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

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St Joseph, MO    Tue Jan 15, 2013    USDA Market News Service

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

***This report will not be released on Monday, January 21, 2013 as our offices 
will be closed in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday.  This 
report will be released on Tuesday, January 22.  If you have any questions or 
concerns, please contact us at mpr.lgmn@ams.usda.gov.***

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:          88            Week ago:     none          Year ago:     none
Week to Date:      228            Week ago:    1,313          Year ago:      205


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 
 No reportable trade.
HEIFER 
 No reportable trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice       45     63.0   1,225-1,225  1,225.0  125.00-125.00  125.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      45     63.0   1,225-1,225  1,225.0  125.00-125.00  125.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice       43     63.8     850-850      850.0  203.00-203.00  203.00
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      43     63.8     850-850      850.0  203.00-203.00  203.00
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades      45     63.0   1,225-1,225  1,225.0  125.00-125.00  125.00
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades      43     63.8     850-850      850.0  203.00-203.00  203.00
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
           http://www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews
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