NE Daily Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Afternoon

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St Joseph, MO    Tue Apr 17, 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:        none            Week ago:     none          Year ago:     none
Week to Date:     none            Week ago:     none          Year ago:     none

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:          34            Week ago:     none          Year ago:      770
Week to Date:      312            Week ago:     none          Year ago:    1,497


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

 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 
 No reportable trade.
HEIFER 
 No reportable trade.
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                         -                      -
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No reportable trade.
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice       34     58.0     768-768      768.5  189.00-189.00  189.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      34     58.0     768-768      768.5  189.00-189.00  189.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW 
 No reportable trade.

NEBRASKA - NE

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