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Des Moines, IA     Mon, Jul 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    24.00 -   25.00      24.31
       Yellow grease (truck)                             23.00      23.00 B
INEDBL, TALW/GRSE CAF CHICAGO
     Packer bleachable <.15%            2.0    26.00 -   26.50      26.25
   Renderer bleachable <.15%                             28.00      28.00 B
         Choice white grease                                   unq
INEDBL TALLOW/GRSE,  CAF GULF
    Packer bleachable tallow
  Renderer bleachable tallow
         Choice white grease
               Yellow Grease
EDBLE TALW & LARD-CAF CHICAGO
               Edible tallow                   28.50 -   29.00      28.79 A
    Loose lard, PS and/or CP                             29.50      29.50 A
EDBLE TALLOW,        CAF GULF
               Edible tallow
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PROTEIN FEED SUPPLEMENTS
 MEAT & BONEMEAL, 50% pro/ton
  Ruminant Central,  Domestic           5.0   400.00 -  412.00     402.40
  Ruminant Panhandle,Domestic                 372.00 -  402.00     389.59 A
 PORK Meat/Bnmeal,50% pro/ton           2.0             410.50     410.50
 DRT            (lo)/unit pro                             8.00       8.00 A
 DRT     (lo)/unit pro, pnhdl                             8.09       8.09 A
 DRT            (hi)/unit pro
 BLOOD MEAL,      85% pro/ton
                      Central                 670.00 -  685.00     682.00 A
                    Panhandle                 680.00 -  685.00     683.33 A
               CAF California
 PORK BLOOD MEAL, 85% pro/ton                           700.00     700.00 A

MAJOR PACKER HIDES, CURED & FLESHED ------------------------------------------
                               Lds               Price/Piece          Price/CWT
HVY NATIVE STR    60-62#
                  61-63#
                  62-64#
                  63-65#
                  64-66#
                  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#
                  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#                                 32.00  A           49.00
BRAND HFR SW      48-50#
                  50-52#
BRND COW SW       50-52#
                  52-54#                                 15.00  A           22.00
BRANDED COW       50-52#
                  54-56#
NATIVE COW        48-50#
                  50-52#
DAIRY COW         48-50#
                  50-52#
NATV BULL Con    96-106#
                 105-15#
BRND BULL SWCon  95-105#
                 110-20#
BRND BULL Con    100-10#
                 110-20#
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PER PIECE ONLY
HVY TEX STEER     62#Min
                  60-62#                                       unq
                  62-64#
                  64-66#
                  66-68#
                  72-74#
HVY TEX STR/HFR   48-50#
                  54#Min
BRANDED STEER     60-62#
                  62-64#
                  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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