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

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St Joseph, MO    Thu Nov 15, 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:         308            Week ago:     None          Year ago:     None
Week to Date:    1,076            Week ago:      704          Year ago:      366


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
  No Reportable Trade.  
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice       75     63.9     622-656      636.0  208.50-208.50  208.50
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      75     63.9     622-656      636.0  208.50-208.50  208.50
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades                         -                      -
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades      75     63.9     622-656      636.0  208.50-208.50  208.50
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice      120     60.9     773-773      773.0  186.00-186.00  186.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     120     60.9     773-773      773.0  186.00-186.00  186.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice      113     62.9     672-731      710.9  208.50-208.50  208.50
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     113     62.9     672-731      710.9  208.50-208.50  208.50

TX/OK/NM - NM,OK,TX

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