TX-OK Daily Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Afternoon

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St Joseph, MO    Fri Apr 06, 2012    USDA Market News Service

TX/OK/NM DAILY DIRECT SLAUGHTER CATTLE - NEGOTIATED PURCHASES - Afternoon
Trade so far today

Domestic source only. Live sales based on net weights FOB the feedlot after a
3-4% shrink. Dressed sales based on hot carcass weights delivered to the plant.

NEGOTIATED CASH:
Confirmed:        none            Week ago:     none          Year ago:      977
Week to Date:   14,860            Week ago:   17,613          Year ago:   26,189

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:         283            Week ago:    1,637          Year ago:      123
Week to Date:    3,375            Week ago:    5,421          Year ago:    1,418


NEGOTIATED CASH SALES
(Includes all transactions regardless of delivery day)


 No Reportable Trade.

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE PRICE SALES: FINAL NET PRICES TO BE DETERMINED LATER AND
SHOWN ON THE LM_CT109 FORMULATED PURCHASES REPORT
(Includes all transactions regardless of delivery day)

                     Head    Wtd Avg    Avg Wt    Wtd Avg      Price     Wtd Avg
                    Count   Dress Pct    Range     Weight      Range      Price
STEER - LIVE - FOB
 No Reportable Trade.
STEER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice      248     65.3     848-853      850.4  192.25-192.25  192.25
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     248     65.3     848-853      850.4  192.25-192.25  192.25
HEIFER 
 No Reportable Trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER 
 No Reportable Trade.
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades                         -                      -
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades     248     65.3     848-853      850.4  192.25-192.25  192.25
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER 
 No Reportable Trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - LIVE - FOB
 No Reportable Trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice       35     65.5     785-785      785.7  192.25-192.25  192.25
 Total all grades      35     65.5     785-785      785.7  192.25-192.25  192.25

TX/OK/NM - NM,OK,TX

Source:    USDA Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO
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