LM_CT130 
St. Joseph, MO    Fri, May 06, 2016    USDA Market News Service 
 
Morning National Slaughter Cattle Review for Thursday, 5/5/16 
 
On Thursday negotiated cash trade was mostly inactive on light demand in all feeding 
regions. Not enough sales in any feeding region for an adequate market test. Last 
week in the Southern Plains live sales sold at 124.00. In Nebraska live sales sold 
from 123.00-124.50 and dressed sales sold mostly at 196.00. In Colorado live sales 
sold from 124.00-125.00. For the prior week in the Western Cornbelt live sales ranged 
from 119.00-124.00 on a light test, with dressed sales from 188.00-196.00. 
 
 
Negotiated sales: 
Confirmed:     1,147    Week ago:           82,652    Year ago:           10,230 
Wk to Date:    3,609    Week ago to Date:   92,976    Year ago to Date:   15,805 
 
Negotiated, Formula and contract purchases delivered to packers today: 
Today:        81,700    Week Ago:           77,000    Year Ago:           80,600 
Wk to Date:  315,800    Week Ago to Date:  317,700    Year Ago to Date:  312,300 
 
Negotiated, Formula and contract commitments today: (generally for slaughter 
within 7 days) 
Today:        77,500    Week Ago:           92,800    Year Ago:           43,300 
Wk to Date:  276,400    Week Ago to Date:  324,700    Year Ago to Date:  236,900 
 
Negotiated: prices paid for Domestic Slaughter steers and heifers: 
(Information derived from the 5 area weighted average LM_CT100) 
 
Live basis                 Steers                     Heifers 
Over 80% Choice            -       avg          121.00-121.00 avg 121.00 
65 - 80% Choice            -       avg                -       avg 
35 - 65% Choice            -       avg                -       avg 
0 - 35% Choice             -       avg                -       avg 
Total all grades           -       avg          121.00-121.00 avg 121.00 
 
Dressed basis              Steers                     Heifers 
Over 80% Choice            -       avg                -       avg 
65 - 80% Choice            -       avg                -       avg 
35 - 65% Choice            -       avg                -       avg 
0 - 35% Choice             -       avg                -       avg 
Total all grades           -       avg                -       avg 
 
Formula purchases: prices established on previous reporting day for 
slaughtered cattle. 
 
Beef Type:                   Domestic: 
Head count priced today:        23,600 
Weighted avg weight:               855 
Weighted avg net price:         196.43 
 
 
Covers transactions reported at 2:00 pm today.  Comments and market conditions 
may include information gathered from voluntary sources, all prices, weights 
and head counts are only those gathered through the mandatory reporting system. 
 
Source:  USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO 
         (816)-676-7000 e-mail:  stjoe.lpgmn@ams.usda.gov 
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lm_ct130.txt 
 
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