NE Daily Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Afternoon

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St Joseph, MO    Fri Apr 13, 2012    USDA Market News Service

NEBRASKA DAILY DIRECT SLAUGHTER CATTLE - NEGOTIATED PURCHASES - Afternoon
Trade so far today

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:         353            Week ago:       42          Year ago:   10,163
Week to Date:   31,869            Week ago:   28,503          Year ago:   35,154

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:         399            Week ago:      455          Year ago:    2,133
Week to Date:    5,941            Week ago:    4,411          Year ago:   11,897


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                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice      156     63.0     850-850      850.0  201.00-201.00  201.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     156     63.0     850-850      850.0  201.00-201.00  201.00
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice       64     62.7   1,267-1,267  1,267.0  123.00-123.00  123.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice      133     63.0   1,190-1,190  1,190.0  123.00-123.00  123.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     197     62.9   1,190-1,267  1,215.0  123.00-123.00  123.00
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 No reportable trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER 
 No reportable trade.
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades     197     62.9   1,190-1,267  1,215.0  123.00-123.00  123.00
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades     156     63.0     850-850      850.0  201.00-201.00  201.00
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       12     62.0     899-899      899.0  193.00-193.00  193.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice      102     66.5     893-893      893.8  193.00-193.00  193.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     114     66.0     893-899      894.3  193.00-193.00  193.00
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No reportable trade.
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       72     67.4     814-814      814.2  193.00-193.00  193.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      72     67.4     814-814      814.2  193.00-193.00  193.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No reportable trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       20     62.5     687-687      687.5  194.00-194.00  194.00
 65 - 80% Choice       70     63.2     774-774      774.8  196.00-196.00  196.00
 35 - 65% Choice       80     60.0     800-800      800.0  201.00-201.00  201.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     170     61.6     687-800      776.4  194.00-201.00  198.12
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades                         -                      -
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades     356     64.2     687-899      821.8  193.00-201.00  195.44
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER 
 No reportable trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - LIVE - FOB
 No reportable trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice       43     58.8     845-845      845.7  193.00-193.00  193.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      43     58.8     845-845      845.7  193.00-193.00  193.00

NEBRASKA - NE

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