Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Morning

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St Joseph, MO    Tue Apr 10, 2012    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY DIRECT SLAUGHTER CATTLE - NEGOTIATED PURCHASES - Morning
Primarily trade from previous afternoon

Domestic source only. Live sales based on net weights FOB the feedlot after a
3-4% shrink. Dressed sales based on hot carcass weights delivered to the plant.

NEGOTIATED CASH:
Confirmed:         117            Week ago:      430          Year ago:      563
Week to Date:      168            Week ago:      567          Year ago:      724

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:         920            Week ago:      765          Year ago:    2,064
Week to Date:    1,860            Week ago:    1,114          Year ago:    3,036


NEGOTIATED CASH SALES
(Includes all transactions regardless of delivery day)

                     Head    Wtd Avg    Avg Wt    Wtd Avg      Price     Wtd Avg
                    Count   Dress Pct    Range     Weight      Range      Price
STEER 
 No Reportable Trade.
HEIFER 
 No Reportable Trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice       80     63.5   1,375-1,375  1,375.0  123.00-123.00  123.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      80     63.5   1,375-1,375  1,375.0  123.00-123.00  123.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 No Reportable Trade.
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades      80     63.5   1,375-1,375  1,375.0  123.00-123.00  123.00
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades                         -                      -
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER 
 No Reportable Trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW 
 No Reportable Trade.

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE PRICE SALES: FINAL NET PRICES TO BE DETERMINED LATER AND
SHOWN ON THE LM_CT109 FORMULATED PURCHASES REPORT
(Includes all transactions regardless of delivery day)

                     Head    Wtd Avg    Avg Wt    Wtd Avg      Price     Wtd Avg
                    Count   Dress Pct    Range     Weight      Range      Price
STEER - LIVE - FOB
 No Reportable Trade.
STEER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice       16     62.0     759-759      759.5  196.00-196.00  196.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice       44     62.5     687-687      687.5  194.00-194.00  194.00
 Total all grades      60     62.4     687-759      706.7  194.00-196.00  194.53
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No Reportable Trade.
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice       79     62.0     775-775      775.0  190.00-194.00  191.97
 Total all grades      79     62.0     775-775      775.0  190.00-194.00  191.97
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice       35     63.0   1,325-1,325  1,325.0  120.00-120.00  120.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      35     63.0   1,325-1,325  1,325.0  120.00-120.00  120.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       63     62.2     800-800      800.0  192.00-192.00  192.00
 65 - 80% Choice       63     61.8     750-825      795.2  196.00-197.00  196.60
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     126     62.0     750-825      797.6  192.00-197.00  194.30
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades      35     63.0   1,325-1,325  1,325.0  120.00-120.00  120.00
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades     265     62.1     687-825      770.3  190.00-197.00  193.66
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No Reportable Trade.
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      551     60.1     775-817      796.0  188.00-191.00  189.37
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     551     60.1     775-817      796.0  188.00-191.00  189.37
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW 
 No Reportable Trade.

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Source:    USDA Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO
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