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Des Moines, IA     Tue, Aug 19, 2008     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)           10.0    40.00 -   41.25      40.48
       Yellow grease (truck)           17.0    32.00 -   34.00      32.41
INEDBL, TALW/GRSE CAF CHICAGO
    Packer bleachable tallow
     Packer bleachable <.15%           22.0    38.50 -   39.00      38.59
  Renderer bleachable tallow
   Renderer bleachable <.15%           15.0              38.50      38.50
         Choice white grease            2.0              39.00      39.00
INEDBL TALLOW/GRSE,  CAF GULF
    Packer bleachable tallow
  Renderer bleachable tallow
         Choice white grease
               Yellow Grease
EDBLE TALW & LARD-CAF CHICAGO
               Edible tallow                             41.50      41.50 B
    Loose lard, PS and/or CP
EDBLE TALLOW,        CAF GULF
               Edible tallow
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PROTEIN FEED SUPPLEMENTS
 MEAT & BONEMEAL, 50% pro/ton
  Ruminant Central,  Domestic                 355.00 -  378.00     360.89 B
  Ruminant Panhandle,Domestic          16.0             350.00     350.00
 PORK Meat/Bnmeal,50% pro/ton          13.0   394.00 -  415.00     406.92
 DRT            (lo)/unit pro
 DRT     (lo)/unit pro, pnhdl                             6.67       6.67 A
 DRT            (hi)/unit pro
 BLOOD MEAL,      85% pro/ton
                      Central                 690.00 -  700.00     695.56 B
                    Panhandle
               CAF California
 PORK BLOOD MEAL, 85% pro/ton           7.0   980.00 - 1000.00     990.71

MAJOR PACKER HIDES, CURED & FLESHED ------------------------------------------
                               Lds               Price/Piece          Price/CWT
HVY NATIVE STR    57-59#
                  60-62#                                 69.00  B           88.25
                  61-63#
                  62-64#
                  64-66#
                  66-68#
NATIVE STEER      46-48#
COL BRAND STR     60-62#
                  62-64#                                 64.50  C           79.75
                  64-66#
                  66-68#
BUTT BRAND STR    57-59#
                  60-62#                                 67.50  B           86.25
                  61-63#
                  62-64#
                  66-68#
NATIVE HEIFER     46-48#
HVY NATIVE HFR    47-49#
                  48-50#
                  50-52#
                  51-53#
BRANDED HFRS      47-49#
                  48-50#
                  50-52#
BRAND HFR SW      46-48#
                  50-52#
BRND COW SW       52-54#                                 38.50  B           56.75
                  54-56#                                 38.50  B           54.50
BRANDED COW       48-50#
                  56-58#
NATIVE COW        49-51#
                  54-56#
DAIRY COW         48-50#
                  50-52#
NATV BULL Con    96-106#
                 105-15#
BRND BULL SWCon  95-105#                                 55.00  B           55.00
                 110-20#
BRND BULL Con    100-10#
                 110-20#
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PER PIECE ONLY
HVY TEX STEER     60#Min
                  60-62#
                  62-64#
                  64-66#
                  66-68#
                  70-72#
HVY TEX STR/HFR   48-50#
                  54#Min
BRANDED STEER     60-62#
                  61-63#
                  64-66#
(Prices per piece reflect a cured & fleshed basis, prices per
        hundredweight reflect a conventional basis)

ABCDE after quotes represents days since last actual market
test.  Quotes are dropped after 5 days of no test or before
if they no longer reflect current market conditions.

Source:  USDA Market News, Des Moines, IA
         Phone: 515-284-4460 email: desm.lgmn@usda.gov
         www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews

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