Tallow, Proteins & Hides Report

NW_LS442
Des Moines, IA     Thu, May 10, 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    48.50 -   49.75      49.03
       Yellow grease (truck)            3.0              41.00      41.00
EDBLE LARD, FOB PLANT (truck)
    Loose lard, PS and/or CP                             54.00      54.00 A
INEDBL, TALW/GRSE CAF CHICAGO
     Packer bleachable <.15%                             51.00      51.00 A
   Renderer bleachable <.15%                             51.00      51.00 C
         Choice white grease                             51.00      51.00 A
INEDBL TALLOW/GRSE,  CAF GULF
    Packer bleachable tallow
  Renderer bleachable tallow
         Choice white grease
               Yellow Grease
EDBLE TALW & LARD-CAF CHICAGO
               Edible tallow                             57.00      57.00 E
    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           5.0             455.00     455.00
  Ruminant Panhandle,Domestic                 435.00 -  440.00     439.13 A
 PORK Meat/Bnmeal,50% pro/ton          18.0   509.00 -  550.00     528.28
 DRT            (lo)/unit pro
 DRT     (lo)/unit pro, pnhdl
 DRT            (hi)/unit pro
 BLOOD MEAL,      85% pro/ton
                      Central           2.0             975.00     975.00
                    Panhandle                           900.00     900.00 C
               CAF California
 PORK BLOOD MEAL, 85% pro/ton           3.0            1000.00    1000.00

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#                3.0              82.00
                  62#Min
                  62-64#
                  64-68#
BUTT BRAND STR    60-62#                                 86.00  D
                  62#Min                3.0              86.00
                  62-64#                                 86.00  D
                  64#Min
                  70-78#
NATIVE HEIFER     46-48#
HVY NATIVE HFR    48-50#                                 73.00  D
                  48-52#                3.0              73.00
                  50-52#
                  52-55#
BRANDED HFRS      48-50#                       71.00 -   72.50  D
                  48-52#               12.0              71.00
                  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#
                  50-52#
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#                                 86.00  D
                  60-64#
                  62-64#                                 86.00  D
                  64#Min
                  66-70#
                  70-74#
HVY TEX STR/HFR   48-50#
                  54#Min
BRANDED STEER     60-62#                                 85.50  D
                  60-64#                                 84.50  D
                  64-66#



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if they no longer reflect current market conditions.

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1515C    mds

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2. House cafeterias to discontinue "Meatless Mondays"
3. Crude oil expected to peak and cost of electricity to go down
4. Ag markets mixed again Tuesday
5. Commentary: Doggie daze
6. Recent trends oust Argentina as #1 beef consumer

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2. Will Smith dethroned in latest Peterson Farm Bros. parody
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

1. NIAA releases white paper on FMD preparedness
2. COOL isn’t working
3. Feedyard margins a train wreck, packers cozy
4. Finding the comedy in ag-gag
5. Vilsack: A bill to grow local, regional markets
6. Expert offers tips to reduce hay-drying time