Tallow, Proteins & Hides Report

NW_LS442
Des Moines, IA     Fri, Apr 06, 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)           12.0    44.75 -   46.25      45.50
       Yellow grease (truck)                             39.00      39.00 C
EDBLE LARD, FOB PLANT (truck)
    Loose lard, PS and/or CP                             49.00      49.00 E
INEDBL, TALW/GRSE CAF CHICAGO
     Packer bleachable <.15%                             45.50      45.50 A
   Renderer bleachable <.15%
         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                             49.00      49.00 D
    Loose lard, PS and/or CP                                   unq
EDBLE TALLOW,        CAF GULF
               Edible tallow                   45.50 -   49.00      47.06 E
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PROTEIN FEED SUPPLEMENTS
 MEAT & BONEMEAL, 50% pro/ton
  Ruminant Central,  Domestic                           400.00     400.00 A
  Ruminant Panhandle,Domestic                           415.00     415.00 A
 PORK Meat/Bnmeal,50% pro/ton           3.0             500.00     500.00
 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                           800.00     800.00 A

MAJOR PACKER HIDES, CURED & FLESHED ------------------------------------------
                               Lds               Price/Piece
HVY NATIVE STR    60-62#
                  60-64#
                  62-64#                                       unq
                  64-66#
                  66-68#
                  80-82#
NATIVE STEER      46-48#
COL BRAND STR     60-62#
                  62#Min                                       unq
                  62-64#                                       unq
                  64-68#
BUTT BRAND STR    60-64#                                 82.00  E
                  62#Min                                       unq
                  62-64#                                       unq
                  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#
                  54-56#                                       unq
DAIRY COW         48-50#                                       unq
                  52-54#                                       unq
DAIRY COW SW      48-52#
                  52-54#                                       unq
NATV BULL Con    96-106#
                 100-10#
BRND BULL SWCon  95-105#
                 100-10#
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HVY TEX STEER     60-62#                                 83.00  E
                  60-64#                                 83.00  B
                  62#Min                                       unq
                  64#Min
                  66-70#
                  70-74#
HVY TEX STR/HFR   48-50#
                  54#Min
BRANDED STEER     60-62#                                 82.00  E
                  62-64#
                  64-66#



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if they no longer reflect current market conditions.

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