NW_LS442
Des Moines, IA     Wed, Feb 08, 2012     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)           22.0    43.00 -   44.00      43.34
       Yellow grease (truck)                             34.00      34.00 A
EDBLE LARD, FOB PLANT (truck)
    Loose lard, PS and/or CP            4.0              46.50      46.50
INEDBL, TALW/GRSE CAF CHICAGO
     Packer bleachable <.15%           10.0              46.00      46.00
   Renderer bleachable <.15%                             42.00      42.00 C
         Choice white grease                             43.50      43.50 C
INEDBL TALLOW/GRSE,  CAF GULF
    Packer bleachable tallow                             44.50      44.50 E
  Renderer bleachable tallow
         Choice white grease
               Yellow Grease
EDBLE TALW & LARD-CAF CHICAGO
               Edible tallow                             51.00      51.00 A
    Loose lard, PS and/or CP
EDBLE TALLOW,        CAF GULF
               Edible tallow                             50.00      50.00 E
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PROTEIN FEED SUPPLEMENTS
 MEAT & BONEMEAL, 50% pro/ton
  Ruminant Central,  Domestic          35.0   282.00 -  286.00     282.11
  Ruminant Panhandle,Domestic          39.0   268.00 -  275.00     273.26
 PORK Meat/Bnmeal,50% pro/ton          17.0   310.00 -  335.00     317.94
 DRT            (lo)/unit pro
 DRT     (lo)/unit pro, pnhdl
 DRT            (hi)/unit pro
 BLOOD MEAL,      85% pro/ton
                      Central                           675.00     675.00 D
                    Panhandle                                  unq
               CAF California
 PORK BLOOD MEAL, 85% pro/ton           2.0   700.00 -  710.00     705.00

MAJOR PACKER HIDES, CURED & FLESHED ------------------------------------------
                               Lds               Price/Piece
HVY NATIVE STR    60-62#
                  60-64#
                  62-64#
                  64-66#                                 77.00  D
                  66-68#
                  80-82#                                 82.00  E
NATIVE STEER      46-48#
COL BRAND STR     60-62#
                  62-64#
                  64-66#
                  64-68#                       75.00 -   77.00  C
BUTT BRAND STR    62-64#                                 77.00  C
                  64-66#
                  66-68#
                  72-74#
                  70-78#
NATIVE HEIFER     46-48#
HVY NATIVE HFR    47-49#
                  48-52#
                  50-52#
                  52-55#
BRANDED HFRS      47-49#
                  48-50#                                 65.00  C
                  50-52#
BRAND HFR SW      48-50#
                  50-52#
BRND COW SW       48-50#
                  52-54#
BRANDED COW       50-52#
                  54-56#                                 52.00  C
NATIVE COW        50-52#
                  54-56#                                 53.50  D
DAIRY COW         52-54#
                  54-56#
DAIRY COW SW      50-52#
                  52-54#
NATV BULL Con    96-106#
                 100-10#
BRND BULL SWCon  95-105#
                 100-10#                                 60.00  C
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HVY TEX STEER     60-64#                                       unq
                  62-64#               24.0              78.00
                  64-66#
                  64#Min
                  66-70#
                  76-78#
HVY TEX STR/HFR   48-50#
                  54#Min
BRANDED STEER     62-64#               24.0              77.00
                  64-66#
                  78-80#



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/lsmarketnews

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