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Des Moines, IA     Fri, Nov 20, 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              26.00      26.00
       Yellow grease (truck)                             20.75      20.75 A
INEDBL, TALW/GRSE CAF CHICAGO
     Packer bleachable <.15%            5.0              28.50      28.50
   Renderer bleachable <.15%                             28.00      28.00 A
         Choice white grease
INEDBL TALLOW/GRSE,  CAF GULF
    Packer bleachable tallow
  Renderer bleachable tallow
         Choice white grease
               Yellow Grease
EDBLE TALW & LARD-CAF CHICAGO
               Edible tallow            5.0              31.50      31.50
    Loose lard, PS and/or CP            1.0              32.00      32.00
EDBLE TALLOW,        CAF GULF
               Edible tallow
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PROTEIN FEED SUPPLEMENTS
 MEAT & BONEMEAL, 50% pro/ton
  Ruminant Central,  Domestic           2.0             310.00     310.00
  Ruminant Panhandle,Domestic                 305.00 -  330.00     321.34 A
 PORK Meat/Bnmeal,50% pro/ton           2.0   400.00 -  420.00     410.00
 DRT            (lo)/unit pro                             5.70       5.70 D
 DRT     (lo)/unit pro, pnhdl                             5.70       5.70 D
 DRT            (hi)/unit pro                                  unq
 BLOOD MEAL,      85% pro/ton
                      Central           4.0             700.00     700.00
                    Panhandle                           850.00     850.00 A
               CAF California
 PORK BLOOD MEAL, 85% pro/ton                 900.00 -  950.00     926.67 A

MAJOR PACKER HIDES, CURED & FLESHED ------------------------------------------
                               Lds               Price/Piece          Price/CWT
HVY NATIVE STR    60-62#
                  61-63#
                  62-64#                                 64.00  A           79.25
                  63-65#
                  64-66#
                  66-68#                3.0              65.00              76.00
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#                                 62.00  A           74.50
                  66-68#
NATIVE HEIFER     46-48#
HVY NATIVE HFR    47-49#
                  48-50#
                  50-52#
                  51-53#
BRANDED HFRS      46-48#                                 53.00  E           88.00
                  48-50#
                  50-52#
BRAND HFR SW      48-50#
                  50-52#
BRND COW SW       50-52#
                  52-54#
BRANDED COW       50-52#
                  52-54#
NATIVE COW        50-52#
                  52-54#
DAIRY COW         52-54#                                 46.00  A           67.75
                  54-56#
NATV BULL Con    96-106#
                 105-15#
BRND BULL SWCon  100-10#
                 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#
                  66-68#
                  74-76#                                 63.50  E
HVY TEX STR/HFR   48-50#
                  54#Min
BRANDED STEER     62-64#
                  64-66#                                 61.00  A
                  66-68#
(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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