Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Morning

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St Joseph, MO    Tue Dec 11, 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:         662            Week ago:      211          Year ago:      349
Week to Date:    1,004            Week ago:      894          Year ago:    6,581

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:       2,824            Week ago:    1,942          Year ago:    1,669
Week to Date:    3,749            Week ago:    2,525          Year ago:    4,590


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       79     63.1   1,250-1,250  1,250.0  124.00-125.00  124.52
 65 - 80% Choice      260     62.2   1,400-1,400  1,400.0  123.00-123.00  123.00
 35 - 65% Choice      215     62.5   1,275-1,275  1,275.0  123.00-123.00  123.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     554     62.4   1,250-1,400  1,330.1  123.00-125.00  123.22
STEER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
  No Reportable Trade.  
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice       42     63.5   1,250-1,250  1,250.0  125.00-125.00  125.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      42     63.5   1,250-1,250  1,250.0  125.00-125.00  125.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice       36     61.5     753-753      753.4  195.00-195.00  195.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      36     61.5     753-753      753.4  195.00-195.00  195.00
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades     596     62.5   1,250-1,400  1,324.5  123.00-125.00  123.34
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades      36     61.5     753-753      753.4  195.00-195.00  195.00
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       18     62.0     887-887      887.7  187.00-187.00  187.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      18     62.0     887-887      887.7  187.00-187.00  187.00
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      115     63.3     834-873      861.1  200.00-202.00  201.37
 65 - 80% Choice      164     62.0     747-799      779.5  199.00-201.00  199.62
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     279     62.5     747-873      813.1  199.00-202.00  200.34
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice      197     63.0   1,125-1,175  1,145.8  123.00-123.50  123.21
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     197     63.0   1,125-1,175  1,145.8  123.00-123.50  123.21
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      485     64.0     850-877      864.5  198.00-202.00  199.93
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     485     64.0     850-877      864.5  198.00-202.00  199.93
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice      638     62.9   1,175-1,225  1,195.9  123.00-125.00  124.16
  0 - 35% Choice      262     63.5   1,200-1,200  1,200.0  123.00-123.00  123.00
 Total all grades     900     63.1   1,175-1,225  1,197.1  123.00-125.00  123.83
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice      142     62.9     781-800      793.2  198.00-201.00  200.13
 35 - 65% Choice      201     62.4     730-837      794.9  198.00-202.00  199.75
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     343     62.6     730-837      794.2  198.00-202.00  199.91
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades   1,097     63.1   1,125-1,225  1,187.9  123.00-125.00  123.71
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades   1,107     63.2     730-877      829.8  198.00-202.00  200.03
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice       30     61.0   1,125-1,125  1,125.0  115.00-115.00  115.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      30     61.0   1,125-1,125  1,125.0  115.00-115.00  115.00
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      543     59.7     775-775      775.0  188.00-190.00  189.25
 65 - 80% Choice       47     62.5     781-781      781.3  197.00-197.00  197.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     590     59.9     775-781      775.5  188.00-197.00  189.87
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - DRESSED - DELIVERED
  No Reportable Trade.  

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