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Des Moines, IA     Fri, Nov 06, 2009     USDA Market News
USDA TALLOW, PROTEIN, AND HIDE REPORT - FOB CENTRAL U.S.
Dollars/hundredweight (unless otherwise stated)  as of 3:00 PM.
TALLOW, GREASE, AND LARD        Lds           Price Range         Wtd Avg
INEDBL, TALW/GRSE FOB CENTRAL
   Choice white grse (truck)            8.0              21.75      21.75
       Yellow grease (truck)            7.0              19.50      19.50
INEDBL, TALW/GRSE CAF CHICAGO
     Packer bleachable <.15%            6.0              26.25      26.25
   Renderer bleachable <.15%                                   unq
         Choice white grease
INEDBL TALLOW/GRSE,  CAF GULF
    Packer bleachable tallow                             23.50      23.50 E
  Renderer bleachable tallow
         Choice white grease
               Yellow Grease
EDBLE TALW & LARD-CAF CHICAGO
               Edible tallow                             28.75      28.75 A
    Loose lard, PS and/or CP            2.0              30.00      30.00
EDBLE TALLOW,        CAF GULF
               Edible tallow                             29.75      29.75 B
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PROTEIN FEED SUPPLEMENTS
 MEAT & BONEMEAL, 50% pro/ton
  Ruminant Central,  Domestic                           275.00     275.00 A
  Ruminant Panhandle,Domestic                 275.00 -  300.00     286.82 A
 PORK Meat/Bnmeal,50% pro/ton           1.0             340.00     340.00
 DRT            (lo)/unit pro                             4.90       4.90 A
 DRT     (lo)/unit pro, pnhdl                             5.00       5.00 A
 DRT            (hi)/unit pro
 BLOOD MEAL,      85% pro/ton
                      Central                                  unq
                    Panhandle                 700.00 -  750.00     725.00 E
               CAF California
 PORK BLOOD MEAL, 85% pro/ton           1.0             850.00     850.00

MAJOR PACKER HIDES, CURED & FLESHED ------------------------------------------
                               Lds               Price/Piece          Price/CWT
HVY NATIVE STR    60-62#
                  61-63#
                  62-64#                       57.00 -   60.00  A   70.50 - 74.25
                  63-65#
                  64-66#                       59.00 -   60.00  A   70.75 - 72.00
                  66-68#
NATIVE STEER      46-48#
COL BRAND STR     60-62#
                  62-64#
                  64-66#
                  66-68#
BUTT BRAND STR    60-62#
                  62-64#
                  63-65#
                  64-66#                                 55.00  E           66.00
                  66-68#
NATIVE HEIFER     46-48#
HVY NATIVE HFR    47-49#
                  48-50#
                  50-52#
                  51-53#
BRANDED HFRS      47-49#
                  48-50#
                  50-52#
BRAND HFR SW      48-50#
                  50-52#
BRND COW SW       50-52#                                 21.00  E           32.00
                  52-54#
BRANDED COW       50-52#
                  52-54#                                 25.00  A           36.75
NATIVE COW        50-52#                                 28.00  A           42.75
                  52-54#
DAIRY COW         50-52#
                  52-54#
NATV BULL Con    96-106#
                 105-15#
BRND BULL SWCon  100-10#                                 19.00  E           18.00
                 110-20#
BRND BULL Con    100-10#
                 110-20#
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PER PIECE ONLY
HVY TEX STEER     62#Min
                  60-62#
                  62-64#
                  64-66#                                 59.00  A
                  66-68#
                  74-76#
HVY TEX STR/HFR   48-50#
                  54#Min
BRANDED STEER     62-64#
                  64-66#                                       unq
                  72-74#                                       unq
(Prices per piece reflect a cured & fleshed basis, prices per
        hundredweight reflect a conventional basis)

ABCDE after quotes represents days since last actual market
test.  Quotes are dropped after 5 days of no test or before
if they no longer reflect current market conditions.

Source:  USDA Market News, Des Moines, IA
         Phone: 515-284-4460 email: desm.lgmn@usda.gov
         www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews

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