NW_LS196 Des Moines, Iowa Mon May 07, 2007 USDA Market News USDA NATIONAL STEER & HEIFER ESTIMATED GRADING PERCENT REPORT For Week Ending: 4/21/2007 Total All Regions -------- Totals -------- Quality Yield Grade Quality Quality Total Grade 1 2 3 4 5 & Yield Only All Prime 0.02% 0.41% 1.12% 0.29% 0.05% 1.89% 0.28% 2.17% Choice 2.12% 17.79% 23.49% 4.34% 0.51% 48.25% 2.33% 50.58% Select 6.23% 18.80% 10.66% 1.30% 0.13% 37.12% 1.38% 38.50% Yield only 1.59% 1.78% 0.89% 0.16% 0.03% Yield only: 4.46% Total 9.97% 38.79% 36.15% 6.08% 0.73% Region 1-5 ------------------------------------- -------- Totals -------- Quality Yield Grade Quality Quality Total Grade 1 2 3 4 5 & Yield Only All Prime 0.05% 1.19% 2.74% 0.32% 0.05% 4.34% 1.65% 5.99% Choice 1.51% 21.40% 26.60% 1.91% 0.28% 51.70% 8.48% 60.19% Select 1.95% 10.18% 5.26% 0.23% 0.03% 17.65% 1.37% 19.02% Yield only 0.38% 0.71% 0.37% 0.07% 0.03% Yield only: 1.56% Total 3.89% 33.48% 34.97% 2.53% 0.39% Region 6 ------------------------------------- -------- Totals -------- Quality Yield Grade Quality Quality Total Grade 1 2 3 4 5 & Yield Only All Prime 0.02% 0.21% 0.34% 0.11% 0.02% 0.69% 0.09% 0.78% Choice 3.37% 18.82% 17.58% 2.86% 0.30% 42.92% 0.38% 43.30% Select 9.55% 24.72% 10.16% 1.23% 0.15% 45.82% 0.18% 46.00% Yield only 2.46% 2.52% 0.92% 0.10% 0.03% Yield only: 6.05% Total 15.40% 46.27% 29.00% 4.30% 0.50% Region 7-8 ------------------------------------- -------- Totals -------- Quality Yield Grade Quality Quality Total Grade 1 2 3 4 5 & Yield Only All Prime 0.02% 0.28% 1.02% 0.32% 0.06% 1.69% 0.13% 1.83% Choice 1.83% 16.02% 24.38% 5.24% 0.62% 48.09% 2.03% 50.12% Select 6.16% 18.60% 11.97% 1.56% 0.15% 38.44% 1.84% 40.29% Yield only 1.66% 1.82% 1.01% 0.20% 0.04% Yield only: 4.72% Total 9.66% 36.73% 38.38% 7.32% 0.86% Region 9-10 ------------------------------------- -------- Totals -------- Quality Yield Grade Quality Quality Total Grade 1 2 3 4 5 & Yield Only All Prime 0.03% 0.90% 1.71% 0.46% 0.05% 3.14% 0.09% 3.24% Choice 2.17% 24.03% 26.98% 4.16% 0.48% 57.82% 1.43% 59.25% Select 4.19% 16.98% 8.84% 0.86% 0.13% 31.01% 0.81% 31.82% Yield only 0.55% 1.13% 0.57% 0.06% 0.01% Yield only: 2.31% Total 6.94% 43.03% 38.09% 5.55% 0.67% --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PERCENTAGE BY CLASS BY REGION Region Total Steer Heifer Dairy Other Bulls Cow Cow --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region 1-5 17.65% 6.90% 1.50% 4.20% 4.40% 0.64% Region 6 18.63% 9.88% 6.04% 0.61% 1.73% 0.37% Region 7-8 53.14% 29.80% 19.98% 0.31% 2.70% 0.35% Region 9-10 10.58% 5.08% 1.61% 2.76% 0.86% 0.28% --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total % 100.00% 51.65% 29.14% 7.88% 9.69% 1.64% --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Head 652,100 336,800 190,000 51,400 63,200 10,700 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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% 0.36% 1.54% 0.46% 0.08% 2.45% 0.09% 2.55% Choice 1.45% 16.16% 29.79% 6.42% 0.74% 54.56% 1.07% 55.62% Select 3.99% 14.88% 10.71% 1.29% 0.10% 30.98% 0.29% 31.27% Yield only 1.74% 1.92% 1.21% 0.26% 0.04% Yield only: 5.18% Total 7.20% 33.33% 43.24% 8.43% 0.97% KANSAS ------------------------------------- -------- Totals -------- Quality Yield Grade Quality Quality Total Grade 1 2 3 4 5 & Yield Only All Prime 0.02% 0.21% 0.62% 0.22% 0.04% 1.10% 0.19% 1.29% Choice 1.92% 13.94% 19.73% 4.71% 0.54% 40.84% 2.95% 43.79% Select 7.88% 22.62% 14.04% 2.05% 0.20% 46.79% 1.64% 48.44% Yield only 1.59% 1.67% 0.84% 0.12% 0.02% Yield only: 4.24% Total 11.40% 38.44% 35.23% 7.10% 0.80% TEXAS ------------------------------------- -------- Totals -------- Quality Yield Grade Quality Quality Total Grade 1 2 3 4 5 & Yield Only All Prime 0.02% 0.20% 0.33% 0.11% 0.02% 0.68% 0.09% 0.78% Choice 3.36% 18.75% 17.54% 2.86% 0.30% 42.80% 0.38% 43.17% Select 9.47% 24.59% 10.14% 1.23% 0.15% 45.58% 0.18% 45.76% Yield only 2.46% 2.52% 0.92% 0.10% 0.03% Yield only: 6.05% Total 15.32% 46.07% 28.93% 4.30% 0.50% --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: USDA Market News, Des Moines, IA Phone: 515-284-4460 email: desm.lgmn@usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/nw_ls196.txt 1200C jfg/wkw .