USDA Tallow, Protein, And Hide Report

DES MOINES - May 10/04 - 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. and
Dollars/hundredweight (unless otherwise stated)  as of 3:00 PM.
TALLOW, GREASE, AND LARD       Lds    Price Range       Wtd Avg
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INEDBL, TALW/GRSE FOB CENTRAL
    Choice white grse (truck)  5.0   18.25 -  18.50       18.40
        Yellow grease (truck)                 16.75       16.75 C
INEDBL, TALW/GRSE CAF CHICAGO
    Packer bleachable tallow                  18.00       18.00 B
  Renderer bleachable tallow   8.0            18.00       18.00
         Choice white grease                  18.00       18.00 B
INEDBL TALLOW/GRSE,  CAF GULF
    Packer bleachable tallow
  Renderer bleachable tallow
         Choice white grease
               Yellow Grease
EDBLE TALW & LARD-CAF CHICAGO
               Edible tallow                  20.00       20.00 A
    Loose lard, PS and/or CP         21.00 -  21.25       21.18 C
EDBLE TALLOW,        CAF GULF
               Edible tallow
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PROTEIN FEED SUPPLEMENTS
 MEAT & BONEMEAL, 50% pro/ton
  Ruminant Central,  Domestic  8.0  224.00 - 225.00      224.75
  Ruminant Panhandle,Domestic       218.00 - 235.00      222.33 B
 PORK Meat/Bnmeal,50% pro/ton  1.0           280.00      280.00
 DRT            (lo)/unit pro
 DRT     (lo)/unit pro, pnhdl
 DRT            (hi)/unit pro
 BLOOD MEAL,      85% pro/ton
                      Central  2.0           525.00      525.00
                    Panhandle                515.00      515.00 B
               CAF California
 PORK BLOOD MEAL, 85% pro/ton  6.0  585.00 - 600.00      590.83
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MAJOR PACKER HIDES, CURED & FLESHED
                     Lds       Price/Piece             Price/CWT
HVY NATIVE STR 58-60#         62.00 -  63.00 A     80.50 -  82.00
               60-62#         62.00 -  62.50 A     78.00 -  78.75
               62-64#
               63-65#
               64-66#
               65-67#
               66-68#
               70-72#
NATIVE STEER   46-48#
COL BRAND STR  59-61#
               60-62#                  57.00 A              71.75
               61-63#
               68-70#
BUTT BRAND STR 58-60#
               60-62#         59.50 -  60.50 A     74.75 -  76.00
               61-63#
               64-66#
               66-68#
               68-70#
NATIVE HEIFER  44-46#
HVY NATIVE HFR 47-49#                  52.50 A              83.50
               50-52#                  51.00 C              76.50
               51-53#
               52-54#
BRANDED HFRS   47-49#         46.50 -  47.00 A     74.00  - 74.75
               48-50#
               50-52#                  49.00 C              73.50
               53-55#
               55#Max
BRAND HFR SW   47#Avg
               52-54#
BRND COW SW    48-50#
               52-54#
BRANDED COW    48-50#
               56-58#
NATIVE COW     48-50#                        unq
               56-58#
DAIRY COW      47-49#                  52.00 A              82.75
               50-52#
NATV BULL Con 95-105#
             100-110#                  57.50 A              55.25
BRND BUL SWCon95-105#
              100-10#
BRND BULL Con 95-105#
              100-10#
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PER PIECE ONLY
HVY TEX STEER  58-60#
               60-62#                        unq
               62-64#
               63-65#
               66-68#
               70#Min
               72-74#
HVY TEX STR/HFR48-50#
               54#Min
BRANDED STEER  58-60#
               60-62#                  60.00 A
               63-65#
(Prices per piece reflect a cured & fleshed basis, prices per
        hundredweight reflect a conventional basis)
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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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