Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Morning

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St Joseph, MO    Wed Feb 27, 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:         337            Week ago:       60          Year ago:   10,828
Week to Date:    1,027            Week ago:      566          Year ago:   12,490

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:       1,374            Week ago:      956          Year ago:    1,259
Week to Date:    4,313            Week ago:    7,690          Year ago:    4,009


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     63.8   1,225-1,300  1,256.3  120.50-126.50  123.46
 65 - 80% Choice       26     61.5   1,225-1,225  1,225.0  119.00-119.00  119.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     105     63.2   1,225-1,300  1,248.6  119.00-126.50  122.36
STEER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 No reportable trade.
HEIFER 
 No reportable trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER 
 No reportable trade.
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades     105     63.2   1,225-1,300  1,248.6  119.00-126.50  122.36
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       77     62.0     723-862      798.2  182.00-190.00  185.35
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice       12     62.0     725-725      725.6  185.00-185.00  185.00
 Total all grades      89     62.0     723-862      788.4  182.00-190.00  185.30
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       31     62.7   1,300-1,300  1,300.0  126.00-126.00  126.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      31     62.7   1,300-1,300  1,300.0  126.00-126.00  126.00
STEER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice      321     64.0     775-896      866.9  196.00-198.00  196.97
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     321     64.0     775-896      866.9  196.00-198.00  196.97
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No reportable trade.
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice      493     65.0     812-828      822.3  197.00-197.00  197.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice      135     62.0     800-850      837.0  192.00-192.00  192.00
 Total all grades     628     64.4     800-850      825.4  192.00-197.00  195.93
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No reportable trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       44     62.7     800-800      800.0  197.00-197.00  197.00
 65 - 80% Choice      113     62.4     781-806      787.0  197.00-198.00  197.23
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     157     62.5     781-806      790.6  197.00-198.00  197.17
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades      31     62.7   1,300-1,300  1,300.0  126.00-126.00  126.00
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades   1,106     64.0     775-896      832.5  192.00-198.00  196.40
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No reportable trade.
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      136     60.7     775-819      791.8  184.00-185.00  184.62
 65 - 80% Choice       74     61.4     781-825      800.2  184.00-194.00  189.68
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     210     61.0     775-825      794.8  184.00-194.00  186.40
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW 
 No reportable trade.

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