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

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St Joseph, MO    Thu May 03, 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:   10,954          Year ago:    2,464
Week to Date:     none            Week ago:   12,141          Year ago:   24,421

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:       1,245            Week ago:    1,938          Year ago:      268
Week to Date:    2,440            Week ago:    2,591          Year ago:    3,712


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    1,095     65.6     792-825      806.4  188.00-190.00  188.15
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades   1,095     65.6     792-825      806.4  188.00-190.00  188.15
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No reportable trade.
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice      150     65.0     716-749      726.2  188.00-190.00  189.39
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     150     65.0     716-749      726.2  188.00-190.00  189.39
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   1,245     65.6     716-825      796.7  188.00-190.00  188.30
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER
 No reportable trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW
 No reportable trade.

TX/OK/NM - NM,OK,TX

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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