Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Morning

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St Joseph, MO    Mon Feb 18, 2013    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY DIRECT SLAUGHTER CATTLE - NEGOTIATED PURCHASES - Morning
Primarily trade from previous afternoon

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:         857            Week ago:   34,629          Year ago:   64,241
Week to Date:   64,398            Week ago:   88,930          Year ago:  162,378

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:       1,678            Week ago:    8,076          Year ago:   12,564
Week to Date:   21,197            Week ago:   26,267          Year ago:   29,756


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      289     63.2     883-952      920.5  196.00-196.00  196.00
 65 - 80% Choice       35     62.0     899-899      899.0  193.00-193.00  193.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     324     63.0     883-952      918.2  193.00-196.00  195.68
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No reportable trade.
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice      342     63.3     787-857      826.2  196.00-196.00  196.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     342     63.3     787-857      826.2  196.00-196.00  196.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice       12     60.0   1,250-1,250  1,250.0  123.00-123.00  123.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      12     60.0   1,250-1,250  1,250.0  123.00-123.00  123.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       11     63.0     850-850      850.5  196.00-196.00  196.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      11     63.0     850-850      850.5  196.00-196.00  196.00
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades      12     60.0   1,250-1,250  1,250.0  123.00-123.00  123.00
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades     677     63.2     787-952      870.6  193.00-196.00  195.84
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No reportable trade.
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       88     61.8     685-855      809.2  185.00-187.00  185.93
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      88     61.8     685-855      809.2  185.00-187.00  185.93
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       99     62.2     775-830      801.8  200.00-202.00  201.20
 65 - 80% Choice       11     62.0     780-780      780.0  194.00-194.00  194.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     110     62.2     775-830      799.6  194.00-202.00  200.48
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice       48     62.5   1,200-1,200  1,200.0  123.00-123.00  123.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      48     62.5   1,200-1,200  1,200.0  123.00-123.00  123.00
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice      201     63.7     796-796      796.9  200.00-200.00  200.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     201     63.7     796-796      796.9  200.00-200.00  200.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice      105     63.0   1,325-1,325  1,325.0  126.50-126.50  126.50
 35 - 65% Choice      961     63.1   1,075-1,225  1,175.1  122.00-123.00  122.18
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades   1,066     63.1   1,075-1,325  1,189.8  122.00-126.50  122.61
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice      132     61.2     750-775      759.4  194.00-198.00  195.55
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     132     61.2     750-775      759.4  194.00-198.00  195.55
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades   1,114     63.1   1,075-1,325  1,190.3  122.00-126.50  122.62
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades     443     62.6     750-830      786.4  194.00-202.00  198.79
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No reportable trade.
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       50     59.5     775-775      775.0  184.00-185.00  184.24
 65 - 80% Choice       31     62.2     778-778      778.1  192.00-192.00  192.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      81     60.5     775-778      776.2  184.00-192.00  187.21
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - LIVE - FOB
 No reportable trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice       40     62.0     756-756      756.2  201.00-201.00  201.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      40     62.0     756-756      756.2  201.00-201.00  201.00

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