NW_LS442
Des Moines, IA     Mon, May 20, 2013     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)            2.0    41.00 -   41.25      41.13
       Yellow grease (truck)                                   unq
EDBLE LARD, FOB PLANT (truck)
    Loose lard, PS and/or CP
INEDBL, TALW/GRSE CAF CHICAGO
     Packer bleachable <.15%
   Renderer bleachable <.15%                                   unq
         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 (1)                             43.00      43.00 E
    Loose lard, PS and/or CP
EDBLE TALLOW,        CAF GULF
           Edible tallow (1)
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PROTEIN FEED SUPPLEMENTS
 MEAT & BONEMEAL, 50% pro/ton
  Ruminant Central,  Domestic           3.0             370.00     370.00
  Ruminant Panhandle,Domestic                           383.00     383.00 B
 PORK Meat/Bnmeal,50% pro/ton                           455.00     455.00 A
 DRT            (lo)/unit pro
 DRT     (lo)/unit pro, pnhdl                             6.66       6.66 A
 DRT            (hi)/unit pro
 BLOOD MEAL,      85% pro/ton
                      Central                           975.00     975.00 C
                    Panhandle
               CAF California
 PORK BLOOD MEAL, 85% pro/ton           3.0  1030.00 - 1035.00    1033.33

MAJOR PACKER HIDES, CURED & FLESHED ------------------------------------------
                               Lds               Price/Piece
HVY NATIVE STR    60-62#                                100.50  B
                  62-64#                                 98.00  A
                  62#Min                       99.00 -  100.00  A
                  64-66#
                  74#Min                      109.00 -  111.00  A
                  80-82#
NATIVE STEER      46-48#
COL BRAND STR     60-62#
                  61-63#                                 95.00  A
                  64-66#
                  66-68#
BUTT BRAND STR    60-62#                                 99.50  B
                  62#Min                                 97.00  A
                  62-64#                                 97.00  A
                  66-68#
                  74#Min                                109.00  A
NATIVE HEIFER     46-48#
HVY NATIVE HFR    48-50#
                  48#Min
                  50-52#
                  52-55#
BRANDED HFRS      47#Min                       83.00 -   84.50  A
                  48-50#
                  50-52#
BRAND HFR SW      48-50#
                  50-52#
BRND COW SW       50-52#
                  52-54#
BRANDED COW       48-50#
                  50-52#
NATIVE COW        48-52#
                  52-54#
DAIRY COW         48-50#                                 81.50  C
                  52-54#
DAIRY COW SW      48-50#
                  52-54#
NATV BULL Con    96-106#
                 100-10#
BRND BULL SWCon  95-105#
                 100-10#
HVY TEX STEER     60-62#                                 99.00  C
                  62#Min                                 96.00  A
                  64#Min
                  66-68#
                  74#Min                                107.00  A
                  80-82#                                110.00  C
HVY TEX STR/HFR   48-50#
                  60-64#
BRANDED STEER     60-62#                                 98.00  C
                  62-64#
                  76-80#
                  78-80#                                       unq

(1) May include Technical Animal Fat as both meet the same AFOA specifications.

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 Service, Des Moines, IA
         Mike Schrader  515-284-4460  Desm.LGMN@ams.usda.gov
         24 Hour recorded market information 515-284-4830
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NW_LS442.txt
         www.ams.usda.gov/LPSMarketNewsPage

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