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

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St Joseph, MO    Wed Feb 13, 2013    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:         531            Week ago:     none          Year ago:     none
Week to Date:      874            Week ago:     none          Year ago:     none

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:        none            Week ago:       74          Year ago:       70
Week to Date:    1,178            Week ago:      119          Year ago:      149


NEGOTIATED CASH SALES
(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
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice       68     64.2   1,175-1,175  1,175.0  123.00-123.00  123.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      68     64.2   1,175-1,175  1,175.0  123.00-123.00  123.00
STEER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 No reportable trade.
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice      247     64.5   1,090-1,145  1,116.5  123.00-123.00  123.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     247     64.5   1,090-1,145  1,116.5  123.00-123.00  123.00
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 No reportable trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice       27     64.3   1,225-1,225  1,225.0  123.00-123.00  123.00
 35 - 65% Choice      189     64.0   1,100-1,100  1,100.0  123.00-123.00  123.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     216     64.0   1,100-1,225  1,115.6  123.00-123.00  123.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 No reportable trade.
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades     531     64.3   1,090-1,225  1,123.6  123.00-123.00  123.00
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades                         -                      -
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER 
 No reportable trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW 
 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)

 No reportable trade.

TX/OK/NM - NM,OK,TX

Source:    USDA Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO
         816-676-7000    email:  stjoe.lgmn@usda.gov
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