Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Morning

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St Joseph, MO    Thu Jan 31, 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:       3,673            Week ago:   17,962          Year ago:      695
Week to Date:   24,905            Week ago:   30,936          Year ago:    2,567

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:       4,441            Week ago:    1,845          Year ago:      797
Week to Date:   17,810            Week ago:    9,850          Year ago:    8,962


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      124     64.0   1,400-1,400  1,400.0  126.50-126.50  126.50
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice    1,680     63.6   1,140-1,400  1,287.1  123.00-125.00  124.77
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades   1,804     63.7   1,140-1,400  1,294.9  123.00-126.50  124.89
STEER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 No Reportable Trade.
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice      166     63.4   1,125-1,300  1,189.0  125.00-130.00  127.28
 65 - 80% Choice       69     64.7   1,190-1,190  1,190.0  125.00-125.00  125.00
 35 - 65% Choice      608     63.6   1,070-1,150  1,123.6  125.00-125.00  125.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     843     63.7   1,070-1,300  1,141.9  125.00-130.00  125.45
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 No Reportable Trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice       43     64.0   1,150-1,150  1,150.0  125.00-125.00  125.00
 65 - 80% Choice       38     64.2   1,140-1,140  1,140.0  125.00-125.00  125.00
 35 - 65% Choice      869     63.7   1,200-1,335  1,264.3  125.00-125.00  125.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     950     63.7   1,140-1,335  1,254.1  125.00-125.00  125.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 No Reportable Trade.
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades   3,597     63.7   1,070-1,400  1,248.3  123.00-130.00  125.05
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades                         -                      -
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice       38     60.0   1,300-1,300  1,300.0  114.00-114.00  114.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      38     60.0   1,300-1,300  1,300.0  114.00-114.00  114.00
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 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
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice      142     63.2   1,175-1,200  1,190.1  124.00-125.00  124.39
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     142     63.2   1,175-1,200  1,190.1  124.00-125.00  124.39
STEER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       38     61.5     784-784      784.1  205.00-205.00  205.00
 65 - 80% Choice       17     61.5     768-768      768.7  205.00-205.00  205.00
 35 - 65% Choice      815     64.2     736-838      758.9  193.00-199.00  196.85
  0 - 35% Choice       27     63.0     787-787      787.5  204.00-204.00  204.00
 Total all grades     897     64.0     736-838      761.0  193.00-205.00  197.56
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice      129     63.0   1,200-1,200  1,200.0  125.50-125.50  125.50
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     129     63.0   1,200-1,200  1,200.0  125.50-125.50  125.50
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice      723     64.3     664-740      696.9  197.00-197.00  197.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     723     64.3     664-740      696.9  197.00-197.00  197.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice       35     63.0   1,325-1,325  1,325.0  127.00-127.00  127.00
 35 - 65% Choice      198     63.0   1,175-1,200  1,193.7  124.00-125.00  124.75
  0 - 35% Choice      292     62.1   1,050-1,325  1,238.1  117.00-123.50  122.12
 Total all grades     525     62.5   1,050-1,325  1,227.1  117.00-127.00  123.44
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       81     62.3     750-850      795.4  201.00-205.00  202.88
 65 - 80% Choice      211     61.9     775-781      780.0  200.00-202.00  200.97
 35 - 65% Choice      140     62.8     775-800      792.3  193.50-199.00  197.31
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     432     62.3     750-850      786.9  193.50-205.00  200.14
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades     796     62.7   1,050-1,325  1,216.1  117.00-127.00  123.94
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades   2,052     63.7     664-850      743.9  193.00-205.00  197.91
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice       35     61.0   1,275-1,275  1,275.0  120.00-120.00  120.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice       40     61.5   1,300-1,300  1,300.0  119.00-119.00  119.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      75     61.3   1,275-1,300  1,288.3  119.00-120.00  119.47
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      127     60.2     775-805      783.3  188.00-193.00  190.66
 65 - 80% Choice      204     60.2     762-825      801.1  190.00-197.00  193.07
 35 - 65% Choice       19     59.0     796-796      796.5  190.00-190.00  190.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     350     60.1     762-825      794.4  188.00-197.00  192.03
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - LIVE - FOB
 No Reportable Trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice       63     60.0     825-825      825.0  191.00-195.00  193.41
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      63     60.0     825-825      825.0  191.00-195.00  193.41

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