LM_CT109 St. Joseph, Mo Thu, Jul 09, 2009 USDA Market News NATIONAL DAILY DIRECT SLAUGHTER CATTLE REPORT - FORMULATED AND GRID PURCHASES - For primarily Wednesday, 07/08/2009 Head Week to Same Day Same Period Same Day Same Period Count Date Week Ago Last Week Year Ago Last Year FORMULA NET: Dressed: 33,784 105,102 34,252 109,506 35,000 105,341 Live: 6,181 27,196 5,724 22,405 3,586 16,776 Total: 39,965 132,298 39,976 131,911 38,586 122,117 NEGOTIATED GRID NET: Dressed: 8,695 25,288 8,727 21,890 4,580 17,263 Live: 1,808 4,886 2,186 2,739 893 2,586 Total: 10,503 30,174 10,913 24,629 5,473 19,849 FORMULA NET - DRESSED BASIS Head Wtd Avg Weight Avg Price Avg Net Count Dress Pct Range Wt Range Price STEER Over 80% Choice 2,434 63.2 658-932 825 128.81-137.75 132.92 65 - 80% Choice 2,520 63.7 708-944 864 119.26-135.58 130.30 35 - 65% Choice 9,573 64.8 756-928 870 122.92-134.37 130.27 0 - 35% Choice 4,280 65.2 650-936 866 122.34-131.08 128.97 HEIFER Over 80% Choice 1,378 63.0 662-802 735 129.95-136.68 133.09 65 - 80% Choice 2,313 64.8 707-811 764 130.29-135.65 132.23 35 - 65% Choice 3,900 64.5 676-862 774 123.69-133.94 129.92 0 - 35% Choice 324 66.4 768-768 768 131.46-131.46 131.46 MIXED STEER/HEIFER Over 80% Choice 524 64.0 680-857 760 130.20-134.21 131.95 65 - 80% Choice 709 63.9 686-825 785 128.98-146.54 133.64 35 - 65% Choice 805 63.5 752-872 798 124.03-134.60 130.11 0 - 35% Choice 44 65.5 757-824 786 130.24-131.45 130.93 ALL DRESSED STEERS AND HEIFERS 28,804 64.4 650-944 830 119.26-146.54 130.67 MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW Over 80% Choice 161 62.9 749-772 770 130.37-131.06 130.43 65 - 80% Choice 226 63.0 707-757 717 130.52-130.79 130.57 35 - 65% Choice 2,565 65.2 754-883 792 123.50-132.85 131.26 0 - 35% Choice 422 65.1 790-799 791 128.99-130.23 130.00 DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER Over 80% Choice 703 60.8 740-845 822 120.51-135.65 132.95 65 - 80% Choice 463 61.0 731-863 811 122.54-130.64 128.75 35 - 65% Choice 440 61.0 701-875 812 117.40-128.78 125.55 0 - 35% Choice - - FORMULA NET - LIVE BASIS Head Wtd Avg Weight Avg Price Avg Net Count Dress Pct Range Wt Range Price STEER Over 80% Choice 1,127 63.2 1,300-1,400 1,340 83.00-87.29 85.69 65 - 80% Choice 217 64.0 1,300-1,300 1,300 84.00-84.00 84.00 35 - 65% Choice 1,739 63.2 1,150-1,325 1,280 82.00-84.00 83.47 0 - 35% Choice 136 63.0 1,250-1,250 1,250 80.50-80.50 80.50 HEIFER Over 80% Choice 510 63.1 1,150-1,250 1,207 83.50-87.54 85.50 65 - 80% Choice 186 65.1 1,160-1,164 1,163 84.50-84.50 84.50 35 - 65% Choice 610 63.8 1,160-1,225 1,188 82.00-84.00 83.10 0 - 35% Choice - - MIXED STEER/HEIFER Over 80% Choice 474 63.4 1,200-1,388 1,264 82.68-90.00 84.21 65 - 80% Choice 21 64.4 1,180-1,180 1,180 84.50-84.50 84.50 35 - 65% Choice - - 0 - 35% Choice - - ALL LIVE STEERS AND HEIFERS 5,020 63.4 1,150-1,400 1,268 80.50-90.00 84.19 MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW No Trade Reported. DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER Over 80% Choice 771 61.6 1,350-1,425 1,388 78.02-78.73 78.23 65 - 80% Choice 179 61.0 1,300-1,300 1,300 74.00-81.30 76.74 35 - 65% Choice 137 60.8 1,300-1,350 1,325 74.00-81.27 77.71 0 - 35% Choice 74 61.0 1,300-1,300 1,300 81.37-81.37 81.37 NEGOTIATED GRID NET - DRESSED BASIS Head Wtd Avg Weight Avg Price Avg Net Count Dress Pct Range Wt Range Price STEER Over 80% Choice 1,445 63.5 716-1,000 897 126.34-139.61 130.31 65 - 80% Choice 1,549 62.8 742-874 822 129.00-134.49 130.60 35 - 65% Choice 1,690 63.3 729-947 812 124.93-134.16 129.68 0 - 35% Choice 383 64.3 757-869 825 127.00-130.06 128.43 HEIFER Over 80% Choice 526 63.3 730-872 765 129.00-138.25 130.07 65 - 80% Choice 784 63.2 664-799 751 127.00-133.43 130.72 35 - 65% Choice 788 62.7 622-793 730 129.00-134.16 131.00 0 - 35% Choice - - MIXED STEER/HEIFER Over 80% Choice 34 64.1 741-805 764 130.75-135.34 133.22 65 - 80% Choice 144 62.4 631-771 713 124.19-134.93 130.54 35 - 65% Choice 543 63.9 700-868 747 121.87-132.49 128.60 0 - 35% Choice 114 62.4 725-750 733 127.50-129.00 128.00 ALL DRESSED STEERS AND HEIFERS 8,000 63.2 622-1,000 805 121.87-139.61 130.10 MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW Over 80% Choice 33 64.0 840-840 840 126.30-126.30 126.30 65 - 80% Choice 32 62.2 755-755 755 126.27-126.27 126.27 35 - 65% Choice 39 61.0 748-748 748 124.00-124.00 124.00 0 - 35% Choice - - DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER Over 80% Choice 336 60.1 784-874 828 121.36-125.90 123.84 65 - 80% Choice 180 61.0 682-838 761 116.14-126.29 121.03 35 - 65% Choice 75 61.8 833-842 838 118.35-119.19 118.76 0 - 35% Choice - - NEGOTIATED GRID NET - LIVE BASIS Head Wtd Avg Weight Avg Price Avg Net Count Dress Pct Range Wt Range Price STEER Over 80% Choice 143 62.0 1,300-1,300 1,300 90.00-90.00 90.00 65 - 80% Choice 79 63.4 1,275-1,375 1,316 81.62-83.63 82.82 35 - 65% Choice 68 64.3 1,300-1,300 1,300 81.00-81.00 81.00 0 - 35% Choice 44 64.5 1,125-1,125 1,125 80.00-80.00 80.00 HEIFER Over 80% Choice 136 63.7 1,100-1,125 1,117 81.00-82.00 81.33 65 - 80% Choice 89 63.2 1,125-1,125 1,125 81.00-81.00 81.00 35 - 65% Choice - - 0 - 35% Choice - - MIXED STEER/HEIFER Over 80% Choice 83 62.1 1,100-1,300 1,199 79.82-83.31 81.54 65 - 80% Choice 166 62.5 1,150-1,200 1,172 79.31-81.73 80.36 35 - 65% Choice 847 63.3 1,125-1,300 1,190 77.25-82.50 80.48 0 - 35% Choice 153 63.9 1,200-1,300 1,252 78.67-81.00 80.45 ALL LIVE STEERS AND HEIFERS 1,808 63.2 1,100-1,375 1,202 77.25-90.00 81.47 MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW No Trade Reported. DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER No Trade Reported. REGIONAL ALL STEERS AND HEIFERS: FORMULA NET DRESSED BASIS REGION: HEAD COUNT: AVG WT: AVG PRICE: TX/OK/NM 8,806 843 130.92 KANSAS 8,530 840 130.86 NEBRASKA 5,187 817 128.91 COLORADO 4,457 824 131.58 WESTERN CORNBELT 218 716 132.46 TOTAL 5-AREA 27,198 833 130.64 N.CENTRAL/E.MT 702 776 131.14 WESTERN STATES 873 777 131.22 EASTERN CORNBELT 31 728 134.15 NORTHEASTERN STATES REGIONAL ALL STEERS AND HEIFERS: NEGOTIATED GRID NET DRESSED BASIS REGION: HEAD COUNT: AVG WT: AVG PRICE: TX/OK/NM 1,146 734 128.60 KANSAS 75 739 133.43 NEBRASKA 2,637 841 128.91 COLORADO 920 811 129.01 WESTERN CORNBELT 258 776 130.70 TOTAL 5-AREA 5,018 807 129.00 N.CENTRAL/E.MT 1,120 816 130.16 WESTERN STATES 1,382 798 132.94 EASTERN CORNBELT 294 791 130.98 NORTHEASTERN STATES 151 785 138.24 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Regional Breakdown: WESTERN CORNBELT - IA,MN,MO. TOTAL 5-AREA - CO,IA,KS,MN,NE,NM,OK,TX N.CENTRAL/E.MT - MT,ND,SD,WY. WESTERN STATES - AZ,CA,ID,NV,OR,UT,WA. EASTERN CORNBELT - IL,IN,KY,MI,WI. NORTHEASTERN STATES - CT,DE,MA,MD,ME,NH,NJ,NY,OH,PA,RI,WV,VA,VT. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: USDA Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO 816-238-0678 email: stjoe.lgmn@usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews 1130C .