Central U.S. Daily Direct Feedlot Slaughter Cattle Report

SJ_LS831
St. Joseph, MO     Fri, Jan 18, 2013    USDA Market News Service

Central U.S. Daily Direct Feedlot Slaughter Cattle Report as of 3:30 PM

***This report will not be released on Monday, January 21, 2013 as our offices
will be closed in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. If you
have any questions or concerns, please contact us at stjoe.lgmn@ams.usda.gov.***

Today's Reported Sales Volume:  None  
Today's Estimated Sales Volume: None   
   
   Trading was limited in all major feeding regions.  Boxed Beef cutout values lower 
on light to moderate demand and moderate to heavy offerings.  Choice closed down 2.36 
at 189.84 and Select was down 1.75 at 182.61 with 194 loads traded.  The hide and 
offal value from a typical slaughter steer for today was estimated at 13.53 per cwt 
live, unchanged when compared to Thursday’s value. For Friday, the estimated daily 
cattle slaughter under Federal Inspection was 104,000, and 10,000 for Saturday.
   
PRICES PAID:

            LIVE                    DRESSED                 DRESSED
            STEER/HEIFER            STEER/HEIFER            STEER/HEIFER
            (CASH)                  (CASH)                  (GRID BASE)
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TX/OK/NM    None                    None                    None             
                                                                             
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KANSAS      None                    None                    None             
                                                                             
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NEBRASKA    None                    None                    None             
                                                                             
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COLORADO    None                    None                    None             
                                                                             
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IOWA        None                    None                    None             
                                                                             
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NOTE: For complete sales volume, price ranges and weighted averages, refer
to the Mandatory reports on the following web site and links:
http://www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews

All Negotiated grid based sales reported through the Mandatory
reporting program by packers are currently included under the National
Daily Direct Slaughter Cattle Negotiated Purchases Reports as base prices
and again on the National Daily Direct Slaughter Cattle Formula Purchases
Reports as net prices.

Included in this report are negotiated cash and negotiated grid prices
and volume collected from feedlots or their representatives cooperating
on a voluntary basis. This report will be released at 3:30pm daily and
more frequently during active trading periods.

Source:  USDA Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO
         Ph: 816-676-7000  email: stjoe.lgmn@ams.usda.gov
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         www.ams.usda.gov/lsmarketnews

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