KS Daily Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Afternoon

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St Joseph, MO    Mon Apr 30, 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:        none            Week ago:     none          Year ago:    none
Week to Date:     none            Week ago:     none          Year ago:    none

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:         123            Week ago:     none          Year ago:    none
Week to Date:      123            Week ago:     none          Year ago:    none


NEGOTIATED CASH SALES
(Includes all transactions regardless of delivery day)

 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                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice       98     61.0     884-884      884.5  190.00-190.00  190.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      98     61.0     884-884      884.5  190.00-190.00  190.00
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      98     61.0     884-884      884.5  190.00-190.00  190.00
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No reportable trade.
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice       25     60.0     705-705      705.0  184.00-184.00  184.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      25     60.0     705-705      705.0  184.00-184.00  184.00
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
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