  62#Min
                  62-64#
                  64-68#
BUTT BRAND STR    60-62#                       85.00 -   85.50  C
                  60-64#
                  62-64#                       85.00 -   85.50  D
                  64#Min
                  70-78#
NATIVE HEIFER     46-48#
HVY NATIVE HFR    48-50#
                  48-52#
                  50-52#
                  52-55#
BRANDED HFRS      48-50#                       71.00 -   71.50  D
                  48-52#                                 74.00  C
                  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#                                 71.50  D
                  50-52#                                 72.00  D
DAIRY COW SW      48-52#
                  52-54#
NATV BULL Con    96-106#
                 100-10#
BRND BULL SWCon  95-105#
                 100-10#
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HVY TEX STEER     60-62#
                  60-64#                                 85.00  C
                  62-64#                                 85.50  D
                  64#Min
                  66-70#
                  70-74#
HVY TEX STR/HFR   48-50#
                  54#Min
BRANDED STEER     60-62#                                 83.00  C
                  62-64#
                  64-66#



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