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

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St Joseph, MO    Wed Dec 12, 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:         775            Week ago:     None          Year ago:       70
Week to Date:    2,262            Week ago:      858          Year ago:    1,642


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      193     62.3   1,075-1,350  1,250.3  120.00-123.00  121.91
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     193     62.3   1,075-1,350  1,250.3  120.00-123.00  121.91
STEER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
  No Reportable Trade.  
HEIFER - 
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice      382     62.4   1,075-1,225  1,121.7  122.00-122.50  122.21
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     382     62.4   1,075-1,225  1,121.7  122.00-122.50  122.21
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice      200     62.0     750-750      750.0  191.00-191.00  191.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     200     62.0     750-750      750.0  191.00-191.00  191.00
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades     575     62.4   1,075-1,350  1,164.9  120.00-123.00  122.11
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades     200     62.0     750-750      750.0  191.00-191.00  191.00
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
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