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

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St Joseph, MO    Thu Dec 13, 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:     None
Week to Date:     None            Week ago:    None           Year ago:     None

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:          24            Week ago:     None          Year ago:      535
Week to Date:    2,689            Week ago:    1,710          Year ago:    2,177


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

  No Reportable Sales.  

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 Sales.  
STEER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
  No Reportable Sales.  
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Sales.  
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
  No Reportable Sales.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice       24     62.5   1,175-1,175  1,175.0  123.00-123.00  123.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      24     62.5   1,175-1,175  1,175.0  123.00-123.00  123.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
  No Reportable Sales.  
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades      24     62.5   1,175-1,175  1,175.0  123.00-123.00  123.00
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades                         -                      -
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Sales.  
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
  No Reportable Sales.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Sales.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - DRESSED - DELIVERED
  No Reportable Sales.  

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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