Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Afternoon

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St Joseph, MO    Tue Jan 29, 2013    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL 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:         119            Week ago:      108          Year ago:      156
Week to Date:      269            Week ago:      996          Year ago:    1,625

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:       2,230            Week ago:    1,169          Year ago:    1,078
Week to Date:    7,164            Week ago:    3,321          Year ago:    5,471


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 
 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       86     61.0     777-777      777.0  200.00-200.00  200.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      86     61.0     777-777      777.0  200.00-200.00  200.00
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades                         -                      -
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades      86     61.0     777-777      777.0  200.00-200.00  200.00
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice       33     65.0   1,505-1,505  1,505.0  113.50-113.50  113.50
 Total all grades      33     65.0   1,505-1,505  1,505.0  113.50-113.50  113.50
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 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 - LIVE - FOB
 No Reportable Trade.
STEER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       40     61.0     793-793      793.0  206.00-206.00  206.00
 65 - 80% Choice      509     65.5     868-944      938.3  197.00-208.00  197.82
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     549     65.2     793-944      927.7  197.00-208.00  198.42
HEIFER 
 No Reportable Trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice      876     63.0   1,325-1,325  1,325.0  124.00-124.00  124.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     876     63.0   1,325-1,325  1,325.0  124.00-124.00  124.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       61     62.9     725-841      763.2  197.00-202.00  198.64
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice      373     64.8     748-748      748.6  201.00-201.00  201.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     434     64.5     725-841      750.7  197.00-202.00  200.67
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades     876     63.0   1,325-1,325  1,325.0  124.00-124.00  124.00
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades     983     64.9     725-944      849.6  197.00-208.00  199.41
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No Reportable Trade.
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       35     60.0     775-775      775.0  191.00-191.00  191.00
 65 - 80% Choice      105     60.0     825-825      825.0  189.00-190.00  189.67
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     140     60.0     775-825      812.5  189.00-191.00  190.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - LIVE - FOB
 No Reportable Trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice      231     63.8     761-851      824.2  195.00-198.00  197.09
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     231     63.8     761-851      824.2  195.00-198.00  197.09

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Source:    USDA Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO
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