Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Morning

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St Joseph, MO    Thu Apr 26, 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:         397            Week ago:   39,177          Year ago:    4,405
Week to Date:    8,120            Week ago:   47,064          Year ago:  107,129

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:         443            Week ago:    2,545          Year ago:    2,326
Week to Date:    6,887            Week ago:    9,218          Year ago:   20,835


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 - LIVE - FOB
 No Reportable Trade.
STEER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      180     63.5     850-880      865.0  194.00-194.00  194.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     180     63.5     850-880      865.0  194.00-194.00  194.00
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No Reportable Trade.
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice      189     63.5     857-857      857.0  190.00-190.00  190.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     189     63.5     857-857      857.0  190.00-190.00  190.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER 
 No Reportable Trade.
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades                         -                      -
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades     369     63.5     850-880      860.9  190.00-194.00  191.95
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       72     63.0     787-787      787.5  197.00-200.00  198.46
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      72     63.0     787-787      787.5  197.00-200.00  198.46
HEIFER 
 No Reportable Trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No Reportable Trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       85     62.5     713-750      732.6  193.00-197.00  194.88
 65 - 80% Choice       40     63.0     825-825      825.0  199.00-199.00  199.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     125     62.7     713-825      762.2  193.00-199.00  196.20
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades                         -                      -
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades     197     62.8     713-825      771.4  193.00-200.00  197.03
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No Reportable Trade.
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      106     59.7     775-822      798.5  186.00-187.00  186.50
 65 - 80% Choice      140     61.3     781-825      803.2  189.00-190.00  189.50
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     246     60.6     775-825      801.1  186.00-190.00  188.21
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW 
 No Reportable Trade.

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Source:    USDA Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO
           816-238-0678      email:  stjoe.lgmn@usda.gov
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