Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Morning

LM_CT113
St Joseph, MO    Thu Dec 06, 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:         723            Week ago:    3,270          Year ago:      624
Week to Date:    4,855            Week ago:    7,743          Year ago:    6,260

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:       1,893            Week ago:    2,245          Year ago:    2,726
Week to Date:    7,247            Week ago:   10,249          Year ago:    8,257


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
 Over 80% Choice       74     64.0   1,400-1,400  1,400.0  126.50-126.50  126.50
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      74     64.0   1,400-1,400  1,400.0  126.50-126.50  126.50
STEER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice      264     64.2     835-835      835.3  196.00-196.00  196.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     264     64.2     835-835      835.3  196.00-196.00  196.00
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice       15     63.5   1,225-1,225  1,225.0  125.50-125.50  125.50
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      15     63.5   1,225-1,225  1,225.0  125.50-125.50  125.50
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 No Reportable Trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice       15     63.0   1,325-1,325  1,325.0  125.50-125.50  125.50
 65 - 80% Choice      116     63.2   1,150-1,350  1,219.0  124.00-125.50  124.52
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     131     63.2   1,150-1,350  1,231.1  124.00-125.50  124.63
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       74     64.5   1,400-1,400  1,400.0  128.00-128.00  128.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      74     64.5   1,400-1,400  1,400.0  128.00-128.00  128.00
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades     220     63.5   1,150-1,400  1,287.5  124.00-126.50  125.32
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades     338     64.3     835-1,400    958.9  128.00-196.00  181.11
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice       64     61.0   1,500-1,500  1,500.0  115.00-115.00  115.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      64     61.0   1,500-1,500  1,500.0  115.00-115.00  115.00
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       12     62.0     819-819      819.7  188.00-188.00  188.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      12     62.0     819-819      819.7  188.00-188.00  188.00
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       36     63.0     819-819      819.0  199.00-199.00  199.00
 65 - 80% Choice      173     62.7     781-852      800.5  201.00-202.00  201.57
 35 - 65% Choice      375     65.6     818-864      842.7  200.50-200.50  200.50
  0 - 35% Choice      166     66.9     868-868      868.7  200.50-200.50  200.50
 Total all grades     750     65.1     781-868      837.6  199.00-202.00  200.67
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No Reportable Trade.
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice       11     63.8     711-711      711.4  207.50-207.50  207.50
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      11     63.8     711-711      711.4  207.50-207.50  207.50
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No Reportable Trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      191     62.8     781-850      818.2  201.00-202.00  201.79
 65 - 80% Choice      303     62.4     775-828      791.0  200.00-202.00  201.55
 35 - 65% Choice      109     62.1     693-806      772.5  200.00-204.00  202.42
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     603     62.5     693-850      796.3  200.00-204.00  201.78
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades                         -                      -
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades   1,364     63.9     693-868      818.3  199.00-207.50  201.22
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No Reportable Trade.
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      129     61.1     781-847      803.3  186.00-200.00  194.23
 65 - 80% Choice       51     62.3     744-781      769.6  197.00-199.00  198.37
 35 - 65% Choice       25     62.5     781-781      781.3  199.00-199.00  199.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     205     61.6     744-847      792.2  186.00-200.00  195.84
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW 
 No Reportable Trade.

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