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

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St Joseph, MO    Fri Jan 25, 2013    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:         262            Week ago:     None          Year ago:     None
Week to Date:    7,778            Week ago:    7,260          Year ago:     None

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:       2,742            Week ago:       90          Year ago:     None
Week to Date:    4,471            Week ago:    2,550          Year ago:    3,187


NEGOTIATED CASH SALES
(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      142     64.0   1,300-1,325  1,309.2  122.00-122.00  122.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     142     64.0   1,300-1,325  1,309.2  122.00-122.00  122.00
STEER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
  No Reportable Trade.  
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice      120     64.0   1,175-1,175  1,175.0  122.00-122.00  122.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     120     64.0   1,175-1,175  1,175.0  122.00-122.00  122.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
  No Reportable Trade.  
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades     262     64.0   1,175-1,325  1,247.7  122.00-122.00  122.00
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades                         -                      -
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - DRESSED - DELIVERED
  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      273     62.6   1,175-1,225  1,212.0  122.00-122.00  122.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     273     62.6   1,175-1,225  1,212.0  122.00-122.00  122.00
STEER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice      263     63.6     771-800      787.8  193.00-194.00  193.57
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     263     63.6     771-800      787.8  193.00-194.00  193.57
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice      333     64.0     728-775      744.4  193.00-194.00  193.34
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     333     64.0     728-775      744.4  193.00-194.00  193.34
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice      779     62.8   1,100-1,275  1,201.9  120.00-122.00  121.40
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     779     62.8   1,100-1,275  1,201.9  120.00-122.00  121.40
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
  No Reportable Trade.  
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades   1,052     62.7   1,100-1,275  1,204.5  120.00-122.00  121.56
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades     596     63.8     728-800      763.6  193.00-194.00  193.44
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice       35     61.0   1,250-1,250  1,250.0  117.00-117.00  117.00
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      35     61.0   1,250-1,250  1,250.0  117.00-117.00  117.00
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - LIVE - FOB
  No Reportable Trade.  
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - DRESSED - DELIVERED
  No Reportable Trade.  

TX/OK/NM - NM,OK,TX

Source:    USDA Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO
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