NE Daily Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Afternoon

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St Joseph, MO    Fri Nov 23, 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:         212            Week ago:    6,680          Year ago:      561
Week to Date:   42,854            Week ago:    8,323          Year ago:   52,910

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:         569            Week ago:      871          Year ago:       16
Week to Date:    4,398            Week ago:    1,631          Year ago:    6,163


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       40     63.5     920-920      920.7  201.00-201.00  201.00
 35 - 65% Choice       46     63.0     897-897      897.7  200.00-200.00  200.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      86     63.2     897-920      908.4  200.00-201.00  200.47
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice       80     62.5   1,400-1,400  1,400.0  126.00-126.00  126.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      80     62.5   1,400-1,400  1,400.0  126.00-126.00  126.00
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice       46     63.0     847-847      847.4  201.00-201.00  201.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      46     63.0     847-847      847.4  201.00-201.00  201.00
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades      80     62.5   1,400-1,400  1,400.0  126.00-126.00  126.00
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades     132     63.2     847-920      887.1  200.00-201.00  200.65
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 - 65% Choice      143     64.1     765-898      816.2  196.00-201.00  199.08
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     143     64.1     765-898      816.2  196.00-201.00  199.08
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice       60     63.0     866-866      866.2  200.00-200.00  200.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      60     63.0     866-866      866.2  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     203     63.8     765-898      830.9  196.00-201.00  199.35
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
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice      366     66.9     901-901      901.5  195.00-195.00  195.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     366     66.9     901-901      901.5  195.00-195.00  195.00

NEBRASKA - NE

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