Tallow, Proteins & Hides Report

NW_LS442
Des Moines, IA     Mon, May 14, 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)           16.0    47.75 -   50.00      48.55
       Yellow grease (truck)                             41.00      41.00 B
EDBLE LARD, FOB PLANT (truck)
    Loose lard, PS and/or CP                             54.00      54.00 C
INEDBL, TALW/GRSE CAF CHICAGO
     Packer bleachable <.15%            9.0              49.50      49.50
   Renderer bleachable <.15%                             51.00      51.00 E
         Choice white grease            1.0              50.00      50.00
INEDBL TALLOW/GRSE,  CAF GULF
    Packer bleachable tallow
  Renderer bleachable tallow
         Choice white grease
               Yellow Grease
EDBLE TALW & LARD-CAF CHICAGO
               Edible tallow            4.0              57.00      57.00
    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           3.0             452.00     452.00
  Ruminant Panhandle,Domestic                           465.00     465.00 A
 PORK Meat/Bnmeal,50% pro/ton           2.0             550.00     550.00
 DRT            (lo)/unit pro
 DRT     (lo)/unit pro, pnhdl
 DRT            (hi)/unit pro
 BLOOD MEAL,      85% pro/ton
                      Central                           980.00     980.00 A
                    Panhandle                           900.00     900.00 E
               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#                                 87.00  A
                  60-64#
                  62-64#
                  64-66#
                  66-68#
                  80-82#
NATIVE STEER      46-48#
COL BRAND STR     60-62#                                 82.00  B
                  62#Min
                  62-64#                                 82.00  A
                  64-68#
BUTT BRAND STR    60-62#                                 86.00
                  62#Min                                 86.00  B
                  62-64#                                 83.50  A
                  64#Min
                  70-78#
NATIVE HEIFER     46-48#
HVY NATIVE HFR    48-50#                                       unq
                  48-52#                                 73.00  B
                  50-52#
                  52-55#
BRANDED HFRS      48-50#                       71.00 -   72.50
                  48-52#                                 71.00  B
                  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#                                 62.00  A
                  54-56#
DAIRY COW         48-52#
                  50-52#                                 72.00  A
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#                                       unq
                  60-64#
                  62-64#                                       unq
                  64#Min
                  66-70#
                  70-74#
HVY TEX STR/HFR   48-50#
                  54#Min
BRANDED STEER     60-62#                                 86.00  A
                  60-64#
                  66#Min                                 89.00  A



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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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3. Oil gains moderately, trading sluggish ahead of Fed
4. House cafeterias to discontinue "Meatless Mondays"
5. Crude oil expected to peak and cost of electricity to go down
6. Ag markets mixed again Tuesday

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3. Changes in U.S.-Mexican cattle and beef trade
4. Experts weigh in on lowest beef supply in 60 years
5. Pasture and range conditions improve
6. Expert offers tips to reduce hay-drying time

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2. COOL isn’t working
3. Feedyard margins a train wreck, packers cozy
4. Finding the comedy in ag-gag
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6. Expert offers tips to reduce hay-drying time