LM_CT115 St Joseph, MO Thu Jul 09, 2009 USDA Market News Service NATIONAL DAILY DIRECT SLAUGHTER CATTLE - NEGOTIATED PURCHASES - Summary Roundup for: Wednesday, 7/08/09 Trading, for Wednesday, was inactive in the Texas Panhandle and Colorado. In the Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa/MN feeding regions trading was slow on light demand. Not enough sales of negotiated cash steers and heifers to fully establish a market trend. Last week in the Texas Panhandle live sales sold at 83.50. In Kansas, last week, live sales sold at 83.00 and dressed sales sold at 130.50. In Nebraska and Colorado, for the prior week, dressed sales sold at 131.00. Live sales in Nebraska sold from 82.00-83.50 and in Colorado live sales sold at 83.00. Iowa/MN for the previous week saw live sales selling from 82.00-82.50 and dressed sales selling from 130.00-132.00. 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: 16,487 Week ago: 1,589 Year ago: 6,443 Week to Date: 19,439 Week ago: 3,658 Year ago: 13,969 NEGOTIATED GRID BASE: Confirmed: 4,607 Week ago: 2,040 Year ago: 3,441 Week to Date: 8,625 Week ago: 10,467 Year ago: 8,425 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 522 63.8 1,250-1,425 1,384.8 80.00-83.00 81.62 65 - 80% Choice 579 63.8 1,250-1,375 1,338.9 80.50-82.50 80.90 35 - 65% Choice 167 63.2 1,365-1,400 1,384.3 80.00-83.00 81.35 0 - 35% Choice - - Total all grades 1,268 63.7 1,250-1,425 1,363.8 80.00-83.00 81.26 STEER - DRESSED - DELIVERED Over 80% Choice 1,386 63.5 806-929 885.2 129.00-132.00 129.31 65 - 80% Choice 6,394 63.4 746-912 870.6 129.00-130.00 129.61 35 - 65% Choice 619 62.9 850-875 865.5 126.00-130.00 128.71 0 - 35% Choice - - Total all grades 8,399 63.4 746-929 872.6 126.00-132.00 129.50 HEIFER - LIVE - FOB Over 80% Choice 585 63.4 1,100-1,285 1,252.5 81.00-81.50 81.21 65 - 80% Choice 308 63.6 1,200-1,250 1,214.9 81.50-81.50 81.50 35 - 65% Choice - - 0 - 35% Choice - - Total all grades 893 63.5 1,100-1,285 1,239.6 81.00-81.50 81.31 HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED Over 80% Choice 514 63.7 728-825 770.3 129.50-131.00 129.70 65 - 80% Choice 877 63.4 714-838 766.3 129.00-131.00 129.61 35 - 65% Choice 381 62.5 687-756 727.1 129.00-130.00 129.55 0 - 35% Choice - - Total all grades 1,772 63.3 687-838 759.0 129.00-131.00 129.62 MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB Over 80% Choice 709 63.5 1,200-1,300 1,262.3 80.75-82.00 81.28 65 - 80% Choice 450 62.7 1,200-1,320 1,277.1 81.00-82.00 81.23 35 - 65% Choice 155 63.0 1,335-1,335 1,335.0 82.00-82.00 82.00 0 - 35% Choice - - Total all grades 1,314 63.2 1,200-1,335 1,276.0 80.75-82.00 81.35 MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED Over 80% Choice 120 62.7 724-793 759.8 129.00-129.00 129.00 65 - 80% Choice 1,195 63.4 725-857 765.9 128.00-130.00 129.38 35 - 65% Choice 75 63.0 708-746 726.4 130.00-130.00 130.00 0 - 35% Choice - - Total all grades 1,390 63.3 708-857 763.2 128.00-130.00 129.38 ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB Total all grades 3,475 63.5 1,100-1,425 1,298.7 80.00-83.00 81.31 ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED Total all grades 11,561 63.4 687-929 842.0 126.00-132.00 129.50 DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB Over 80% Choice 50 61.8 1,283-1,350 1,325.9 74.00-75.00 74.36 65 - 80% Choice - - 35 - 65% Choice - - 0 - 35% Choice - - Total all grades 50 61.8 1,283-1,350 1,325.9 74.00-75.00 74.36 DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED Over 80% Choice 167 61.6 764-873 811.2 121.00-127.00 125.34 65 - 80% Choice 17 60.0 825-825 825.0 124.00-124.00 124.00 35 - 65% Choice 11 59.0 693-693 693.3 121.00-121.00 121.00 0 - 35% Choice 31 62.0 572-574 573.3 120.00-120.00 120.00 Total all grades 226 61.4 572-873 773.8 120.00-127.00 124.29 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 372 62.9 750-866 834.7 129.00-134.00 130.57 65 - 80% Choice 588 63.2 777-879 860.6 129.00-133.00 129.79 35 - 65% Choice 119 62.8 775-809 790.5 132.00-134.00 133.33 0 - 35% Choice - - Total all grades 1,079 63.0 750-879 843.9 129.00-134.00 130.45 HEIFER - LIVE - FOB No trade reported. HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED Over 80% Choice 62 63.3 750-809 797.1 130.00-134.00 130.84 65 - 80% Choice 434 62.3 727-809 752.9 129.00-137.00 134.83 35 - 65% Choice 89 63.0 797-797 797.0 130.00-130.00 130.00 0 - 35% Choice - - Total all grades 585 62.5 727-809 764.3 129.00-137.00 133.67 MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB Over 80% Choice - - 65 - 80% Choice 122 63.7 1,250-1,275 1,266.4 81.00-81.50 81.33 35 - 65% Choice - - 0 - 35% Choice - - Total all grades 122 63.7 1,250-1,275 1,266.4 81.00-81.50 81.33 MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED Over 80% Choice 570 63.3 698-856 776.8 129.00-134.00 132.28 65 - 80% Choice 581 62.7 734-819 786.5 130.00-133.00 132.03 35 - 65% Choice 587 62.5 687-812 780.6 129.00-134.00 131.66 0 - 35% Choice - - Total all grades 1,738 62.8 687-856 781.4 129.00-134.00 131.99 ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB Total all grades 122 63.7 1,250-1,275 1,266.4 81.00-81.50 81.33 ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED Total all grades 3,402 62.8 687-879 798.3 129.00-137.00 131.79 DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB No trade reported. DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED Over 80% Choice 778 59.8 750-775 774.5 123.00-129.00 128.40 65 - 80% Choice 36 60.0 825-825 825.0 128.00-128.00 128.00 35 - 65% Choice 90 59.2 750-826 814.2 119.00-125.00 119.93 0 - 35% Choice - - Total all grades 904 59.7 750-826 780.4 119.00-129.00 127.54 MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - LIVE - FOB No trade reported. MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - DRESSED - DELIVERED Over 80% Choice - - 65 - 80% Choice 70 60.0 825-825 825.0 128.00-128.00 128.00 35 - 65% Choice - - 0 - 35% Choice - - Total all grades 70 60.0 825-825 825.0 128.00-128.00 128.00 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 1130C .