NE Daily Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Morning

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St Joseph, MO    Thu Dec 13, 2012    USDA Market News Service

NEBRASKA 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:         456            Week ago:     None          Year ago:      240
Week to Date:    2,911            Week ago:    1,809          Year ago:    5,164

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:         117            Week ago:     None          Year ago:       12
Week to Date:    1,181            Week ago:      109          Year ago:      697


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
  No Reportable Trade.  
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice      160     63.0   1,300-1,300  1,300.0  122.50-122.50  122.50
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     160     63.0   1,300-1,300  1,300.0  122.50-122.50  122.50
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice      296     63.3     839-839      839.0  198.00-198.00  198.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     296     63.3     839-839      839.0  198.00-198.00  198.00
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades     160     63.0   1,300-1,300  1,300.0  122.50-122.50  122.50
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades     296     63.3     839-839      839.0  198.00-198.00  198.00
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - DRESSED - DELIVERED
  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       43     63.0     913-913      913.0  198.00-198.00  198.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      43     63.0     913-913      913.0  198.00-198.00  198.00
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       74     62.6     868-871      870.7  198.00-198.00  198.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      74     62.6     868-871      870.7  198.00-198.00  198.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
  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     117     62.8     868-913      886.3  198.00-198.00  198.00
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - DRESSED - DELIVERED
  No Reportable Trade.  

NEBRASKA - NE

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