Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Morning

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St Joseph, MO    Tue Jan 29, 2013    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:         116            Week ago:      129          Year ago:      591
Week to Date:      150            Week ago:      888          Year ago:    1,469

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:       1,596            Week ago:      628          Year ago:    3,063
Week to Date:    4,934            Week ago:    2,152          Year ago:    4,393


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 
 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       82     62.0     763-964      882.7  188.00-193.00  191.15
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      82     62.0     763-964      882.7  188.00-193.00  191.15
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 
 No Reportable Trade.
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No Reportable Trade.
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice      467     64.5     851-851      851.4  194.50-194.50  194.50
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice       96     58.0     950-950      950.0  200.00-200.00  200.00
 Total all grades     563     63.4     851-950      868.2  194.50-200.00  195.44
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice      297     63.0   1,325-1,325  1,325.0  124.00-124.00  124.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     297     63.0   1,325-1,325  1,325.0  124.00-124.00  124.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       82     62.0     825-825      825.0  201.00-201.00  201.00
 65 - 80% Choice       65     62.8     781-803      795.5  201.00-202.00  201.65
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     147     62.4     781-825      811.9  201.00-202.00  201.29
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades     297     63.0   1,325-1,325  1,325.0  124.00-124.00  124.00
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades     710     63.2     781-950      856.6  194.50-202.00  196.65
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No Reportable Trade.
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      505     61.1     775-805      798.5  186.00-189.00  186.65
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     505     61.1     775-805      798.5  186.00-189.00  186.65
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - LIVE - FOB
 No Reportable Trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice       26     61.2     739-739      739.5  196.00-196.00  196.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      26     61.2     739-739      739.5  196.00-196.00  196.00

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