NW_LS196 Des Moines, Iowa Mon Nov 16, 2009 USDA Market News USDA NATIONAL STEER & HEIFER ESTIMATED GRADING PERCENT REPORT For Week Ending: 10/31/2009 National, Regional, and State Breakdown of Official USDA Quality Grades. Percentages derived from each category numerical total, divided by the total number offered for USDA quality grading in each corresponding area. National Region Region Region Region 1-5 6 7-8 9-10 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Prime 4.25% 8.12% 0.65% 5.02% 1.26% Choice 59.66% 65.95% 44.38% 63.80% 56.26% Select 29.07% 18.69% 45.17% 25.35% 33.03% Other 7.01% 7.24% 9.80% 5.83% 9.45% ------------------------------------------------------------------- Nebraska Kansas Texas --------------------------------------------- Prime 7.46% 3.11% 0.59% Choice 66.85% 59.63% 44.57% Select 19.80% 31.62% 45.62% Other 5.89% 5.64% 9.21% --------------------------------------------- National Breakdown of Official USDA Yield Grades. Percentages derived from each category numerical total, divided by the total number offered for USDA yield grading Nationally. YG 1 YG 2 YG 3 YG 4 YG 5 YG 1-5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ YG Total 10.60% 34.45% 39.43% 9.31% 1.53% 95.32% No YG* 4.68% Percentage of Fed Cattle Officially USDA Yield Graded: 56.75% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Offered for USDA yield grading but subsequently not USDA yield graded National USDA Certified Beef Program Information ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Percentage of the Choice Grade USDA Certified in the Upper 2/3rd: 24.76% Percentage of cattle offered under Schedule GLA identified: 61.12% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NATIONAL AND REGIONAL BREAKDOWN BY CLASS Region Total Steer Heifer Dairy Other Bulls Cow Cow ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Region 1-5 17.80% 7.18% 0.31% 4.49% 4.99% 0.84% Region 6 15.40% 9.62% 1.88% 0.51% 3.01% 0.37% Region 7-8 53.41% 26.63% 23.58% 0.26% 2.59% 0.34% Region 9-10 13.39% 4.10% 4.65% 2.80% 1.60% 0.25% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total % 100.00% 47.52% 30.42% 8.06% 12.20% 1.80% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total Head 643,700 305,900 195,800 51,900 78,500 11,600 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA, & RI; 2- NY & NJ; 3- DE, MD, PA, WV, & VA; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI & NV; 10- AK, ID, OR, & WA. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Source: USDA Market News, Des Moines, IA Phone: 515-284-4460 email: desm.lgmn@usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews   1200C wkw/ajt