NE Daily Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Afternoon

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St Joseph, MO    Fri Mar 01, 2013    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:       1,482            Week ago:      139          Year ago:    9,664
Week to Date:   36,216            Week ago:    7,940          Year ago:   46,430

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:          45            Week ago:      184          Year ago:    2,240
Week to Date:    4,153            Week ago:    3,436          Year ago:   10,200


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                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice      725     63.7     841-960      922.3  203.00-204.00  203.17
 35 - 65% Choice       60     61.5     845-845      845.6  201.00-201.00  201.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     785     63.5     841-960      916.5  201.00-204.00  203.00
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No Reportable Trade.
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      184     62.4     803-835      813.8  203.00-204.00  203.32
 65 - 80% Choice       55     63.5     717-717      717.5  203.00-203.00  203.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     239     62.7     717-835      791.6  203.00-204.00  203.24
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No Reportable Trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       45     62.5     812-812      812.5  203.00-203.00  203.00
 65 - 80% Choice      262     62.7     843-950      922.2  202.00-204.00  202.48
 35 - 65% Choice      151     64.0     950-950      950.0  202.00-202.00  202.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     458     63.1     812-950      920.6  202.00-204.00  202.37
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades                         -                      -
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades   1,482     63.3     717-960      897.6  201.00-204.00  202.85
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       45     63.0     850-850      850.5  206.00-206.00  206.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      45     63.0     850-850      850.5  206.00-206.00  206.00
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades                         -                      -
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades      45     63.0     850-850      850.5  206.00-206.00  206.00
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER 
 No Reportable Trade. 
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW 
 No Reportable Trade.

NEBRASKA - NE

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