NE Daily Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Afternoon

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St Joseph, MO    Thu May 24, 2012    USDA Market News Service

NEBRASKA 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:       7,181            Week ago:      632          Year ago:    1,059
Week to Date:   16,216            Week ago:      945          Year ago:   31,949

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:       1,501            Week ago:      240          Year ago:      882
Week to Date:    4,238            Week ago:      744          Year ago:    7,391


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
 No Reportable Trade.
STEER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      645     63.9     896-928      908.4  192.00-193.00  192.46
 65 - 80% Choice    1,262     62.5     950-950      950.0  195.00-195.00  195.00
 35 - 65% Choice    2,074     63.0     950-950      950.0  194.50-195.00  194.99
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades   3,981     63.0     896-950      943.3  192.00-195.00  194.58
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No Reportable Trade.
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice      302     62.7     950-950      950.0  195.00-195.00  195.00
 35 - 65% Choice      936     62.9     950-950      950.0  194.50-195.00  194.95
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades   1,238     62.9     950-950      950.0  194.50-195.00  194.97
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No Reportable Trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      118     62.0     950-950      950.0  193.00-193.00  193.00
 65 - 80% Choice      424     62.6     950-950      950.0  193.00-195.00  194.81
 35 - 65% Choice    1,420     62.9     950-950      950.0  194.00-195.00  194.94
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades   1,962     62.8     950-950      950.0  193.00-195.00  194.79
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades                         -                      -
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades   7,181     62.9     896-950      946.3  192.00-195.00  194.70
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No Reportable Trade.
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 No Reportable Trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - LIVE - FOB
 No Reportable Trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 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
 No Reportable Trade.
STEER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice       35     63.0     950-950      950.0  194.00-194.00  194.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      35     63.0     950-950      950.0  194.00-194.00  194.00
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No Reportable Trade.
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice      122     64.0     752-752      752.0  195.00-195.00  195.00
 35 - 65% Choice       81     64.0     768-768      768.0  195.00-195.00  195.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     203     64.0     752-768      758.4  195.00-195.00  195.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice      220     64.0   1,245-1,245  1,245.0  121.00-121.00  121.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     220     64.0   1,245-1,245  1,245.0  121.00-121.00  121.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice       42     63.2     805-805      805.8  194.00-194.00  194.00
 35 - 65% Choice      838     59.6     950-950      950.0  192.00-195.00  193.22
  0 - 35% Choice      163     57.7     950-950      950.0  192.00-195.00  192.80
 Total all grades   1,043     59.4     805-950      944.2  192.00-195.00  193.19
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades     220     64.0   1,245-1,245  1,245.0  121.00-121.00  121.00
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades   1,281     60.3     752-950      914.9  192.00-195.00  193.50
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No Reportable Trade.
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 No Reportable Trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - LIVE - FOB
 No Reportable Trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 No Reportable Trade.

NEBRASKA - NE

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