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(a) In general. The corporate officers or officially designated representatives of each steer and heifer packer processing plant shall report to the Secretary at least two times each reporting day not later than 10 a.m. central time and not later than 2 p.m. central time the following information, inclusive since the last reporting, categorized to clearly delineate domestic from imported market purchases as described in § 59.10(b).
(1) The prices for cattle (per hundredweight) established on that day, categorized by:
(i) The type of purchase;
(ii) The quantity of cattle purchased on a live weight basis;
(iii) The quantity of cattle purchased on a dressed weight basis;
(iv) The estimated weights of cattle purchased;
(v) An estimate of the percentage of the cattle purchased that were of a quality grade of Choice or better; and
(vi) Any premiums or discounts associated with weight, quality grade, yield grade, or other characteristic expressed in dollars per hundredweight on a dressed basis.
(2) The quantity of cattle delivered to the packer (quoted in numbers of head) on that day, categorized by:
(i) The type of purchase;
(ii) The quantity of cattle delivered on a live weight basis; and
(iii) The quantity of cattle delivered on a dressed weight basis.
(3) The quantity of cattle committed to the packer (quoted in numbers of head) as of that day, categorized by:
(i) The type of purchase;
(ii) The quantity of cattle committed on a live weight basis; and
(iii) The quantity of cattle committed on a dressed weight basis.
(4) The terms of trade regarding the cattle, as applicable.
(b) Publication. The Secretary shall make the information available to the public not less frequently than three times each reporting day.
Includes matters within the responsibility of the Federal Grain Inspection Service.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Code of Federal Regulations Title 7. Agriculture § 7.59.101 Mandatory daily reporting for steers and heifers - last updated October 03, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/cfr/title-7-agriculture/cfr-sect-7-59-101/
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