Tallow, Proteins & Hides Report

NW_LS442
Des Moines, IA     Thu, Dec 01, 2011     USDA Market News
USDA TALLOW, PROTEIN, AND HIDE REPORT - FOB CENTRAL U.S.
Dollars/hundredweight (unless otherwise stated)  as of 3:00 PM.
TALLOW, GREASE, AND LARD        Lds           Price Range         Wtd Avg
INEDBL, TALW/GRSE FOB CENTRAL
   Choice white grse (truck)            7.0              38.00      38.00
       Yellow grease (truck)            5.0              35.00      35.00
EDBLE LARD, FOB PLANT (truck)
    Loose lard, PS and/or CP
INEDBL, TALW/GRSE CAF CHICAGO
     Packer bleachable <.15%                             47.50      47.50 B
   Renderer bleachable <.15%
         Choice white grease
INEDBL TALLOW/GRSE,  CAF GULF
    Packer bleachable tallow
  Renderer bleachable tallow
         Choice white grease
               Yellow Grease
EDBLE TALW & LARD-CAF CHICAGO
               Edible tallow                             49.00      49.00 E
    Loose lard, PS and/or CP                             50.00      50.00 E
EDBLE TALLOW,        CAF GULF
               Edible tallow
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PROTEIN FEED SUPPLEMENTS
 MEAT & BONEMEAL, 50% pro/ton
  Ruminant Central,  Domestic          22.0   274.00 -  295.00     292.09
  Ruminant Panhandle,Domestic          42.0   260.00 -  285.00     272.02
 PORK Meat/Bnmeal,50% pro/ton          12.0   320.00 -  340.00     338.33
 DRT            (lo)/unit pro
 DRT     (lo)/unit pro, pnhdl
 DRT            (hi)/unit pro
 BLOOD MEAL,      85% pro/ton
                      Central           1.0             675.00     675.00
                    Panhandle
               CAF California
 PORK BLOOD MEAL, 85% pro/ton                 700.00 -  730.00     717.50 A

MAJOR PACKER HIDES, CURED & FLESHED ------------------------------------------
                               Lds               Price/Piece
HVY NATIVE STR    60-62#
                  60-64#
                  62-64#
                  64-66#                4.0              74.00
                  66-68#                2.0              74.00
                  82-84#
NATIVE STEER      46-48#
COL BRAND STR     60-62#
                  60-64#
                  64-66#                                 70.00  E
                  64-68#
BUTT BRAND STR    60-62#
                  62-66#
                  64-66#                                 74.00  E
                  64-68#
                  68-70#
NATIVE HEIFER     46-48#
HVY NATIVE HFR    47-49#
                  48-52#
                  50-52#
                  52-55#
BRANDED HFRS      47-49#
                  48-52#                                 61.00  D
                  50-52#
BRAND HFR SW      48-50#
                  50-52#
BRND COW SW       48-50#
                  52-54#
BRANDED COW       52-54#
                  54-56#
NATIVE COW        48-50#
                  52-54#
DAIRY COW         50-52#
                  52-54#
DAIRY COW SW      50-52#
                  52-54#
NATV BULL Con    96-106#
                 100-10#
BRND BULL SWCon  95-105#
                 100-10#
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HVY TEX STEER     60-62#
                  62-64#                                 75.00  E
                  62-66#                6.0              73.00
                  64-66#                                 74.00  E
                  74-78#
                  76-78#
HVY TEX STR/HFR   48-50#
                  54#Min
BRANDED STEER     62-64#
                  63-65#
                  78-80#



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if they no longer reflect current market conditions.

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