Cattle
Smithfield Livestock Auction NC
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Raleigh, NC Fri May 17, 2013 USDA-NC Dept of Ag Market News
Powell Livestock Company, Smithfield, NC
Report for Thursday May 16, 2013
Cattle Receipts: 523 Last Week: 530 Last Year: 688
Slaughter cattle trended steady. Feeder cattle trended 2.00 to 8.00
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Winter Livestock Auction - Dodge City KS
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Dodge City, KS Wed May 22, 2013 USDA-KS Dept of Ag Market News
Winter Livestock Feeder Cattle Auction as of 3:00 PM
Estimated Receipts: 2500
Compared with last week: feeder steers firm to 1.00 higher; heifers steady.
Slaughter cows steady to firm. Slaughter bulls steady.
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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction NC
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Raleigh, NC Thu May 16, 2013 USDA-NC Dept of Ag Market News
Wilke's Livestock Exchange, North Wilkesboro, NC
Report for Wednesday May 15, 2013
Cattle Receipts: 305 Last Week: 285 Last Year: 219
Slaughter cattle trended 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle
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Schwieterman: Cattle futures rally sharply higher after reversal
Live cattle futures closed sharply higher on Tuesday, with the June contract pulling within .20 of the 40 day moving average.
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Estimated Livestock Slaughter
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St Joseph, MO Wed May 22, 2013 USDA Market News
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter under Federal Inspection
CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP
Wednesday 05/22/2013 (est) 124,000 3,000 413,000 7,000
Week ago (est)
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Ag commodities seemed directionless Wednesday morning
After having declined Tuesday in reaction to the surprisingly fast planting pace indicated on the Monday afternoon Crop Progress report, corn futures bounced modestly overnight.
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Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Summary
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St Joseph, MO Wed May 22, 2013 USDA Market News Service
NATIONAL DAILY DIRECT SLAUGHTER CATTLE - NEGOTIATED PURCHASES - Summary
Roundup for: Tuesday, 05/21/2013
On Tuesday, trading in the Texas Panhandle and the Northern Plains were at a
standstill. In Kansas and the Western
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5 Area Daily Wtd Avg Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated
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St Joseph, MO Wed May 22, 2013 USDA Market News Service
5 AREA DAILY WEIGHTED AVERAGE DIRECT SLAUGHTER CATTLE - NEGOTIATED
Texas/Oklahoma/New Mexico; Kansas; Nebraska; Colorado; Iowa/Minnesota feedlots
(Includes all transactions regardless of delivery day)
Recap for: Tuesday, 5/21
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Direct Slaughter Cattle - Formulated Purchases - Morning
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St. Joseph, MO Wed, May 22, 2013 USDA Market News
NATIONAL DAILY DIRECT SLAUGHTER CATTLE REPORT - FORMULATED AND GRID PURCHASES -
For Primarily Tuesday Afternoon, 05/21/2013
Head Week to Same Day Same Period Same Day Same Period
Count
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Slaughter Cattle Review - Morning
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St. Joseph, MO Wed, May 22, 2013 USDA Market News Service
Morning National Slaughter Cattle Review for Tuesday, 5/21/13
On Tuesday, trading in the Texas Panhandle and the Northern Plains were at a
standstill. In Kansas and the Western Cornbelt, trading was limited on very
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Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Morning
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St Joseph, MO Wed May 22, 2013 USDA Market News Service
NATIONAL DAILY DIRECT SLAUGHTER CATTLE - NEGOTIATED PURCHASES - Morning
Primarily trade from previous afternoon
Domestic source only. Live sales based on net weights FOB the feedlot after a
3-4% shrink. Dressed sales based
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