USDA Tallow, Protein, And Hide Report

DES MOINES - May 15/08 - SNS -- Values for tallow, protein products from livestock slaughter activity and hides were summarized on a carlot basis in the latest USDA daily report.

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)            3.0              40.50      40.50
       Yellow grease (truck)                   32.00 -   32.75      32.50 A
INEDBL, TALW/GRSE CAF CHICAGO
    Packer bleachable tallow
     Packer bleachable <.15%                             39.50      39.50 A
  Renderer bleachable tallow
   Renderer bleachable <.15%            4.0              39.50      39.50
         Choice white grease                                   unq
INEDBL TALLOW/GRSE,  CAF GULF
    Packer bleachable tallow            5.0              38.00      38.00
  Renderer bleachable tallow
         Choice white grease
               Yellow Grease
EDBLE TALW & LARD-CAF CHICAGO
               Edible tallow            8.0              41.00      41.00
    Loose lard, PS and/or CP            6.0              41.00      41.00
EDBLE TALLOW,        CAF GULF
               Edible tallow           10.0              41.00      41.00
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PROTEIN FEED SUPPLEMENTS
 MEAT & BONEMEAL, 50% pro/ton
  Ruminant Central,  Domestic          18.0   284.00 -  290.00     288.67
  Ruminant Panhandle,Domestic                 250.00 -  270.00     257.74 A
 PORK Meat/Bnmeal,50% pro/ton           2.0   330.00 -  332.00     331.00
 DRT            (lo)/unit pro
 DRT     (lo)/unit pro, pnhdl                                  unq
 DRT            (hi)/unit pro
 BLOOD MEAL,      85% pro/ton
                      Central                           450.00     450.00 C
                    Panhandle                                  unq
               CAF California
 PORK BLOOD MEAL, 85% pro/ton           2.0             725.00     725.00

MAJOR PACKER HIDES, CURED & FLESHED ------------------------------------------
                               Lds               Price/Piece          Price/CWT
HVY NATIVE STR    57-59#                                       unq
                  60-62#                                       unq
                  62-64#                3.0              67.50              83.50
                  63-65#
                  64-66#
                  66-68#
NATIVE STEER      46-48#
COL BRAND STR     60-62#                                 64.00  E           81.75
                  62-64#
                  64-66#
                  66-68#
BUTT BRAND STR    57-59#
                  60-62#
                  62-64#                3.0              66.50              82.25
                  64-66#
                  66-68#
NATIVE HEIFER     46-48#
HVY NATIVE HFR    48-50#
                  49-51#
                  50-52#
                  51-53#
BRANDED HFRS      47-49#                3.0              59.00              96.00
                  49-51#
                  50-52#
BRAND HFR SW      46-48#
                  50-52#
BRND COW SW       50-52#
                  52-54#
BRANDED COW       49-51#
                  56-58#
NATIVE COW        52-54#
                  54-56#
DAIRY COW         50-52#
                  54-56#                9.0              57.50              81.50
NATV BULL Con    100-10#
                 105-15#
BRND BULL SWCon  95-105#                3.0              62.00              62.00
                 110-20#
BRND BULL Con    100-10#
                 110-20#
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PER PIECE ONLY
HVY TEX STEER     60#Min
                  60-62#               24.0              67.00
                  62-64#                                       unq
                  64-66#                6.0              66.50
                  66-68#
                  70-72#
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

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