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Des Moines, IA     Tue, Feb 09, 2010     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)           38.0    23.25 -   25.00      23.57
       Yellow grease (truck)            2.0              23.00      23.00
INEDBL, TALW/GRSE CAF CHICAGO
     Packer bleachable <.15%                             27.00      27.00 B
   Renderer bleachable <.15%                             27.00      27.00 A
         Choice white grease                             24.50      24.50 E
INEDBL TALLOW/GRSE,  CAF GULF
    Packer bleachable tallow                             27.00      27.00 D
  Renderer bleachable tallow
         Choice white grease
               Yellow Grease
EDBLE TALW & LARD-CAF CHICAGO
               Edible tallow
    Loose lard, PS and/or CP                             27.75      27.75 A
EDBLE TALLOW,        CAF GULF
               Edible tallow                             29.00      29.00 C
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PROTEIN FEED SUPPLEMENTS
 MEAT & BONEMEAL, 50% pro/ton
  Ruminant Central,  Domestic          10.0   295.00 -  305.00     298.50
  Ruminant Panhandle,Domestic                 240.00 -  264.00     249.82 A
 PORK Meat/Bnmeal,50% pro/ton          34.0   313.00 -  360.00     342.47
 DRT            (lo)/unit pro                             4.33       4.33 C
 DRT     (lo)/unit pro, pnhdl                             4.28       4.28 C
 DRT            (hi)/unit pro
 BLOOD MEAL,      85% pro/ton
                      Central           3.0             670.00     670.00
                    Panhandle           4.0             625.00     625.00
               CAF California
 PORK BLOOD MEAL, 85% pro/ton          11.0   760.00 -  800.00     777.73

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      46-48#
                  48-50#
                  50-52#
BRAND HFR SW      48-50#
                  50-52#
BRND COW SW       51-53#
                  52-54#
BRANDED COW       50-52#
                  56-58#
NATIVE COW        50-52#
                  53-55#
DAIRY COW         50-52#
                  54-56#
DAIRY COW SW      50-52#
                  52-54#
NATV BULL Con    96-106#
                 105-15#
BRND BULL SWCon  100-10#
                 110-20#
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PER PIECE ONLY
HVY TEX STEER     62#Min
                  60-62#
                  62-64#
                  64-66#
                  66-68#
                  72-74#
HVY TEX STR/HFR   48-50#
                  54#Min
BRANDED STEER     62-64#
                  64-66#
                  66-70#
(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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