NW_LS196 ***Resending For Correction to Kansas and Aggregate Totals*** Des Moines, Iowa Mon Aug 18, 2008 USDA Market News USDA NATIONAL STEER & HEIFER ESTIMATED GRADING PERCENT REPORT For Week Ending: 8/2/2008 Total All Regions -------- Totals -------- Quality Yield Grade Quality Quality Total Grade 1 2 3 4 5 & Yield Only All Prime 0.02% 0.32% 1.01% 0.35% 0.08% 1.77% 0.63% 2.40% Choice 1.50% 13.83% 23.35% 5.51% 0.85% 45.05% 10.79% 55.84% Select 4.31% 13.30% 8.89% 1.48% 0.18% 28.16% 6.35% 34.52% Yield only 1.13% 1.08% 0.49% 0.08% 0.01% Yield only: 2.80% Total 6.96% 28.53% 33.76% 7.41% 1.12% Region 1-5 ------------------------------------- -------- Totals -------- Quality Yield Grade Quality Quality Total Grade 1 2 3 4 5 & Yield Only All Prime 0.06% 1.45% 3.43% 0.48% 0.12% 5.55% 1.20% 6.75% Choice 2.07% 23.66% 28.17% 3.26% 0.76% 57.92% 9.42% 67.34% Select 2.74% 10.51% 4.93% 0.33% 0.08% 18.59% 2.24% 20.83% Yield only 0.57% 0.56% 0.29% 0.09% 0.00% Yield only: 1.52% Total 5.45% 36.19% 36.83% 4.16% 0.96% Region 6 ------------------------------------- -------- Totals -------- Quality Yield Grade Quality Quality Total Grade 1 2 3 4 5 & Yield Only All Prime 0.02% 0.15% 0.31% 0.10% 0.01% 0.60% 0.14% 0.74% Choice 2.24% 14.85% 19.81% 4.54% 0.59% 42.03% 0.64% 42.67% Select 6.99% 21.99% 12.87% 2.38% 0.26% 44.49% 0.15% 44.63% Yield only 2.08% 2.03% 0.49% 0.05% 0.00% Yield only: 4.66% Total 11.34% 39.03% 33.48% 7.07% 0.87% Region 7-8 ------------------------------------- -------- Totals -------- Quality Yield Grade Quality Quality Total Grade 1 2 3 4 5 & Yield Only All Prime 0.01% 0.18% 0.86% 0.42% 0.10% 1.56% 0.56% 2.13% Choice 1.19% 11.94% 24.27% 6.58% 1.04% 45.02% 13.25% 58.27% Select 3.70% 10.91% 8.50% 1.49% 0.19% 24.80% 9.10% 33.90% Yield only 0.96% 0.89% 0.55% 0.10% 0.02% Yield only: 2.51% Total 5.86% 23.92% 34.18% 8.59% 1.34% Region 9-10 ------------------------------------- -------- Totals -------- Quality Yield Grade Quality Quality Total Grade 1 2 3 4 5 & Yield Only All Prime 0.01% 0.24% 0.84% 0.24% 0.02% 1.35% 1.71% 3.07% Choice 1.22% 12.71% 18.76% 2.47% 0.19% 35.36% 20.59% 55.95% Select 4.05% 12.92% 6.74% 0.51% 0.04% 24.26% 6.75% 31.00% Yield only 0.73% 0.73% 0.29% 0.03% 0.03% Yield only: 1.80% Total 6.01% 26.60% 26.63% 3.25% 0.29% --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PERCENTAGE BY CLASS BY REGION Region Total Steer Heifer Dairy Other Bulls Cow Cow --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region 1-5 17.87% 7.11% 1.53% 3.95% 4.46% 0.82% Region 6 19.97% 11.23% 5.16% 0.47% 2.71% 0.41% Region 7-8 52.33% 30.02% 19.32% 0.27% 2.33% 0.39% Region 9-10 9.83% 4.11% 1.63% 2.74% 1.06% 0.29% --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total % 100.00% 52.47% 27.64% 7.43% 10.56% 1.91% --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Head 661,000 346,800 182,700 49,100 69,800 12,600 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- States included in regions are as follows: 1-5 CT,ME,NH,VT,MA,RI,NY,NJ, DE,MD,PA,WV, VA,Al,FL,GA,KY,MS,NC,SC,TN,IL,MI,MN,OH,& WI; 6 AR,LA,NM,OK, &TX;7-8 IA,KS,MO,NE,CO,MT,ND,SD,UT,& WY; 9-10 AZ,CA,HI,NV,ID,OR & WA. Totals may not add due to rounding. NEBRASKA ------------------------------------- -------- Totals -------- Quality Yield Grade Quality Quality Total Grade 1 2 3 4 5 & Yield Only All Prime 0.01% 0.25% 1.49% 0.70% 0.17% 2.62% 0.22% 2.84% Choice 1.03% 13.86% 34.67% 9.13% 1.50% 60.19% 2.31% 62.50% Select 3.57% 12.37% 11.05% 1.50% 0.17% 28.65% 0.61% 29.26% Yield only 1.03% 0.99% 0.74% 0.10% 0.02% Yield only: 2.87% Total 5.63% 27.48% 47.93% 11.43% 1.86% KANSAS ------------------------------------- -------- Totals -------- Quality Yield Grade Quality Quality Total Grade 1 2 3 4 5 & Yield Only All Prime 0.00% 0.04% 0.13% 0.08% 0.02% 0.28% 1.22% 1.49% Choice 0.88% 6.54% 11.41% 3.71% 0.58% 23.12% 31.39% 54.51% Select 3.48% 8.49% 5.67% 1.40% 0.17% 19.21% 18.95% 38.16% Yield only 0.81% 0.48% 0.20% 0.04% 0.00% Yield only: 1.53% Total 5.18% 15.55% 17.41% 5.23% 0.77% TEXAS ------------------------------------- -------- Totals -------- Quality Yield Grade Quality Quality Total Grade 1 2 3 4 5 & Yield Only All Prime 0.02% 0.15% 0.31% 0.10% 0.01% 0.60% 0.14% 0.75% Choice 2.24% 14.93% 19.92% 4.56% 0.60% 42.25% 0.64% 42.89% Select 6.97% 22.04% 12.94% 2.39% 0.26% 44.60% 0.15% 44.75% Yield only 2.10% 2.05% 0.49% 0.05% 0.00% Yield only: 4.70% Total 11.34% 39.17% 33.67% 7.11% 0.87% --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: USDA Market News, Des Moines, IA Phone: 515-284-4460 email: desm.lgmn@usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews   1200C jfg/wkw .