KS Daily Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Afternoon

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St Joseph, MO    Fri Mar 16, 2012    USDA Market News Service

KANSAS DAILY DIRECT SLAUGHTER CATTLE - NEGOTIATED PURCHASES - Afternoon
Trade so far today

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:       1,706            Week ago:       79          Year ago:    1,746
Week to Date:   23,868            Week ago:   28,800          Year ago:   32,527

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:         148            Week ago:       14          Year ago:       45
Week to Date:      927            Week ago:    1,080          Year ago:      666


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       65     62.0   1,400-1,400  1,400.0  127.00-127.00  127.00
 65 - 80% Choice      184     62.7   1,300-1,344  1,316.0  126.00-127.00  126.64
 35 - 65% Choice      796     63.1   1,265-1,365  1,312.1  126.00-127.00  126.40
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades   1,045     63.0   1,265-1,400  1,318.3  126.00-127.00  126.48
STEER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 No Reportable Trade.
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice      111     63.0   1,233-1,233  1,233.0  126.00-126.00  126.00
 35 - 65% Choice      305     62.3   1,135-1,200  1,162.3  126.00-126.00  126.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     416     62.5   1,135-1,233  1,181.2  126.00-126.00  126.00
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice       41     62.5     750-750      750.0  202.00-202.00  202.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      41     62.5     750-750      750.0  202.00-202.00  202.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice       77     63.1   1,166-1,166  1,166.0  126.00-126.00  126.00
 35 - 65% Choice      127     64.0   1,250-1,250  1,250.0  126.00-126.00  126.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     204     63.7   1,166-1,250  1,218.3  126.00-126.00  126.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 No Reportable Trade.
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades   1,665     62.9   1,135-1,400  1,271.8  126.00-127.00  126.30
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades      41     62.5     750-750      750.0  202.00-202.00  202.00
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER 
 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 
 No Reportable Trade.
HEIFER 
 No Reportable Trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No Reportable Trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice      148     61.6     853-853      853.2  201.00-201.00  201.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     148     61.6     853-853      853.2  201.00-201.00  201.00
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades                         -                      -
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades     148     61.6     853-853      853.2  201.00-201.00  201.00
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER 
 No Reportable Trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW 
 No Reportable Trade.

KANSAS - KS

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