Tallow, Proteins & Hides Report

NW_LS442
Des Moines, IA     Fri, Jan 25, 2013     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)            7.0    41.25 -   42.50      42.32
       Yellow grease (truck)                                   unq
EDBLE LARD, FOB PLANT (truck)
    Loose lard, PS and/or CP                                   unq
INEDBL, TALW/GRSE CAF CHICAGO
     Packer bleachable <.15%
   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
    Loose lard, PS and/or CP                             51.00      51.00 B
EDBLE TALLOW,        CAF GULF
               Edible tallow                                   unq
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PROTEIN FEED SUPPLEMENTS
 MEAT & BONEMEAL, 50% pro/ton
  Ruminant Central,  Domestic                 330.00 -  335.00     331.76 A
  Ruminant Panhandle,Domestic           7.0   335.00 -  367.00     341.71
 PORK Meat/Bnmeal,50% pro/ton           4.0   410.00 -  420.00     412.50
 DRT            (lo)/unit pro
 DRT     (lo)/unit pro, pnhdl
 DRT            (hi)/unit pro
 BLOOD MEAL,      85% pro/ton
                      Central                          1100.00    1100.00 B
                    Panhandle
               CAF California
 PORK BLOOD MEAL, 85% pro/ton           1.0            1195.00    1195.00

MAJOR PACKER HIDES, CURED & FLESHED ------------------------------------------
                               Lds               Price/Piece
HVY NATIVE STR    60-62#
                  60-64#
                  62-64#
                  64#Min
                  74#Min                      102.00 -  104.00  A
                  80-82#                                102.00  E
NATIVE STEER      46-48#
COL BRAND STR     62-64#
                  64#Min                                 92.00  A
                  64-66#
                  66-68#
BUTT BRAND STR    60-62#
                  62-64#
                  64#Min
                  66-68#                                 94.00  E
                  74#Min
NATIVE HEIFER     46-48#
HVY NATIVE HFR    48-50#
                  48#Min
                  50-52#
                  52-55#
BRANDED HFRS      48-50#
                  48#Min
                  50-52#
BRAND HFR SW      48-50#
                  50-52#
BRND COW SW       50-52#
                  54-56#
BRANDED COW       50-52#
                  54-56#
NATIVE COW        50-52#
                  54-56#
DAIRY COW         52-54#                                 77.00  A
                  62-66#
DAIRY COW SW      50-52#
                  52-54#
NATV BULL Con    96-106#
                 100-10#
BRND BULL SWCon  95-105#
                 100-10#
HVY TEX STEER     60#Min
                  64-66#                                 94.00  A
                  64#Min                                 95.00  A
                  66-68#                                 95.00  E
                  70#Min                                101.00  A
                  74#Min                      102.00 -  103.00  A
HVY TEX STR/HFR   48-50#
                  60-64#
BRANDED STEER     62-64#
                  64-66#
                  70#Min                                 99.00  A
                  78#Min                                101.00  A



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if they no longer reflect current market conditions.

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