KS Daily Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Afternoon

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St Joseph, MO    Tue Jan 08, 2013    USDA Market News Service

KANSAS 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:     None
Week to Date:     None            Week ago:     None          Year ago:     None

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:        None            Week ago:     None          Year ago:       40
Week to Date:       86            Week ago:       33          Year ago:      235


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)

   No Reportable Trade.  

KANSAS - KS

Source:    USDA Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO
           816-238-0678      email:  stjoe.lgmn@usda.gov
           http://www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews
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