Slaughter Cattle Review - Afternoon
11/06/2009 04:14PM
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St. Joseph, MO Fri, November 06, 2009 USDA Market News Service
Afternoon National Slaughter Cattle Review for Friday
Negotiated cash trade was limited on light demand in all feeding regions Friday. Not
enough sales to establish an adequate market trend. On Thursday live sales sold from
87.00 to 87.50 in Kansas and dressed sales at 140.00. In Nebraska live sales sold
from 85.00 to 86.00 and dressed sales at 134.00. In Colorado live sales sold at
85.00. In the Western Cornbelt live sales sold at 84.00 and dressed sales at 134.00.
Last week in the Texas Panhandle live sales sold from 87.00 to 88.00.
Negotiated sales:
Confirmed: 3,881 Week ago: 6,164 Year ago: 17,973
Week to Date: 112,927 Week ago: 177,060 Year ago: 96,024
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 85.00-85.00 avg 85.00
65 - 80% Choice - avg 85.00-85.00 avg 85.00
35 - 65% Choice 87.50-87.50 avg 87.50 87.50-87.50 avg 87.50
0 - 35% Choice - avg - avg
Total all grades 87.50-87.50 avg 87.50 85.00-87.50 avg 85.96
Dressed basis Steers Heifers
Over 80% Choice 133.00-139.00 avg 135.96 133.00-134.00 avg 133.31
65 - 80% Choice 132.00-133.00 avg 132.36 - avg
35 - 65% Choice - avg - avg
0 - 35% Choice - avg - avg
Total all grades 132.00-139.00 avg 134.64 133.00-134.00 avg 133.31
Formula purchases: prices established thus far today for slaughtered cattle.
Beef Type: Domestic:
Head count priced today: 7,700
Weighted avg weight: 817
Weighted avg net price: 137.48
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)238-0678 email: stjoe.lgmn@usda.gov
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