LM_CT113 St Joseph, MO Tue Feb 09, 2010 USDA Market News Service NATIONAL DAILY DIRECT SLAUGHTER CATTLE - NEGOTIATED PURCHASES - Morning Primarily trade from previous afternoon Head Counts and prices contain all negotiated cash transactions regardless of delivery date. 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: 1,374 Week ago: 1,593 Year ago: 2,401 Week to Date: 1,833 Week ago: 5,483 Year ago: 2,884 NEGOTIATED GRID BASE: Confirmed: 1,319 Week ago: 1,842 Year ago: 1,561 Week to Date: 2,277 Week ago: 4,291 Year ago: 1,676 NEGOTIATED CASH SALES Head Wtd Avg Avg Wt Wtd Avg Price Wtd Avg Count Dress Pct Range Weight Range Price STEER - LIVE - FOB Over 80% Choice 20 63.5 1,250-1,250 1,250.0 85.00-85.00 85.00 65 - 80% Choice - - 35 - 65% Choice - - 0 - 35% Choice - - Total all grades 20 63.5 1,250-1,250 1,250.0 85.00-85.00 85.00 STEER - DRESSED - DELIVERED No Trade Reported. HEIFER No Trade Reported. MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB Over 80% Choice - - 65 - 80% Choice 246 60.0 1,325-1,325 1,325.0 84.00-84.00 84.00 35 - 65% Choice - - 0 - 35% Choice - - Total all grades 246 60.0 1,325-1,325 1,325.0 84.00-84.00 84.00 MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED Over 80% Choice - - 65 - 80% Choice 90 60.0 825-825 825.0 139.00-141.00 140.22 35 - 65% Choice - - 0 - 35% Choice - - Total all grades 90 60.0 825-825 825.0 139.00-141.00 140.22 ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB Total all grades 266 60.3 1,250-1,325 1,319.4 84.00-85.00 84.08 ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED Total all grades 90 60.0 825-825 825.0 139.00-141.00 140.22 DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB Over 80% Choice 337 59.5 1,213-1,327 1,272.9 76.00-77.00 76.53 65 - 80% Choice - - 35 - 65% Choice 355 59.6 1,316-1,372 1,344.1 75.50-76.00 75.87 0 - 35% Choice - - Total all grades 692 59.5 1,213-1,372 1,309.4 75.50-77.00 76.19 DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED Over 80% Choice 18 62.0 815-815 815.9 130.00-130.00 130.00 65 - 80% Choice - - 35 - 65% Choice - - 0 - 35% Choice - - Total all grades 18 62.0 815-815 815.9 130.00-130.00 130.00 MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW No Trade Reported. NEGOTIATED GRID BASE PRICE SALES: FINAL NET PRICES TO BE DETERMINED LATER AND SHOWN ON THE LM_CT109 FORMULATED PURCHASES REPORT Head Wtd Avg Avg Wt Wtd Avg Price Wtd Avg Count Dress Pct Range Weight Range Price STEER - LIVE - FOB No Trade Reported. STEER - DRESSED - DELIVERED Over 80% Choice 189 62.0 750-840 768.6 136.00-143.00 138.12 65 - 80% Choice 19 61.5 738-738 738.0 137.00-137.00 137.00 35 - 65% Choice 300 63.7 873-928 891.4 131.50-131.50 131.50 0 - 35% Choice - - Total all grades 508 63.0 738-928 840.0 131.50-143.00 134.17 HEIFER - LIVE - FOB No Trade Reported. HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED Over 80% Choice 20 62.5 750-750 750.0 143.00-143.00 143.00 65 - 80% Choice - - 35 - 65% Choice 100 62.2 750-750 750.0 131.00-137.00 134.84 0 - 35% Choice 60 61.0 720-720 720.0 133.00-133.00 133.00 Total all grades 180 61.8 720-750 740.0 131.00-143.00 135.13 MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB No Trade Reported. MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED Over 80% Choice 84 62.5 875-875 875.0 138.50-138.50 138.50 65 - 80% Choice 205 62.5 781-796 784.7 137.00-138.00 137.59 35 - 65% Choice 31 62.5 781-781 781.3 138.00-138.00 138.00 0 - 35% Choice 17 60.5 725-725 725.0 136.00-136.00 136.00 Total all grades 337 62.4 725-875 803.9 136.00-138.50 137.77 ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB Total all grades - - ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED Total all grades 1,025 62.6 720-928 810.6 131.00-143.00 135.52 DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB No Trade Reported. DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED Over 80% Choice 98 59.3 775-775 775.0 128.00-130.00 129.47 65 - 80% Choice 184 60.5 778-840 800.4 122.00-130.00 128.29 35 - 65% Choice - - 0 - 35% Choice - - Total all grades 282 60.1 775-840 791.6 122.00-130.00 128.70 MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW No Trade Reported. NATIONAL - All States Source: USDA Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO 816-238-0678 email: stjoe.lgmn@usda.gov http://www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews 1100C .