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

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St Joseph, MO    Tue Aug 28, 2012    USDA Market News Service

TX/OK/NM DAILY DIRECT SLAUGHTER CATTLE - NEGOTIATED PURCHASES - Morning
Primarily trade from previous afternoon

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:       3,177            Week ago:     none          Year ago:     none
Week to Date:    3,177            Week ago:     none          Year ago:       43


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
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice      312     62.9   1,150-1,250  1,231.4  119.00-120.00  119.19
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     312     62.9   1,150-1,250  1,231.4  119.00-120.00  119.19
STEER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice      183     63.0     800-800      800.0  189.50-189.50  189.50
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     183     63.0     800-800      800.0  189.50-189.50  189.50
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice      193     63.0   1,125-1,125  1,125.0  120.00-120.00  120.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     193     63.0   1,125-1,125  1,125.0  120.00-120.00  120.00
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 No Reportable Trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice    1,051     62.8   1,075-1,225  1,186.2  118.00-120.00  118.90
  0 - 35% Choice      450     62.9   1,050-1,250  1,227.8  116.00-119.00  118.67
 Total all grades   1,501     62.8   1,050-1,250  1,198.7  116.00-120.00  118.83
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice       43     63.5     850-850      850.0  190.00-190.00  190.00
 35 - 65% Choice      401     63.0     775-800      783.1  189.50-190.00  189.66
  0 - 35% Choice       30     63.0     775-775      775.0  188.00-188.00  188.00
 Total all grades     474     63.0     775-850      788.7  188.00-190.00  189.59
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades   2,006     62.8   1,050-1,250  1,196.7  116.00-120.00  119.00
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades     657     63.0     775-850      791.8  188.00-190.00  189.56
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
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